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Exhibit B-1 Petition for Submission to Voters of Proposed Amendment to the Charter of the City of Redwood City To the City Council of the City of Redwood City: We, the undersigned, registered and qualified voters of the State of California, residents ofthe City of Redwood City, pursuant to Section 3 of Article XI of the California Constitution and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 34450) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 4 of the Government Code, present to the City Council of the City of Redwood City this petition and request that the following proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Redwood City be submitted to the registered and qualified voters of the City for their adoption or rejection at an election on a date to be determined by the City Council. The proposed Charter Amendment reads as follows: REDWOOD CITY "OPEN SPACE VOTE" CHARTER AMENDMENT Section 1: Purpose and Findin2:s A. Purpose: The purpose of this Charter Amendment is to preserve Redwood City's vital open spaces, including parks and baylands ("Open Space Lands"), and to ensure that Open Space Lands are not developed for non-open space uses unless the voters of Redwood City give their approval. This Charter Amendment, with certain exceptions, would require approval by a two-thirds vote of Redwood City voters before identified Open Space Lands could be developed. B. Redwood City's Vital Open Space Lands, Including Parks and Baylands: 1. As residents of Redwood City, we depend upon our open space, parks and baylands to preserve and maintain our quality of life, for the benefit of current and future residents, visitors, employers, and property owners. 2. The preservation of Open Space Lands is needed to serve new and current residents as the City develops and grows. The availability of open space to meet these needs is very limited. Once open spaces are developed, they are destroyed forever, and this should not be permitted without a vote of the City's residents. 3. Redwood City's precious bayfront areas provide great social and economic benefits for the community, as well as for the health of the entire San Francisco Bay. Therefore, the protection and restoration of the Bay has been a strong priority of Redwood City residents. The people of Redwood City believe that over- development, pollution and loss of tidal habitat significantly threaten the Bay. Additional encroachment will further compromise the health of the Bay, threaten many wildlife species in danger of extinction, and impact the sustainability of local Page 1