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Mayor Ian Bain 1017 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD <br />Vice Mayor Diane Howard Redwood City, California 94063 <br /> Telephone (650) 780-7220 <br />Council Members FAX (650) 261-9102 <br />Alicia C. Aguirre www.redwoodcity.org <br />Janet Borgens <br />Jeffrey Gee <br />Shelly Masur <br />John D. Seybert <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />February 13, 2018 <br /> <br />Mr. Jim Hartnett <br />General Manager and Chief Executive Officer <br />San Mateo County Transit District <br />1250 San Carlos Avenue <br />San Carlos, CA 94070 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Hartnett: <br />I would like to begin by thanking San Mateo County Transit District (SAMTRANS) staff for making a <br />recent presentation to the Redwood City Council and Complete Streets Advisory Committee regarding <br />the Dumbarton Transportation Corridor Study. The City is excited about the potential this project has to <br />improve mobility and reduce congestion on the Dumbarton Bridge corridor between Alameda, San <br />Mateo and Santa Clara counties. At the same time, we want to make sure that this project not only <br />improves our region’s transportation system, but also improves the quality of life for Redwood City <br />residents. <br />With that in mind, the purpose of this letter is to outline several requests should the District initiate the <br />study recommendations. The requests fall into three categories: the City’s role in the decision making <br />process, initial topics to include in the study, and a request for reimbursement. <br />City Review and Role in the Decision Making Process <br />To date, the City has been informed of project decisions at key milestones, which has been appreciated. <br />Moving forward, to ensure the success of future work, the City of Redwood City and other affected local <br />agencies must be active participants in the technical and outreach work and in the decision-making <br />process. Therefore, the City requests: <br />• A Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) be formed and meet on a regular basis. This TAC would be <br />most effective if it included staff members from four key jurisdictions: East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, <br />Redwood City, and San Mateo County; and <br />• A Policy Advisory Committee be formed and meet on an occasional basis to provide higher-level <br />feedback. We recommend that the (PAC) be formed with elected officials from East Palo Alto, Menlo <br />Park, Redwood City, and San Mateo County. <br />Initial Topic Areas to Include in the Study <br />6.1.D. - Page 5