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07/09/2012 <br /> ORIGINAL <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 15207 <br /> RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY <br /> SUPPORTING THE US 101 — WOODSIDE ROAD (STATE ROUTE 84) <br /> INTERCHANGE PROJECT AND SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION FOR <br /> MEASURE A HIGHWAY PROGRAM FUNDING FOR THE US 101 — <br /> WOODSIDE ROAD (STATE ROUTE 84) INTERCHANGE PROJECT AND <br /> STATING THE ASSURANCE TO COMPLETE THE US 101 — WOODSIDE <br /> ROAD (STATE ROUTE 84) INTERCHANGE PROJECT <br /> � <br /> WHEREAS, The City of Redwood City (herein referred to as "City") is submitting an <br /> application to the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (TA) for $8,910,000 in funding <br /> from the San Mateo County Measure A Highway Program for the environmental and design <br /> phases of the US 101 -Woodside Road (State Route 84) Interchange Project (herein referred to <br /> as PROJECT); and <br /> WHEREAS, the US 101 — Woodside Road (State Route 84) interchange and <br /> surrounding intersections regularly exceed their capacity, causing queuing onto the freeway and <br /> on local streets; are challenging to navigate for people who walk or ride a bicycle along <br /> Woodside Road; and generally do not meet the operational and safety needs of the City of <br /> Redwood City, and <br /> WHEREAS, design alternatives may consider severing the connection between <br /> Veterans Boulevard and Woodside Road, and <br /> WHEREAS, the PROJECT is proposed to address the recurring congestion and <br /> operational and safety deficiencies, and <br /> WHEREAS, it will cost $9,900,000 to implement the PROJECT, and <br /> WHEREAS, the City wishes to sponsor the implementation of the PROJECT, and <br /> WHEREAS, the City seeks $8,910,000 for the PROJECT, and <br /> WHEREAS, on June 7, 1988, the voters of San Mateo County approved a ballot <br /> measure to allow the collection and distribution by the San Mateo County Transportation <br /> Authority (TA) of a half-cent transactions and use tax in San Mateo County for 25 years, with the <br /> tax revenues to be used for highway and transit improvements pursuant to the Transportation <br /> Expenditure Plan presented to the voters (Original Measure A); and <br /> WHEREAS, on November 2, 2004, the voters of San Mateo County approved the <br /> continuation of the collection and distribution by the TA the half-cent transactions and use tax <br /> for an additional 25 years to implement the 2004 Transportation Expenditure Plan beginning <br /> January 1, 2009 (New Measure A); and <br /> WHEREAS, the TA issued a Call for Projects for the Measure A Highway Program funds <br /> ATTY/RES0.2259/SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM US 101 WOODSIDE RD(STATE ROUTE 84) RESO.#15207 <br /> REV:06-19-12 VR MUFF#701 <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br />