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CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES 2020-21 <br />CHILDREN AND YOUTH INITIATIVES <br />Create opportunities for children and youth to grow, <br />learn and play in safe and healthy environments. <br />�� IIII���II'JI� ► <br />Bold italics = Staff and resource intensive projects Plain = project underway <br />PRODUCTION <br />• Continue to manage 7 after school programs* (5 grant <br />based/2 fee based) for a total of 827 children <br />• Provide child care locator web page on City's website <br />(Redwood City/North Fair Oaks area) <br />• Support child care development in new commercial and <br />residential projects. Success at Stanford, Mid -Pen <br />Housing and Sobrato developments <br />• Support new preschool at L'Academy (2336 EI Camino) <br />— license for 72 children (open in early 2020) <br />• Support pre-school expansion at Redwood Church <br />(from 68 to 82 spaces) <br />*Alterations to the program may be needed as more information becomes available <br />from public health officials. <br />AMENITIES AND PROGRAMS <br />• Construction of Magical Bridge <br />Playground at Red Morton Park <br />• Construct Pirate Ship Imagination <br />Space at Redwood Shores Library <br />Deliver daily online storytimes, <br />including regular bilingual events, until <br />such time as groups of children can <br />return to library facilities <br />1GA <br />PL.RO RNa <br />MAGICAL BRIDGE <br />PLAYGROUND <br />• Partner with Redwood City School District <br />and Belmont -Redwood Shores School District to issue library <br />cards to every student <br />www.redwoodcity.org <br />1� <br />• Provide a robust virtual library Summer Learning <br />Challenge program to keep over 10,000 youth reading <br />over the summer <br />• Support over 200 trained volunteer teen tutors in <br />providing one-on-one tutoring to younger children through <br />Project READ's youth literacy programs <br />YOUTH ENGAGEMENT <br />• Annual Citywide National Night Out event (this may move <br />to a virtual platform) <br />• Continue to manage City and School District fields to <br />support over 11,000 youth sports participants each year <br />• Continue to monitor public health official's advice and <br />manage after school sports programs as allowed <br />• Continue to monitor public health official's advice and <br />manage youth classes and camps as allowed <br />• Continue to serve youth and teens at Red Morton <br />Community Center, serving up to 80 youth per week <br />• Junior Fire Academy, Police Activities League, and <br />Police Explorers <br />• Provide smaller child care focused camps; virtual <br />camps, "camp in a box" program, and virtual art initiatives. <br />• Youth Advisory Board working on "Volun-teen <br />Program" to engage young people to assist <br />departments and community programs <br />• Youth and Teen Advisory Boards (presentation to PRCS <br />Commission and to Council) <br />Redwood <br />Updated due to City Calibrnia <br />7 ra.aun <br />12 <br />