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Home My WebLink AboutReso 91-2020 (20-503)City of South San Francisco City Council _tIFOnA Resolution: RES 91-2020 File Number: 20-503 P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue) South San Francisco, CA Enactment Number: RES 91-2020 RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LETTER OF INTENT WITH GLYDWAYS TO EXPLORE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LAST -MILE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM CONNECTING OYSTER POINT WITH TRANSIT STATIONS IN SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, AND APPROVING A $30,000 BUDGET FOR THE PREPARATION OF A FEASIBILITY STUDY. WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco ("City") has been exploring options to improve transportation connectivity for commuters and businesses within the City, in order to address anticipated residential and commercial grown throughout the South San Francisco community; and WHEREAS, Glydways is a transportation startup located in South San Francisco and the company has developed an autonomous mass transportation solution to address last -mile connectivity challenges in urban environments; and WHEREAS, the Glydways system uses energy-efficient electric vehicles that operate in dedicated lanes that generally do not intersect with other roadway users on City streets, and the anticipated passenger capacity for such system ranges from 2,000 to 6,000 people per hour per direction; and WHEREAS, several Bay Area cities are evaluating their options of utilizing the Glydways system, including the cities of San Jose, Concord, Oakley, and Mountain View; and WHEREAS, City staff engaged in discussions with Glydways to explore this emerging transportation technology with the intent to provide greater transportation connections for businesses in Oyster Point and the East of 101 area, and potentially to other areas; and WHEREAS, at this initial stage, staff is exploring a potential 1.36 -mile pilot program in discussion with Glydways, which would connect the South San Francisco Ferry Terminal to local and regional transit hubs including the South San Francisco Caltrain Station and SamTrans; and WHEREAS, San Mateo County has expressed initial support for the pilot program and conducting an initial feasibility study for the program; and WHEREAS, staff has prepared a draft Letter of Intent, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A, outlining the pilot program proposal utilizing the Glydways system and the City's interest in collaborating with Glydways to explore the pilot program; and City of South San Francisco Page 1 File Number. 20-503 Enactment Number. RES 91-2020 WHEREAS, the Letter of Intent is not an official offer or agreement and does not obligate the City's general fund or require other financial expenditures by the City, and any subsequent program details would be negotiated in a memorandum of understanding or formal agreement; and WHEREAS, staff also proposes to conduct a feasibility study for the pilot program, which would require a budget approval of $30,000 to be paid through the existing City Manager's budget. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco hereby approves the Draft Letter of Intent as attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein, and authorizes the City Manager to sign the Letter of Intent with Glydways to explore the development of a last -mile transportation system connecting Oyster Point with transit stations in South San Francisco and a pilot program therewith. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a budget of $30,000 is hereby approved for the purpose of preparing a feasibility study and/or associated agreements relating to the pilot program identified above. At a meeting of the City Council on 7/22/2020, a motion was made by Councilmember Matsumoto, seconded by Vice Mayor Addiego, that this Resolution be approved. The motion passed. Yes: 5 Mayor Garbarino, Vice Mayor Addiego, Councilmember Nagales, Councilmember Nicolas, and Councilmember Matsumoto Attest by V " I 21e2 4A,4 osa Govea Acosta, City Clerk City of South San Francisco Page 2 Date Zachary Zeliff Chief Business Development Officer, Glydways 415 East Grand Ave. Suite 201 South San Francisco, CA 94080 Subject: Letter of Intent for Deployment of Glydways System in South San Francisco Dear Mr. Zeliff: The City of South San Francisco (“SSF”) is providing this Letter of Intent with regard to our joint exploration of the possibility of establishing a Glydways system to provide last-mile connectivity between Oyster Point and public transit stations within SSF and San Bruno, to facilitate movement of daily commuters. It is SSF’s understanding that Glydways is proposing to establish an initial pilot route between SSF CalTrain Station and SSF Ferry terminal, followed by three (3) additional alignments to provide a meshed transit network to SSF and San Bruno BART stations. Glydways has represented that the completed system will be able to move millions of commuters throughout SSF each year. [See attached map, prepared by Glydways that shows Glydways’s proposed alignments]. The following table summarizes the characteristics of the pilot and overall systems that Glydways has described: Pilot Overall System Length 1.36 Miles 9.76 Miles Key Stations - South San Francisco CalTrain Station - Pt. San Bruno Park - South San Francisco CalTrain Station - Pt. San Bruno Park - South San Francisco Ferry Terminal - San Bruno BART Station - South San Francisco BART Station Number of Boarding Zones 3 10-14 Expected Ridership 200 people/hour 2000 people/hour Deployment Date 2023 2027 Deployment Cost $9.3 Million (US) $211 Milion (US) To advance the exploration of this project and potential realization, Glydways has committed to assist SSF in discovering both site-specific and non-site-specific funding sources for the project. This includes public measures such as CALSTA Grants and regionally-sourced funding assistance, as well as funding and financing made available through public-private partnerships. Glydways and SSF have preliminarily discussed a collaboration on the design and execution of the proposed system, along the following lines, but subject to future modification and independent actions by the SSF City Council: Attachment 1 Action Item Pilot Overall System Planning SSF1 SSF1 Glydways Feasibility and Design Glydways Glydways Corridor Acquisition SSF2 SSF2 Infrastructure Implementation (TBD) SSF3 SSF3 Supervision of Construction SSF1 SSF1 Fleet Acquisition Glydways TBD4 Other Costs SSF1 SSF1 System Certification Glydways Glydways Maintenance & Operation Glydways Glydways This letter does not constitute an official offer, as the commitments and details of the project will need to be negotiated, memorialized, and executed through a formal agreement, which is subject to the approval of the SSF City Council and might be subject to required legal processes, including but not limited to environmental review and procurement procedures. Parties acknowledge that there's no financial obligation from the City's general fund at this stage. Each party will appoint an individual to act as the primary point of contact between the parties with respect to the management and administration of this project. The parties’ initial representatives are: ● Glydways: Eliot Temple - Vice President, Business Development ● City of South San Francisco: Mike Futrell - City Manager, South San Francisco The City of South San Francisco looks forward to further exploration of a Glydways system to deliver connectivity as one part of a multi-modal approach to addressing the expected surge in job growth and new housing development throughout the city. Regards, Mike Futrell, City Manager, South San Francisco Addendum: Map - Proposed Alignment of Glydways Pilot and System for South San Francisco 1 Subject to new non-general fund funding availability 2 Subject to new non-general fund funding availability, environmental review, and an independent determination by the SSF City Council to proceed with acquisition. 3 Subject to new non-general fund funding availability, environmental review, and independent approval by SSF, including the SSF City Council, of the design, engineering, and contracting for construction. 4 Subject to new non-general fund funding availability and independent determinations by SSF with regarding to procurement. 3551695.1