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7.A Page 18 o DiscussIon on whether grade separating Palo Road and Alma Street made sense. Discussion that with trenches Oregon Expressway/Embarcardero need to be at grade. What to do to grade separate East Meadow, Churchill and Charleston - aerial and at grade unattractive with concerns about intersection and traffic Impacts at Alma (project and constructlon) . Breakout sessions Included discussions of issues dealing wIth the selection of the CaltraJn route, as well as assessment of the vertical alignments based on noIse, visual Impact, potentIal property ImpactsJ and several other Issues (for example, safety). MllIbrae CommunIty Meeting, 4/28/10 . Meeting Format: Presentation and Question & Answer . Attendees: 48, Mayor and three other council members. Attendees consisted of community members, mostly from neighborhoods tight along the alignment. o Main points/Issues: o A majority of tDt: questions focused on eminent domaIn and/or compensating property owners who may have to live with ongoing noise or other negative Impacts Redwood City Community McetIngl 4/29/10 e Meeting Format: Open House, Presentation, Ques.Uon & Answer, and Breakout Session. City sponsoring Its own workshop on 5/11. . Attendees: 70 people, Councllmember Gee . Main points/Issues: o Many concerns about property takes and the Impacts of a hIgh-speed train station. o Support for stopping HST servIce In San Jose. D Because the ROW is very constrafned In much of Redwood CJtYI the discussion turned from the regular vertical alternatives to the alternative that stacks 2 trains on top of another 2 trains. ThIs Is not covered in detail in the AAI s6 there was not additional Information that the team could provide. o Community wants c1artficatlon with City Council the City's position regarding wanting a potential HST station! what the benefits and Impacts are to neighborhoods. Mountain VIew Community Meeting, 5/3/10 ~ Meeting Format: Open House, PresentatIon} Question & Answerl Breakout Session e Attendees: 1501 Council members Ronlt Bryant and laura Macias o Matn points/Issues: o Concern about how to grade separate Castro Street o Concern about the Impacts of an at-grade solutIon at Rengstorff Avenue with depressing Central Expressway o Concern about potential ROW impacts to Evelyn and VTA o Study below grade options o Concerns about noise, visual Impact and safety with train derailment o Questions about Highways 101 and 280 Atherton Community Meeting, 5/4/10 . Meeting Format: Presentation started but not completedl Question & Answer . Attendees: 70, one council member o Main points/Issues: o The busfness plan Is Inadequate o The ridership projections overstate the case o Transit systems rarely cover their costs or make money 3