Rent, affordable homes, zoning, and decisions that shape where people can live.
City Council will decide whether to endorse or stay neutral on a citizen‑initiated ballot measure that would add rent control and just‑cause eviction limits.
Council will waive the second reading and adopt two ordinances amending the Zoning Code and Municipal Code to implement the 2023‑2031 Housing Element programs and streamline development review.
Council will decide whether to adopt an official stance on the November 2026 rent‑control and just‑cause eviction ballot measure.
Council will adopt a resolution to substitute the affordable housing site to 705 Veterans Blvd and approve the amended affordable housing plan.
Council will adopt two ordinances amending the Zoning Code and Municipal Code.
City Council will approve payment of $40,100 for the 2026-27 membership dues to the ADU Resource Center.
Council will consider amending the Subdivision Improvement Agreement for the Elco Yards development.
Council is considering expanding the study area of the Greater Downtown Area Plan, bounded by Woodside Rd, US 101, Douglas Ave, Bay Rd, Willow St, and Spring St.
Proposes an ordinance to amend the Zoning Code to implement the 2023‑31 Housing Element, streamline development review, and maintain code clarity.
SB79 became effective July 1, 2026, setting height, density, and floor area standards for housing within 0.5 miles of Redwood City Caltrain Station.
City Council will consider a motion to direct staff to implement the Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit Act.
The Council will approve the first amendment to the Subdivision Improvement Agreement for the Elco Yards development.
Waive first reading and introduce ordinance amending the Zoning Code to implement the 2023-31 Housing Element, streamline development review, and maintain code.
Staff will be directed to let SB 79 baseline obligations take effect without a temporary exclusion ordinance.
Council will waive the first reading and introduce an ordinance amending the Zoning Code to implement the 2023‑31 Housing Element and streamline development review.
The Homelessness Sub‑Committee will provide an update on its initiatives.
Council will direct staff to let SB 79 baseline obligations take effect without a temporary exclusion ordinance.
Council will vote to direct staff to let the baseline obligations of Senate Bill 79 take effect without a temporary exclusion ordinance and to develop a Transit‑Oriented Development Alternative Plan.
Staff will present a recommendation to let Senate Bill 79’s baseline obligations take effect without a temporary exclusion ordinance and to develop a Transit‑Oriented Development Alternative Plan.
The Council will vote to authorize the City’s annual membership dues of $40,100 to the ADU Resource Center of San Mateo County for FY 2026‑27. The payment is a standing membership fee for the ADU Resource Center.
Council will receive the supplemental Elections Code Section 9212 Report on impacts of the Proposed Ordinance.
Council will receive a supplemental 9212 report on the proposed rent control and eviction limits ordinance.
The council will receive a supplemental Elections Code Section 9212 Report on impacts of the Proposed Ordinance (Attachment C). Then the council must choose either to adopt the Proposed Ordinance without alteration (Attachment A) or adopt a resolution calling for an election to be consolidated with the General Municipal Election and Statewide General Election on November 3, 2026, and submit to voters an initiative measure to amend the Redwood City Code to impose additional rent control and just cause eviction limits (Attachment B).
Staff presented a supplemental Elections Code report on a proposed ordinance that would add rent‑control limits and just‑cause eviction protections. Council may adopt the ordinance directly or adopt a resolution to place the measure on the November 3, 2026 election.
The Council voted to authorize the City Manager to submit a grant application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for the Encampment Resolution Funding Program. No environmental review is required.
The Planning Commission is recommending that the City Council direct staff to create a Transit‑Oriented Development Alternative Plan to meet Senate Bill 79 requirements.
The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider a request that the City Council direct staff to develop a Transit‑Oriented Development Alternative Plan to meet Senate Bill 79 requirements.
The council will vote to accept certification of the rent‑control and just‑cause eviction initiative.
Council will accept certification of signatures for a citizen initiative that would add rent control and just cause eviction protections. They will also review a report on the initiative’s impacts and then decide whether to adopt the ordinance directly or call a consolidated election.
The ordinance is exempt from CEQA review under sections 15378, 15168, and 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines.
The Planning Commission held a study session to discuss the proposed Objective Design Standards Ordinance.
