N.1- Blue Folder — Redondo Beach City Council, September 19, 2023

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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
September 19, 2023
N.1. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION(S) - EMAILS

TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (METRO) C (GREEN) LINE EXTENSION

TO TORRANCE PROJECT AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR
CHARTERING A BUS TO THE OCTOBER 26, 2023 METRO BOARD

MEETING
LauraDiaz
From: BarbaraVides <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday,
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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RedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
IurgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. ItisdeeplyinappropriatefortheCity Counciltoevenconsiderusingpublicfundstocharteraprivatebustothe2023MetroBoardmeetingwitthe intentofsendingasmanypeopleaspossibletoopposetheexpansionofmuch-neededtransportationinthe SouthBay. AsalifelongresidentofthisareaIammorethanawareofhownecessarythisisandIwillnot standfordirtyintimidationtacticsbeingusedtoprotestthisjusttogiveintothewhimsofafewversuswhat’s bestfortheentirecommunity.

Sincerely,
BarbaraS. Vides
RedondoBeach
1 LauraDiaz
From: MattLashbrook <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: PleaseSupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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RedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
AsaresidentanduserofLAMetro. IurgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. Itisdeeply inappropriatefortheCityCounciltoevenconsiderusingpublicfundstocharteraprivatebustothe2023MetroBoard meetingwiththeintentofsendingasmanypeopleaspossibletoopposetheexpansionofmuch-neededtransportation intheSouthBay. Thismeansalottomeandotherpeoplewhoneedthisthemost.

Sincerely,
MattLashbrook
RedondoBeach
1 LauraDiaz
From: IsraelVasquez <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday,
To: NilsNehrenheim; BillBrand; CityClerk; PaigeKaluderovic; ScottBehrendt; Todd Loewenstein; ZeinObagi
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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WeneedbuildmoretransitlinesconnectingLACountyandsupplytheoverwhelmingmajoritywiththeoption totravelthroughcitywithoutacar. TheargumentthatMetrorailandbuslinestransporthouselessfolksendto endisatonedeafargumentthatshowsthatourrepresentativesdonotridemetro. Stopweaponizingpeople.

Thankyouforyourtime.

Sincerely,
Israel
IsraelVasquez
805) 280-6006 (c)
1 LauraDiaz
From: AveryShaham <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday,
To: NilsNehrenheim; BillBrand; CityClerk; PaigeKaluderovic; ScottBehrendt; Todd Loewenstein; ZeinObagi
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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Sincerely,
AveryShaham, RedondoBeachvoter
1 LauraDiaz
From: JoeGatling <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday,
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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RedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
IamwritingtovoicemysupportforplanningthathelpsalleviateLA’soveralldependenceoncarsfortransportby providinghighqualitypublictransportalternatives.

IurgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. ItisdeeplyinappropriatefortheCityCouncilto evenconsiderusingpublicfundstocharteraprivatebustothe2023MetroBoardmeetingwittheintentofsendingas manypeopleaspossibletoopposetheexpansionofmuch-neededtransportationintheSouthBay.

Sincerely,
JoeGatling
LAResident
1 LauraDiaz
From: [email protected]
Sent: 30PM
To: BillBrand; CityClerk; NilsNehrenheim; PaigeKaluderovic; ScottBehrendt; Todd Loewenstein; ZeinObagi
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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RedondoBeachCityCouncil,
Iamemailingyouasalife-longresidentoftheLosAngelesarea. Itisimportanttomeandcountlessothervotersthat thatLAMetrocontinuestoexpandandimproveitsservices. ItiscriticallyimportantthatyousupportLAMetro’sROW AlignmentOptionfortheExtensiontoTorrence. LAMetro’sROWisnotsimplythemostaffordableoptionbutalsothe mostexpedientandconvenient. Whetherelevated, streetlevel, ortrenchedtheextensiontoSouthBaywillserveyour constituents, expandLAMetro’ssystem, andbeamajorinvestmenttothecityofRedondoBeach.

Thankyou,
AnthonyK.
1 LauraDiaz
From: AnthonyBrooks <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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Sincerely,
ANTHONYBROOKS.

RedondoBeach
1 LauraDiaz
From: LiamWalsh <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday,
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - InSupportofCLineMetroROWAlignment
Categories: Lucie
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HelloCouncilmembers,
IamwritingtoencourageyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. Iamaresidentof councildistrict5andbringingmoretransitoptionsintoRedondoBeach / theSouthBaywouldallowmyself andothercommunitymemberstobeabletorelyonthetraintogettoworkandotherdestinations interconnectedwiththelightrailnetworkacrossthecounty.

FortheROWoptionsspecifically, theyaremoreeconomicallyfeasible ($1BlessthanHawthornealignment) and canbeexecutedinashortertimespan. Therecentlyaddedgrade-separated "ROWHybrid" optionIthink providesagoodbalanceofcosteffectivityandeliminatingconflictpointsbetweenroadusersandpedestrians.

Regardingmyreasonsforsupportingtheprojectingeneral, Iwouldliketohighlightafewkeypointsfromthis articlefromMetro: https://thesource.metro.net/2023/08/16/recent-poll-show-community-support-for-c-linegreen-extension-to-torrance-project/, whichnotesthattheproject:

Attractsbetween11,500to15,600tripsperdayby2042.

ConnectstotwonewbustransitcentersinRedondoBeachandTorrance, whichbothrecentlyopened thisspring.

Helpsmeetclimatechangegoalsbyreducingvehicletrips, saving49,000vehiclemilestraveled (VMT) perdayandreducingairpollutionandgreenhousegasemissions (GHGs) withanetreductionof 2,369metrictonsofcarbondioxideequivalent (MTCO2e) peryearin2042.

Providessignificanttraveltimesavingsforpeopleaccessingjobs, schools, andmajoreventsalongthe C, KandElines.

TheseareallthingsthatRedondoBeachshouldsupporttohelpalleviatecongestionandairquality byprovidinganalternativetodrivingeverywhere.

Withcommunityfeedback, thesamearticlenotesthat "Arecentpollconductedbyamarketresearchfirm showssupportfortheCLine (Green) ExtensiontoTorranceProjectfromresidentsinLawndale, Redondo BeachandTorrance. Thepollsurveyed670residentsthroughrandomizedphonecallsacrossthethree Projectcities. Thesurveyfoundthat60% ofresidentsarefamiliarwiththeProjectand67% are supportiveoftheProject. Onaverage, 8% ofresidentsacrossthethreecitiesopposetheProjectand24% 1 hadnoopinion." NotethatthisisregardingtheprojectingeneralandnotspecificallytheROW alignment.

RegardingsupportfortheROWalignmentspecifically, Metro's >2,000commentsfromtheirdraft EnvironmentalImpactReportindicatedamajority (66%) ofpeoplesupporttheROWalignment (see samelinkabove).

Iencourageyoutokeepthisinmindwhenlisteningtotheconcernsofthevocalminorityopposedto thisproject. Amajorityofyourconstituentsareinfavoroftheproject, andadvocatingforano-build optionwouldnotreflectthesupportofthecommunityyourepresent. Itrustthatyouwilladvocate fortheprojectgiventheexpectedimpactnotedaboveandthedemonstratedcommunitysupport. I amlookingforwardtoridingthisextensionassoonaspossibleandhopeyouaretoo.

Sincerely,
LiamWalsh
2 LauraDiaz
From: Lyndon <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, 08PM
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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RedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
IurgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. IamcurrentlyusingtheCLinetogettomy officeintheSouthBayandhavingtheproperalignmentwillallowotherstogettotheirjobsaswell. Itisdeeply inappropriatefortheCityCounciltoevenconsiderusingpublicfundstocharteraprivatebustothe2023MetroBoard meetingwittheintentofsendingasmanypeopleaspossibletoopposetheexpansionofmuch-neededtransportation intheSouthBay.

Sincerely,
LyndonAlexanderdelaTorre
RedondoBeach
SentfromMailforWindows
1 LauraDiaz
From: JuanLuisRomeroSosa <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September16,
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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RedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
IurgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. ItisdeeplyinappropriatefortheCityCouncil eventoconsiderusingpublicfundstocharteraprivatebustothe2023MetroBoardmeetingwiththeintentofsending asmanypeopleaspossibletoopposetheexpansionofmuch-neededtransportationintheSouthBay.

Sincerely,
JuanLuisRomeroSosa
RedondoBeach
1 LauraDiaz
From: IsaacMillan <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday,
To: NilsNehrenheim; BillBrand; CityClerk; PaigeKaluderovic; ScottBehrendt; Todd Loewenstein; ZeinObagi
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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Sincerely,
IsaacMillan
RedondoBeach
1 LauraDiaz
From: ZacharyWims <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday,
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
FollowUpFlag: Followup
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Categories: Lucie
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Sincerely,
Zach
RedondoBeach
1 LauraDiaz
From: AnthonyVo <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday,
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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IurgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. ItisdeeplyinappropriatefortheCityCouncilto evenconsiderusingpublicfundstocharteraprivatebustothe2023MetroBoardmeetingwiththeintentofsendingas manypeopleaspossibletoopposetheexpansionofmuch-neededtransportationintheSouthBay.

Sincerely,
AnthonyVo
RedondoBeach
1 LauraDiaz
From: BrianRudloff <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday,
To: NilsNehrenheim; BillBrand; CityClerk; PaigeKaluderovic; ScottBehrendt; Todd Loewenstein; ZeinObagi
Subject: SupportSouthBayMetro
Categories: Lucie
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From: BrianRudloff <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday,
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: SupportSouthBayMetro
Categories: Lucie
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Sincerely,
BrianRudloff
RedondoBeach
1 LauraDiaz
From: AlanRuiz <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday,
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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RedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
IurgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. IhavebeenaSouthBayresidentfor11years andwouldliketoseemoretransitintheSouthBay.

ItisdeeplyinappropriatefortheCityCounciltoevenconsiderusingpublicfundstocharteraprivatebustothe2023 MetroBoardmeetingwiththeintentofsendingasmanypeopleaspossibletoopposetheexpansionofmuch-needed transportationintheSouthBay.

Sincerely,
AlanRuiz
SouthBayResident
1 LauraDiaz
From: AlejandroMendoza (drollercoaster) <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September16, 20238:34PM
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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Sincerely,
AlejandroMendoza
LACountyResident
1 LauraDiaz
From: BrandonSmith <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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HonorableMayorandmembersoftheCityCouncil,
IurgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. TheSouthBayisdeeplylackingin competitivepublictransitaroundtheregion, asevidenceddailybyourworld-renownedtrafficonthe405, 105 and110. TocharterabususingpublicfundstobringwhatwouldlikelybelargelyoppositiontoaMetroboard meetingwouldbe, forlackofabetterword, silly—theheightofirony, infact, asamorerobustpublictransit networkwouldallowthosewhocan’totherwisedrivetheabilitytotraveltoameetingsuchasthisandmany otherdailyactivitiesintheregion. Weneedtogetonwiththesetransitprojectsassoonaspossibleforour children’ssake, notkeepspinningourtiresblockingordelayingthemagainandagain.

Sincerely,
BrandonSmith
SouthBayResident
1 LauraDiaz
From: AgustinWong <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday,
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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RedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
IurgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension.

I'mAgustinWong, alifelongSoCalresident. Bornandraised. IknowsomanyofourfreewaysbyheartandI'vehad plentyofgreatmemoriesandmomentsintheSouthBay, thoughIadmitgettingaroundhasalwaysbeenachallenge, withdensestreetsandsmallparkinglotsinametroareathatdependsentirelyoncars.

Thispost-COVIDworldhasbeenonemarkedbyvolatilegasprices, soaringcarinsurancepremiums, andmoretraffic floodingourstreetsbytheday. Inanenvironmentwhereresidentsarecryingoutforrelief, it'ssimplyirresponsibleto notgiveresidentsoptionsthatsavemoney, fuelandtheenvironment. Anoverwhelmingmajorityofresidentsin RedondoBeach (we'retalkingaround70%!) supportthismeasure, andonly8% opposeit. That'squitethemandate.

Congestiononourroadshurtsallofus. Ithurtsourwallets, ourlungs, andwastesourtime. Congestionhurtsthelocal economytoo. Wealsorecognizethatlanewideningoffreewayscutsthealreadysmallhousingsupplyanddoesnot solvetheissue. Railconnectivityoffersaveryrealsolution. Railisproventoreducetraffic, andwhensomecarsare takenofftheroad, weallbenefit. Ultimately, Councilmembers, wearesimplyaskingforoptions.

Iurgeyoutosupporteconomicgrowthandurgeyoutosupportgivingresidentsachoiceinhowtheycommuteand travelacrossSoCal. Thisprojectrepresentsanimportantopportunitythatcan'tbesquandered- foroursake, andfor thosewhocomeafterus.

AgustinWong
ConcernedNeighbor
1 LauraDiaz
From: xavierarambula <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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RedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
AsalifelongAngelenowhohasenjoyedvisitingfriendsandfamilyinyourwonderfulcity, Iurgeyoutosupport Metro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension.

Itis, also, deeplyinappropriatefortheCityCounciltoevenconsiderusingpublicfundstocharteraprivatebus tothe2023MetroBoardmeetingwiththeintentofsendingasmanypeopleaspossibletoopposethe expansionofmuch-neededtransportationintheSouthBay.

Sincerely,
XavierArambula
Concernedresident
1 LauraDiaz
From: BennyG <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday,
To: NilsNehrenheim; BillBrand; CityClerk; PaigeKaluderovic; ScottBehrendt; Todd Loewenstein; ZeinObagi
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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Sincerely,
BenjaminGoum.
1 LauraDiaz
From: WilliamPrince <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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Sincerely,
WilliamPrince
1 LauraDiaz
From: MatthewBradfield <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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RedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
IsincerelyurgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. WhileIdonotliveinLos Angeles, Iamanardentsupporterofgoodpublictransit, andtheHawthornealignmentwouldnotonlyresultin aninferiorroutingoftheextension (servingtheSouthbayGalleriainsteadoftheRedondoBeachTransit Center) itwouldalsoaddanadditional $1billiontotheprojectcost. Railtransitsucceedsorfailsbasedon ridership, andhavinganalreadyexistingsourceofpassengersfrombustransfersatthetransitcenteriscritical toridershipgrowth. Spendingmoreofthepublic'slimitedtransitfundsonaninferioralignmentistrulythe oppositeofgoodgovernanceandIimploreyoutoreconsideryoursupportoftheHawthorneoption.

VeryRespectfully,
MatthewBradfield
1 LauraDiaz
From: MattSchwartz <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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IurgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. ItisdeeplyinappropriatefortheCity Counciltoevenconsiderusingpublicfundstocharteraprivatebustothe2023MetroBoardmeetingwiththe intentofsendingasmanypeopleaspossibletoopposetheexpansionofmuch-neededtransportationinthe SouthBay.

Sincerely,
MattSchwartz
RedondoBeach
1 LauraDiaz
From: NathanKoller <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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ThistransitisnecessaryforthecontinuedurbangrowthoftheSouthBayandshouldbesupportedandencouraged ratherthanstrickendowninbadfaith.

Sincerely,
NathanKoller
1 LauraDiaz
From: Jean-LucMarsh <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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Sincerely,
Jean-LucMarsh
RedondoBeach
1 LauraDiaz
From: TomomiSato <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday,
To: NilsNehrenheim; BillBrand; CityClerk; PaigeKaluderovic; ScottBehrendt; Todd Loewenstein; ZeinObagi
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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Sincerely,
TomomiSato
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From: KristenEasley <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September
To: NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; ScottBehrendt; CityClerk; BillBrand
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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Sincerely,
KristenTEasley
Torrance
1 LauraDiaz
From: JeffMcLaughlin <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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Sincerely,
JeffMcLaughlin
2 LauraDiaz
From: IrvinSamuel <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday,
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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RedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
Asaconcernedresident, IurgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. Itisdeeply inappropriatefortheCityCounciltoevenconsiderusingpublicfundstocharteraprivatebustothe2023Metro BoardmeetingwiththeintentofsendingasmanypeopleaspossibletoopposetheexpansionofmuchneededtransportationintheSouthBay.

Sincerely,
IrvinSamuel
RedondoBeach
3 Laura Diaz
From: WallyLlama <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday,
To: NilsNehrenheim; BillBrand; CityClerk; PaigeKaluderovic; ScottBehrendt; Todd Loewenstein; ZeinObagi
Subject: Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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ThecostofHawthorneoptionis1Billionmore.
4 LauraDiaz
From: StevenMartinez <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September
To: NilsNehrenheim; BillBrand; CityClerk; PaigeKaluderovic; ScottBehrendt; Todd Loewenstein; ZeinObagi
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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Sincerely,
StevenMartinez
RedondoBeach
5 LauraDiaz
From: Zhomb <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday,
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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Sincerely,
Matthew
6 LauraDiaz
From: AlexBarnhart <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday,
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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RedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
IurgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. ItisdeeplyinappropriatefortheCity Counciltoevenconsiderusingpublicfundstocharteraprivatebustothe2023MetroBoardmeetingwiththe intentofsendingasmanypeopleaspossibletoopposetheexpansionofmuch-neededtransportationinthe SouthBay. OppositiontotheexpansionofmuchneededtransitinLACountyisincrediblyproblematic. Public transitnotonlyissaferthandrivingwhichkillsover40,000Americansayearbutitwilldriveeconomicgrowth intheregion. Notonlythatbutwearedivingintoaclimatecrisisandevenwithelectricvehicles, wewillnotbe abletomeetclimategoalswithoutreducingthenumberofmilesdrivenonourroads.

Sincerely, AlexBarnhart
RedondoBeach
7 LauraDiaz
From: LennKano <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday,
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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Sincerely,
LennKano
RedondoBeach
1 LauraDiaz
From: KelseyCheng <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September
To: NilsNehrenheim; BillBrand; CityClerk; PaigeKaluderovic; ScottBehrendt; Todd Loewenstein; ZeinObagi
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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RedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
IurgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. Itisdeeplyinappropriatefor theCityCounciltoevenconsiderusingpublicfundstocharteraprivatebustothe2023MetroBoard meetingwiththeintentofsendingasmanypeopleaspossibletoopposetheexpansionofmuchneededtransportationintheSouthBay. Ipersonallyutilizepublictransportationfrequentlytotravel tovariousareasinLosAngeles. It’seco-friendlyandaccessibletoall. IurgeyoutosupportSouthBay’s citizens. Thistransformativeprogramwillprovidelocalandregionaltransitsystemintegrationand modernization, whileimprovingairqualityandprovidingadditionalbenefitstolow-income householdsanddisadvantagedcommunities.

Sincerely,
KelseyCheng
1 LauraDiaz
From: JoaquinHaro <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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Sincerely,
JoaquinHaro
2 LauraDiaz
From: JesseBudlong <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday,
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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Sincerely,
JesseBudlong
RedondoBeach
3 LauraDiaz
From: ThomasvonKurthausen <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September18,
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - MetroROW / SouthBayExtension
Categories: Lucie
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ToWhomitMayConcern,
IurgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. ItisdeeplyinappropriatefortheCityCouncilto evenconsiderusingpublicfundstocharteraprivatebustothe2023MetroBoardmeetingwiththeintentofsendingas manypeopleaspossibletoopposetheexpansionofmuch-neededtransportationintheSouthBay.

Surveyshaveshownthatalmost70% ofresidentssupportthisproject. TodenytheSouthBayCitiesthiscrucialtransit linktothebroaderregionaltransitinfrastructurewouldbeaslapinthefacetothethousandsoflocalresidentswho wouldbenefitgreatlyfromthisproject.

Sincerely,
Thomas, AYIMBYResident
4 LauraDiaz
From: AprilKubachka <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September
To: CityClerk
Subject: RightofWay
FollowUpFlag: Followup
FlagStatus: Flagged
Categories: Lucie
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Hello! RegardingRightofWay - mypreferenceisfortheHAWTHORNEBLELEVATEDOPTION! Thanks,
AprilKubachka
RedondoBeach, CA90278
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1 LauraDiaz
From: ChasenDaniels <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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Sincerely,
ChasenDaniels
1 LauraDiaz
From: DiegoAulet-Leon <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September
To: NilsNehrenheim; BillBrand; CityClerk; PaigeKaluderovic; ScottBehrendt; Todd Loewenstein; ZeinObagi
Subject: SupportforPublicRailtoTorrance
Categories: Lucie
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Hi,
Iapologizefornotattendingthismeeting, asIwillbetravelinguntilWednesdaynight. Asacitizenand employedinTorrance. IwantedtosendanemailsharingmysupportfortheMetroCLineExtensionto Torrance. BornandraisedintheSouthBay, I’veenjoyedtheamenitiesthatTorrancehastooffer, andI encourageprojectsthathelpbetterconnectthecommunity. I’vebeenbackintheSouthBayforfiveyears now, butwhileIlivedelsewhere, Ilearnedtoappreciatenon-car-centrictransportationlikecommutingonbike, takingthebuses, andtakinglightrail. Whilethereweretimesthathavingacarwasessentialfortheactivity thatIwantedtodo, Iappreciatedtheabilitytofreelycommutetoworkorrunerrandswithoutacar, asit allowedmetobetterinteractwiththecommunity, staymorefit, andremovedcar-centricissuesliketraffic, parking, orpayingforgas. Myexperiencesinhavingthesealternativemodesoftransportationareamainpart ofwhyIamexcitedtoseethisprojectmoveforward.

WhileIamexcited, Ihavelearnedthatthereareconcernsfortheproject, mainlyduetotherisein homelessnessitmaycause. WhileIunderstandthisconcern, Iwanttoexpressthatthebenefitsofamore connectedcommunity, andaneasierwaytotravelacrosstheregionoutweightheconcernsoverincreased homelessnessduetotheaddedlightrailroute. Forstarters, eliminatingamuchneededlightrailroutewillnot stophomelessfromenteringthecommunity, astheycancurrentlycomeinandoutofthecommunitywithout it. Second, Ithinktherearemuchbetterwaysaddresshomelessness, fromimprovingsheltersinthe community, toimprovingthemethodsourlocalpolicecanbeabletoassuretheunhousedareunprotectedin publicspaces. Idon’twanttogointotoomuchdetail, asthereareawidevarietyofideas, withtheirowntradeoffs.

Thelasttopictomentionrelatestomycurrenttravelswithmyfamily, whichwillcurrentlyendwithdealingwith theinconveniencesofLAX; beholdentothe “loopofdeath”, solelyrelyingtoreturntotheSouthBaybycar (via Uber/Lyft/cab). Thecurrentmethodstocomehome, especiallywithmyelderlyparentsisnothingshortof terrible. Thisproposalforalightrailallowustohaveanotheroptiontocomehomemoreconveniently, ifnot withallmyfamily, onmyownforbusinesstravelorweekendgetawayswithmywife. ThelasttriptoLAXhad ussobackedupintraffic, thatwehadtogetdroppedoffattheHyatthotelacrossthestreet, requiringmy elderlyparentsandmyfamilytowalkacrossLAXforthirtyminutesbeforeevengettingtoourgate (myparents needmoretimetowalkthatdistance). IapologizefortherantaboutLAXtraffic, butIwanttosharethatto preludethealternativeiflightrailfromTorranceexists; weallcometogetheronthetraintostartourjourneyto ourfinaldestination, lookingoutintothecitylandscapeaswemakeourwaytotheairport, walkingtothegate withouthavingtodealwithtraffic (atleastbeforetheTorrancetrainstop). Manyregionsacrossthecountry havethisconvenientmethodtotravel (letalone, majorcitiesacrosstheworld). Torranceshouldseizethe opportunitythatithastomoveforwardwiththisproject
Iappreciateyoursupportinthecommunity, andhopetohearfromyousoon. 2 Sincerely,
DiegoAulet-Leon
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3 LauraDiaz
From: MarkNelson (HomeGmail) <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September18, 2023
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: GREENLINE
Categories: Lucie
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To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Subject: ItemN1 - OPPOSEMetro’sROW
RedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
IurgeyoutoFULLYOPPOSEMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. ItisdeeplyinappropriateforMetroto evenconsiderthelongtermdamagetolocalneighborhoodsofa3track, activerailwaythroughneighborhoodsof LawndaleandRedondoBeach. Ifullysupportusingpublicfundstocharteraprivatebustothe2023MetroBoard meetingwiththeintentofsendingasmanypeopleaspossibletoopposetheexpansionofBlueZonesChronicStressand QualityofLifeDamagingproject.

Sincerely,
MarkNelson
RedondoBeach
4 LauraDiaz
From: ColinSmith <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday,
To: NilsNehrenheim; BillBrand; PaigeKaluderovic; ScottBehrendt; ToddLoewenstein; ZeinObagi
Cc: CaitlinKeller; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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Sincerely,
ColinSmith
Redondo
BeachHomeowner, District4
5 LauraDiaz
From: LindaGeorge-Yan <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROWCLineExtension
Categories: Lucie
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DearRedondoBeachCityCouncilMembers,
IamwritingtourgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. AsaresidentofRedondoBeach, I stronglybelievethatthisextensionwouldbehighlybeneficialforthecity’seconomiccommerceaswellasagreat benefitforusresidents, whobelievethisalternativemodeoftransportacrosstheSouthBaywouldbeextremely efficientanduseful.

IalsounderstandthatCityCouncilisconsideringtheuseofpublicfundstocharteraprivatebustothe2023Metro Boardmeeting, tosendindividualstoopposetheexpansionoftheproject. WedesperatelyneedthisexpansionandI findthisextremelyupsettingandunethical.

Yourstruly,
Linda
RedondoBeach
6 LauraDiaz
From: BobbyGuevara <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September
To: NilsNehrenheim; BillBrand; CityClerk; PaigeKaluderovic; ScottBehrendt; Todd Loewenstein; ZeinObagi
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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Sincerely,
BobbyGuevara
RedondoBeach
7 LauraDiaz
From: ChelseaSchreiber <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September
To: BillBrand; CityClerk; NilsNehrenheim; PaigeKaluderovic; ScottBehrendt; Todd Loewenstein; ZeinObagi
Subject: ProHawthorneBlvd
Categories: Lucie
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HiRedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
Iknowyou’vereceivedaninfluxofproROWemailslately, pleaseknowthatthepeoplesendingthosehavebeen influencedbyanincorrectvideothatisfloatingaroundYouTube. Thepeoplewritingthoseemailsareunawareofthe trueconsequencesoftheprojectandarewritingtheiropinionsbasedonincorrectinformation. Pleasecontinuetolisten totheresidentsintheareawhohavebeenworkingonthisissuefromtheverybeginningandhavedonehoursof researchintotheactualDEIRandhavebeentalkingtoresidentsabouttheissue - andthepeopledirectlyimpactedby thischoiceALLwanttheHawthorneBlvdoptiontobepicked.

Iwillbeatthemeetingtomorrowtoo - butpleaselistentothepeoplemostimpactedbythisissue, nottheoutlierswho havesuddenlydecidedtobecomekeyboardwarriors.

ChelseaSchreiber
8 LauraDiaz
From: RoyOrecchio <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday,
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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RedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
IurgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension.

Sincerely,
RoyOrecchio
9 LauraDiaz
From: johnsmith <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday,
To: NilsNehrenheim; BillBrand; CityClerk; PaigeKaluderovic; ScottBehrendt; Todd Loewenstein; ZeinObagi
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro'sRow
Categories: Lucie
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RedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
Itisabsolutelypatheticthatthecitycontinuestocaveintotheliesofaracist, exclusionarywhiteminoritythat peddlesvitriol, violence, anddiscriminationtowardstransitriders, andineffect, HispanicandBlackridesof publictransit. TheMetroROWalignmentfortheCLineExtensionmustbeselectedforthebettermentofthe county, theregion, andtheresidentsoftheSouthBay, INCLUDINGRedondoBeach. Itisdeeplyconcerning, disgusting, andrepugnantthatthecitywouldwastePUBLICTAXPAYERDOLLARStocharteraprivatebusto the2023MetroBoardmeetinginanattempttoopposetheexpansionofpublictransitintheSouthBay.

Everysinglecouncilmemberthatpeddlestheseliesandenfranchisesaracistwhite, landowningminoritythat isdoingeverythingintheirpowertodenyBlackandBrownpeopleintotheircommunities, willhopefullyfeelthe fullconsequencesoftheirlackofmoralcharacter- publichumiliation, voterrejection, andafailedcareer.

Sincerely,
PatrickSmith
RedondoBeach
10 LauraDiaz
From: stevethompson <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September
To: CityClerk
Subject: Metrogreenlineextension
Categories: Lucie
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Hellopleaseconsiderthehazardswiththegreenlineextension. Threetrainsoperatinginasinglerightofwaywillhavea disastrousoutcome. Everysystemeventuallyhasmechanicalfailure. OptiondownHawthorneBlvdisthesafestwecan support. SteveThompson
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11 LauraDiaz
From: GeorgeGuerrero <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September
To: CityClerk
Cc: GeorgeGuerrero
Subject: Publiccomment, ItemN.1Metro
Categories: Lucie
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Iamalocalresidentat RedondoBeach.

Iamunabletoattendthemeetingtomorrow.

Ihaveownedforover15yearsandconsiderthismyforeverhome. PleaseknowIsupporttheelevatedoptionforthe Hawthorneblvdbuild. Itmakesthemostsenseforallinvolved.

Pleasedonotrelocateus. Thankyou .

GeorgeGuerrero
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12 Laura Diaz
From: MONIKAOLMOS <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September
To: CityClerk
Subject: Publiccomment, ItemN.1Metro
Categories: Lucie
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AttenCityCouncil,
BeingaRBresident, my
PREFERENCEISFORTHEHAWTHORNEBLELEVATEDOPTION!
NototheROW.

ThankYou
MonikaOlmos
RB90278
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13 LauraDiaz
From: LisaFrancois <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday,
To: CityClerk
Subject: Publiccomment, ItemN.1Metro
Categories: Lucie
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IwouldliketosharemysupportfortheHawthorneBlvd. optionfortheMetroextension. TheHawthorneoptionwill providemetroriderswithaccesstostores, restaurants, andentertainment. Itmakessense! Thankyou
14 LauraDiaz
From: kimberleyolson <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September
To: CityClerk
Subject: NoonRow, yesonelevated
Categories: Lucie
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OURPREFERENCEASWELLASALLOFOUR
NEIGHBORSANDLOCALBUSINESSESISFORTHEHAWTHORNEBLELEVATEDOPTION!!!!!!! Also, wehighlysupportthebuscharter. This
waysupportsourfiredepartmentand
emergencycallswiththeambulancenotbeing
affectedbyanytrafficbyalightrailtrain. Also
sincethefederalandstatelawsprotectour
Wildlifeendangeredspeciessuchasowlsand
blueheronsthatlivealongtherailroadtracks
onrowandintheneighborhoodsare
protected!!!!!!
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15 LauraDiaz
From: WillZheng <
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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Sincerely,
ChengjianZheng
RedondoBeach
16 LauraDiaz
From: ValeriaKrocak <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September
To: CityClerk
Subject: HawthorneElevatedoption
Categories: Lucie
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Hi.

IamwritingtoyoutoexpressthatIsupporttheHawthorneelevatedoptionandNOTtheROWoptionforMetro.

Thankyouforyoursupport!
ValeriaKrocak
17 LauraDiaz
From: EvanCooper <
To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
Categories: Lucie
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RedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
Assomeonewholives, works, andspendsmostofmyhoursintheSouthBay, IurgeyoutosupportMetro’s ROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. Thisoptionpresentsthebestchoiceforcost, schedule, and logistics, whileimprovingtheattractivenessofourcommunitytooutsidebusinesses. Masstransitiscriticalas wecontinuetogrowthepopulation. Withsomeofthearea'sbiggestandbestemployersrightwithinreachof stationssuchasElSegundoStation, theexpansioneffortswouldonlybenefittheresidentswhowouldgladly utilizemasstransit.

Sincerely,
EvanCooper
RedondoBeach
18 LauraDiaz
From: AkemiPradhan <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September
To: CityClerk
Subject: subject: Publiccomment, ItemN.1Metro
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DearCityClerk,
IopposeROWandI'mfavorabletotheHawthorneBlvdElevatedoptionthatmakessense.

Thankyouforyourtime.

AkemiPradhan
310)
LauraDiaz
From: Dirtboater <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday,
To: CityClerk
Subject: subject: Publiccomment, ItemN.1Metro
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DearCityClerk,
I’dliketotakethisopportunitytoexpressmyobjectionstoanyplansfortheGreenLineMetroROWextensiontobe nd routedthroughtheresidentialneighborhoodsintheRedondoBeacharea. AsaRedondohomeowneron182 st. very neartherailway, Iwouldbetakingamajorhitinmypropertyvalue, andsuffernegativementalandneurologicaleffects fromtheincreasednoisepollutionofatrainevery7 ½ minutesthrutheday. Trafficisbadenoughasitis, butwitha gradelevelcrossingtheeffectsofstopandgotrafficwouldbehorrendous. nd IcantellyouforafactthatwithalltheambulancetrafficfromtheMcCormickfacilityon182 thatanyMetroactivityif placedatgradelevelwouldhavelifethreateningeffectsonthehealthandwelfareofalloftheirclientswestofthe railway, andwithallofthemajorgas pipelinesburiednexttotheexistingtracksatrenchwouldpresentmajordangers toourneighborhood. AshasbeennotedintheDEIR, trenchingwouldalsohavean “elevatedprobability” ofdisturbing humanremainsfromhistoricalburialsitesnearPacificCrestCemeteryandElNidoparkarea.

WiththeS.B. GalleriafullysupportingtheHawthorneBlvdelevatedrouteasthebestoptionfortheupcomingmajor renovations, hotelandapartments, andwithallthehumanimpactsoftheROWoption, Iftheprojectistobedoneatall, Ican’tseeanylogicaloptionotherthantheHawthorneelevatedroute. Whyhideitinresidentialareaswhenitcanbe locatedonHawthorneblvdavailabletoshoppers, commutersandvisitors? Regards,
JamesHart
20 LauraDiaz
From: JimMaurer <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, PM
To: CityClerk
Subject: PleaseVotenoonROW
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OriginaltransitpathdownHawthornisbestoption.

AfewproblemswithROW:

Thesoilbeneaththeexistingtracksinunstableoneasternsideandseveralofmyneighborshavehadmudslidescascade intotheirbackyards.

Ifyouputupanoisewalk, wewillwillloosefreshoceanbreadedandmakehousesalothotterduringlatesummer.

Mostofusdonothaveairconditioning.

Noise, thiswillaffectsleepaswetryandretireby8pm.

Speakingwithrealestateagents, propertyvalueswillbeaffectedinanegativeway. Inlongrun, thiswillimpacttaxation Whenwemovedhere, traintrafficwastobereassignedtoAlamedabypass, lessoningtraintraffic, notincreaseit. If ROWoptionpasses, itprovesonceagainthegovernmentliestous.

JimMaurer
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21 LauraDiaz
From: JanetteKurth <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday,
To: CityClerk
Subject: PREFERENCEFORTHEHAWTHORNEBLVDELEVATEDOPTIONONLY Categories: Lucie
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Subject: ItemN.1Metro
WeliverightnexttotheRowandwedonotwant200+ trainsrunningjustfeetawayfromour home. Thelikelihoodofaderailmentofthe18 - 34tankersfullof compressedliquefiedpetroleumgasisahighpossibility
especiallyontheelevatedareaswherethestabilityofthetracksis questionablewithoutanysupportingwall.

HAWTHORNEBLVDROUTEISTHEONLYALIGNMENT> IT
MINIMIZESNEGATIVEEFFECTSONPEOPLE> IFTHEROW
WASTOGOFORWARD, WEWOULDHAVE:
8yearsofConstruction
CleanAirandNoise Pollution
Healthrisksfromthe4a.m. to12midnightoperations
andmaintenanceintheremaining4hours.
22 WITH 200+ TRAINSGOINGBYEVERYDAY
Qualityofsleepformetal
health.

Some
oftheserisksincludestressrelatedillnesses: highblood
pressure, sleepdisruption, lostproductivity, chronic
stress, andanxiety.

Thewillingnesstoevenconsiderexposing1,762
householdsalong
theROWtothesekindsofhealthrisksareinconceivable.

Sincerely, Janette, ThomasandAmandaKurth
RedondoBeach, Ca90278
23 LauraDiaz
From: ThamPash <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, PM
To: CityClerk
Subject: Publiccomment, ItemN.1Metro| AgainstROWgreenline Categories: Lucie
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Hi!
OurhouseisonCondonave, mybackyardisfacingtheMetrolinkrailroad. Currently, thereisatrainrunningONEtimea day. Metrolinkisplanningtoextend2moretrackstowardsmyhouse. TheirGreenlinewillhavetrainsrunningfrom5 AMtillmidnight.

Theywillbuildawallbetweentheirrailroadandhouses. Thiswallwillbelessthan5feetfrommyhouse. Itwillblock allsunlight.

Trainsrunningnon-stop: Mykidswon'tbeabletoplayoutsideanymore.

Mydogswillbarkalldaylong.

Mydoorsneedtobekeptshut. Weneedtostayinside.

Wewillbeatriskofhavingcancer.

Ourhomevaluewillgodown30%
Myhousewillbeshaked12hoursaday.

Yourvoiceisstrongerthanus. Youareelectedbyus. Youarepowerful.

So, pleaseHELPus. Onlyyoucanhelpus.

PleaseDON'TletMetrolinkbuildtherailroadsthroughresidentareas. Thereareus - humanslivingthere24hours. We can'tdealwith12hoursoftrainrunningandallthebadthingsthatitwillbring.

Thanks,
Tham
24 LauraDiaz
From: JaniceTanabe <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday,
To: CityClerk
Subject: Clinextension
FollowUpFlag: Followup
FlagStatus: Flagged
Categories: Lucie
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AsaresidentofRedondoBeachIaminfavoroftheC-lineextensionto beconstructedonHawthorneBlvd.

Thankyou.

JaniceTanabe
25 LauraDiaz
From: JaniceTanabe <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday,
To: CityClerk
Subject: C-lineextension
Categories: Lucie
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IamaresidentofRedondoBeachandIaminfavoroftheHawthorne
routefortheC-lineextension.

Thankyou.

FredTanabe
26 LauraDiaz
From: VictoriaPetitt <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday,
To: CityClerk
Subject: VoteNOONROW (RightofWay) fortheC-Line (GreenLine) toTorrance Categories: Lucie
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THEREASONSWHYWESUPPORTALTERNATIVE2e (HAWTHORNE

BLVD) INTHEELEVATEDPOSITION

1. REVITALIZELAWNDALE
Alternative2e, elevatedonHawthorneBlvd, willhelptosupportand revitalizethebusinessesonthatshoppingcorridorwithoutsacrificing parking, whichwouldalsobebeneficialtoRedondoBeachand
Torrancecommerce

2. BOOSTECONOMY
Alternative2econtainsastopattheSouthBayGalleriathatwillnot onlyhelpsupportthemanyshopssoontobebuiltthere, butwillalso serveanyoffices, hotels, orapartmentunitsonHawthorneBlvdthat arepartoftheGalleria'supcomingredesign.

3. INCREASEDRIDERSHIP
Alternative2ewillincreaseMetroridershipasastopattheGalleria willbetterservecommutersinLawndale, RedondoBeach, and
Torrance, makingitadestinationforshopping, restaurants, entertainmentandotherbusinesses

4. DESIGNEDFORRAIL
Alternative2ewillbeelevatedwithpillarsthatrundownawidecenter medianwhichwasdesignedforandpreviouslycontainedacommuter railwaytrack (thePacificElectricRedCars)

5. PRO-RESIDENT
Alternative2ewillNOTDISRUPTRESIDENTS- novibrationdamaging 27 foundations, nonoisepollutiondisruptinglives, noplummetinghome values, novisualimpactsanditwillpreserveourgreenspace

6. SAFETY
Alternative2eissaferastrainswouldNOTberunningpastschoolsand parkswherechildrenplay, itwillNOTcrossstreetswherechildren walkhomefromschool, itwouldNOTrunalongapathwherethereare multiplehighpressuregaslines - NORwoulditallowcriminalstopeer intoourhomesorwatchourchildrenastheyrideby (unlike
Alternative1whichwouldallowallofthattohappen!)

7. ENVIRONMENT
Alternative2ewouldallowformorebikingpaths, joggingpaths, dogwalking, etc. alongtheHarborROW (theotherplanadds2additional traintrackstotheexistingfreighttrack; 3traintrackswouldseverely limittheuseoftheROWasacommunitygreenbelt!)

8. CONNECTIVITY
SincemostbusesstopatArtesiaandHawthorne, contrarytotalking pointsused, connectivityiseasyeitherbyboardingabustolooptothe transitcenter, orbydirectlyboardingdesiredbusattheArtesiabus stop.

ForallofthesereasonsweSTRONGLYURGEtheMetroBoardtochoose ALTERNATIVE2e (HAWTHORNEBLVD) astheonlypro-resident, prosafety, andpro-businesschoice! 28 LauraDiaz
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WeareexpressingourpreferencefortheHawthorneBlElevatedoption. ThispreferenceisfortheC Line (Green) ExtensiontoTorrance.

Dave & JosieTaylor
Lawndaleresident
29 LauraDiaz
From: ToddBassman <[email protected]>
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IamsendingthisemailtoshowmysupportfortheHawthorneelevatedoptionandnottheROWoption. Itdoesn’tmake sensetodestroyaneighborhoodwhenabetteralternativeexists. Thankyou SentfrommyiPhone
30 LauraDiaz
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ThetracksdownHawthornewouldbebetterforcitizens, especiallyofLawndale, Redondo, and Torrance. Downtherailroadtrackswouldbeathreattohomes, tosafety. 31 LauraDiaz
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YoushouldpayattentiontothosewhowantitdownthetracksandnotHawthorne. Theyarenot peoplewhowillbeadverselyaffectedbythatoption.
32 LauraDiaz
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Ifany!!!!
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33 LauraDiaz
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Sincerely,
Bruce
34 LauraDiaz
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WewantthemetrotogodownHawthorneinsteadofontheROW
PatNichols
35 LauraDiaz
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I’madamantlyopposedtotheMetroGreen-linerunningdowntheROW.

ThepeopleofRedondoBeachandLawndaleshouldnotbesubjectedtoatrainrunningintheirbackyardsalldayandall night.

IsupporttheHawthorneBlvdoption. Thiswoulddrasticallyreducethenumberofhomesbeingimpactedandhelp businessesintheGalleriaarea. PluswiththeplannedconstructionattheGalleria, Thepeoplelivingtherewouldsurely supportthetrainservice.

NoontheROW
CraigStJohn
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36 LauraDiaz
From: JeanneMerchant <[email protected]>
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AsaresidentofBreakwaterVillageinRedondoBeach, IamwritingtoexpressmyexclusivesupportfortheHawthorne Boulevardelevatedoption.

Sincerely,
JeanneMerchant
RedondoBeach, CA. 90278
37 LauraDiaz
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IamaresidentofRedondoBeachandIaminfavorofthe
Hawthorneproposal.

LuciaGomez
38 LauraDiaz
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NOTOROW
NotimplicatingRedondoBeachasaculpritwhatsoever, howeverifI hadthefutureofmycitizens' 'QualityofLife' inmy hands, Iwouldconsiderallfactspresentedand, presentandfuturereprocussionsaffectingmycityaswellasthe surroundingcity's, wellbeing.

Whenconflictpresents, Iforone, willinvestigate, thoroughly, reviewallthathasbeenpresentedtome, ascertmyself intofindingtrueanswers, tothenbeabletomakeaneducateddecisionofmatters, thisimportant, athand. Iwouldn't andneverhave) relyoninformationthatcomesfroma 'reliable' or 'credibile' source. Certainlyneverbaseadecisionon whatImay "I've heard" .

Absolutelydumbfoundedastohowapersonand/orgroupcanmakeadecisionwithoutknowingthefactsandallthe facts (notpointingfingers, justthemajorityofthecitiesinvolved).

AlotofpersonsdonotrealizejusthowdetrimemtaltheROWroutewillbe, ultimately, manymoreproblimaticissueto presentinthenottoodistantfutureaswell.

EquallydissapointedamIwiththoseofwhom, shouldhavetheirresidents, citydwellersetc., bestinterestinmind, now andfortheirfuturewellbeing.

Notrickyredirectedandone-sidedcampaigning, politicsaside, justfactsforallpeople.

IapplaudNikkiNegrete-Mitchellandherselflesssacrificesmadeforthewellbeingof, notonlyRedondoBeachresidents, buthereffortsineducatingothercitiesaswell. Alsothemanyresidentsgivingoftheirtimetoo (Chelsea & John Schreiber) toeducatefellowneighbors.

Aswell, we, thecommunityfolkhavemademonetarycontributionstothecauseandeffortsofenlighteningthosewho are. . . still . . . in . . . the . . . dark!
BothRedondoBeachLawndalecitizensaredoingthe 'heavylifting' sotospeak, intermsoffamiliarizingourselveswith thefactsand, unfortunate, yetunavoidable, theuntruthsaswell. Tasksofreadingthe1000pageDEIRMetrodocument, attendingmeetingswhenpossible, reachingouttothevariousultiliycompaniesforverificationandwalkingdoorto doortoinformthosefolksthathaveNOKNOWLEDGEofMetrosplansand/orthecountlessimplications, iftheROW shouldbecomethevotedroute.
39 Iemploreyou; listen, reviewandconsiderallfactsyourselvesandlistentotheeducatedcitizens, investigateclaimsof numbers/costsandmakethisanon-issue. Attheveryleast, onewecanALLlivewithbecauseasoftoday, weareall immenselyconcerned
Respectfully,
KarenRuby
30yrLawndaleResident
LifetimeSouthBayLocal
40 LauraDiaz
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WeareinsupportoftheElevatedHawthorneBlvdoption.

MiriamandRonBhare
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41 LauraDiaz
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PublicComment - RedondoBeachCouncil
IrecommendthatyoudonottaketheinputofStreetsforAllseriously. Theydonotappeartohaveanyrealconnection toRedondoBeach, andbeyondthat, theyseemtobemostlyAIchatbotdriven. Seetheresponsefrom belowwheretheyencouragemettospeakandOPPOSEtheGreenline. Theirchatbotscan'tevenfigureoutwhichside they'reon. UGH!
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Thankyouforsubmittingyourcomment!
DoyouhaveanyinterestindoinglivepubliccommentfortheRedondoBeachCityCouncilmeetingon9/19, oroneof theMetrocommitteemeetingson9/20and9/21? Hearingfromlocalstakeholdersisveryimpactfulforthis.

AMMarkNelson (HomeGmail) < wrote:

Sincerely,
MarkNelson
RedondoBeach
42 LauraDiaz
From: MattHorwitz <[email protected]>
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NoonROW, yesonHawthorneBlvd!
Don'tdestroyourbeautifulcommunitybylettingcommutertrainstopassrightbyourhouseswhenthereisabetter optionthatmakesWAYmoresenseforcommerceandwon'tdisturbourhomes!!! MattHorwitz
43 LauraDiaz
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Sincerely,
NathanBakken
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44 LauraDiaz
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PleasedoNOTrunametrotraindirectlybehindmyhouse. Whatamonstrousandterribleideafortheresidentsyou’re supposedtoserve. MypropertybacksupdirectlytotheROWandthiswouldruinthelittlebitofpeacemyfamilyhasin thisworld.

Noonewantsastupidtraintonowhere. Iwouldn’tridethemetronomatterwhat! Whataninsaneuseofmoneyanda greatwaytoruinthelivesofmyfamilyandeveryoneintheneighborhood. We’renicepeople! Don’tdoit!!! Verysincerely,
AnneSullivan
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45 LauraDiaz
From: HenryBehrens <[email protected]>
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SentfrommyiPhone.

IamstronglyinfavoroftheHawthorneoption. It’sthemostlogicaloption.

Ifwedidn’thavesuchshorttermthinkingrelativetocost, allofourwireswouldbeundergroundliketheyareinEurope.

Spendalittleextraupfrontfordecadesofqualityoflifeforall.

HaveyouseentheslipshodelectricalpolesinPakistan, India, Africa. Nolongtermplanning.

Don’tchoosebasedonshorttermthinking.

ChooseHawthorne.

HenryBehrens
46 LauraDiaz
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To: MetroBoard, LACountyBoardofSupervisors, RedondoBeachCouncil, TorranceCouncil:

ItwillbeimportantthatMetromakesdisclosureofthesurveydocumentsbelowpriortoANYVOTEontheGreenline.

SuchclaimsasMetrohasmademustbevalidated
PMMarkNelson (HomeGmail) <
1) thesurvey, 2) thesurvey
directionsprovidedtothesurveycallers, 3) thestatisticallyvalidsamplingdesign, 4) surveyresults, 5) totalnumberof attemptedcalls, 6) totalnumberofcompletedcalls, 7) totalnumberofvalidcalls..

PollreportedinrecentemailfromMetro.

CommunityPollReflectsStrongSupport
ArecentmarketresearchpollshowssupportfromresidentsinLawndale, RedondoBeach, andTorrance. Thepoll reached670residentsthroughrandomizedphonecallsandfoundthat60% ofresidentsarealreadyfamiliarwiththe projectand67% expressedsupportfortheproject. Only8% ofresidentsacrossthethreecitiesopposedtheProject, while24% hadnoopinion"
47 LauraDiaz
From: JonathanChue <[email protected]>
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To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
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RedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
IurgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. Itisacost-consciousandrealisticoptionfora muchneededsolutiontoever-growingcongestionandpollution. Wecontinuetospendmoneyonroadandhighway infrastructureprojects, yettrafficonthe405andmajorthoroughfaresisstillgettingworse. Weneedtoinvestina solutionthatisactuallyproventoreducetrafficandthatcanbesustainablefarintothefuture. Andaoverwhelming majorityofthepublicsupporttheROWoption.

Lastly, itisdeeplyinappropriatefortheCityCounciltoevenconsiderusingpublicfundsforthetendentiousagendaof charteringaprivatebustothe2023MetroBoardmeetingwiththeintentofsendingasmanypeopleaspossibleto opposetheexpansionofmuch-neededtransportationintheSouthBay.

Sincerely,
JonathanChue
NorthRedondoBeach
48 Laura Diaz
From: JohnHough <[email protected]>
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Hello,
FortheMTAproposedGreen (C) Lineextension, IsupportanelevatedroutedownHawthorneBlvd.

JohnHough
RedondoBeach, CA 90278
49 LauraDiaz
From: LoriSmalling <[email protected]>
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ToWhomitMayConcern,
MynameisLoriSmallingandIamaresidentofRuxtonLaneinNorthRedondo. Ourtownhomecomplex literallybutsupagainsttherailroadtracksonthewestside. Unfortunately, IcannotattendtheCityCouncil meetingTuesdaynightsoIamemailingtoSTRONGLYvoicemyopinionNOtoROWallowingMetrotrainsto rundailyrightinfrontofmywindowandSOMANYotherRedondoandLawndaleresidents.

AllowingMetroTrainstorunalldaywilldisruptourqualityoflifeanddecreasethevalueofourhomes!!!! Thatisnotfairtothosewhohaveworkedtoohardtolivehere, whichisdifficultenoughwithhousingbeingas highasitisinthisarea. ItwouldbemuchbetteriftheyputitdownHawthorneBlvd. wherethereare businessesthatcanbenefitfromtheMetroTraffic, andwouldnotdisturbprivatepropertieswithconstant noise.

Pleasehelpustomakesurethisdoesnothappentothepeoplewholivehereandsupportthisamazingcity andcommunity.

NOTOROWANDYESTOHAWTHORNEBLVD! ITJUSTMAKEMORE
SENSE!
Thankyouforyourtime,
LoriSmalling
1 LauraDiaz
From: ValerieNeriMunoz <[email protected]>
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Towhomitmayconcern,
IamwritingtoyouinresponsetotheDraftDEIRforCLineextensiontoTorrance.

MyhusbandEduardoandIboughtat1908FirmonaAve, RedondoBeachin1995asourfirstandforeverhome. On twoLAUSDteachersalariesitwasallwecouldaffordinthearea. Wedoublepainedourwindowstoprotectus fromtheconstantnoiseofthebusstation, rightbehindusonKingsdaleandwewererelievedtohavesomequiet whenitwasmoveddownthestreettowards182nd. Weboughtthishomewiththeunderstandingthatthetrains thataddnoisearoundourhouse, westofusontheROWwouldbeinfrequent, whichtheirfrequencyhasbeen tolerable.

TheproposedadditiontotherailwaydoesnotmeetthestipulationintheDraftDEIR:

3.2-4.1.1ConstructionImpacts - LessthanSignificantImpact

3.2-4.1.2OperationalImpacts - LessthanSignificantImpact Theadditionoftwomoreraillineswithafrequencyoftrainsevery6-12minutesfrom4amtomidnighteveryday oftheyearcreatesanentirelynewlevelofnuisancealongtheHarborROWSubdivisionwithAlternative1. Even iftherailgoesbelowgroundlevelwiththetrenchoption, thenoisewillspillouttomyfrontyardandintoouropen windowsmostoftheyear. Ourhealth, ourway-of-life, andourpropertyvalues (whichforusasschoolteachershas beentheonlyinvestment wecouldaffordtomake) willallbeseverelycompromised. Therearemultipleproperty ownerswithfamiliesthatliveadjacenttotheproposedproject, andeveryone’sliveswillbeeffectednegatively.

Hereismyviewoftheraillinefrommyfrontbedroomwindow. Wecanhearthereverberationsoftherailwayas thetrainpasses. Theambientnoisewillresultinthegenerationofsignificantandpermanentunacceptable ambientnoisefortheneighborhoodsclosetotheline.
2 HawthorneBlvdhistoricallyhasbeenandstillisatransportationhub. Theelevatedalignmentthroughthat commercialcorridormakesthemostsense.

Alternative2e, theHawthorneelevatedoptionisaREASONABLESOLUTIONthatwouldhelpHawthorneboulevard growandthriveasacommercialzone. Inaddition, thisroutewouldservemoredenselypopulatedareasand thereforeincreaseridership- Metro'smainobjective. ForalloftheabovereasonsIamaskingthatMetro chooseAlternative2eastheonlypro-community, pro-health, andpro-businesschoice.

Thankyou,
ValerieNeriMunoz
RedondoBeach, CA
3 LauraDiaz
From: LisaScranton <[email protected]>
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PleasecountmeforsupportingtheHawthorneBlvdelevatedoptionaswellasthebusCharter! Thankyou'
LisaScranton
4 LauraDiaz
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PleasesubmitmyopinionforthemeetingTuesday.

IprefertheHawthornBlvdElevatedOption
Thankyou,
AndrewChorbi
RB90278
5 LauraDiaz
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To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
Subject: ItemN1 - SupportMetro’sROW
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Sincerely,
Ed
RedondoBeach
6 LauraDiaz
From: Julio <[email protected]>
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Sincerely,
JulioIvanCeballos
7 LauraDiaz
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Hi,
IwantedtoexpressmysupportthethemetrolinewithastrongpreferencefortheHAWTHORNEBLELEVATEDOPTION.

Thanks,
SarahChi
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8 LauraDiaz
From: GregoryVanSciver <[email protected]>
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To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
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TheROWalignmentpositionsthestationinamuchbetterlocationtoservethecityofRedondoBeachandprovidesa greatconnectiontothenewtransitcenter. Thisalignmentisalsomuchlessexpensiveandscheduledtocompleteat leastayearbeforetheHawthorneoption.

ThepeopleofRedondoBeacharenotunitedontheHawthorneoption. 66% ofresidentswholivewithintheproject scopesupporttheMetroROWalignmentcomparedtojust19% supportingtheHawthornealignment.

IfeelashamedtowardsmycityleadershipafterreadingMayorBrand’sstatementontheprojectinMarchandhopethe councilmemberswilllistentotheirconstituentsbysupportingtheMetroROWalignments.

Sincerely,
GregoryVanSciver
RedondoBeach, District4
9 LauraDiaz
From: JamesHill <[email protected]>
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RedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
IurgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. TheSouthBayneedsmorepublic transportationoptions. ItisdeeplyinappropriatefortheCityCounciltoevenconsiderusingpublicfundstochartera privatebustothe2023MetroBoardmeetingwiththeintentofsendingasmanypeopleaspossibletoopposethe expansionofmuch-neededtransportationintheSouthBay.

SUPPORTTHECLINEEXTENSION!
Sincerely,
JamesHill
10 LauraDiaz
From: PatrickLahey <[email protected]>
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PatrickLahey
11 LauraDiaz
From: ChristineCastle <[email protected]>
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To: BillBrand; NilsNehrenheim; ToddLoewenstein; PaigeKaluderovic; ZeinObagi; Scott Behrendt; CityClerk
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RedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
IurgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. TheSouthBaydesperatelyneeds morepublictransitassoonaspossible. TheexpensiveHawthorneoption, whichrequiresthewideningof HawthorneBoulevard, islikelytosignificantlydelayorevencanceltheproject.

ItisdeeplyinappropriatefortheCityCounciltoevenconsiderusingpublicfundstocharteraprivatebustothe 2023MetroBoardmeetingwiththeintentofsendingasmanypeopleaspossibletoopposetheexpansionof much-neededtransportationintheSouthBay.

Sincerely,
ChristineCastle
PlayadelRey
12 LauraDiaz
From: GlenBrackenridge <[email protected]>
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To: CityClerk
Subject: Publiccomment, ItemN.1Metro
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RedondoBeachCityCouncilMembers,
AsamemberoftheSouthBaycommunity, IamwritingtoyoutoexpressmysupportfortheHAWTHORNE BOULEVARDELEVATEDOPTION.

ThisisclearlythebestoptiontoincreaseridershipintheSouthBaywhilealsominimizingtheimpacton residents. CurrentlytheROWservesasacommunitygreenspace, andcutsthroughtheheartofour neighborhoods. Puttingtwoadditionallightraillinesalongthatroutewillnotonlyendupthemoreexpensive optionforMetro - movingallofthe5-6pipelinesthatcurrentlyrunalongtheROW, retrofittingeveryone's homestodealwiththenoiseandvibration, nottomentionthetimewastedinlawsuitsthatwillresultifthat optionischosen - butwillalsodestroyoursafeandquietneighborhoods. Literallythousandsofpeoplewillbe negativelyaffectedbythisroute.

IftheElevatedHawthorneBlvdOptionischosen, we'llhave (evenbyMetro'sestimates) increasedridership overtheROWoption, aswellasastopattheGalleria, increasedfoottraffictothestoresthatlineHawthorne Blvd, andnodisruptiontoresidents. ThecenterwidemedianonHawthorneBlvdonceheldthePacificRed streetcarsandwasbuiltformasstransit, andusingtheelevatedpositionwouldminimizeanylossofparking spacesorinterruptionstocartraffic.

Wehaveonlyonechancetodothisright. Solet'sbuildatrainlinethatgetsmoreriders, hasmoreusefulstops Galleria), andpreservestheintegrityofourneighborhoods.

Thankyou!
GlenBrackenridge
13 LauraDiaz
From: AndrewBrown <[email protected]>
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RedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
IworkinHawthorneandspendmuchofmytimeintheSouthBay. Thesevereshortageofpublictransit optionsintheareamakesmovingaroundtheregionsignificantlymoredifficulttomyselfandcountlessothers.

IurgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. TheSouthBaydesperatelyneeds morepublictransitassoonaspossible. TheexpensiveHawthorneoption, whichrequiresthewideningof HawthorneBoulevard, islikelytosignificantlydelayorevencanceltheproject.

ItisdeeplyinappropriatefortheCityCounciltoevenconsiderusingpublicfundstocharteraprivatebustothe 2023MetroBoardmeetingwiththeintentofsendingasmanypeopleaspossibletoopposetheexpansionof much-neededtransportationintheSouthBay.

Sincerely,
AndrewBrown
ResidentofPlayadelRey
14 LauraDiaz
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AsaresidentaffectedbyMetro's plans, IwouldliketosaythatIsupporttheelevatedHawthorneoptionforthemajor safetyconcernslistedbelowregardingtheROWoption:

IftheMetrotrainsgothroughtheROWoption, thereisamajorsafetyconcernwithmoving apetroleum carryingfreighttrainwithahistoryofderailmentstowithin8-10feetorevenclosertofences & backyardsin partsofLawndale. Aderailmentwouldliterallyputtankercarsintobackyardsandpossiblyhavetragic consequences. Whytakethatchancewhenthefreighttraindoesn'tneedtobemovedandtheMetrotrainscan godownHawthorneBlvd?
ThereisalsoasafetyconcernwithbuildingtheC-lineextensionthroughaneighborhoodandhavingsmall schoolchildrencrossingconstantlytogettotheirschoolontheothersideofthetracks. Doesthatmakesense? Whyputchildrenatrisk?
Alsohaving200-300metrotrainsrunningperdaythroughaquietresidentialneighborhoodwouldleadto SignificantandUnavoidable" increasestonoiseandvibration (Metro'sownwords). ThismeansitCANNOTbe mitigatedevenunderthebestofcircumstances. Whydestroyquietneighborhoodswhenthesetrainscango throughanalreadybusyandnoisymainstreetlikeHawthorneBlvd.? AnothermajorsafetyconcernistheROWoptionwillbuildontopofmultiplehigh-pressurepetroleumpipelines inunstablesoils (sinkholeshavehappenedalongtheROWinRedondoBeach) justafewfeetfromhomes. A singleleakfromoneofthesepipelinescouldhavedisastrousconsequencesforthefamilieslivingalongthe ROW. Againwhytaketheriskofbuildingontopofthesepetroleumpipelines? Orruntheriskhavingthe vibrationsofthetrainslaterdamagingthepipelines?
TheROWoptionwillalsocutoffaccesseveryfewminutesforemergencyvehiclestoreachhomesalongthe ROWandevenanambulancebaseinRedondoBeachat182ndStreet.
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IsupporttheelevatedHawthorneoptionforthemajorsafetyconcerns listedbelowregardingtheROWoption:

Whytakethatchancewhenthefreighttraindoesn'tneedtobe
movedandtheMetrotrainscangodownHawthorneBlvd?
ThereisalsoasafetyconcernwithbuildingtheC-lineextension throughaneighborhoodandhavingsmallschoolchildrencrossing constantlytogettotheirschoolontheothersideofthetracks. Does thatmakesense? Whyputchildrenatrisk?
Alsohaving200-300metrotrainsrunningperdaythroughaquiet
residentialneighborhoodwouldleadto "Significantand
Unavoidable" increasestonoiseandvibration (Metro'sownwords).

ThismeansitCANNOTbemitigatedevenunderthebestof
circumstances. Whydestroyquietneighborhoodswhenthesetrains cangothroughanalreadybusyandnoisymainstreetlike
HawthorneBlvd.?
AnothermajorsafetyconcernistheROWoptionwillbuildontopof multiplehigh-pressurepetroleumpipelinesinunstablesoils
16 sinkholeshavehappenedalongtheROWinRedondoBeach) justa fewfeetfromhomes. Asingleleakfromoneofthesepipelinescould havedisastrousconsequencesforthefamilieslivingalongtheROW.

Againwhytaketheriskofbuildingontopofthesepetroleum
pipelines? Orruntheriskhavingthevibrationsofthetrainslater damagingthepipelines?
TheROWoptionwillalsocutoffaccesseveryfewminutesfor
emergencyvehiclestoreachhomesalongtheROWandevenan
ambulancebaseinRedondoBeachat182ndStreet.

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17 LauraDiaz
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Hello,
I'mwritingassomeonewholivesnearbytheHarborRow, stronglyadvocatingfortheHawthorneBoulevardElevated Option.

IlivebeyondthefirststreetrunningparalleltotheHarborRowtracks.

LivingwhereIdo, Iamextremelyconcernedhowaninclusionofsomanymoretrainseverydaymayaffect neighborhoods.

Notonlythat, Metroisverymanipulative.

TheyaretryingtotakethecheapestrouteandIcanimaginethembeingmorecheapwithSouthBayresidentsandnot livinguptopromisesaboutsounddampeningwallsandnoloudhornsthroughquietneighborhoods.

WhatIammostconcernedaboutarehundredsofhomeswithinablockofthetracks, especiallythosedirectlynextto thetracks.

Thesearehundredsofhomesandapartmentswithfamilies, kids, elderly, etc. Thousandsofpeople, negativelyafteron adailybasis, throughouttheday, earlymorningtolatenight! Peoplejusttryingtogetbyinlife.

Howcananyoneconductanormallifewithdozens anddozensoftrainsspeedingsocloselybyyourhomeeveryday? It'snotpossible. NeighborhoodsallalongtheRowwouldbecomeunlivable.

Tenyearsagoorso, BARTbuiltasubwaytoprotectapark. Apark! Metroiscurrentlyspending $1Bamileforthepurpleline.

SouthBayresidents?
Metroseemsintentondestroyingthisneighborhoodsotheycanspendaslittleaspossible. 2B, ifthat, for4.5miles, $400Mamilevs. $1Bamile, endingnowhere. Thetraintonowhere, anddestroyinghundreds ofhomesandthousandsoflivesintheprocess.

Unconscionable.

WhenLAXexpanded, thecommunityofSurfridgewaseliminated.

Thissituationwillbenodifferent.

Pleasedon'tallowthistohappen.

PleasechoosetheHawthorneBoulevardElevatedOption.
18 HawthorneBoulevard, wherethetrainusedtorunandwhereitbelongs.

Thankyou.
19 LauraDiaz
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Hello,
I'mwritingassomeonewholivesnearbytheHarborRow, stronglyadvocatingfortheHawthorneBoulevardElevated Option.

IlivebeyondthefirststreetrunningparalleltotheHarborRowtracks.

LivingwhereIdo, Iamextremelyconcernedhowaninclusionofsomanymoretrainseverydaymayaffect neighborhoods.

Notonlythat, Metroisverymanipulative.

TheyaretryingtotakethecheapestrouteandIcanimaginethembeingmorecheapwithSouthBayresidentsandnot livinguptopromisesaboutsounddampeningwallsandnoloudhornsthroughquietneighborhoods.

WhatIammostconcernedaboutarehundredsofhomeswithinablockofthetracks, especiallythosedirectlynextto thetracks.

Thesearehundredsofhomesandapartmentswithfamilies, kids, elderly, etc. Thousandsofpeople, negativelyaffected onadailybasis, throughouttheday, earlymorningtolatenight! Peoplejusttryingtogetbyinlife.

Howcananyoneconductanormallifewithdozensanddozensoftrainsspeedingsocloselybyyourhomeeveryday? It's notpossible. NeighborhoodsallalongtheRowwouldbecomeunlivable.

Tenyearsagoorso, BARTbuiltasubwaytoprotectapark. Apark! Metroiscurrentlyspending $1Bamileforthepurpleline.

Unconscionable.

WhenLAXexpanded, thecommunityofSurfridgewaseliminated.

Thissituationwillbenodifferent.

Pleasedon'tallowthistohappen.

PleasechoosetheHawthorneBoulevardElevatedOption.
20 HawthorneBoulevard, wherethetrainusedtorunandwhereitbelongs.

Thankyou,
JosephA
21 Laura Diaz
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Sincerely,
DavidTran
RedondoBeach
22 LauraDiaz
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JoshuaLuong
RedondoBeach
23 LauraDiaz
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GoodMorning,
Ihavebeenaresidentat since1967. Iwouldliketoexpressmydesirefor "NOOnHarborRow" .

Ifthereisaneedforametroatall (whichIseriouslydoubt) itneedstorundownHawthorneBlvdwherethebusinesses arelocated, notnexttopeopleshomeswhohavebeenlivinghere & payingtaxesforyears. TheHarborRowchoicewill leadtomanylawsuitswhenourhomesbegintocrackfromheavyconstructionandfloodwhenthebigrainscomeduring andaftertheconstruction. (Thishappenedin1969or70Ibelieveitwas...endedupwithmyfencedownandmudcoming inonebedroom.)
WearenotdowntownLAorFriscoorNewYork. WedonotneedorwantMetroinourcity. Itwillbecomeanothercrime filledmoneypitforthecountyandmiseryfortheresidents.

NoonHarborRow!
Thankyou
CynthiaOgle
24 LauraDiaz
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ToWhomitMayConcern,
Iamahomeowneron Mynearestcrossstreetis
IamwritingthisemailtourgeyouagainsttheROWoptionandinpreferencefortheHawthorneBoulevardelevated option.

Ialsosupportthebuscharter.

Pleaseconsiderthefollowingissues.

LOCALLYPREFERRED: ThecitiesofLawndaleandRedondoBeach -- thecitiesmostimpactedbythe GreenLineExtension -- bothOFFICIALLYbacktheHawthorneBoulevardalignment.

SAFETY: Movingapetroleumcarryingfreighttrainwithahistoryofderailmentstowithin8-10feetoffences inpartsofLawndaleisaninsaneproposition… aderailmentwouldliterallyputtankercarsintobackyards.

NOISE: Sending200-300metrotrainsperdaythroughaquietresidentialneighborhoodwouldleadto SignificantandUnavoidable" increasestonoiseandvibration (Metro'sownwords). ThismeansitCANNOT bemitigatedevenunderthebestofcircumstances.

SAFETY: BuildingtheC-LinedowntheROWwillforcingkidstocrossMetrotrackstogettoschool.

EQUITY: LawndalehasthemosttoloseandtheleasttogainfromtheC-Lineextension. Itwillgreatly benefitwealthiercitiesdowntheline (Torrance) butLawndalewon'tevenhaveastationforitscitizensto use.

HAZARDOUSMATERIALS: TheROWoptionwillbuildontopofmultiplehigh-pressurepetroleumpipelines inunstablesoils (sinkholeshavehappenedalongtheROWinRedondoBeach).

EMERGENCYACCESS: TheROWoptionwillcutoffaccesseveryfewminutesforemergencyvehiclesand evenanambulancebaseinRedondoBeachat182ndStreet.

ENVIRONMENT: TheROWoptionwouldeliminatesomeofthelittlegreenspaceandopenspaceavailable onthewestsideofLawndale. Itwillalsoeliminatedozensofmaturetreesthatprovideshelterfornative wildlifeandshadefortheneighborhood. Metro'sproposedshortwalkingpathisNOTareplacementforthe greenspacewecurrentlyenjoy.

RIDERSHIP: TheHawthorneBoulevardoptionhashigherpredictedridershipnumbersandwillstopinfront ofasignificantresidentialdevelopmentplannedfortheSouthBayGalleria.

OLYMPICS: Neitheroptionwillbereadyforthe2028OlympicsdespitewhattheCityofTorrancekeeps tellingitsresidents.
25 Thankyou,
KristinKirby
26 LauraDiaz
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Iamnotabletoattendthemeeting. MypreferenceisfortheHAWTHORNEBOULEVARDELEVATEDOPTION! Thanks
KyleEickhoff
Owner: RedondoBeach, CA90278
27 LauraDiaz
From: RogerCarlson <[email protected]>
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I’mwritinginfavoroftheMetrogreen / ClineextensiontoRedondoandTorrance.

Iprefertheroutewhichhasthelowestbudgetandcanbebuiltmostquickly, andalsoanyroutewhichputsametro terminalatthenewredondobeachbusstation.

Forseveralyears, IcommutedfromredondotoPasadenaonmetro. Atthetime, silvertogoldwasthebestrouteforme andtookaroundanhourand45minutes. Longwaitsforthesilverlinebusandthelongwalkfromthebustoandthena waitforthegoldlineaddedalottothecommute, actualtimeinmotionwasonlyaboutanhour. Cominghome, I'dhave towaitforthesilverbusonasidewalkoutsideofunionstation, andatnightinthewintertimeIwouldn'tdoit. Iprefer havingthemetroterminalatthenewredondobeachbusstation, toeliminatewalksandwaitslikethat. It'ssaferfor passengerstoeliminatealongwalkbetweenatrainterminalandbusstation.

IworkedatSpaceXfor4years. Manypeoplecommutedtospacexonthegreenline, thereisastopatCrenshawatthe 105, ashortwalktothemainbuilding. WhenahandfulofusleftandstartedVirginOrbit, whenwewereselectinganew building, findasitenearmetrowasoneofourcriteria. Wecouldnotmeetthatcriteriaandtherewerefriendswho nevermovedfromSpaceXtoVObecauseofthat, becauseoftheircommute. Weneverconsideredasiteinasouthbay cityotherthanElSegundobecauseElSegundowaswellconnectedbythe105, sitesinRedondoandTorrancewerejust notfreewayclose. Extendingmetrowouldmakeadifferenceandbringnewoffices, therearegreatsitesnearthe proposedTorrancestation.

Forseveralyears, IworkedinOaklandandcommutedMondaysandFridaysonsouthwest. ArrivingatLAXonFriday night, mywaitforanuber, andmyrideonthe405, oftenaddeduptomoretimethantheflightfromOaklandtoLAX. It willbegreattogettoandfromLAXonmetro.

AnditwillbegreattogettoSOFIandBMOStadiumonmetro. ParkingatSofiisabout $100andreallyslowtogetout. I haveseasonticketstoLAFCgamesatBMO. Parkingis $50anditwouldbegettogetonmetro, getoffthe110atrush hour, andhaveanotherbeeratthegame.

Iliveinnorthredondoanduse182ndstreetalot. Iwillbeimpactedbythis, butI’dstilllikeitdone. Istillridemetro, busesandtrains. Ihaveriddenitthisyear.

Ifyoudopushittohawthorne, pleasemakeasafe, litpathbetweenthemetroterminalandthebusstation. Please connectthatpathtothenorthredondobikepath. Pleaseconnectthebikepathtothefriendshipcampusandtothe harbor.
28 Thanks.

RogerCarlson
District3
29 LauraDiaz
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RedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
IurgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. ItisdeeplyinappropriatefortheCityCouncilto considerusingpublicfundstocharteraprivatebustothe2023MetroBoardmeetingwiththeintentofsendingasmany peopleaspossibletoopposetheexpansionofmuch-neededtransportationintheSouthBay.

IstronglysupporttheatgradeversionofMetro’sproject, asdothemajorityofyourconstituents.

Sincerely,
Picken
LosAngeles
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30 LauraDiaz
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Towhomitmayconcern:

MynameisAllisonKolbandIamaRedondoBeachresidentlivingat RedondoBeach, CA90278. I amwritingtoyoutodayto expressthatmypreferenceisfortheTHEHAWTHORNEBLELEVATEDOPTION! Also, I supportforthebuscharter.

Pleaseconfirmreceiptofthisemail.

Mybest,
AllisonKolb
31 LauraDiaz
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METRO

HAWTHORNEBLVDELEVATEDOPTION
Iliveat RedondoBeachandIunderstandthatthereisoutsidepressure frompeoplewhodonotliveintheareainsupportoftheRowOption.

IhavelivedhereforoveradecadeandeveryoneIknowsupportstheHawthorneBlvd ElevatedOption.

Pleaseinterviewalltheresidentsofmycomplex, BreakwaterVillage, CondonAveandallthe residentswholiveadjacenttotherailroadtracksandIamsureyouwillfindeveryonein supportoftheHawthorneBlvdElevatedOption.

YouarewelcometocontactmeandIwillgodoortodoorwithyouandwewillgetatrue opinionofhavingaMetrotrainrunbesideourhouseevery5minutes18hoursaday.

Nooneintheirrightmindwouldwantthat.

PleasebuildthetracksdownHawthorneinthecommercialareawheretheybelongandnotin aresidentialareadisturbingthesanctityofourlives.

Thankyou,
DougEakins
32 LauraDiaz
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GreetingsMayorBrandandRedondoBeachcitycouncilmembers,
Iwouldliketoensurethatyouhavereceivedthisletter, whichwassenttoyoulastweek. Thisisasupportletterforthe MetroC/GreenLineExtensiontoTorranceoutliningthebroadcommunitysupportanddemonstratedneedforlightrail inoursubregion.

Weaskthatyoumaintainyoursupportfortheproject, asitisakeypublicinvestmentthatwillprovidetangiblebenefits toRedondoBeachandtheSouthBay. Withregardstoalignment, pleaselistentoallresidentswhowouldbenefitfrom thisproject. IftheROWalignmentisselectedbyMetroastheLPA, consideranddiscussthemitigationoptionsyou wouldliketorequestfromMetro, soyoucanbepreparedallaround. Feelfreetoreachoutifyouhaveanyquestions.

Oursupportletterisattached. Onceagain, IaskthatyouhighlyconsidertakingtheJLinetotraveltoMetroHQforthe boardmeetinginsteadofcharteringaprivatebus. Ithinkthatweshouldallbeencouragingmoreuseofpublictransitin general, forclimateaction, convenience, andtoreducetraffic.

Best,
BriannaEgan
District1Resident
BriannaJ. Egan, MPH, RDN
33 LauraDiaz
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GoodMorning,
UnfortunatelyIwon’tbeabletoattendthemeetingtonightbutIwouldliketoexpressmypreferenceforHawthorne andNOforROW (RightofWay).

Ireallyhopethecommunityisgonnatobeheard.

Best,
Fabiana
34 LauraDiaz
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IsupporttheHawthorneBlvdelevatedoptionforthemetro. UsingtheROWhastoomanysafetyissuesforboththe neighborhoodresidentsandridersofthemetro!!!!!
Regards,
DanyaHanson
Concernedresident
35 LauraDiaz
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RedondoBeachCityCouncilmembers,
AsaregularClinerider, IurgeyoutosupportMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension. Additionally, Istrongly objecttotheCityCouncilevenconsideringtheuseofpublicfundstocharteraprivatebustothe2023MetroBoard meetingtomisrepresentoppositiontotheexpansionofmuch-neededtransportationintheSouthBay.

Sincerely,
FreddySanders
Norwalk
37 LauraDiaz
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AaronM
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38 LauraDiaz
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DearCityClerk:

ThisismypubliccommentforitemN.1Metro:

IsupporttheHawthorneelevatedoptionforMetroLine.

Idonotsupporttherowoption.

IamahomeownerinLawndale.

Sincerely,
EileenBryantArchibald, MA, ClinicalPsychology
CertifiedTraumaSpecialist, EmloyeeAssistanceProfessional, OriginalSaveVenice
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1 LauraDiaz
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IamwritingtoexpressmystrongoppositiontotheproposedconstructionoftheMetroGreenline alongtheMetroROW. IbelievethattheHawthorneOptionistheonlyoptioniftheprojectisto continue.

Theprojectwouldhaveanumberofnegativeimpactsonourcommunity, including:

Increasedpollution: TheconstructionoftheGreenlinewouldinvolvetheuseofheavy machinery, whichwouldgeneratesignificantnoise, light, andairpollution. Thesepollutantswill beamajornuisanceforresidentswhiletheprojectisbeingbuilt. Oncecompletethelightand noisepollutionwilllastforeverdownawhatisnowaveryquietanddarkresidentialarea.

Thereisnothingthatcanbedonetomitigatetheseproblemsinthisarea. Itwillbeaburdenon residentforever. ThisprojectbelongsonHawthorneBlvd. Hawthorneis8lanesoftrafficand insomeareas11laneswithahugemedianthatwasoriginallyforarailway. Lightandnoise pollutiondoesnotneedtobemitigatedinthisareabecauseitalreadyexistsasitisalreadya majorroadway. Constructionoftheprojectmaycauseafewtrafficdelaysinthearea, butthis istemporary.

Decreasedpropertyvalues: TheconstructionoftheGreenlinedowntherowwouldalsolead toasignificantdecreaseinpropertyvaluesfortheresidentsalongandcloserproximitytothe row. Metromisleads, skewsstatistics, andtellshalf-truthswhenattheirmeetingstheyhave hadtheirrepresentativestellpeoplethatpropertyvaluegoesupwhenthereisbetteraccessto publictransportation. Thismightbethecasefor “aneighborhood” orcityingeneralbutasa licensedandactiverealestateagentIknowthisforafactnottobe100% true. Propertiesthat haveanykindoffrontageonorarecloseproximitytofreeways, majorroadways, active railwaystakelongertosellandgetapproximate20% ormore, lessthanahomeinthesame neighborhoodthatdoesn’thaveexposuretothenuisance. Buildingmasstransitdowntherow isn’tgoingtojustaffectahandfullofhouseholds. Wearetalkingaboutover250households inmultiplecitiesthataregoingtobeforeverburdenedbythisproject. TheHawthorneBlvd alternativedoesnothavethesesameconsequencestothecommunity. Yestherearea handfulofpropertiesonHawthornebutthedecreaseinpropertyvaluehasalreadybeen realizedasHawthorneBlvd. isalreadyamajorroadway. Addingalaneoftrafficorarailwayto analreadyverycommercialhightrafficareadoesnothavethesameconsequencesas runningitthoughquiteallresidentialneighborhoods. IfMetroreallycaredabouttheresidents andcommunitiestheyserve, TheRowwouldnotbeconsidered, andHawthorneBlvdwouldbe theonlyoption. Buildingthisprojectdowntherowwouldequatetoover $50,000,000+ inloss ofpropertyvalueforjustthepeoplethatlivedirectlyalongtherow. Thesehomesaremost household’slargestassetthatMetrowilldestroy.
2 DestructionofProperty: Manypropertiesalongtherowincludingmypropertyhavehadlegal easementsinplaceforoveradecadethatallowedustoextendouttheproperty. Wehave approvedbuildingpermitsforimprovements, landscaping, wallsandhardscapesthatarebuilt ontheseeasementsthatmetrowantstodestroytobuildtherailway. Ourneighborhasused hiseasementtocreateadditionalparkingforresidentsinhistriplextorelivesomeofthestreet parkingcongestion.

TrainDerailments: Recentlyinthenews, therehavebeenseveraltrainderailments. Withour homebeingmerefeetfromthetrack, whathappensifatrainisderailed? Ourhomewouldbe destroyed, andwemaybekilled. Thisgoesfortheother250homesalongtheROW.

IncreaseinHomelessPresence & Crime: Metrostationsareknownforcrime, assaultsand homelessandwewouldbeputtingthisinourfrontandbackyards. Peoplewillberidingbyour home’sdayinanddayout. Wehaveastraightviewtothetrackandthepeoplethatride themetrowillalsohaveaclearviewintoourwindows, ouryards, andourhomes. Ifear someoneseeingintoourhomes, stalkingus, robbingus, rapingus, killingus, etc. Weare entitledtoprivacy, peaceandsafetyandputtingametrolinewithstrangerspassingbyevery fewminutesdoesnotmakemefeelsafe. Ourhomeisattheendofthecul-de-sacwhere peoplerarelyknowourcomplexevenexists. Withthemetro, anyprivacywillbetakenaway andthemetroriderswillhaveafrontrowseatintoourhomes.

Inregardstothedraftenvironmentalimpactreportitsincompleteandmisleading.

Thereisnomentionofthegaslinesweconstantlyreceivenoticesaboutforsafetyand reportingleaksandhowanadditionaltrainrunningconstantlydowntherowwillaffectthese linesandoursafetyasresidents.
pES-19LandUseA. Sayingthattherowoptionwouldnotphysicallydivideanestablished communityisfalse. TheyarewantingtorunaMetrotraineveryfewminutesthougha residentialcommunityIdon’tunderstandhowthisis “lessthansignificant.” pES-20DSayingthatlightandglarewouldonlybeanissueduringconstructionisfalse.

Electricrailtrainsarenotoriousforsparksunderneathandflashesoflightthiswouldbe flashingbyourbedroomwindowseveryfewminutes. Also, thiersocalled “improvements” wouldmostlikelycallforlightedwalkwayswhichwouldturnourquietcul-de-sacintoapublic parkandinvitehomelessencampments.
pES -22 andES -23 NoiseandVibrationA. Inmyopinionthisshouldhavetakentheproject runningdowntheROWoffthetable. ThereportevenadmitsthatCONSTRUCTIONAND OPERATIONSwillresultinsignificantandunavoidablenoise. Thetrenchoption “impactafter Mitigation” isnottrue. Thetrainisnottrenchedthewholeway. Thetrenchisnotgoingto eliminateeverythingespeciallywhenhomesarewithin20yardsoftheproject, therearemulti storyhomesanditalsocomesoutofthegroundsouthof170thsothoseresidentshave unavoidableandsignificantimpactsofthisforever. Amasstransitvehiclebelongsinamass transitcommercialareawheretheseSignificantandunavoidableissuesalreadyexist. So, the onlyoptionsshouldbeHawthorne.
pES-24C. SayingthatthereisalessthatsignificantVibrationfromtheprojectisfalse. Traffic fromthefreighttrainthatrunsonceeveryotherdayhascauseddamagetoour property. Runninganothertraineveryfewminutespastourpropertywillaswell. Again, a masstransitvehiclebelongsinaMasstransitcommercialareaswherethesesignificantand unavoidableissuesalreadyexist. So, theonlyoptionsshouldbeHawthorne. pES-32Dthegaslinesthatrunundertherowarenotmentioned.
3 Intermsofcostfortheproject, Metrostandsbehindthatfactthatthetaxpayersvotedfortheprojectit soitisonlyfairthatALLthetaxpayerpayfortheprojecttobecompletedthecorrectwayina commercialareadesignedforrailandmasstransitdownthemiddleofHawthorneBlvd. Itshouldn’t be $50,000,000+ burdenoflosspropertyvalue, andalossofpropertyenjoymentsosignificantyou can’tput $ amountonitfortheresidentsonandaroundtheROWtoabsorbjustsoMetrocanbuilda projectcheaper. IfthiswasBeverlyHillsrunningMetrotrainthougharesidentialneighborhood wouldn’tevenbeonthetable. Asamatteroffact, inBeverlyHillsextramoneywasspenttoburytrain undergroundinasubwaysothatit’soutofsight. Metroistryingtotakeadvantageofalowerincome neighborhoods wherepeopledon’thaveasmanyfinancialresourcestofighttheminordertobuild cheap.

TheHawthorneBlvdoptionshouldbetheoptionselectediftheprojectittocontinue.

JonathanSchultz
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DearCityClerk:

ThisismypubliccommentforitemN.1Metro:

IsupporttheHawthorneelevatedoptionforMetroLine.

Idonotsupporttherowoption.

IamarenterinLawndale.

Sincerely
SharonArchibald
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DearMayorBrandandHonorableMembersoftheRedondoBeachCityCouncil, IwriteyoutodayinsupportofMetro’sROWalignmentsfortheCLineExtension PriortoCovid, IhadbeenarideronwhatweusedtocalltheGreenLinesinceitsinception. Eventhoughthe MarineAvenuestationisa25minutedrivefrommyhome, IusedthatstationtotakethetraintoDTLAona regularbasistoattendbusinessmeetings, publicevents, LakersgamesandLALivevenues. Havingto transferattheRosaParksstationwasalwaysachallengeandsometimesfeltriskyandIlookedforwardtothe timewhenthetransferwasn’tnecessary.

Soithaslongbeenmyhopethatthelightrailsystemwouldexpandandimprove, bringingnewroutesand servicedeeperintoourSouthBaycitiesandeliminatingtransfersliketheoneatRosaParks. Isupportthis evolutionbothformypersonaltransportationneedsasaseniorcitizen, aswellastheobvious pollution/environmentalneedstogetmorepeopleontopublictransportationandoutofsinglepassenger vehicles.

IthasbeendisappointingtometoseetheoppositionhereinTorrancetoMetro’sCLineExtension, especially forthedubiousreasonsgiven. IwouldexpectSouthBaycitiestobeunitedinworkingwithMetrotomakesure wegettheextension, andthatwegetitthewaythatservesourtransportationandclimatecrisisneedsbest usingthemostlogicalandcosteffectiveroutes.

Respectfully,
JoeGalliani
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TheSouthBaytransportationlineisawaytopushthisareaforwardandanyoppositionisshortsighted.

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AndrewCoco
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Re: CLine
PleasefindattachedPDFofproblematicHawthorneelementsinDistrict5presentedlastweek.

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EXAMINING THE C LINE HAWTHORNE ROUTE
A closer examination of the C Line Hawthorne route shows major flaws in North Redondo section. 1) From Marine Station: the currently proposed route from Marine Station to Manhattan Beach Blvd. destroys FOUR businesses unnecessarily and disregards an easy path that reflects the same footprint as the ROW. Routes compared below.

METRO ROW ROUTE (from Marine Station) HAWTHORNE ROUTE (from Marine Station) Western Builders
2) Compare: elevated train routes leaving from the Marine Station. The ROW route stays on the ROW as it crosses Inglewood Ave. to run behind Westwood Builders on the existing ROW path to then cross Manhattan Beach Blvd. and continue on the ROW. The Hawthorne route takes an immediate hard turn to cross over the existing Self-Storage business, then runs over a Chevron station, crosses Inglewood Ave. to then run over two more businesses (Ron Roger’s Auto Services Center and EMI Signs) to get to the edge of the 405, to then tight-rope over a number of other business before crossing MMB. Why? Looking North from the ROW north of Inglewood. Looking West from Inglewood Blvd. at Chevron.

Kevin Mitchell
Redondo Beach Resident, District 3
Sept. 12, 2023
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Looking East from Inglewood Blvd., Ron Rogers Auto. Looking East from Condon Ave. at EMI Signs. 3) A Simple Solution: by running the same route as the ROW to Manhattan Beach Blvd., Metro could avoid damage to businesses and enjoy the same cost as the ROW route. From there, a simple turn down Manhattan Beach Blvd. to then get to the 405 corridor thereby avoiding the destruction of many livelihoods.

Here’s the route:

AN ALTERNATE HAWTHORNE ROUTE (from Marine Station)
The green path indicates a suggested revision to
Metro’s planned route
Western Builders
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4) Manhattan Beach Blvd.: offers a wide corridor and large median to receive the Metro train to travel unimpeded to the 405. One business, Manhattan Auto Body Shop, which has been slated for disruption for the Hawthorne Option, will be effected as this is unavoidable to connect to Hawthorne Ave.

Looking West on Manhattan Beach Blvd. Looking East on Manhattan Beach Blvd.

Looking South from Manhattan Beach Blvd. at Manhattan Auto Body Shop. Indicated for disruption on REAR. 4 -
Reduced footprint for C Line Extension and 405 (in yellow).

Less conflict with CalTrans: by reducing exposure to the 405, the needed coordination is reduced, and the impact to expansion plans for the 405 is also reduced. No residential property is taken as the rail would be raised to the level of the freeway before settling on to Hawthorne Blvd.

Redondo Beach City CouncilSeptember 19, 2023

Redondo Beach City Council
September 19, 2023