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8.B. - Page 1 of 25 <br />/<�ik <br />Redwood <br />CitylCallifornia <br />Faunded 1867 <br />A,&/ <br />DATE: January 11, 2021 <br />SUBJECT <br />STAFF REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br />Acceptance of Redwood City Ferry Financial Feasibility Study and Cost -Benefit & Economic Impact <br />Analyses <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />By motion, accept the Redwood City Ferry Financial Feasibility Study and Cost -Benefit & Economic Impact <br />Analyses and direct staff to initiate the Business Plan Phase of the Redwood City Ferry Project. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN GUIDING PRINCIPLE <br />Transportation <br />BACKGROUND <br />The City has a long history of pursuing ferry service to provide a commute alternative and to service <br />recreational trips to San Francisco. Key points in Redwood City's ferry history include: <br />• 1997 California State Senate Resolution 19 established a Blue Ribbon Task Force to consider <br />expanding water transit in the San Francisco Bay. The Task Force identified Redwood City as a <br />target for expanded ferry service. <br />• 2004 Voters approved the San Mateo County Measure A sales tax with the goal of improving <br />transit and relieving traffic congestion in the county. The sales tax included $30 million for ferry <br />service to South San Francisco and to Redwood City. <br />• 2012 Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) and the Port of Redwood City (Port) <br />completed a terminal locational assessment that determined the best location of a potential ferry <br />terminal (end of Seaport Boulevard), identified biological resources that would need to be <br />evaluated through a future environmental impact review (EIR), and performed a preliminary wake <br />analysis. <br />Page 1 of 8 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore <br />205 <br />