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7.A Page 2 the community on the project's schedule and process, to outline the existing physical conditions of the proposed segment through Redwood City, and to review the alternatives for how the project might be built in Redwood City. The meeting included a question and answer period. Approximately 70 people attended this meeting. Anticipating that most community members would not read the entire Preliminary AA Report prior to the meeting (several hundred pages including the appendices), Redwood City staff members prepared a written overview of the Preliminary AA Report, and distributed the overview at the April 29 meeting (overview, attachment 2). The written overview was an informal summary intended to outline and highlight some of the key areas of the Preliminary AA Report to assist Redwood City community members in their review of the Preliminary AA Report. It was not intended to represent any opinions or preferences, but was provided simply as a tool to assist in reviewing and understanding the content of the Preliminary AA Report, helping people to form their own opinions and preferences about how the HSR system may be built through Redwood City. The meeting summary prepared by HSR staff is included as Attachment 3. . Mav 11. 2010 at Veterans Memorial Senior Center: This community workshop was hosted by the City of Redwood City, and was designed to provide an opportunity for Redwood City community members to have small group discussions about what they support or are concerned about regarding the HSR system, how those concerns might be addressed, and their preferences and opinions about the alternatives presented by the HSR Authority. The workshop included a welcome by Council Member Rosanne Foust (Council Members Jeff Gee and Barbara Pierce also attended this workshop), followed by an overview presentation by City staff. Approximately 50 community members attended this meeting. Community members then broke into small groups, each facilitated by a trained volunteer from the Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center (PCRC), to review and discuss concerns and recommendations regarding rail alignment through and adjacent to Redwood City. A Redwood City staff member also sat at each small group table to answer any clarifying questions, providing technical support for the discussion. At the end of discussion, each community member was given three colored adhesive dots: one to indicate his/her preferred choice for vertical alignment (green), one to indicate second choice for vertical alignment (yellow), and one to indicate the vertical alignment they would not support (red). Participants placed these dots on a chart at each table, to visually indicate their preferences. Optionally, they drew a different vertical alternative on a blank sheet as their preferred alignment. A meeting summary is included in this report as Attachment 4, and a summary of the Udot" exercise is included as Attachment B. The City Council's High Speed Rail Ad Hoc Committee met on May 25, 2010 to review the summary of the Preliminary AA Report and the community input. Committee members identified the unique aspects, challenges, and opportunities of each Redwood City alternative, and discussed the potential impact, questions, and concerns from the perspective of both the City, and the participating community members. Committee members also outlined the format and key messages for Redwood City's Preliminary AA Report response letter to the HSR Authority. In response to local community input, the HSR Authority plans to publish a Supplemental AA Report in September 2010. The HSR Authority also expects to