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5. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY - None 6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Janet Borgens spoke about a recent barbeque fundraiser held by city firefighters, police officers, city commissioners, and other community members on their personal time off to benefit a local family who recently lost everything in a fire. She expressed her thanks and admiration to everyone who donated their time, services, and other presents to the family, including games for the children. ............................................................................... 7. STAFF REPORT PUBLIC HEARING *(Agenda was revised 06/04/2010 to correct subheading) A. Appeal of an Initial Study/Negative Declaration for a Zoning Text Amendment pertaining to lot size regulations for the Residential Duplex (R-2) Zoning District in Article 6 of the Zoning Ordinance. Recommendation: 1. Deny the appeal by motion, and thereby uphold adoption by the Planning Commission of the Initial Study/Negative Declaration (IS/ND) regarding the R-2 Zoning Text Amendment, as revised (Attachment 1), with the following finding: On the basis of the entire record before the City Council, including the Initial Study, any comments received, and the testimony and evidence presented at the June 7, 2010 public hearing, that there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment, and that the IS/NO reflects the lead agency's independent judgment and analysis. 2. Introduce an Ordinance amending .Article 6 of the Zoning Ordinance for the R-2 Zoning District (Attachment 2) pursuant to the Planning Commission's recommendation. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE VI R-2 (RESIDENTIAL DUPLEX) ZONING DISTRICT OF THE REDWOOD CITY ZONING ORDINANCE Saleish Mehra, Associate Planner, presented the report (presentation on file). He explained that the ordinance does not specify rules for increments above 10,000 square feet. He also shared past practices focusing on a few of the Planned Permits issued. He explained that staff recommends that Council deny the appeal and accept the other actions in the staff recommendation. Ms. Ekas, Planning, Housing & Economic Development Director, provided some context for this zoning text amendment as well as next steps. She also covered the community outreach done in preparation of the hearing tonight and how it exceeded the legal requirements. She then covered next steps. She also covered the Planning Commission assessment. Mayor Ira explained that this item had to be moved from last week due to a newspaper snafu. He then opened the Public Hearing. JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD MEETING MINUTES June 7,2010 PAGE 2