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6.H. - Page 5 of 6 <br />August 5, 2019 <br />Caltrain Board of Directors <br />Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board <br />1250 San Carlos Avenue <br />San Carlos, CA 94070 <br />RE: Proposed Caltrain Go Pass Price Increase <br />Honorable Members of the Peninsula Corri <br />The cities of Menlo Park, Mountain � <br />JPB reconsider the rate increases fo <br />Our four cities, along with Stanfor <br />Partnership (MMP), which address <br />City Manager's Office <br />nt Powers Board, <br />AI nd Redwood City request the <br />pass i 0 and subsequent years. <br />are menThers of the Managers Mobility <br />issues in the Mid -Peninsula region. <br />The MMP partnership repre nee synergy and cooperation not only on a <br />local level, but also at the re nal <br />e Caltrain Go Pass is a symbol of regional <br />connectivity, helpin y citi <br />the eninsula mobilize employees to job centers. <br />The Caltrain Go s h bee <br />sential to Menlo Park and Palo Alto who market it <br />to employees a the ust <br />able, lower stress alternative to driving. Although <br />Menlo Park an o ly <br />participate in the program, these cities may be <br />forced tg�ly nsider future <br />participation due to proposed rate increases. <br />Mou N View arlRedwood City do not currently participate due to the high costs <br />associNho <br />h p hasing a Go Pass for the number of employees that would be <br />requiredoiled. These cities are not precluding future participation in the <br />program,er a price increase would hinder justification to allocate money <br />towards this type of employee benefit. As public agencies, budget funding is never <br />guaranteed year-to-year. Our funding is more strict versus those of private <br />corporations, which may have more discretionary budgets for these types of <br />programs. To help ensure our cities' — and potentially other future participant cities' — <br />longevity in the program we respectfully ask the JPB to consider one or more of the <br />following: <br />1. A special `governmental/non-profit' rate for the Go Pass. <br />2. Lower rate increases over the next few years. <br />3. Offering Go Passes at market rate, but without the restriction of having to buy <br />it for every employee. <br />City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 www.menlopark.org <br />103 <br />