The Redwood City City Council met on November 28, 2022, in a hybrid format. The meeting included a state grant presentation for a new downtown park, action on the consent calendar, a detailed discussion and vote on the creation of a Transit District (amending the Downtown Precise Plan and General Plan), extension of a temporary moratorium on new firearm/ammunition retail sales, adoption of building, fire, and reach codes, and appointments to the Transportation Advisory Committee.
Transit District (9A)
Firearm Moratorium Extension (9B)
Building, Fire, and Reach Codes (9C)
Transportation Advisory Committee Appointments
Matters of Council Interest
Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council. I'm Giselle Hale, the mayor of Redwood City. I want to thank you for joining us either here in person or virtually over Zoom or by phone. We are continuing to hold meetings in a hybrid format. The items on the agenda this evening will be taken in the order that they are listed on the agenda. And with our hybrid meeting format, uh the public comment procedures are as follows. For in-person speakers, you will be called on first in the order in which the speakers' cards were turned in to the city clerk. The speaker's cards are located at the back table right back there. And don't be shy, just come right up and hand it in as soon as you've had a moment to fill it out. So to hear the meeting in Spanish, you can pick up a headset uh from the staff up here at the Dais, and I'll now ask our translator to give brief instructions in Spanish. Councilmember Aguirre. Here. Councilmember Espinosa Garnica. Councilmember G. Here. Councilmember Howard. Here. Councilmember Martinez Sabayos. Here. Vice Mayor Reddy? Here. And Mayor Hale. Here. Thank you. Thank you. Vice Mayor Reddy, will you please lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance? Join me in leading our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. Thank you, Vice Mayor, ready. So the City Council will now convene a closed session to discuss labor negotiations with the city's negotiation. And this is identified under item four A, pursuant to California Government Code Section Five Four Nine, Five Seven. Now we will take public comment on the closed session items. Okay. Good evening everyone. I'm Giselle Hale, the mayor of Redwood City, and welcoming you back to the regular session. The City Council just returned from our closed session meeting. We have no reportable action taken in that closed session. And if you're just joining us, we are continuing with our hybrid meetings. So we have both individuals here in public in person, and then we're also welcoming members of the public over Zoom. So this evening we'll move to item number five. So in 2017, the City Council held a study session regarding the implementation of the downtown precise plan. And a key element of that plan is to create a network of great public open spaces. Staff then created the downtown parks site assessment and feasibility study. And in 2018, the city council approved three city-owned sites for spaces for people rather than car storage. Further analysis, we had uh public engagement and conceptual planning. That's all been taking place since then. And want to say thank you to the over 1,300 community members who have been engaged in this process and who have been attending meetings and submitting surveys. And then a final plan will be created. So it's very exciting, and that is just across the street and to the left. If you're wondering which one is library lot A.