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ELEVATING BUSINESS. ENGAGING COMMUNIT Y. A N M A Q C O N EMPOWERING THE FUTURE. January 25, 2021 Mayor Diane Howard City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road Redwood City, CA 94063 Re: Redwood City Transit District and Sequoia Station Dear Mayor Howard, Vice Mayor Hale, and Members of the City Council: On behalf of the Board of Directors of Chamber San Mateo County, I would like to share some interesting analysis our staff conducted regarding the final elections results for Caltrain Measure RR this past November in City of Redwood City Precincts. The Chamber believes having this timely and relevant data as the City Council considers the Redwood City Transit District and Sequoia Station path forward represents a compelling and data - based form of public comment the City should be considering with significant importance. Instead of the usual voices on either side of a land use issue, you have the opinions of the 36,704 registered voters in the City of Redwood City which cast a vote on Measure RR. These results provide to the City an indication of the importance these voters place on Redwood City's Caltrain station and their belief in the importance of the future of Caltrain to the area around the station. Below are a few highlights of our analysis and attached is the full report: • Of the 45,146 registered voters in Redwood City, 36,704 cast a vote for Measure RR = 81.30% turnout of registered voters • 27,021 voted yes and 9,683 voted no = Measure RR was approved 73.62% citywide • Measure RR was approved countywide by 70.82% of San Mateo County voters • In the 18 precincts closest to Sequoia Station - which overlap with portions of the neighborhoods of Centennial, Downtown, Stambaugh -Heller, Central, Mt. Carmel, and Edgewood Park - the average approval in these 18 precincts was 80.27% = almost 7% higher than citywide • The highest voter approval percentages were in the following precincts near Sequoia Station: 1. Mt. Carmel consolidated precincts 4608/4609 = 83.16% voter approval 2. Stambaugh -Heller precinct 4604 = 85.78% voter approval 3. Central precinct 4806 = 84.10% voter approval As you consider the future of Sequoia Station, downtown Redwood City, Caltrain's importance to Redwood City's recovery and future - please remember that 27,021 registered voters across every neighborhood in Redwood City cast a ballot to save Caltrain because they believe in the important role that it plays in Redwood City and beyond.