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9C <br /> Page 9 <br /> Appendix <br /> Guiding Principfes #or Property Acquisition <br /> November 14,2005 <br /> !n the process of acquiring property from privete owners for Cify redevelopmenf, <br /> City staff and Council members sha1L <br /> 'f. Recognize that each praperty, and each property owner, is a unique part <br /> of our community <br /> a. We wiil seek to understand each praperty owner's personal values in <br /> relation to their praperty; <br /> b. We will respect and address each property owners' specific, unique <br /> circumstances; <br /> c.We wifl recognize#hat each property is a unique and valued part ofi our <br /> community, and wili interact with its awners with the appropriate level of <br /> respect. <br /> 2. Apprecia#e that the City's deveiapment programs and property <br /> acquisitian activities must reflect the broader community vatues <br /> a.We wiii recognize that our communi#y's character, history, and cherished <br /> uniqueness can be embodied in specific properties and their respective <br /> histories; <br /> b.We will strive to achieve, as the City changes and evolves, a respectFul <br /> baEance among each property ownet's unique values; fhe City's fega! and <br /> frnanciaf requirements; and the ways in which a project manifests our <br /> broader community's needs and values as a wl�oie; <br /> c. We witl hanor and respect our history,aur uniqueness, our d�versity, artd the <br /> intrinsic value of our connections between the gas# and the presen#, as <br /> embvdied by the properties and their owners; <br /> d.We wili ensure that as change occurs in our City, such change honors the <br /> past, reflects our community's vaiues, uniqueness, and diversity, and <br /> achieves our community's comrnon goal of creating the distin�tive sense of <br /> place that is Redwood City. <br /> 3. Understand that the City's development projec�.s have significant <br /> impacts on the property owners, the properties' neighbors, adjacent <br /> businesses, individuals, and the community <br /> a. We wilf be sensitive and acf accordingly in regards to the tangible and <br /> intangible irnpacts a project wifl have on the involved property awners,the <br /> praperty's neighbors, nearby bus+ness owners, and the community at large; <br /> b.We will ensure that a{f affected parEies,whether property owners, <br /> neighbars, or others, are given tfie opportunity to have any and a11 concerns <br /> directly and respectftaliy addressed; this wiH be accomplished by <br /> Page S <br />