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9.A. - Page 6 of 10 <br />the ultimate approach will be considered by the City Council once a consultant is selected, outreach efforts <br />could have the following goals and methods: <br />1. Inform - Many land use and development challenges are grounded in balancing community <br />members' hopes and aspirations, policy objectives, and technical and financial feasibility. To make <br />the best possible choices for the long term benefit of the community, it's important for <br />community members, policy makers and development stakeholders to understand these <br />considerations. A speaker series or other types of open house events can be an effective way to <br />provide data and discuss how to balance multiple objectives. <br />2. Identify Challenges and Opportunities - What was successful about the previous plan? What was <br />less successful? Group discussions and online polls can be an effective way to identify and explore <br />these questions. For this particular step, a variety of viewpoints are crucial to understanding <br />community opinion. This presents challenges, as the typical night -meeting format often doesn't <br />capture the opinions of younger residents, renters, or other hard to reach populations. To <br />understand diverse community viewpoints, efforts will be taken to meet residents where they <br />are: at Neighborhood Association meetings, community groups, shopping at their local market <br />and at City special events and festivals. <br />3. Envision the Next Phase - This step moves into the next plan's vision, with ideas about <br />placemaking, land use, and transportation. Key elements from the original Downtown Vision in <br />the DTPP will create a starting point for discussion and direction. <br />Gatekeeper Process - Lastly, the City has been approached by a number of property owners and <br />developers about additional development projects in Central Redwood City. While there is some <br />complexity in allowing individual projects to proceed during a substantial community visioning process, <br />the Council may determine that certain projects meet City goals and are consistent with the Council <br />Strategic Priorities and community benefit objectives, and that allowing these particular projects to <br />proceed could benefit the City. <br />The November 4, 2019 City Council report listed 14 potential development projects (housing, office and <br />mixed-use) that could request consideration to proceed with City discretionary planning and <br />environmental review during the visioning process. Staff recommends an initial streamlined and efficient <br />approach to reviewing these proposals, requiring the development teams to submit high-level <br />information for a consistency evaluation with City Council policy objectives such as the Strategic Priorities <br />for Housing, Transportation, and Children and Youth and to the extent to which it provides community <br />benefits beyond required mitigations, including: <br />• Affordable housing targeted to community needs (e.g., families with children, locally employed <br />workers, work force housing) <br />• Community facilities <br />• Family entertainment uses <br />• Improvements to circulation and bike/pedestrian facilities <br />• Job training and local hiring programs <br />• On-site childcare <br />• Open space and recreation—additional contributions to City projects and publicly accessible <br />private open space <br />• Rehabilitation and restoration of historic properties <br />Page 6 of 9 <br />.L . <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />116 <br />