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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Redwood City public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Redwood Shores Sea Level Rise Protection Project
A $950,000 contract increase keeps design, permitting, and outreach moving on the levee project protecting Redwood Shores from flooding — timely given warnings of record king tides this winter.
EV Fleet Charging Station Contract Award
The city awarded a $1.98 million contract to Rogers Electric Corp. to install electric vehicle charging for the city fleet.
Redwood Life project opposition
Three Redwood Shores residents urged the council to require a middle-ground alternative in the Redwood Life EIR, citing the project's 5-million-square-foot scale, 25 years of construction, pilings through a landfill cap, and biohazard concerns.
Declining tree canopy and tree ordinance update
City Trees president David Grabel reported the city's tree canopy fell from 15% to 13% and the city loses about 200 trees a year, asking that the incoming Public Works director be a tree advocate and that the public have input on the revised 50-year-old tree ordinance.