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6.M. - Page 2 of 9 In addition to the City of Redwood City, representatives from the California State Coastal Conservancy, California State Parks, City of Half Moon Bay, Coastside Land Trust, County of San Mateo, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Mid -Peninsula Regional Open Space District, and San Francisco Public Utilities Commission have been involved in monthly planning meetings. The result of the meetings includes the development of an "Intent to Collaborate" letter for each agency to continue to help steward this legacy project; the development of a Charter; and the Conceptual Bay to Sea Trail Map. ANALYSIS Imagine lacing up your boots at Bair Island in Redwood City, heading west, making your way up and over the mountains, and crossing four north -south regional trails on your way to Half Moon Bay and touching the Pacific Ocean. A 40 mile multiuse trail would give people living in urban areas the opportunity for this experience. POST, as the lead agency, contacted specific municipal and other government agencies to launch a planning effort to help make this vision a reality. After meeting for the past year, the development of a formal coalition is proposed to continue advancing the planning efforts. Working in collaboration on this regional trail project is needed because it will cross land managed by numerous agencies and will impact many communities both directly and indirectly. The proposed Planning Coalition is comprised of representatives from public land agencies (city, county, special district, etc.), non-profit organizations, and state agencies who play a critical role in planning, designing and managing this trail. The Planning Coalition will engage externally with community members, agencies and organization advisors to seek input as - needed throughout the project. The purpose and intent of the Planning Coalition is to: 1. Work as a cohesive and coordinated group to complete the project vision efficiently and with consistent outcomes across jurisdictional boundaries by 2037. 2. Ensure each member agency and the constituents they represent benefit from the project and the collaborative planning process. 3. Leverage the coalition to expedite the project, maintain momentum, support each other's capacity and regulatory needs, ensure high quality outcomes, and amplify potential community benefits. A "Letter of Intent" (LO1) was developed to determine which agencies could continue to provide high level planning input to POST. To date, the California State Coastal Conservancy, Coastside Land Trust County of San Mateo, and Mid -Peninsula Open Space Trust and have signed the LOI. Other agencies are in process consideration to join the Planning Coalition. If required, a formal memorandum of understanding or agreement may be developed in the future to provide the necessary legal mechanisms for implementing and expanding any joint projects. The agency member representatives have agreed that this collaboration is not intended to be legally binding and the LOI should not be construed as such. The LOI may be amended at any time with the unanimous approval of the members. Additional member agencies may be added at any time with the unanimous approval of the members. Any member agency may withdraw from the LO1 at any time. City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 121