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Staff Report for a Resolution Approving a Consulting Services Agreement Between the City of San Leandro and Raimi + Associates to Prepare the Bay Fair Transit Village Transit Oriented Development Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Report
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve a consulting services agreement (CSA) with Raimi + Associates for an amount not to exceed $500,000 to prepare the Bay Fair Transit Village Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
BACKGROUND
With its proximity to multiple transit options, the Bay Fair Transit Village (see Attachment 1, Project Area Map) has exciting possibilities as a mixed-use, transit-oriented retail, commercial and residential destination. The Bay Fair Transit Village project area includes Bayfair Center and Bay Fair BART Station. In Spring 2014, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) awarded the City of San Leandro a $440,000 Priority Development Area (PDA) Planning Grant to prepare a long-range Bay Fair Transit Village Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Specific Plan (Specific Plan) and EIR. The City's local project partners are the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), Madison Marquette (owner of Bayfair Center), and Alameda County as they represent direct stakeholders in the enhancement of the proposed project area.
The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and MTC have recognized the Downtown TOD and East 14th Street corridor as certified PDAs, but the Bay Fair Transit Village does not have the designation. By having an approved TOD Plan in place, the Bay Fair Transit Village area will be able to gain PDA status from ABAG and MTC. Key benefits for PDA certified areas are access to and/or priority for a variety of federal, State and regional funding.
The project area represents an important opportu...
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