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ATTY/RESO.0120/CC RESO APPROVING AND ADOPTING REVISIONS TO ENGINEERING STANDARDS <br />REV: 11-25-25 VR <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 16371 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD <br />CITY APPROVING AND ADOPTING REVISIONS TO ENGINEERING <br />STANDARDS FOR THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY <br />WHEREAS, under Section 29.1 of the Municipal Code, the City Council may <br />approve amendments to engineering standards, specifications, and regulations <br />recommended by the City Engineer; and <br />WHEREAS, on November 25, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution No. <br />15802 approving those certain documents entitled, “Standard Technical Specifications”, <br />“City Standard Details”, and “Design Criteria”, collectively described as “Engineering <br />Standards for the City of Redwood City”; and <br />WHEREAS, on January 21, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 16020 <br />revising the Engineering Standards for the City of Redwood City; and <br />WHEREAS, on January 22, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 16201 <br />revising the Engineering Standards for the City of Redwood City; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Engineer recommends additional revisions to the <br />Engineering Standards for the City of Redwood City in order to meet current local and <br />State codes and regulations, and to clarify standards and specifications of public works <br />improvements and construction; and <br />WHEREAS, the revisions to the Engineering Standards for the City of Redwood <br />City are summarized in Exhibit A - Engineering Standards Summary of Revisions – <br />December 8, 2025, and a complete digital edition of the three volumes is available for <br />review at the City Clerk's office; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed and considered the revisions to the <br />Engineering Standards for the City of Redwood City. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF REDWOOD CITY, AS FOLLOWS: <br />1.The revised Engineering Standards for the City of Redwood City dated <br />December 8, 2025, attached to the staff report and on file with the City Clerk’s Office <br />and the City's Engineering and Transportation Department, are hereby approved and <br />adopted as the City’s minimum standards, specifications, and regulations for the <br />construction of public works improvements in the City of Redwood City; provided, <br />however, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to limit the authority of this <br />Council, or any commission, board or officer of the City to require higher or different <br />standards as may otherwise be duly authorized or required.