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I thank you and the South San Francisco City Council for your consideration of this <br />request at your November 28 meeting. I look forward to hearing from you and I have <br />great hope and confidence that Redwood City and South San Francisco will be able to <br />come together very soon to plan the next steps for the ferry system. <br />Regards, <br />Barbara Pierce, Councilmember <br />Attachment <br />Recommendation regarding split of Measure A funds designated for ferry services <br />Measure A was voted on by the voters of San Mateo County and listed both South San <br />Francisco and Redwood City ferry projects for a total of $30 million without any <br />indication of the split of the funds. The Transportation Authority has asked South San <br />Francisco and Redwood City to submit letters to the Authority agreeing upon a split of <br />the funds prior to the requests to distribute funds. <br />This item was previously discussed at a Council meeting and an ad hoc subcommittee of <br />Councilmember Diane Howard and Mayor Barbara Pierce were asked to meet with South <br />San Francisco to develop an equitable agreement. <br />The committee has met a number of times with a subcommittee from South San <br />Francisco and is prepared to recommend a 50/50 split of the funding which would result <br />in $15 million for South San Francisco and $15 million for Redwood City for the life of <br />the Measure. We ask that Council authorize the Mayor to send a letter indicating this split <br />to the Transportation agency. South San Francisco will be voting on this proposal at their <br />November 28h meeting. <br />A split of 50/50 would be equitable to all the voters of the County who approved the <br />Measure and would provide substantial support to both ferries. Measure A funds will not <br />complete the funding needed for both ferries and so continued collaborative work will be <br />needed. Just as Redwood City has always worked with South San Francisco and the <br />Water Transit Authority to further the development of a regional ferry system, the <br />subcommittee recommends that this collaborative approach is continued in the future. <br />Council Member Howard Mayor Pierce <br />