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6.G. - Page 2 of 5 State legislative activity and to ensure that the City's legislative consultant is continuing to engage on polices that matter most to the City. While this platform will serve as a guide to the City Council in adopting positions on legislation, it is important to note that approving this platform does not preclude the City Council from directing the legislative consultant to engage the State legislature on any issue important to the City that may arise throughout the legislative session. ANALYSIS Beginning in December of 2019, the City's legislative consultant met with members of the City Council's Governance Subcommittee (currently comprised of Mayor Howard, Vice Mayor Masur, and Councilmember Borgens) and worked directly with City staff to draft an initial legislative platform. This initial framework was built around three key policy areas identified by the City Council's strategic priorities: • Housing and Homelessness • Transportation • Children and Youth On February 8, 2020, the draft legislative platform was presented to the City Council. During that meeting, the City Council reviewed the platform and provided feedback. The draft legislative platform was revised based on that feedback, and the Governance Subcommittee discussed revisions at their April 14, 2020 meeting. The Governance Subcommittee recommends that the City Council adopt the draft legislative platform by motion. Draft Legislative Platform Housing and Homelessness Housing has emerged as an especially challenging policy issue, as rising housing costs, low vacancy rates, and income disparity throughout the region threaten to displace some residents, and negatively impact the quality of life of many more. Redwood City supports efforts to meet its unique community housing needs for people of all walks of life and all income levels. The City understands that addressing housing and homelessness requires a holistic approach grounded in preservation, protection and production. Working with the State and regional partners is vital to achieve measurable success. In that spirit, Redwood City outlines the following guiding policy principles for housing and homelessness: • Support legislation that will enable the City to meet its Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) goals including legislation that increases funding for housing and legislation that increases flexibility in housing types that count toward RHNA goals. • Support legislation that preserves existing affordable housing stock while protecting housing Page 2 of 5 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 113