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6.C. - Page 4 of 29 <br />Mayor Diane Howard <br />Vice Mayor Giselle Hale <br />Council Members <br />Alicia C. Aguirre <br />Lissette Espinoza-Garnica <br />Jeff Gee <br />Diana Reddy <br />Michael A. Smith <br />January 12, 2021 <br />Honorable Danny Y. Chou <br />Judge of the Superior Court <br />c/o Jenarda Dubois <br />Hall of Justice <br />400 County Center; 8t" Floor <br />Redwood City, CA 94063-1655 <br />Redwood <br />CityCityI California <br />Founded 1667 <br />1017 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD <br />Redwood City, California 94063 <br />Telephone (650) 780-7220 <br />www.redwoodcity.org <br />RE: 2019-2020 Civil Grand Jury Report "Second Units: Adding New Housing In The <br />Neighborhoods" <br />Dear Judge Chou: <br />On behalf of the City of Redwood City, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to respond <br />to the Grand Jury Report dated October 28, 2020, regarding constraints to constructing Second <br />Units. <br />The Civil Grand Jury report uses the term Second Units, however for the purposes of this <br />response, the City is using the term "Accessory Dwelling Unit" (ADU) to be consistent with how <br />the City and the State identify these units. The following response was approved by the City <br />Council at its meeting on January 11, 2021. <br />Analvsis of the Reaort's Findings and Recommendations <br />The Grand Jury made eight findings and four recommendations in its report. The City's <br />responses follow each finding and each recommendation. <br />SIMI IN41 <br />F1. The number of jobs in San Mateo County has grown beyond the number of new housing <br />units available. More housing is needed and Second Units are one solution. <br />Response: The City of Redwood City agrees with this finding. <br />129 <br />