City of San Leandro - File #: 13-308

• File #: 13-308
• Version: 1
• Name: CSA for FTS (Next Generation District Study)
• Type: Staff Report
• Status: Filed
• In control: City Council
• Meeting Date: 6/17/2013
• Final action: 6/17/2013
• Title: Staff Report for a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contractual Services Agreement Between the City of San Leandro and Freedman Tung + Sasaki for a Planning and Economic Development Study ("Next Generation Workplace District Study") Around the New Kaiser Medical Center and the Lit San Leandro Fiber Optic Infrastructure in the Central San Leandro Industrial Area for an Amount Not to Exceed $90,000
• Sponsors: Cynthia Battenberg
• Related files: 13-480, 13-309

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/17/2013	1	City Council	Received and Filed

Title
Staff Report for a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contractual Services Agreement Between the City of San Leandro and Freedman Tung + Sasaki for a Planning and Economic Development Study ("Next Generation Workplace District Study") Around the New Kaiser Medical Center and the Lit San Leandro Fiber Optic Infrastructure in the Central San Leandro Industrial Area for an Amount Not to Exceed $90,000

Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The pending completion of Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, which will be completed in 2014, and the installation of the Lit San Leandro fiber optic loop in the City's central industrial area will bring opportunities for significant jobs and economic development to the area. To ensure that the central industrial area is able to accommodate the expected and future growth and demands, staff proposes that the City contract with the internationally recognized urban design firm of Freedman Tung + Sasaki (FTS) to develop a planning and economic development study to create a vibrant, innovative and attractive 21st century workplace district. A budget for the new Kaiser Medical Center area planning study was presented at the City Council retreat in January 2013 and during the FY13-14 and 14-15 budget process.

Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a contractual services agreement with FTS for an amount not to exceed $90,000 to prepare a Next Generation Workplace District Study: Central San Leandro Industrial Area.

BACKGROUND

Within the City's industrial areas, the Merced Street corridor (from approximately Williams Street to Burroughs Avenue) is where two transformational projects are occurring: the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center and the Lit San Leandro fiber optic loop. Kaiser will bring thousands of new employees, clients and jobs, as well as greater regional visibility, to the central industrial area. Lit San Leandro brings cutting-edge fiber optic ...