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7.A. - Page 4 of 25 <br />Strategic Priorities, and to provide for increased public participation and input, consideration of proposed <br />projects will occur over three meetings. The August 10, 2020 study session will focus on projects that <br />propose predominantly housing developments. A second study session, tentatively scheduled for <br />September 21, 2020, will focus on projects that propose predominantly commercial and mixed -uses. <br />Finally, a third hearing is tentatively scheduled for October 12, 2020 for the Council to determine whether <br />or not to initiate General Plan Amendments for these any of the projects. <br />In line with Council direction, staff have provided a high-level analysis of each project. This analysis <br />includes a brief project description and an assessment of the project's response to the City Council <br />adopted Strategic Priorities of Housing, Transportation and Children and Youth. <br />Project Evaluation Criteria <br />The Redwood City Strategic Plan, adopted on January 13, 2020, provides focus for City Council decision- <br />making and City initiatives and affirmed the City Council's Strategic Priorities of Housing, Transportation <br />and Children and Youth. In line with Council's direction, staff assessed pending General Plan Amendment <br />and DTPP Amendment projects against the Strategic Plan priorities and goals, outlined below: <br />Strategic Priority: <br />Strategic Priority: <br />Strategic Priority: <br />Housing <br />Transportation <br />Children and Youth <br />Meet our unique community <br />Create and maintain a <br />Create opportunities for children <br />housing needs for people at all <br />multimodal, safe and accessible <br />and youth to grow, learn and <br />income levels. <br />transportation network. <br />play in safe and healthy <br />environments. <br />Goals: <br />Goals: <br />Goals: <br />• Preserve existing affordable <br />• Ensure Redwood City is <br />• Increase the number and <br />housing <br />considered in all strategic <br />affordability of child care <br />• Protect housing options for <br />regional transportation <br />spaces <br />low and middle income <br />initiatives <br />• Increase opportunities for <br />residents <br />• Create an action plan to <br />family entertainment, <br />• Produce housing to meet <br />implement Vision Zero <br />family -friendly businesses <br />Regional Housing Needs <br />strategies (zero fatalities or <br />and youth activities <br />Assessment (RHNA) goals <br />serious injuries involving <br />• Increase opportunities for <br />for moderate, low and very <br />road traffic) <br />youth to provide <br />low income residents <br />• Create policies and <br />meaningful input <br />• Partner on housing <br />infrastructure to support <br />• Make key public meetings <br />opportunities for unique <br />zero emission trips <br />more accessible to families <br />populations <br />with children <br />In some cases, the proposals below identify standard City requirements, such as Transport Demand <br />Management (TDM) measures, as addressing the strategic priorities. While it is true that some City <br />requirements required for development projects address the strategic priorities, the staff analysis below <br />has focused on aspects of the proposal that go above and beyond the standard City requirements. <br />Page 4 of 13 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore <br />54 <br />