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S.A. - Page 3 of 61 as well as the staffing and resources required to process any initiated Gatekeeper project. A full list of the ongoing long-range and current planning efforts is included in Attachment C (Land Use Studies and Timelines). This list has been updated since the September 21, 2020 meeting to include several additional development projects that are in various levels of pre -application review and would also impact the processing of any initiated Gatekeeper projects. Ongoing Long -Range Planning Initiatives 1. Transit District/Sequoia Station: On November 4, 2019 and January 27, 2020, the City Council directed staff to conduct a focused planning effort, commonly known as the "Transit District," in partnership with Caltrain and SamTrans, to look at future service improvements to the Redwood City Transit Center as well as a proposed General Plan Initiation request for Sequoia Station. On February 24, 2020, City Council considered an initiation for the Sequoia Station project within the Transit District. The Council declined to initiate the project at that time and instead instructed staff to lead a Transit District community engagement process and consider issues of height and jobs -housing balance, as well as other community priorities. Since that time, staff has developed a community engagement plan, worked with an economic land use consultant on analyzing market constraints on the Sequoia Station project site, and coordinated with Caltrain on technical studies. While the community engagement was temporarily halted due to Covid-19, it is scheduled to start in October 2020 and the applicant has continued to work on project revisions that address concerns with building height and the amount of proposed housing. Both items are scheduled to be reviewed by City Council in January 2021. 2. Housing Element Update (RHNA Cycle 6): While the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is still finalizing its methodology for determining the upcoming 2022-2031 Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) cycle for Redwood City, staff anticipates that the City will be required to plan and rezone for approximately 5,000 additional housing units. Although not final, a recent Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) report indicates 5,199 units for Redwood City, broken down as follows: Very Low Income Low Income (50- Moderate Income Above Moderate Total (<50% of Area 80% of Area (80-120% of Area Income (>120% of Median Income) Median income) Median income) Area Median income) 1,284 739 885 2,291 5,199 In 2020-2021, the City will need to prepare a Housing Element Update to accommodate this housing allocation including environmental review in the form of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and associated rezonings and updates to the General Plan. This process will require significant community education and input. As housing continues to be one of the City Council's highest strategic priorities, staff will continue to focus on this effort as one of its key long-range initiatives. The Housing Element Update is mandated by the state and must be adopted by the end of 2022. 3. Central Redwood City Plan: The City Council instructed staff to develop a resource plan for a City -led Community Visioning Process seeking substantial community input to establish a new land use vision Page 3 of 15 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org 270