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<br />which is "prepare for current and future capacity for freight". Council <br />discussed Union Pacific as a big player and how freight compatibility will need to be <br />studied. Another concern brought up was how the information will flow between <br />Redwood City and other cities in the Peninsula. <br /> <br />Mr. Bigelow was asked to provide details on the High Speed Rail and the more <br />localized issue of a possible station for Redwood City and Palo Alto. He said these <br />two cities are being considered as the key cities. Ultimately, these two cities will <br />have a say. He provided other information on the project as a whole and <br />ramifications for the peninsula and the 17 cities impacted. <br /> <br />Council discussed the possibility of including the local commute as a consideration. <br />One Council Member suggested that the City explain its vision for the downtown <br />and use some of the comments from Council Member Hartnett's memo to frame <br />the issue. There was Council consensus on an opening statement (from Council <br />Member Hartnett memo) and have the EIR consultant review it. It was requested <br />that a question be posed about possibly creating a station that provides seamless <br />service to vehicular and foot traffic. <br /> <br />During its discussion Council agreed on the following points: <br />. Work with local officials from CalTrain and Caltrans <br />. Be informed about what the status of other cities is; <br />. Council wants to lead and not be led; <br />. Once the model is established for the project then a model for the flow of <br />information needs to be established so that people know where to get <br />answers. <br />Mayor Foust introduced Kim Levy with Samtrans and she addressed the Council <br />making herself available to answer any questions. She explained that she is <br />meeting with the 17 jurisdictions. <br /> <br />Mayor Foust spoke about another group that is informal group but is discussing <br />policies and guidelines. This group got together informally to see if there were <br />some common- issues and Council Member Pierce said she sat in the group to see <br />if there were issues of common interest. One Council Member made comments <br />about the possibility of a MOU between various stakeholders but cautioned that this <br />is not final. Another Council Member said that he sees CalTrain taking a key role. <br /> <br />One Council Member suggested a subcommittee of the Council to work on this and <br />possibly a third person from staff. Mayor Foust said that this idea can come back. <br />There was consensus that Council would support the efforts of the MOU. Council <br />Member Pierce explained that some of the different members got together <br />informally because there was not enough information flowing. It was suggested <br />that Mayor Foust communicate with the Palo Alto Mayor and inform her of what is <br />going on. Another suggestion was to connect with the Santa Clara County Caltrain <br />Board of directors. It was suggested that an official document be created outlining <br />what we know. Council concurred with Mayor Foust sending a letter asking <br />for clarity on what is happening and stating that there is some angst around <br /> <br />REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MINUTES <br /> <br />FEBRUARY 9, 2009 <br />PAGE 7 <br />