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as an opportunity to increase recycling. Mayor Foust thanked the residents who came this evening and provided input. M/S Harnett/Ira o approve the resolution. Motion carries unanimously. Mayor Foust announced a five-minute break at 8:20 p.m. Council restarted the meeting at 8:25 p.m. Council addressed item 7.8. next. B. Study Session: Proposed California High Speed Rail Project — San Francisco to San Jose Section, on the Caltrain Corridor. (Taken out of sequence) Recommendation: 1. Provide input to staff for use in the City's official scoping comments letter to the California High Speed Rail Authority (Authority), in response to the Notice of Preparation of Environmental Impact Report/Statement (EIR/EIS). 2. Discuss possible policies, principles, and guidelines that the City Council may wish to create outlining the community's best interests related to the proposed project, and its potential implementation alternatives. City Manager Ingram introduced the item (presentation on file) and asked for Council direction. Mayor Foust asked for public comment. Greg Greenway, with Seaport Industrial stated that the local Chamber of Commerce has been watching this issue for a number of years. As Chair of the Transportation and Housing Commission for the Chamber of Commerce he views the City and the Chamber as partners. As Executive Director of the Seaport Industrial he asked that the Council consider the freight capacity issue. Vice Mayor Howard asked about an upcoming meeting at the Chambers on this topic. Mr. Greenway provided details and said there are seven slots left. Jim Bigelow, with the Redwood City/San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce said that various Chambers will be coming up with various points to be placed into the EIR scoping comments. Mr. Bigelow explained that this is a large project and so mitigations will need to be considered. He made a distinction between lighter rail and high speed rail. Mayor Foust disclosed the various seats that Council Members serve on regional bodies that also discuss this issue. Electrification and High Speed Rail were discussed in detail. Council consensus was to include all the items on the checklist of the staff report as comments to be part of the EIR scoping. In addition, there was consensus to include items from Council Members Bain and Pierce's memo (on file) and items from Council Member Hartnett's memo (on file). Mr. Ingram suggested that the letter include as many possible pertinent questions because then these will be on record. The City Manager also explained that the REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 9, 2009 MINUTES PAGE 6 MINUTE BOOK NO. 62 Page No. 305