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ATTY/AGR/2016.206/JPB – CALTRAIN ELECTRIFICATION REV: 07‐26‐16 VR Page 2 of 14 This Comprehensive Agreement (“Agreement”) between the City of Redwood City, a municipal corporation of the State of California, (“City”) and the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, a joint exercise of powers agency (“JPB”) (collectively, the “Parties”) is entered into as of this _____ day of _______ 201__ (the “Effective Date”), each of which is referred to herein individually as “Party” and jointly as “Parties.” RECITALS A. City is a duly established municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of California. B. JPB is a joint exercise of powers agency organized and existing under the laws of the State of California. C. JPB, in conjunction with the San Mateo County Transit District, is the owner of the Peninsula Corridor Railroad right-of-way in San Mateo County, and specifically that certain real property and fixtures located in the City of Redwood City between milepost (MP) 24.5 and 26.4, (the “Right-of-Way”), and includes six vehicular and one pedestrian (at the Redwood City Station) at-grade and no overhead crossings. D. The Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project (“Project”) consists of converting Caltrain from diesel-hauled to electrically-powered trains for service between the 4th and King Street Station in San Francisco and the Tamien Station in San Jose. E. In 2009, the JPB completed a Final Environmental Assessment/Environmental Impact Report (EA/EIR) for the Project. Based upon that document, the Federal Transit Administration issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) in 2009, which completed the federal environmental review for the Project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). F. On January 31, 2013, the JPB issued a Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report and, in February, 2014, issued a Draft Environmental Impact Report for a 60-day comment period ending on April 29, 2014. A Final Environmental Impact Report was issued in December 2014. G. On January 8, 2015, pursuant to Resolution No. 2015-03, the JPB certified conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to the extent that it is applicable to the Project, and certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Project. H. On January 8, 2015, pursuant to Resolution No. 2015-04, the JPB adopted CEQA findings of fact, a statement of overriding considerations, and a mitigation monitoring and reporting plan. I. On February 5, 2015, pursuant to Resolution No. 2015-08 the JPB authorized the issuance of the PCEP Project Design Build Request for Proposals to engage a Design-Build Contractor to construct the Project. 6.1.A. - Page 5