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5 <br /> <br />Boards, Commissions, and Committees Handbook| SeptemberMay 2024 2021 <br />ABOUT THE CITY <br /> <br />Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Redwood City (pop. 86,754) is the third largest City in San <br />Mateo County. Incorporated in 1867, it serves as the county seat and home to the San Mateo <br />County History Museum located in the county’s old courthouse. With an average of 255 sunny <br />days each year, Redwood City enjoys a mild Mediterranean climate (as the City slogan proclaims, <br />“Climate Best by Government Test”) and a one-of-a-kind waterfront that includes the Redwood <br />Shores neighborhood, numerous bayfront residentfal optfons, and ample recreatfon <br />opportunitfes. <br /> <br />Redwood City’s vibrant and <br />pedestrian-friendly downtown <br />offers residents, visitors, and <br />businesses a unique retail, <br />entertainment, and restaurant <br />experience. Beautfful Courthouse <br />Square is the centerpiece of <br />downtown and has become a <br />gathering place for people <br />throughout the community and the <br />peninsula. More than 30 unique <br />parks, ten sports fields, seasonal <br />pool, a senior center, and five community centers are popular with the community, while the arts <br />and culture scene features historic theater galleries and live music venues. <br /> <br />The City is also home to the Port of Redwood City – the only deep water port in the South San <br />Francisco Bay – which serves as an important economic driver for the entfre region. With a mile <br />of shoreline frontage, including levees, parks, and boat launch facilitfes; Redwood City is also a <br />“destfnatfon place” offering access to wildlife viewing, sports, and outdoor recreatfon. <br /> <br />Redwood City is a Charter City. As such, the legal authority for the City’s actfons derive from the <br />City Charter, and not from the general laws of the State of California. The City Charter, with a few <br />exceptfons, is consistent with those general laws. The Charter has been amended 18 tfmes since <br />its adoptfon on April 9, 1929. <br /> <br /> <br />9.B. - Page 13 of 53 <br />169