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7.A. - Page 263 <br /> policy developm�nt. As part of the Ge��eral Plan�rog��'azn, the City u�ldertook a sigilificant public <br /> outreacla effox�t tn understand community val�►es and to establish a foundation based on thase vaIues. The <br /> outreacll effort arose fi-om Redwood City's fu�ada��aental belae�that an active citizenry must be i�Ztegrally <br /> involved ia� izt�paz�ant poliey discussio�ls. Tl�is func3amental belieF in coinmui�ity outreacl� zs fiz�Y�ered ii1 <br /> the goals, policies, and programs ii�Building Community's Governa�ce Cl�a�tier. <br /> "The General PIan pravides the�olicy guidance to creafie the f�uture we belzeve ir�, to itnplemet�t our <br /> Vision as outlined in ti�e lntroductian. TI�e Redwoad City General Plan is intended to provide ai� <br /> enlig�ter�ed strate�;y �ar thc fizture deveIopment offlur co�nmunity----a strat��y tI�at values our histor;y, <br /> unique clza�•acter, and future poten�ial. The plan will e�a.�aaace the quaiity of life for current and fufiure <br /> generations, and strives for sustairaable use of resaurces now and in the fu�ure. {Empi�asis added). <br /> Finally, tlie"vi�nette" of Redwood City's "2�3Q Visi[�nin�"reads: <br /> Inzagine. We just finished naoving, a�ac�we cata't wait to stay°t e�zjoyin�oul°ne�v horrae. We now live in a <br /> becra�tif'ul new co�don�i��iun� ivith a gl°erxt vie�ti of the I3ay. We live i12 a Cively faeighborhood, witl�in <br /> walking dr.'stanee of the clestinations and tlie trails thr�t tive love. TI�e best par�t is that we found c� <br /> per•manent and convenient slip for oz�r•catalnaran. <br /> Wc head clownstcri�^s ta mect cr,f�ien�d c�t her^favorite water�c�nt restr�uYant.As yve walk alorag the <br /> boarrlwalk, we appreciate the�ublic caccess�and�^eat gatF��e�ing spaces tl�rxt hrx�ve been inco���a�ated into <br /> our r�eighba��hood! <br /> Tllere are no waterfront restauran�s on the inlet, aild nane ar�y��p�oposed. '�Iothing is with�walking <br /> distance if"destinatior�"is intc��d�d to��down�own. "C'he o�aiy resfaurant,ironically called"The <br /> Waterfro��t," is slatec� far demolitioi�. There is��o boardwalk, to speak acc�zrately of a.pier a�ad walkway <br /> "over the water."There is a bay trail and ope��space, as there always has been. <br /> And.natably there is na sentence s#atiilg that liveaboards will be absent fra�n a Watexfront nei�hborhood, <br /> or that: <br /> "T�e fcel good kno�ving that a historic icotz wo�athy of landmat°k c�esignation was destr�oyed, ar�d a <br /> n�eighborhood of puUliely-available alter�native r�nd affordable housing was clisplaced, needlessly, to <br /> fulfill this vision and ex�erience. " <br /> T�e reasan the final sentence is not there is i�ecause it is n€�t necessar fnr this to ha en. <br /> Don't le�_it_ha�t�e�n. <br /> A-2. Inn�r Harbor�'recise P1an <br /> The Redwaod City Gen�ral Plan is effectively impler�aeiatied for major developme��t projects using a <br /> speci�c plan oz a pt'ec►se�lar�far affect�� s;tes a��d developmeiit areas. SI'H requests that the City s��4 <br /> a�prove any development projects o���roperties adjacent to.I�edwaad Creek or Smith Slough until after <br /> the Redwood City I��ner Harbor Precise Plart� is completed. <br /> An initial kick-of�m�eting for tl�e Inner Harbo�•Precise Plan occurred June 25, 2012, a�3d the map of <br /> public recard inciudes Pete's Harbor. The an�3ouncetnent announcing t�.e June 25�eeting stated Pete's <br /> Harbor in the listed sites included in the inner Harbor Precise�'lat�. Since then, no meeti��gs have occurrcd <br /> and a redrawn ttc�ap lxas been posted on fhe City's website excluding Pcte's Harbar lar�d. 5PH believes it <br /> best serves the interests of the pe€�ple af Redv�road City to u�adertake fast-tracking af that Precise Plan <br /> 6 <br />