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6.1.H. - Page 2 The pilot project will deploy 1,000 bicycles at —100 hub stations and pods along the Caltrain corridor in San Jose, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Redwood City, and San Francisco. Of the 1,000 bikes, 100 will be placed in San Mateo County (within Redwood City only), 500 in San Francisco County, and 400 in Santa Clara County, at Caltrain stations and near "attractor" destinations within 1 -3 miles of Caltrain stations. Users will rent bicycles at self -serve kiosks on a daily, weekly, or annual basis. Redwood City's role is to identify and permit proposed sites for up to —70 bikes, including environmental analysis. SamTrans will identify sites for hubs at the Caltrain station, and San Mateo County will identify pods within County Center. Redwood City's contribution is comprised primarily of staff time to attend project meetings, review and edit program documents, provide input and recommendations, identify and evaluate potential sites, prepare sites (permitting and environmental analysis), and work with private businesses for any sites on private property. This contribution will be "in- kind" staff time only, with no matching funds. Redwood City will reduce its potential liability by requiring the third party vendor who installs the bike share equipment to indemnify the City for any injuries or losses incurred as a result of the public's use of these bikes. However, the City can likely expect some increased traffic safety issues as well as potential claims or losses associated with running a bike share program open to the public on City streets. Other considerations include increased bike use and "presence" of bike share bikes and stations in and around downtown Redwood City, as well as safety and circulation factors such as bikeway infrastructure (existing and proposed) and traffic patterns. Some bike share business models include sponsorship or advertising. The project partners will discuss and provide input regarding sponsorships /advertising, and the Steering Committee will make final decisions concerning any potential advertising that may be placed on the bicycles, kiosks, or bike stations. ALTERNATIVES Council may choose to not authorize the Intergovernmental Agreement and direct staff to withdraw from the Regional Bicycle Share Pilot Program. FISCAL IMPACT Redwood City's participation will require a minimum of 450 hours to implement the pilot project, per initial broad estimates provided by project partners. This effort requires expertise from Engineering, Planning, Public Communications, Attorney, IT (technology review /input), PRCS (site locations at parks /community centers) and other departments. Actual time may increase depending on the complexity of the site selection /preparation process and the number of sites selected, as well as unforeseen program demands and challenges. Participation in the program provides for more direct input and influence regarding where the bicycle hub stations and pods will be installed in Redwood City.