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7.A. - Page 10 of 36 • High -Level Station Design Concept and Dumbarton Connection — In the next few months, staff will continue to work on high-level station design concepts, coordinating with the Dumbarton Rail team to understand space needs for a potential connection. Specifically, the Dumbarton team is coordinating with Redwood City and Caltrain staff on the future station connection of the Dumbarton service with the Caltrain corridor at Redwood City Station and the ongoing grade separations study through downtown. The Dumbarton work will culminate this spring with a study of potential options. Next steps are to advance environmental clearance and continue coordination with the region for programming of funds. • Community Engagement -2022 Planning Commission and City Council Review and Adoption — At the completion of the environmental review and Transit District amendments, the Planning Commission will review and make a recommendation to the City Council. The City Council is the final deciding body. During the study session, staff will seek feedback on the development of the Transit District, including these questions: 1. Outreach — Are there specific outreach methods/tools or specific groups that you want to see identified as part of the community outreach process? 2. Land Use - Do you have any additional concerns or input related to the proposed land uses and densities in the Transit District? 3. Equity — What additional equity considerations should staff focus on throughout the planning and public outreach process? FISCAL IMPACT Environmental review, community engagement, and additional planning work for the Transit District will be funded through a combination of General Plan funds, developer contributions, and grade separation study funds. The current budget sets aside $550,000 towards the Transit District with associated CEQA. A budget amendment may be necessary for additional funds. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW This study session is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as defined in CEQA Guidelines, section 15378, because it has no potential for resulting in either a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Establishment of the Transit District will require review through an Environmental Impact Report, with technical analysis and continuing public engagement. In order to process the environmental review quickly, staff is considering one larger EIR process for the Transit District and the initiated Gatekeeper projects in the downtown area. The EIR would likely raise the Page 10 of 12 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcitV.org 186