Title
Adopt a Resolution to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Consulting Services Agreement (CSA) with Fehr and Peers in an Amount Not to Exceed $225,000 to Complete the Bay Fair Community Based Transportation Plan (ACTC Grant Funded)
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Infrastructure
* Community & Business Development
SUMMARY
Staff recommend that the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Consulting Services Agreement with Fehr and Peers to complete the Bay Fair Community Based Transportation Plan (CBTP), which is a joint effort between the City of San Leandro and Alameda County. The Bay Fair CBTP addresses community transportation priorities through direct public engagement and will result in a list of recommended capital projects in both the City and County in and around the Bay Fair BART Station area.
The CSA with Fehr and Peers sets a not to exceed amount of $225,000, which is entirely funded through an Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) grant.
The CBTP will complement the concurrent Bay Fair Development Plan and Specific Plan Update work utilizing $1,800,000 in competitive Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Priority Development Area (PDA) grant funds.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommend that the City Council adopt a Resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute a Consulting Services Agreement (CSA) with Fehr and Peers in an amount not to exceed $225,000 for preparation of the Bay Fair CBTP.
A CSA for the Bay Fair CBTP was previously authorized and initiated with a different consulting team; however, the City assessed the need to move in a different and more focused project direction and now intends to engage Fehr & Peers to complete the project.
BACKGROUND
The Community Based Transportation Plan (CBTP) program was launched in 2002 by MTC to identify transportation challenges in equity communities around the region and strategies to overcome them. MTC awards CBTP funding...
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