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Staff Report for a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Metropolitan Transportation Commission Priority Development Area Planning Grant Funding Agreement and a Memorandum of Understanding for the Bay Fair BART Transit Village Transit Oriented Development Specific Plan
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager, or his designee, 1) to execute the Metropolitan Transportation Commission Priority Development Area Planning Grant Funding Agreement for $440,000, and any and all other documents required or deemed necessary or appropriate to secure the grant, and all amendments thereto; and 2) to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with BART, Madison Marquette and Alameda County for payment of the local matching funds.
BACKGROUND
In May 2014, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) awarded the City of San Leandro a $440,000 Priority Development Area (PDA) Planning Grant (Grant) to prepare a Bay Fair BART Transit Village Transit Oriented Development Specific Plan ("Specific Plan") and related California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) environmental document. The City's local project partners are the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), Madison Marquette, and Alameda County. The City and its local project partners committed to a local match of $92,000 for a total project budget of $532,000. The City and its three local partners propose to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to pay for the Specific Plan and the environmental document. Of the $92,000, the City will provide $50,000 as its share: $40,000 as cash match from the City General Fund (appropriated by the City Council in the 2014-15 Budget) and $10,000 from City in-kind staff costs (primarily for Community Development and Engineering & Transportation staff).
Given its proximity to multiple transit options, the Bay Fair BART Transit Village (see Attachment 1, Project Area Map) ...
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