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Home My WebLink About2023-04-26 Rail Action MinutesRAIL COMMITTEE ACTION MINUTES Page 1 of 2 Special Meeting April 26, 2023 The Rail Committee of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Community Meeting Room and by virtual teleconference at 2:30 P.M. Present In Person: Burt, Lauing, Veenker Present Remotely: Absent: Verbal Update on Interagency Activities A. Caltrain B. VTA C. City Staff No action taken. Action Items 1. Review Services Agreement between City of Palo Alto and Peninsula Corridor Joints Power Board (Caltrain) for the Connecting Palo Alto, Grade Separation Projects and recommend to the City Council for approval MOTION: Chair Burt moved, seconded by Council Member Lauing to recommend the City Council approval of the services agreement between the City of Palo Alto and the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB/Caltrain) in the amount of $106,676.40 for the Connecting Palo Alto Grade Separation Project for the conceptual design phase. The Service Agreement is for Caltrain to provide early coordination, technical review, input and expertise to inform the capital project development process for the selection of Preferred Alternative(s) MOTION PASSED: 3-0 ACTION MINUTES Page 2 of 2 Sp. Rail Committee Meeting Action Minutes: 4/26/2023 2. Finalize the Updated Grade Separation Evaluation Criteria and Recommend to the City Council for Approval MOTION: Council Member Burt moved, seconded by Council Member Veenker to recommend to the Council approval of the evaluation criteria for the Rail Committee with the following recommended edits: • Have a preamble to state these will be used with subjective weighting by the reviewer in the context of a given location • Under B, add the word “automobile” after “reduce” • Replace “maintain” with “consider” before “corridor travel times” • Under G, add the word “impacts” after “sea level rise” • Under I, replace the word “minimize” with “consider” and add “and privacy” after “visual” MOTION PASSED: 3-0 Next Steps and Future Agendas Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 3:49 P.M.