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6.1.C. - Page 1 RE PO RT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager January 9, 2012 SUBJECT Funding agreement for the Redwood City Mid Point Caltrain Shuttle RECOMMENDATION Approve by motion a funding agreement with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) to establish the process, terms, and conditions governing the allocation and expenditure of Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) funds for the continuing operation of the Redwood City Mid Point Caltrain Shuttle, authorize the City Manager to execute the same, and authorize the City Manager to approve and execute subsequent annual shuttle funding agreements with the Air District upon review by and approval of the City Attorney. BACKGROUND California Health and Safety Codes authorize the Air District to levy a fee on motor vehicles registered within its jurisdiction and to use those fees to implement mobile source and transportation pollution reduction projects. The Air District established the TFCA fund to implement such programs. Redwood City's Mid Point Caltrain Shuttle is funded in part by TFCA funding. A goal of the shuttle project is to reduce motor vehicle emissions by providing shuttle services, thereby reducing motor vehicle emissions, trips, and vehicle-miles traveled. The Redwood City Mid Point Caltrain Shuttle was launched in 2007 to provide last mile transportation to local residents and commuters. The shuttle runs between the Redwood City Caltrain station and the Mid Point Technology Park, with stops along Broadway, including downtown, the Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center where it serves employees and patients, and other stops along the route. The shuttle operates during commute hours from 6:30am to 9:30am, and from 3:30 pm to 6:45 pm, Monday through Friday, with approximately 30-minute headways. The shuttle carries over 90 passengers each day on average. ANALYSIS Consistent with Mid Point Shuttle funding in prior years, Redwood City requested and the Air District's Board of Directors approved an award of a TFCA Program grant in the amount of $20,000, for continuing operation of the Redwood City Mid Point Caltrain Shuttle. The grant funding covers the period from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012.