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7.A. - Page 4 of 16 The Committee has sought to work with the County to achieve a win-win situation that would balance the various competing objectives. As discussions continued, the Committee asked County officials if they would be interested in exchanging a smaller portion of the City's 1402 Maple Street parcel (-2.2 to 2.4 acres) to build a navigation center and transitional housing, and partner with the City on building permanent affordable housing on the 1.3 acre remnant parcel at the 1580 Maple parcel once the Blomquist extension (0.7 Acres needed of 1580 Maple to build the extension) is constructed. Committee members conveyed to County officials that they did not believe that the City's 1402 Maple Street parcel was a good location for permanent low-income housing beyond the supportive housing, as it is adjacent to an active concrete plant. County representatives expressed interest in this approach, additional discussions regarding shared placement for affordable housing are anticipated to continue. When the Committee met with County representatives, the County representatives shared the following interests and concerns in connection with the possible exchange of parcels including: a. The County already owns a 2.0 acre parcel at 1580 Maple Street that could be re -developed into a permanent navigation center and associated housing, so the County's interest in a portion of 1402 Maple Street is based on the potential of a larger parcel that would allow additional units and amenities or greater flexibility in the design and construction of a new facility as compared to 1580 Maple Street. b. The Blomquist extension project would require the demolition of an operating homeless shelter, so any exchange must allow the continuous operation of the Maple Street Shelter until completion of a permanent navigation center or otherwise address the need and expense of a temporary shelter. c. The County's short-term needs include adding temporary or short-term beds to address the needs of the homeless population during the pandemic. The Committee asked staff to develop three potential land exchange options (including the option from the July 13, 2020 meeting) for consideration and feedback during a City Council study session. These options involve using the 1402 Maple Street parcel for passive/active recreational and open space, a potential navigation center, transitional and supportive housing on the 1402 Maple Street parcel. Depending on which option the Council prefers, the City could retain between 8.6 and 9.8 acres of property to develop for public use. These three options are described below. Page 4 of 13 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 144