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7C Page 3 what neighborhoods are lacking in proximity to these uses. A draft of this map is provided in Attachment 1 for Council feedback. The map enforces a number of policies and programs in the Land Use and Urban Form and Circulation Chapters of the Built Environment Element as well as the Building Community Element. . Redwood Creek/Harbor Master Plan: The Land Use and Urban Form Chapter includes policies and programs that direct implementation of land use goals, including the preparation of new planning areas and zoning amendments. In both the Veterans- Broadway and the Bayfront focus areas new zoning will be required for implementation. Reconsidering these areas in relationship to the draft transportation policies and programs as well as in relationship to Redwood Creek and the City's "harbor" which includes the Port and potential ferry terminal, the General Plan Team sees an opportu nity to further define the boundaries of a planning area centered on Redwood Creek which crosses highway 101 and extends from the Bay to Downtown. This new orientation does not represent any changes in policies or land use designations, but helps focus and emphasize the future implementation efforts to further acknowledge Redwood City as a city "on the bay." Some additional text in the Land Use and Urban Form Chapter will provide fram ing for this concept and identify this area as a center linking Downtown to the Bay incorporating mixed use development and strong circulation linkages with public amenities. This concept will also be specifically referenced in an existing program in the Land Use and Urban Form Chapter. Based on the significant number of public comments received about Redwood Creek and the Bay as prime community and regional assets, staff believes that this concept respects and supports those intentions. . Seniors: At a joint session with the Senior Affairs Commission; Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission; and the Civic Cultural Commission, feedback about the lack of a specific section about Seniors was expressed. In that the plan included early input from a number of affinity groups and staff members providing specific input about ensuring that the plan is supportive of seniors, the General Plan Team determined that the concerns cited were substantially addressed throughout the plan in an integrated manner and not specifically highlighted in anyone area. The revised Building Community Element will provide overall context on this topic as well as direction for where specific policies and programs in the General Plan can be found that relate to the needs of seniors. . Freight Rail: A number of specific comments from the Seaport Industrial Association and industrial business interests in the Port area request that the Land Use and Urban Form Chapter reconsider the Port related and compatible industrial area with respect to an additional emphasiS on freight rail. The General Plan team is further studying the proposed language and is preparing some revisions to acknowledge the relationship between the seaport, heavy industrial uses and rail. . Traffic Model Analysis: Staff is finalizing the revised input data and the traffic consultant will be running the traffic model for the revised California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Uproject", "no project", and ucumulative impact analysis" to be used in the EIR analysis. . Environmental Impact Report: The General Plan team is prepared to complete the Environmental impact Report (EIR). Background settings are substantially complete and several EIR sections have already been drafted. Because of revisions to the final draft