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7C September 29, 2008, requesting that the decision-making process be posfp��c� so that further dialogue may occur. The Board of Supervisor's �esponse did not indicate a change o#course. (See Attachment 2). Since September 2009, sfaff has been meeting with County staff and policy makers ta press the issues raised in the site information report, and have been tracking pianning activities undertaken by the Jail Planning Uni#. To date, the Sheriff has not acknowledged the report or responded to it. On an apparently parallel—but separate— track, the County planning department has retained the architectural frrm HOK to carry out a master planning process for the County Center campus. It is unclear as of this date what fihe scope and thrust of thaf work is, and how the replacement jail wi�l be addressed. City staff has offered, a�d expects to be invited, to meet with Count� planning staff to discuss the Couniy campus within the framework of the City's General Plan and Downtown Precise Plan vision, but this has not yet been scheduled. In late January 2010, the Jail Planning Unit issued an upda#ed "Replacement Jail Time �ine", which indicates that on May 25, 2010, the Sheriff will ask the County Board af Supervisors for the following approvals: • Site selection(Motor Pool) • Jail functional plan • Staffing analysis • Replacement jail budget The timeline indicates that the Couniy will then immediately issue request for pro�osals for: • Preparation of an environmental impact repart • Architectural services • Preparation of"bridging dacuments" Given the above milestone dates, it is imperative#hat Redwood City organize and carry aut a comprehensive public information and advocacy effort, with the goal o#averting the Baard af Su�ervisors' approval of the Motor Poo( site -- or any other downtown location —for the replacement jail. The scope of services for Da�ies Public Affairs wilf provide the resources, strategies, and organizational capacity needed #o effective(y engage the community and county decision-makers in an intense, iwato-three month effort to protect Redwood City's vision of,and investment in, o�r powntown. ALTERNA'fIVES The Council could modify the scope of the agreement, delay approval, or decline to approve i#. FISCAL IMPACT Funding for this effort will come from re-programming Redevelapment Agency capitat project funds. There will be no impact on Agency priorities. Peter ingram City Manager