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3.A. - Page 1 of 10 <br />/<�ik <br />Redwood <br />CitylCallifornia <br />Faunded 1867 <br />\:3aAW <br />DATE: April 26, 2021 <br />SUBJECT <br />STAFF REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br />Study Session on Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) and process to update Housing and Safety <br />Elements and to prepare an Environmental Justice Element or related goals and policies <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Hold a Study Session on RHNA and process to update Housing and Safety Elements and to prepare an <br />Environmental Justice Element or related goals and policies, and provide feedback to staff on the key <br />project components. No formal action will occur at this meeting. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN GUIDING PRINCIPLE <br />Housing <br />BACKGROUND <br />Redwood City's General Plan describes policies for how the City will grow and change over the next two <br />decades with a vision for 2030. As part of that plan, it has sections called "elements" that address Housing, <br />Land Use, Safety, and Circulation among others. In California, General Plans serve as a blueprint for all <br />future development. The Redwood City General Plan was adopted in October 2010 with a separate <br />Housing Element last adopted in 2014. <br />Every eight years, Redwood City and all other California jurisdictions are required to revise and update <br />the Housing Element consistent with State law. Redwood City will be evaluating its Housing Element at <br />the same time as other jurisdictions throughout the Peninsula and the Bay Area. All of these cities must <br />complete and submit their Housing Elements to the State by January 2023 or face the possibility of <br />funding cuts, loss of housing grant eligibility, and fines. As part of the update, Redwood City is also <br />required to update its Safety Element and adopt an Environmental Justice Element (or incorporate related <br />Page 1 of 10 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore <br />3 <br />