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6.1.G. - Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager January 22, 2018 SUBJECT Consideration of Neighborhood Street Enhancement Program for Neighborhoods bordering Stanford University Administrative Campus RECOMMENDATION By motion, approve the Neighborhood Street Enhancement Program Implementation Plan BACKGROUND In September 2013, the City Council approved the Stanford in Redwood City Precise Plan, a plan for a new administrative campus for Stanford University in Redwood City. This campus, located at the southeast portion of Redwood City along Highway 101, borders three different residential neighborhoods: Friendly Acres, North Fair Oaks (unincorporated County area) and Redwood Village. As part of the approved Development Agreement, Stanford University agreed to contribute $1,500,000 towards a Neighborhood Street Enhancement Program (NSEP) for the three neighborhoods potentially affected by the new office campus. These funds were to be distributed in three phases: an initial installment of $150,000, a near term implementation fund of $600,000, and a long-term implementation fund of $750,000. The funds are to be used towards neighborhood street enhancements that the residents of the neighborhoods prioritized. These enhancements could include neighborhood signage, trees, bulb -outs, landscape elements, bicycle facilities, traffic circles, chicanes, public art or other features creating a safe and attractive neighborhood. On September 16, 2016, the City published a Request for Proposals to create a Neighborhood Street Enhancement Program (NSEP): Community Prioritization Process, Plan Development, and Conceptual Design to decide how to use these funds. In December 2016, the City Council approved a contract with TJKM to complete this work. ANALYSIS Over the past ten months, the consultant team, led by TJKM, in conjunction with City staff, prepared the NSEP Implementation Plan. To accomplish this, the consultants held