Dumbarton Rail Corridor Project Update

January 8, 2020 Cross Bay Transit Partners

Who We Are

• Facebook and Plenary Group are collaborating on District the Dumbarton Corridor project through a new company,

Cross Bay Transit Partners (CBTP) Facebook Cross Bay • CBTB and the District executed an Exclusive Transit Partners Negotiating Agreement (ENA) on August 14, 2018 Plenary Group

• Current agreement is only for investigation, feasibility analysis and conduct of Exclusive Negotiating Agreement environmental process (CEQA/NEPA)

2 Exclusive ENA Process Negotiating Agreement (ENA)

• San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans)

• Cross Bay Transit Partners (CBTP / Developer)

Environmental MOU Technical Financial Review (EIR / EIS) Negotiations Feasibility Analysis • Environmental • Federal • Preliminary Engineering • Financial Model Analysis FRA, FTA, USACE, USCG • Cost Estimating – Capital; • Cost & Revenue Benefits • Public Outreach • State Operation & Maintenance (O&M) • Financial Feasibility • Mitigation Measures • Local • Ridership Forecast Refinements

＞ EIR / EIS • • Selection and Negotiation ＞ Confirm Financial (UPRR) with Design-Builder Feasibility ＞ Record of Decision (ROD) ＞ MOU’s or other ＞ Confirm Technical preliminary agreements Feasibility

LEGEND CBTP Decision Points Implementation ∙ Major Action > Milestone ＞ Go / No Go • Negotiation of LDDA if Go SamTrans Lead • Finalize Contracts SamTrans Support/Review • Financial Close CBTP Lead • Construction Commencement CBTP Support/Review 3 CBTP Cross Bay Transit Partners Project Leads Organizational Winsome Bowen Eliot Jamison Chart JV Support (Facebook + Plenary)

Professional specialties Transportation and Federal and State Policy Regional Planning Communications Real Estate Strategy Corporate Counsel Finance and Funding Civil Engineering Strategy

Stage 1:

Engineering Rail Value Political Strategy Real Estate Market CEQA/NEPA Operations Legal Communications, Design Advisor Capture Federal Policy Brokers Analysis Confirmed: Prime Confirmed: Prime Confirmed Confirmed P3 Advisor Confirmed Open/TBD + specialty subs + specialty subs CEQA/NEPA Confirmed

Stage 2: 2020 Q1 Rail Design-Build Rolling Stock Operator Contractor

Open/TBD Open/TBD Open/TBD Partnership

San Mateo County Transit District

Facebook Cross Bay Transit Partners Plenary Group

Local Agencies 5 BERKELEY Regional Passenger Rail Map OAKLAND

DUBLIN DALY CITY

SFO HAYWARD

UNION CITY FOSTER Dumbarton Corridor CITY FREMONT Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) NEWARK BART REDWOOD CITY MENLO PARK Amtrak (other) Other rail MTN VIEW

6 SAN JOSE Regional

Rail Oakland Connectiv Coliseum ity

Livermore / Greenville Road Millbrae Dublin / Pleasanton Redwood City / Sequoia Newark Station Junction

San Jose / Diridon Next Meeting: Mid- December

8 8 Transit Modes Under Consideration

Regional Rail Light Rail Other Mass Transit Technology

9 Key Environmental Topics

• Construction-related impacts • Biological and Wetland Resources • Noise and Vibration • Air Quality • Historic Resources/Section 4(f) • Hydrology/Water Quality • Transportation (Multi-modal

analysis) 10 • Sea-Level Rise • Environmental Justice

Introductory Meetings: Recap

Four introductory public meetings were held in late February and early March in the Peninsula and : • Newark • Redwood City • Fremont • Menlo Park

Purpose • Provide an overview of the project • Introduce the recently formed partnership

Approximately 400 attendees

11 Community Feedback Key Themes

Overall, feedback from the community was generally neutral to positive – with an expressed desire to proceed with the project. • Alternative Bus Options • Regional and Local Connectivity

• Bicycle Infrastructure • Train Infrastructure

• Communities as “Pass-Through” • Train Station Options

• EIR and Environmental Concerns • Train Technology

• Grade Separation • Transit Oriented Development

• Project Costs and Allocation of • Noise and Vibration Funds 12

Transportation Public Sector Coordination Name Jurisdiction/Area of Interest Caltrain Caltrain Business Plan, , HSR Altamont Corridor Express Fremont Centerville Station (ACE) Capitol Corridor (Amtrak) Coast Sub, Ardenwood Station , Shinn Connection (BART) Union Pacific Railroad option, Coast Sub / Niles Sub / (UPRR) Oakland Sub Metropolitan Transportation Plan Bay Area 2050 process Commission (MTC) Alameda County Transportation Commission Southern Alameda County Integrated Rail Plan (ACTC) State Rail Plan coordination, Northern CalSTA and Caltrans 16 Mega Region coordination of rail projects Resource Agencies Coordination Name Areas of Interest State Historic National Historic Preservation Act, Section 106 Preservation Office Consultation State Lands Commission State lands lease agreement US Environmental Protection Clean Water Act and Section 309 (Clean Air Act) review of Agency NEPA documents Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation and US Fish & Wildlife Service Biological Opinion, Depredation Permit, Encroachment Permit Don Edwards SF Bay Wildlife Encroachment permit, owner of parcels within 300 feet of Refuge alignment US Coast Guard Bridge permits, technical design assistance SF Bay Conservation and 401 Water Quality Certification and other permits for Development Commission construction Nationwide Permit 14 or Individual Permit, Section 10 US Army Corps of Engineers Permit, Joint Aquatic Resource Permit Application Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation and National Marine Fisheries Biological Opinion, Essential Fish Habitat Consultation, 17 Service and Incidental Harassment Authorization/Letter of Authorization Regional 401 Water Quality Certification and other permits for Water Quality Control construction Board Stakeholder Engagement

Name Key Issues Tri-Cities Proposed and planned projects related to development, (Fremont, Newark, Union corridors, and stations and connection to existing rail City) providers Fremont Connection to existing rail providers Newark Coordination with planned projects Union City Connection to Union City BART and associated TOD development Coordination with planned development. Focus on East Palo Alto transportation and reducing traffic congestion Coordination of area projects in environmental review and Menlo Park grade separations Redwood City Coordination with proposed and planned projects Belle Haven Grade separations and impacts to the community North Fair Oaks Community desire for local station Suburban Park Timeline, technology, and mitigations Note: meetings held to date 18 Lorelai Manor Community outreach, regular project updates Update on MTC Plan Bay Area 2050

MTC Dumbarton Rail SamTrans & CBTP MTC Action Timelin Corridor EIS Action es Milestones Major project update- Summer Submitted application for 2018 Summer 2018 Horizon Program in 9/2018

Transformative Projects Submitted project for NA Solicitation Fall 2018 consideration as transformative

Project Performance Provided 2017 project Fall 2018 Methodology Development description Provided updated project description and cost estimate based on 2019 Q2-Q3 engineering analysis Analysis and Model Winter 2019- Pre-scoping Runs Summer 2019 Periodic updates provided to MTC staff

Coordination meetings as needed with MTC Results Release November 2019 Ongoing collaboration with MTC Pre-scoping High- and Low- Performers Fall 2019 Collaboration as required Pre-scoping Process 16 Integration into Plan Bay Winter 2020 Collaboration as required Admin draft EIR/EIS Area 2050 Blueprint

Public Draft EIR/EIS- Q2 2021

Final EIS/ROD Q4 2021