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6.C. - Page 6 of 29 <br />Response: The City of Redwood City agrees with this finding. <br />F7. The San Mateo County Department of Housing is updating its website and marketing <br />plan that focuses on Second Units. <br />Response: The City of Redwood City agrees with this finding. The County is updating its <br />website and marketing plans focused on ADUs. Home for All will accomplish both of <br />these tasks. <br />F8. The City of San Jose has developed a Second Unit initiative that is worth examining <br />closely and possibly emulating. (See Appendix D). <br />Response: The City of Redwood City agrees with this finding. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />R1. The County and its cities should continue to develop or enhance existing outreach to <br />homeowners about the new laws that simplify and streamline the construction and permitting <br />of Second Units including but not limited to the following: <br />o posting relevant information on their websites regarding the process for the <br />construction and permitting of Second Units including materials such as checklists and <br />flowcharts; <br />o increasing social media and other outreach regarding the above -referenced resources; <br />o offering workshops (live or online) regarding the process for the construction and <br />permitting of Second Units at least quarterly. <br />Response: This recommendation has been partially implemented. <br />In October 2019, Redwood City collaborated with Home for All to host an in-person ADU <br />resource fair that drew approximately 400 attendees. At this resource fair, the City <br />presented ADU regulations and staffed a booth to answer questions from homeowners <br />about ADU regulations. Staff planned an additional ADU resource fair for May 2020, but <br />was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Home for All is planning a virtual <br />webinar series for homeowners about Second Units for early 2021. These webinars will <br />be recorded and made available "on demand" for homeowners to review in the future. <br />The City will provide information about the Home for All webinar on the City's ADU <br />website when made available and throughout 2021. <br />The City has created a webpage specifically for ADUs (www.redwoodcity.org/adu) <br />providing information on application forms, fees, an ADU submittal checklist, and links <br />to resources such as the San Mateo County Second Unit Resource Center website and <br />ADU workbook. <br />The City will include updates to the ADU submittal checklist and ADU handouts to <br />summarize regulations. The City will broadcast social media content to promote the <br />131 <br />