Agmt11 San Mateo County Transit District, Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance and County of San Mateo MOU Making the Last Mile

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE MAKING THELASTMILECONNECTIONPILOT PROGRAM , This memorandum of understanding (MOU) is entered into as of the �Z..day of � " �� 2011, by and between the San Mateo County Transit District (District), the Penin u a �raffic Congestion Relief Alliance (Alliance), the County of San Mateo (County) and the City of Redwood City (City), each of which is referred to herein individually as '�Party"and jointly as"Parties." WITN ESSETH �TiiiiEr�EF�S, cne Parties desire to work together to complete and fund the implementation and operations of the Making the Last Mile Connection Pilot Program (Project); and WHEREAS, the goals of the Project are to implement a set of transportation demand management (TDM) strategies in the City of Redwood City and to evaluate their effectiveness in effectuating travel mode shift away from single-occupancy vehicle use; and WHEREAS, the Project will focus on the planning, implementation, marketing, ongoing operations and oversight, and evaluation of the Project over approximately the next four years; and WHEREAS, on October 27, 2010, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Commissioners awarded the Making the Last Mile Connection Pilot Program $1.487 million in funds from its Climate Initiatives Grant; and WHEREAS, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will be the administering agency for the MTC Climate Initiatives Grant; and WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (SMCTA) has pledged $120,000 in local match and the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (C/CAG) has pledged $25,000 in local match; and WHEREAS, on December 8, 2010, the District's Board of Directors adopted Resolution No. 2010-74, committing the necessary non-Federal matching funds and assuring the completion of the Project; and WHEREAS, each of the Parties will contribute funds and/or in-kind contributions as defined in Attachment B, Project Budget, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference as though set forth in full. NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereby agree as follows: I. PROJECT SCOPE AND FOCUS The Project includes the planning, implementation, marketing, operations, and oversight of a two-year demonstration project that will implement a suite of TDM strategies in the City of Making the LastMi/e Connection Pilot Program Memorandum of Understanding Page 1 of 7 FINAL-)uly 21, 2011