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RELOCATION PROJECT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING –NOVEMBER 5, 2018
HISTORY
1992-Current SRTC opened
Former NWP Railroad right-of-way bisects site
SMART moving forward with Phase 2 extension to
Larkspur
2014-City initiated SRTC relocation study
Assessed interim and permanent solutions for full or
partial relocation
SRTC RELOCATION PROJECT
District = lead agency/project proponent
2017-Kimley-Horn and consultant team hired
Develop preliminary designs and supportive studies
“Project Objectives” developed (pages 2-3)
“Study Area” for site relocation options identified
Study Area
FIVE SITE LOCATION OPTIONS
IDENTIFIED
NO ONE SITE SELECTED AT THIS TIME
AS THE “PREFERRED SITE”
CITY ROLE IN PROJECT
City = major stakeholder
Impacts on City street network
Selected site = critical to long-range planning of Downtown
2017-“MOU” executed between City/District (Attach. 3)
City = “Responsible Agency” for CEQA purposes
Selected alternative must be approved by City Council
2018-City prepared San Rafael Transit Center Relocation
Guidance Report (Attach. 4)
Five key design goals to be considered in site selection process
CEQA PROCESS
EIR will be prepared
Notice of Preparation (NOP) = first step in CEQA process
NOP = 30-day review for public and agency comments on
scope of topic areas for study
Comments submitted to District by November 19
City = “Responsible Agency” required to review and
comment on NOP
CITY COMMENTS ON NOP
Concur with NOP topic areas for study
Project Objectives = expand to include City’s key design
goals in Guidance Report
Expanded study of selected topics recommended by City
staff (pages 6-12 in report)
Additional topics recommended
Alternatives
Non-CEQA topics recommended for study
NEXT STEPS
Confirm scope of comments and recommendations
Adopt resolution
QUESTIONS