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8.A. - Page 2 of 45 the HHCC specifically identified was solutions for residents living in vehicles; an HHCC Ad Hoc Committee on Vehicular Housing was subsequently established. In February 2019, in discussing its Strategic Initiatives, the City Council affirmed housing as its top strategic priority. Furthermore, in January 2020, the City Council adopted an updated Strategic Plan that includes Housing and Homelessness as one of the Council's top strategic priorities with a commitment to "Meet(ing) our unique community housing needs for people at all income levels." With Housing as its top priority, at its August 24, 2019 meeting the City Council further prioritized the study of Safe Parking Options for residents living in RVs and cars, with then -Mayor Bain appointing Councilmembers Hale and Reddy to join together with the HHCC Ad Hoc Subcommittee to create a single Safe Parking Ad Hoc Committee (the Ad Hoc Committee). The Ad Hoc Committee was tasked with exploring options and returning to the City Council with recommendations on this issue. The Ad Hoc Committee's short-term goal was to find ways to mitigate the health, safety and aesthetic concerns related to RV residency on City streets, and its long-term goal was to identify recommendations for the City to reduce the number of RVs on the street and to identify permanent housing solutions for the City's RV residents. Over the last few years, there has been countywide growth in the number of households living in vehicles as demonstrated by the San Mateo County One Day Homeless Count': • January 2017 One Day Count -44% increase in people living in RVs; 25% increase in people living in cars • January 2018 One Day Count — 46% increase in people living in RVs; 79% increase in people living in cars • January 2019 One Day Count -127% increase in people living in RVs; 7% decrease in people living in cars In addition to this overall trend, in 2018, the City approved amendments to Municipal Code Section 20.101, resulting in RVs no longer being included in a list of regulated vehicles and, therefore, not restricted from overnight parking on City streets. RVs are now primarily regulated via Municipal Code Section 20.95, which prohibits parking a vehicle on City streets for more than 72 consecutive hours. Section 20.95 has proven to be of limited use as a regulatory tool. As other neighboring jurisdictions, including San Mateo County, have restricted or prohibited RV parking, Redwood City, with limited restrictions, has become a magnet for RV residency on City streets. The City currently has a number of "hotspots" with concentrations of parked RVs, including: • 200 block of Cedar Street • Douglas Court • Maple Street • Oddstad Drive • Shasta Street ' As required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, San Mateo County conducts a countywide One Day Homeless Count and Survey every two years in which Redwood City participates. Additionally, in 2018, the County also conducted a mini One Day Count which included Redwood City among other selected local jurisdictions. Page 2 of 14 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org 392