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<br /> <br />PORT OF REDWOOD CITY <br />SOil Francisco /k1y <br /> <br />combine private, local, state, and federal transportation dollars as is done with existing <br />water transit services in the Bay Area. These sources include: Federal Ferryboat <br />Discretionary Fund, State Bridge Toll Revenue, San Matco County Measure A sales Tax, <br />Transit Impact (Developer) Fees, and Farebox Revenue. <br /> <br />Recently, additional funding sources have been proposed. Governor Schwarzenegger has <br />pledged to support State legislation which would significantly expand water tTansit <br />service in the Bay Area. One of the factors in expanding ferry service will be to provide <br />vessels, docking and support facilities that could be used in a disaster situation, such as <br />the crippling of bridges and roadways, following a major earthquake. Redwood City will <br />be a strategic location to deploy t.hese vessels and docks for access to the mid-Peninsula <br />and Silicon VaHey in an emergency or disaster. <br /> <br />City/Port Lead Inwlcmcutation of Fen)' Service <br /> <br />The City and the POlt were instmmental in forming the San Mateo County Water Transit <br />Advocates, a group of city, business, and transit leaders whose mission is to promote <br />fetTY service in San Mateo County. Diane Howard from the City Council of Redwood <br />City and Pedro Gonzalez from the City Council of South San Francisco are the co-chairs <br />of the Advocates group. The Advocates have promoted ferry service in Redwood City <br />and South San Francisco through exchanges of inf<.mnation with interested businesses <br />and stakeholders, representatioll at local and regional transit meetings regarding FetTY <br />service, and sponsorship of demonstration ferry rides tl'om these two Bayfront cities. The <br />Advocates have successfully worked on designation of funding for ferry service in <br />Regional Measure 2 (bridge toll increase), Measure A Sales Tax renewal, and State bond <br />measures for transportation and transit. <br /> <br />The Port will continue to take the lead and work with the City on local and regional <br />levels to make ferry service in Redwood City a reality in the near future. <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />78 <br />Page 4 <br />