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Page 5 of 7 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />ANALYSIS <br />The HRAC is composed of five community members who are appointed by the Planning Commission. The <br />HRAC’s work and purpose is mainly defined in the Historic Preservation Ordinance (Municipal Code, <br />Chapter 40). In addition, the HRAC has also developed the following mission statement: <br />The HRAC’s mission is to equitably safeguard the City’s past and heritage by protecting and <br />identifying resources representing special elements of its history, and to encourage, educate, and <br />advocate for historic preservation. <br /> <br />The proposed work plan goals and projects with corresponding anticipated benefits, required resources, <br />estimated completion time and measurements of success are described in Attachment A, pages 4-6. The <br />HRAC is a recommending body to the Planning Commission and has a number of required functions <br />including review of development applications pertaining to, or potentially impacting, historic and cultural <br />resources, landmark designation requests and Mills Act contracts, and historic evaluations for properties <br />built before 1940. These will continue to be the focus of HRAC’s ongoing work. <br /> <br />The HRAC also has included goals and projects that they would like to work on as part of the work plan <br />for the upcoming two fiscal years. These projects are informed by the Historic Preservation Ordinance’s <br />purpose and the HRAC’s mission statement. The HRAC’s goals and projects on the work plan include: <br /> <br /> Updating the Historic Preservation Ordinance which was established in 1980. <br />Providing greater access to Redwood City history, expanding community interest in historic <br />preservation, and studying and highlighting Redwood City history including history not <br />previously well documented or researched. <br /> Continued education and outreach focusing on youth groups and local schools <br />Look for ways to promote historic preservation through the installation of new plaques for <br />downtown landmarks and historic homes. <br />Establish a marketing program and prescreening process/criteria to encourage new Mills Act <br />contract applications. <br /> <br />The process to update the HPO is one of the priorities of this work plan which is anticipated to start this <br />fiscal year and continue through next fiscal year. This ordinance update is currently being scoped and the <br />Task Order for a consultant with historic preservation expertise from our on-call pool will be issued early <br />in 2026. Potential updates could include process improvements for a project that requires historic review, <br />Mills Act contract guidelines, and clarity on historic designation criteria, to name some of the updates that <br />will be studied. <br /> <br />The HRAC’s work plan aligns with the Housing strategic priority as the HRAC ensures that existing historic <br />homes and residential structures can be improved and added onto while still maintaining historic <br />significance. The HRAC is also interested in aligning with the Child and Youth priority by including a goal <br />to provide historic preservation education and outreach focusing on youth groups and local schools. The <br />HRAC is also committed to Equity as a foundational guiding principle and has several goals and projects <br />that align including researching and highlighting Redwood City history that has not been previously well <br />8.B. - Page 5 of 17 <br />246