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98 REPO.RT ge 1 .. . . .. To the Honorable City Council From Diane Howard, Chair of AllianceandEdEverett,Ci~Ma.nager April 24, 2006 Subject Resolution Endorsing the Planning of a Community Shuttle Service Pilot Program for the City of Redwood City. Recommendation Approve the Resolution requesting that the Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance and the San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) develop a comprehensive plan for a community shuttle pilot program and bring the completed plan back to council for final approval. Background On behalf the City of Redwood City, Council Member Diane Howard serves as the Board Chair of the Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance (the Alliance), which is San Mateo County's Transportation Demand Management Agency. Its mission is to reduce the number of single occupant vehicles traveling into and through San Mateo County, to reduce vehicle emissions and resulting in improved air quality. A part of the Alliance's Work Plan is to assist cities which may require study of and implementation of commute alternative programs to reduce traffic congestion based upon the city's specific transportation needs. To evaluate commute alternative needs for the City of Redwood City, Council Member Howard engaged the Alliance's participation to bring together a group of Redwood City staff persons and citizens (stakeholder group), along with input from SamTrans, to determine how best to implement a commute and community shuttle service in the City of Redwood City. Last fall, the City Council approved $10,000 for the Alliance to conduct a survey of Redwood City residents to determine if there is an interest in a community shuttle service. Results from the survey (see attached survey results) showed that nearly three-fourths of the respondents indicated that they would take a shuttle service at least two days per week as long as the shuttle is reliable and convenient on a route that they are interested in taking, Interest in specific locations along the shuttle route included the Redwood City Caltrain station, Sequoia Station, the Downtown/City Hall area, Kaiser Hospital, and Red Morton Community Center. Interest was also shown in traveling to and from Sequoia Hospital, the Veterans Memorial Senior Center, and Fair Oaks Community Center If the City Council approves this item, then the Alliance, with assistance from SamTrans, will finalize the proposed shuttle service route and schedule with input from City staff and the shuttle stakeholder group, and incorporating the shuttle survey results. The Plan will be based on a first-year operating cost not to exceed $42,000 to Redwood City. The Alliance and Samtrans will obtain grants to fund the vast majority of the shuttle cost. It is recommended that the Community Shuttle Service Pilot Program Plan address initial needs for shuttle service and be tasked with utilizing established performance measures to determine its success. The shuttle service is a pilot program can then be analyzed at the end of the first year to ~... ..._~_ ...,_>,.,.,.,~,.u_.,..~__",....._.._ "_"~,,,,