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From: <br />artsrwc(a)googlegroups.com on behalf of beth mostovov <br />To: <br />artsrwc googleoroups.com <br />Subject: <br />{ARTS RWC) Fwd: Anyone planning to comment on LOWE <br />Date: <br />Monday, January 25, 2021 11:40:02 PM <br />CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when <br />opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. <br />Begin forwarded message: <br />From: beth mostovoy <artsrwc&grnail.com> <br />Subject: Re: Anyone planning to comment on LOWE <br />Date: January 25, 2021 at 11:38:25 PM PST <br />To: Kent Manske <br />Thanks Kent. Here is the letter I sent to Council with assists from Sheila and Jodi: <br />bear Mayor Howard, Vice Mayor Hale and all Council members, <br />I hope everyone is well and staying safe. <br />On behalf of ARTS RWC I wanted to share a few thoughts on <br />Agenda Item 8A regarding the Transit District and Sequoia Station <br />proposed development/project, which we feel should continue to be <br />studied, and move forward with more community input. This project <br />represents a real placemaking opportunity for Redwood City. This is <br />obviously a major undertaking for Redwood City and will have a huge <br />impact on our community in many ways. <br />Jesse Tejada from LOWE presented an update to the ARTS RWC <br />group on recent changes incorporated into the Sequoia Station plans <br />including an increase in affordable housing, plans for a childcare <br />center, ideas about a teen center and other changes made to the <br />original plans as a result of community and City input. <br />He solicited our general feedback about the project and for our <br />ideas about the inclusion of art in the project as the LOWE Project <br />will be subject to the Percent for Art Ordinance. Open Space areas <br />featuring art were discussed, as well as exhibition space. We <br />discussed the benefits of having a dedicated space for art and the <br />value it would bring to the community. A dedicated space for art <br />would offer families, students, teens and young children a safe <br />place to view, learn, create and experience art. It was a great <br />exchange of ideas and we hope the conversations will continue. <br />As most of the Council knows, for quite some time the ARTS RWC <br />group, in collaboration with the Redwood City Parks and Arts <br />Foundation, Art Bias, and the Redwood City Arts Commission has <br />