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6.1.A. - Page 6 <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 1130-359 AMENDING THE REDWOOD CITY ZONING <br /> ORDINANCE INCLUDING ADDING ARTICLE 54 TO ESTABLISH THE MIXED- <br /> USE NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT, ADDING ARTICLE 55 TO ESTABLISH THE <br /> MIXED-USE LIVE/WORK DISTRICT, ADDING ARTICLE 17A TO ESTABLISH THE <br /> LIGHT INDUSTRIAL INCUBATOR DISTRICT, AMENDING ARTICLE 25 TO <br /> ESTABLISH THE EMERGENCY SHELTER COMBINING DISTRICT AND REPEAL <br /> THE PEDESTRIAN SHOPPING COMBINING DISTRICT, AMENDING ARTICLE 16 <br /> TO MODIFY THE COMMERCIAL PARK DISTRICT, REPEALING ARTICLE 16A IN <br /> ITS ENTIRETY, AMENDING ARTICLE 29 TO MODIFY THE COMMERCIAL <br /> OFFICE DISTRICT, AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF <br /> REDWOOD CITY ESTABLISHED BY ARTICLE 60 TO DESIGNATE THE <br /> BOUNDARIES OF THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED DISTRICTS, AND MAKING <br /> CORRESPONDING REVISIONS TO ARTICLES 2, 3, 30, 31, AND 53 (First <br /> Reading/Introduction 03/11/2013; publication 04/03/2013) <br /> 5. Section - Claim(s) and Check(s) <br /> A. Approve claims and checks dated April 8, 2013 and the usual and <br /> necessary payments through April 22, 2013 <br /> MINUTE ORDER 13-069 <br /> 7. PUBLIC HEARING(S) - None. <br /> 8. STUDY SESSION(S) <br /> A Stanford in Redwood City Study Session <br /> Recommendation: <br /> No action is required, since this is a Study Session. <br /> Mr. Bill Ekern, Community Development Director, spoke about where the City of <br /> Redwood City is in terms of working with Stanford University. He mentioned the <br /> Development Agreement, the Precise Plan, and EIR (Environmental Impact Report) that <br /> will be coming to Council in the next couple of months. Specifically, he wanted to speak <br /> about the Development Agreement and the Guiding Principles that the Council provided <br /> to them and negotiated with Stanford. He clarified that the development is 35-acres <br /> between the Bay and 101 Freeway, mid-Peninsula Business Park. Stanford hospital is <br /> not part of the project. <br /> He spoke about some of the conditions surrounding Stanford Park. For example, there <br /> is a flooding problem. Mr. Ekern also spoke about the buildings in this area and the <br /> history of who owned the buildings. He mentioned the overall plan would be to replace <br /> half a million square feet with new modern buildings. In the Concept Plan, it has green <br /> space, pedestrian access, new roadways, different ranges of scales of buildings, and <br /> available parking. <br /> Mr. Ekern referenced the three documents; the Precise Plan, the EIR, and the <br /> Development Agreement which is based on Guiding Principles and the Council <br /> Subcommittee (Council Members Ira and Foust) represented the needs of Redwood <br /> City. The Guiding Principles are that there is a Mutual Benefit, Community Benefit, <br /> CTY COUNCIL April 8, 2013 <br /> MEETING MINUTES PAGE 6 <br />