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8.A. - Page 4 of 12 <br />City -Led Initiatives <br />Initiatives Led by Other Public Agencies <br />Parks to Bay Trail Connectivity Plan (Project). The <br />Project is a subsequent phase of the recently <br />approved Downtown Parks Site Assessment and <br />Feasibility Study (Study).The Project includes the <br />design of three sites for future downtown parks <br />based on the findings and preliminary site plan <br />diagrams in the Study. It also includes a design for <br />a non -vehicular, highly accessible, urban <br />recreational corridor that connects the <br />downtown area ("trailhead" at the open channel <br />creek at Maple and EI Camino Real) to the San <br />Francisco Bay Trail at feasible connections within <br />the city limit along the waterfront. <br />Downtown Retail Action Plan — <br />Recommendations to strengthen the retail <br />environment downtown, presented to the City <br />Council on October 14, 2019, will also inform land <br />use plans for the Downtown. <br />Grade Separation Study - In conjunction with the <br />Caltrain Business Plan and Grade Separation <br />Study, decisions made could alter the number <br />and location of Caltrain tracks as well as the <br />Redwood City transit center (rail and/or bus). <br />Housing Production — As the City Council has <br />established housing as its top policy priority, staff <br />are currently or will be working on a number of <br />initiatives to increase both market rate and <br />affordable housing. These initiatives include <br />updates to the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) <br />ordinance, Missing Middle, zoning updates to <br />reflect state law changes, and updates to the <br />Housing Element following the next Regional <br />Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) cycle. <br />Pollution Reduction in San Francisco Bay — the <br />City is implementing Green Infrastructure <br />approaches to ensure polluted stormwater runoff <br />does not flow into San Francisco Bay, in <br />compliance with regional mandates. <br />Utility infrastructure improvements — the City <br />has long term water and sewer master plans to <br />reduce reliance on imported water from the <br />4of11 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore <br />117 <br />