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Exhibit CC 03-18-14 Oral Communications4 EXHIBIT MEDIA CONTACT:. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Steve Elich (650) 472 -1599 4citiesresponsibletrails @gmail.com Citizens for Responsible Trails Organized to Address Stevens Creek 'Trail Issues Neighborhood Advocates Promote Common Sense Approach to Bicycle and Pedestrian Trails in Santa Clara County Sunnyvale, California — March 12, 2014 — Citizens for Responsible Trails is a neighborhood advocacy group that was formed in response to the process surrounding the Stevens Creek Trail Joint Cities Feasibility Study. The routes being considered for the Stevens Creek Trail could result in significant public works spending that would be largely borne by the citizens of Santa Clara County. Funding for the project would likely come from the Valley Transportation Agency and the cities of Cupertino, Los Altos, Mountain View and Sunnyvale. Citizens for Responsible Trails was formed following several public meetings conducted by'the cities involved in the process. Citizens for Responsible Trails represents several neighborhood groups that formed to provide input into the process. "We formed our group to give ordinary citizens a voice in the process," said Kathleen Cordova, president of Citizens for Responsible Trails. "As we learned more about the Stevens Creek Trail Feasibility Study, it became clear that we would have to speak up for a common sense approach to the issue." Citizens for Responsible Trails has established three key tenets of its platform as a neighborhood advocacy group: Fiscal Responsibility - The routes under consideration could potentially result in the construction of a second bicycle and pedestrian bridge over Interstate 280 approximately one half mile from the Don Burnett Bicycle and Footbridge along the Mary Avenue corridor that was completed in 2009 at If a cost to taxpayers of approximately $15 million.. Citizens for Responsible Trails believes that public employees and elected officials should be exceedingly judicious in the allocation of taxpayer funds to public works projects such as the Stevens Creek Trail. Utilize Existing Infrastructure - Whenever possible, public employees and elected officials should seek to incorporate existing infrastructure to accomplish the objectives of a public works program. Citizens for Responsible Trails believes that existing, not potentially feasible, routes should be considered the default options for the Stevens Creek Trail, and that routes requiring new investment; approval and construction should be given lesser consideration. Minimize New Impact - Any new route through in existing neighborhood, regardless of the merits of the route, will have an impact that will need to be studied and mitigated. Citizens for Responsible Trails takes the position that general public use trails should minimize impact on existing neighborhoods by utilizing existing, funded infrastructure whose impacts are well - understood. Representatives of the group from the four cities impacted by the Stevens Creek Trail Feasibility Study will continue to monitor the progress of the working group and actively advocate a common sense approach regarding the Stevens Creek Trail issue to public employees, elected officials and fellow citizens. Members of the public are invited to contact the group for more information. About Citizens for Responsible Trails Citizens for Responsible Trails is a neighborhood advocacy group that was formed in response to the process surrounding the Stevens Creek Trail Joint Cities Feasibility Study. Citizens for Responsible Trails represents several neighborhood groups that formed to provide input into the process. Members of the group advocate a common sense approach regarding the Stevens Creek Trail issue to public employees, elected officials and fellow citizens. Find more information about Citizens for. Responsible Trails at http:// 4citiesresl)onsi .bletrails.blogspot.com. Friends of Stevens Creek Trail to host Public Forum on March 28: > Urban Trail Connections: Pros, Cons and Information > The Friends of Stevens Creek Trail will host a public forum entitled "Urban Trail connections: Pros, Cons and Information" to be held in the GLC at West Valley Elementary School, 1635 Belleville Way on Friday, March 28th 2014 from 7:OOPM to 9:OOPM. > After a brief introduction the bulk of the meeting will be used to gather input from the public about the potential for trail connections in Cupertino, Los Altos and Sunnyvale to bridge the gap between the Stevens Creek Trail in Mountain View, which currently ends at Dale /Heatherstone and Cupertino's Trail that is currently being extended from Blackberry Farm north to Stevens Creek Boulevard. > "The current feasibility study process seems to have created some confusion in the community about how the trail connections might affect their neighborhoods," said Aaron Grossman, Executive Director of the Friends, "we'd like to do our part to understand the concerns of the neighborhoods and provide relevant information to them." > > Founded in 1993, the Friends of Stevens Creek Trail mission is to promote community pride and involvement in the completion, enhancement, and enjoyment of the Stevens Creek Trail and Wildlife Corridor. The Friends is not involved in the design, approval or construction of the trail; that is done by the individual cities. > For more information contact: Aaron Grossman > .. - -� - =- -- -- - -- -- ------ - - - - - -- - - - The Mary Avenue Bicycle Footbridge — the first cable -stay bicycle pedestrian bridge over a California Freeway = conriects the north and south saections of the Stevens Creek Trail. The City of Cupertino invites you to join us at the, dedication of this unique bridge. Thursday, April 30, 2009, at 3 PM Location: Entry plaza at the intersection of Mary Avenue and Meteor Drive, Cupertino UWA 1. We have formed Citizens for Responsible Trails (Press release into the record) 2. Umbrella organization for several neighborhood groups with representatives from Cupertino, Los Altos, Mountain View, Sunnyvale 3. Platform: a. Fiscal responsibility b. Utilize existing infrastructure c. Minimize impact on neighborhoods 4. Seek to bring a common sense approach to the trail issue. 5. Feasibility Study is overdue? Meetings cancelled. What is going on with the process? This will quickly turn into a campaign issue 6. Friends of Stevens Creek Trail outreach meeting - March 28. 7. Fuels the perception that FOSCT is driving the process and behind - the - scenes decision making; that public outreach is nothing more than public relations; not real input 8. One more thing: Invite describing the bridge as linking the north and south sections of the SCT (put that into the record also)