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<br />09/10/2007 <br />ATTACHMENT 5 <br /> <br />ORIGINAL <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 14806 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD <br />CITY AMENDING THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY STRATEGIC <br />GENERAL PLAN TO ESTABLISH AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY PARK <br />LAND STANDARD OF THREE (3) ACRES PER THOUSAND <br />POPULATION <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on or about September 27, 2004, the Parks and Recreation <br />Commission presented to the City Council of the City of Redwood City ("City Council") <br />its Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department Strategic Plan, a major <br />focus of which was increasing the amount of active park land available to residents and <br />identifying mechanisms that would finance increased park land. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on December 6, 2005, the City Council directed the Planning <br />Commission of the City of Redwood City ("Planning Commission") to consider <br />amending the City of Redwood City Strategic General Plan ("General Plan") to establish <br />an active community parkland standard of three (3) acres per thousand population. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, after a duly noticed public hearing on April 3, 2007, the Planning <br />Commission adopted and approved the Initial Study/Negative Declaration for the <br />adoption of an Active Parkland Standard, Parkland Dedication and In-Lieu Fee <br />Ordinances. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, implementation of the Active Parkland Standard, Parkland <br />Dedication and In-Lieu Fee Ordinances requires the amendment of the Open Space <br />Element of the General Plan to include policy language establishing the parkland <br />standard. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on April 3, 2007, pursuant to Section 18.61 of the Redwood City <br />Municipal Code, the Planning Commission adopted a resolution of intention to amend <br />the General Plan to establish an active community parkland standard of three (3) acres <br />per thousand population, and recommended that the City Council adopt the proposed <br />General Plan amendment. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, this Council, having reviewed the recommendations of the Planning <br />Commission and having considered the evidence received at the public hearing on <br />September 10, 2007, duly noticed and held for said proposed amendments, finds that <br />the proposed amendments are in the public interest and consistent with the purposes of <br />the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance and desires to amend the General Plan in the <br />manner proposed. <br /> <br />Atty/Reso/Reso.1743 <br />090507 <br /> <br />14806 <br />Muff #305 <br />