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( ) L; l~ \ I ~ I ( ) N : I) l{ L A t\l San d ACT ION S 78 age 19 The outreach program for the New General Plan program was multi- faceted and included the components described below. General Plan Committee The General Plan Committee was formulated in 2005, composed of three City Council members and three Planning Commission members. This group has led the General Plan program, including the outreach efforts, and guided the development of the New General Plan. The Committee usually met monthly between 2005 and 2008. Meetings were open to any interested residents to attend. Guiding Principles and Visiop. In 2004, Redwood City and the Gen~plPlan Comanit~ee reached out to the community to develop a vision~nd guiding prin9\g~es for the New General Plan. Nine neighborhood '~~rks~~~s were'~;t_~.~d to solicit information and ideas fromcommunitY,~.m'~J\1tiers. The resf4~ing guiding principles, as adopted by the'~it~Councili";l(~ the cornerstone for the New General Plan. These guiding P"'Ja:l~~ples in~icate how Redwood City will respond to chang(i!.in the fut~.~e. R]~~~.od City's vision reflects how we imagine our.(:ity in.2030, as~g~'ii~rem'erplace to live, play, work, and build relation.ships on the Penins.uta. AffigltVGroupsand Neighborhood Outreach During 2008, a series of,"affinity group" meetings was convened. These meetings wer(i!. intended ,to bring together members of groups sharing one or more'~affinities"' to discuss issues and opportunities facing Redwood City.' These groups were diverse and included environmentalists, developers, health care providers, local religious leaders, and bicycle enthusiasts among others. In addition, the City conducted a number of outreach meetings with local English As A Second Language (ESL) class attendees. More than 100 people participated in the eight affinity group meetings and the ESL class sessions. In addition to affinity group meetings, the City reached out to three additional neighborhood groups throughout the City to meet for a dialogue in 2008. The groups of neighborhoods were invited in because they were identified as having higher density conditions with infrastructure needs that the City wanted to learn more about. They are also located near downtown and other corridors that were seen as most H. ( ,I \\ (I \) ,[ ~. 1 I \ {, (. 1', I ,I PI ,111 (l .1 (' t \' . I ) \\'(111-111:'; 1)1.111 '-,L'l'tl'mh':l \;,2('1..'9 ....