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270 Councilman Norris moved to approve , as submitted , Minutes of Adjourned Regular Meeting ( Executive Session) of January 8 , 1973 , and Minutes of Regular Meeting of January 8 , 1973 , Seconded by Councilman Henderson and carried . SAN MATEO COUNTY RAPID TRANSIT PROPOSAL . Mr . Sidney H . Cantwell , Jr . , County Engineer and Road Commissioner , advised he was Project Director for the County Rapid Transit Project , and thanked Council for the opportunity to make a presentation of studies now going on . He provided a detailed history of rapid transit studies in San Mateo County , beginning with a five - county study by the Bay Area Transit Commission . Engineering report on this study was completed in 1956 . The Bay Area Rapid Transit District was formed by the State Legislature in 1961 , comprising five Bay Area Counties . Marin County later withdrew , followed by San Mateo County . Subsequently , the Legislature formed the West Bay Rapid Transit which became operative in 1965 , funded from Motor Vehicle in lieu tax . Plans were completed and put before the voters for a County- wide bus service , but the measure failed to pass . He described various other studies and agencies , including formation of the San Mateo County Transit Development Board , funded partially by the Federal Government and by in lieu taxes . He described the composi - tion of the committee structure , having a Citizens ' Committee , Management Advisory Committee , composed of all City Managers of the County , and a technical committee . The scope of the study covered extension of a BART type system from Millbrae to Menlo Park . The purpose in going before City Councils was to gain feed - back as to what the cities want with respect to station location , track alignment and terminals , assuming the system would be built . Mr . Cantwell then introduced Mr . Bill Lathrop , Project Engineer for the Consultants , who would describe work progress to date , and alter- natives in the way of station location and alignments for Redwood City . Mr . Lathrop , Project Manager for the Consultants , advised that the current project study began in August , 1972 , and was expected to be complete by August , 1973 . First was an investigation of possible corridors through San Mateo County, and he noted that in all the previous studies , the conclusion was in every case that it should lie approximately along the Southern Pacific railroad , and their 1/15/73