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Page 1 of 12 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />STAFF REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br />DATE: September 8, 2025 <br />SUBJECT <br />Interim measures to support housing production and activation of commercial space amid financial <br />market constraints: Incentive Program for All-Residential Developments and Suspend Green <br />Infrastructure Development Standards for Commercial Remodels <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />1. Waive the first reading and introduce an Ordinance (Attachment A) approving the Affordable Housing <br />Incentive Program, which would amend the requirements of the Affordable Housing Ordinance <br />(Affordable Housing Ordinance or AHO) through June 30, 2027; and <br />2. Adopt a resolution (Attachment B) suspending the Green Infrastructure Development Standards for <br />commercial remodels until such standards are required under the San Francisco Bay Area National <br />Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Municipal Regional Permit (MRP) in order to support the <br />activation of existing commercial space amid current financial market constraints. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN GUIDING PRINCIPLE <br />Housing <br />Economic Vitality <br />Sustainability <br />BACKGROUND <br />On April 15, 2024, the City Council adopted the Two-Year Economic and Workforce Development Plan <br />(Plan) to guide the City’s economic development efforts through FY 2025–26. One of the Plan’s guiding <br />principles is to explore ways the City can offer flexibility to help applicants navigate the uncertainties of <br />the current financial market. <br />10.A. - Page 1 of 31 <br />210