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7C Redwood Ciiy has consistently offered ta assist the County in identifying va��le alternative si#es for a repiacement jail in appropriate locations, and with compatible adjacent land uses. There is simply no need to construct new detention facilities in an downtown or directly adjacent to�residential areas. Redwood City's goal must be#o persuade the Board of Supervisors that the criteria for site selection and the timeline for making decisions should be changed,which wil!result in a more positj�e outcome for both the City and the Caunty. Should#he City Council approve this agreement and formally launch the public process envisioned, a coalition of community organizations and groups will quickly be formed to carry out a well-organized and effective campaign to meet this goaf. City staff does not have the capacity or the core competencies to meet#he needs of this effort. Davies Public Affairs has successfully worked on a number of confilicts befin►een jurisdictions and are considered among the best in the feEd in navigating complex land use issues to successful outcomes. Davies has an impressi�e track record in facilitating and guiding genuine grassroo�s efforts by building community coaiitions and getting reliabie information out to the engaged publ'sc, who then are enabled to communicate the will of the citizenry ta policy makers. The Scope of Services {See Exhibit A within Attachment 1} includes: a�ariety of public engagement activities designed to gair� widespread, visible, and demonstrable support far the City's opposition to a new jail site Downtown;an economic analysis of ti�e impact of a new ja�l facility on Redwood City's Downtown; identification and evaluation of potential alternative jail sites; and lega! review and support for enVironmental aversight, documentation, and processes. BACKGROUND Since 2006, San Mateo County has been engaged in studies to identify approaches to reiisve overcrowding in the San Mateo County Women's Correction Center and the Maguire Correctional Facility, both located in Redwood City. The studies iden#ified the need for a new correctional facility, referred to as the "replacemen# jail."� The Jaii Planning Unit reports directly to the Sheriff and has been working to identify potential sites for the replacement jail. After consideration of 18 sites counfywide, tt�e Jail Planning Unit narrowed their focus to seven that were deemed to be the most viable. Two of the fiop seven sites are located in Downtown Redwood Ci#y (the County Motor Pool site on Winslow Avenue and the vacant Dodge dealership on Veterans Boulevard} and another three of the seven sites are (ocated near the Ciiy's borders (two in San Carlos and one in Menlo Park}, Both of the Redwood City sites are {ocated within the City's Redevelopment Area. The County's site selection process included utilization of a Jail Planning Advisary Committee (JPAC) whose members were appointed by the County Board of Supervisars. Then-Mayor Rosanne Foust and Planning Commissioner Nancy Radcliffe represented Redwood City on the JPAC. ' It should be noted that the term"replacement jail"refers to the Women's Correctional Center only.The Maguire Correctional Facility in Downtown Redwood City between Marshal[and Bradford Streets would remain. Thus if a "replacement jail" is sited in �owntown Redwood Ci#y there would be an addltional large incarceration facility in the heart of town.