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Council rejects authorization to negotiate repayment for BART fare gates after split debate
Summary
After a lengthy debate about public safety and taxpayer responsibility, the council voted 3–2 against directing the city manager to negotiate a reimbursement agreement with San Mateo County for potential unreimbursed costs tied to 13 fare gates at the San Bruno BART station (staff discussed a local share of about $1.6 million).
The San Bruno City Council debated and ultimately rejected a proposal on April 22 to authorize the city manager to negotiate a reimbursement agreement with San Mateo County for unreimbursed bridge funding tied to BART’s new fare gates.
City Manager Alex Mackin explained the background: the county provided a $10.3 million bridge loan to BART to buy new fare gates system‑wide and BART will apply for a San Mateo County RTC grant to reimburse the loan. Because the grant is competitive, the county asked cities that host BART stations to agree to reimburse any unreimbursed share for…
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