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06/22/2015 <br /> ORIGINAL <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 15419 <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY <br /> SUPPORTING THE 101/WOODSIDE INTERCHANGE PROJECT AND <br /> SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION FOR MEASURE A HIGHWAY PROGRAM <br /> FUNDING FOR THE 101/WOODSIDE INTERCHANGE PROJECT <br /> (101/WOODSIDE INTERCHANGE APPLICATION FOR MEASURE A FUNDING) <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Redwood City (herein referred to as "City") is submitting an <br /> application to the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (herein referred to as "TA") for <br /> $14,060,000 in San Mateo County Measure A Highway Program funds for activities related to <br /> design and right of way phases of the 101/Woodside Interchange Project (herein referred to as <br /> °PROJECT"); and <br /> WHEREAS, the 101/Woodside Interchange and surrounding intersections: 1), regularly <br /> exceed their capacity, causing congestion and resulting queuing onto the freeway and local <br /> streets; 2), are challenging to navigate for people who walk or ride a bicycle along Woodside <br /> Road and Seaport Boulevard; and 3) generally do not meet the operational and safety needs of <br /> the City of Redwood City; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City is currently conducting the Project Approval & Environmental <br /> Document (PA & ED) phase of the PROJECT using San Mateo County Measure A Highway <br /> Program funds and City matching funds, which involves development, evaluation and reporting <br /> of improvement alternatives to address the above problem, and expects this work to be <br /> completed and approved in June 2016; immediately thereafter, the City will request allocation by <br /> the TA of previously programmed San Mateo County Measure A Highway Program funds for the <br /> design phase of the PROJECT and begin this phase of work upon receipt of such allocation and <br /> execution of the respective Funding Agreement therefor; and <br /> WHEREAS, the current alternatives under study for the PROJECT will require increased <br /> construction scope and costs than previously reported, and the City desires to increase funding <br /> for the design phase of the PROJECT to reflect the increased construction scope and costs; <br /> and <br /> ATTY/RES0.3102/CC RESO 101/WOODSIDE INTERCHANGE PROJECT RESO. 15419 <br /> REV:06-15-15 VR MUFF#613 <br /> Page 1 of 3 <br />