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9 <br />For the Plan, consider setting aside funding or finding a partner to help people prepare for <br />flooding and extreme heat. Support families for flood preparedness through partnerships with <br />local organizations. <br />Economic Development <br />Sequoia Station is a big, important opportunity for redevelopment and integral to Downtown. <br />What can we do to incentivize redevelopment? <br />Plan should consider how to address economic mobility challenges. <br />Youth <br />Plan should consider how to address needs of youth. <br />Arts Commission Study Session <br />The Arts Commission held a study session on November 6, 2025. Commissioners provided the following <br />feedback on the Vision Framework. <br />General <br />Encouragement to keep art front of mind throughout the process for creating the GDAP. <br />Art in the Public Realm <br />Interest in seeing art be incorporated as part of the built environment in infrastructure (e.g. paver <br />design, bike racks, benches, etc.), buildings, and green/open spaces such as parks, planting strips, <br />etc. <br />Interest in seeing art incorporated into the future Caltrain Station design. <br />Interest in exploring how art could be incorporated into City’s architectural design standards. <br />1% for Art—commercial projects subject to this requirement always come to the Arts Commission <br />once the architecture has already been designed, so there is little to no ability for the Commission <br />to provide feedback on ways to incorporate art into building designs. As a result, art installations <br />are typically limited to murals and standalone sculptures. Interest in having projects subject to <br />this requirement come to the Arts Commission earlier in the design process. <br />Community Benefits <br />The Arts Commission has advocated for an art hub/art center in Downtown Redwood City to serve <br />all of San Mateo County. It could include spaces for kids/teenagers to hang out after school. <br />Consider how funding/construction of such a center could be part of the City’s community <br />benefits requirements for development projects. <br />Mobility <br />Consider how to plan for temporary street closures Downtown for festivals/events. If we know <br />where we want street closures to happen, install permanent bollard systems to be able to easily <br />deploy them rather than relying on make-shift infrastructure. <br />12.A. - Page 69 of 69 <br />288