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6.1.D. - Page 1 RE PO RT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Cit Mana er April 22, 2013 SUBJECT First Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding for the "Making the Last Mile Connection Pilot Program" RECOMMENDATION Authorize, by motion, the City Manager to execute the First Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the San Mateo County Transit District, the Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance, and San Mateo County for the purpose of implementing the Making the Last Mile Connection Pilot Program, and authorize the City Manager to approve and execute subsequent amendments and related project documents. BACKGROUND Federal funding from the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) has been made available for the "Making the Last Mile Connection" (Last Mile) pilot program in Redwood City, through the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's (MTC) OneBayArea Climate Initiatives Program. The Climate Initiatives Program is aimed at implementing innovative projects that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and that can be replicated on a larger scale in the region. The Last Mile pilot program implements transportation demand management (TDM) strategies in the City of Redwood City for residents, employers, and employees, to test the contribution that TDM can make toward the regional Sustainable Communities Strategies. The San Mateo County Transit District (Transit District) is the lead agency administering the $1.487 million in federal grant funds for this two-year demonstration project, in partnership with the Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance (Alliance), the County of San Mateo (County), and the City of Redwood City (City) (collectively "Parties"). Specific project components (and respective lead agencies) include: • Car share (lead: Transit District) • Short-distance vanpool (lead: Alliance) • Telework and flex schedules for County employees only (lead: County) • Residential and employer/employee targeted marketing (leads: Transit District and Alliance)