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potential high-speed rail routes between the Bay Area and the Central Valley for the Rail Authority's environmental review of the proposed rail lines. In November, 2005, Pleasanton received a letter from the City of Livermore requesting that Pleasanton support the inclusion of the BART to Livermore extension as part of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's (MTC) 25-year rail plan for the Bay Area. Livermore believes that this is an opportunity to achieve the goal of having BART service extended to Livermore, as well as to obtain upgraded ACE train services. The cities of Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore are currently meeting on a regular basis to jointly analyze transportation issues and to work together in support of transportation projects that benefit the Tri-valley area. The Triangle Study is an example of an ongoing collaborative effort to reach consensus on a plan for prioritizing the funding and constructions of projects in our area to help relieve traffic congestion. MTC held a public workshop in December, 2005, in Livermore at which Livermore's Vice- mayor and a City Council member pointed out the merits of extending BART to Livermore. Tri-valley residents, along with residents of Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco Counties, approved BART's initial plans to include a core system of 33 stations to serve 17 communities in the three counties; a Livermore station was one of the 33 envisioned. However, with BART's most recent plan, the Livermore station is the only station proposed in the original plan that is being neither planned nor funded. The Mayor has been asked to send a letter (draft attached) to MTC indicating the City's support of including the BART extension to Livermore in the Regional Rail Plan now being drafted. The Council is asked to approve the letter. FISCAL IMPACT None. Respectfully Submitted, 72<-uL Rob Wilson Director of Public Works Nelson Fialho City Manager Attachment: Letter to MTC Board of Directors SR 06:021 Page 2 of2