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6.F. - Page 7 of 10 Transportation Previously approved recommendations for the City Council's priority of transportation include $230,000 for a transportation demand management tool and a Safe Routes to School consultant, and $30,000 for an electronic message board for transportation -related announcements. Children and Youth Previously approved recommendations for the children and youth priority include a total of $240,000 to replace lost grant funds for afterschool programs, subsidize afterschool care for former families of Hawes School, and for special projects. Other City Council Priorities Other City Council priorities previously approved include: $150,000 for legislative advocacy services for two years; $60,000 for a portable barricade system for events downtown; $30,000 for City Council Governance Committee policy development support; $15,000 to support for the Arts Commission Grant program; $15,000 to support two years of membership dues for the National League of Cities; and a reserve of $93,000 to fund any potential emerging City Council initiatives identified throughout the remainder of the fiscal year. Organizational Capacity and Efficiencies Since the budget adoption in June, the City Council has directed staff to work on several new initiatives which will require additional resources. Additionally, recruitment and retention of employees has become an acute challenge in light of the very tight labor market. The following recommendations will help enhance the organizational capacity and the efficiency of operating departments and will support progress on Council -directed work. Departmental Operations and Efficiencies The amount of $500,000 is recommended to add 2.0 full time equivalent (FTE) positions, a Senior Planner and a Principal Planner, to support critical operations currently underway in Community Development and Transportation (CDT), where the current workload is substantial. Additionally, $275,000 is recommended for consultant assistance on major planning initiatives such as the Sequoia Station Transit Sub -District. On November 4, 2019, the City Council authorized three large-scale initiatives for the CDT Planning Division, including: 1) developing a resource plan to support a community visioning process for a new land use vision for Central Redwood City, with an initial emphasis on rail and transportation planning; 2) creating a Transit Sub -District, including potential initiation of the Sequoia Station General Plan Amendment; and 3) developing criteria for the City Council to consider in evaluating pending General Plan Amendment initiation requests between February and April 2020. Additionally, CDT staff are currently in the process of working on the following ongoing citywide initiatives: Broadway Streetcar Study, Caltrain Business Plan, Downtown Parks to Bay Connectivity Plan, Dumbarton Rail Corridor, Grade Separation Study, Mixed Use/Live Work zoning amendments, Residential Design Guidelines, and Transit Center Study, in addition to supporting numerous other City initiatives such as the Downtown Retail Action Plan and various Housing policy and zoning code amendments. Page 7 of 9 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 314