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Staff Report for Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Public Improvement Agreement with Chill Build, LLC for Public Improvements on San Leandro Boulevard and Polar Way
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council, by resolution, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a standard public improvement agreement with Chill Build, LLC that guarantees the completion of improvements to the public right-of-way, specifically on San Leandro Boulevard and Polar Way.
BACKGROUND
In 2005, the City entered into a public improvement agreement with Hudson I.C.S. for public right-of-way improvements on San Leandro Boulevard and Polar Way. Due to the economic downturn, Hudson I.C.S. decided to abandon the improvements. Subsequently, Hudson I.C.S. turned over the site improvements to Chill Build, LLC (Chill Build). Chill Build will construct the public improvements on 400 Polar Way as it completes the development for the Preferred Freezer facility.
Polar Way (formerly Hudson Lane) provides the only access to the 15.3 acre site currently occupied by Preferred Freezer. This site was previously occupied by Hudson Lumber Company. Access to the site requires crossing over existing railroad tracks, which were previously permitted to Hudson Lumber by Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) under a private crossing license. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) allows private crossing access only to a single owner. To upgrade the roadway access across the existing UPRR tracks, and to keep future opportunities open, Hudson I.C.S. requested that City staff assist in changing the status of the railroad crossing from private to public so that access to the site will no longer be restricted by the terms of Hudson Lumber Company's private crossing license. The CPUC upon receiving the request approved the change of Polar Way to a public rail crossing.
Analysis
The proposed public right-of-way improvements...
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