RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XXX 1
IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XXX
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH GOOD CITY COMPANY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $350,000 FOR PREPARATION OF THE BAY FAIR COMMUNITY BASED TRANSPORTATION PLAN; AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR
SAID AGREEMENT (ACTC GRANT FUNDED)
WHEREAS, in May 2014, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (“MTC”) awarded the City of San Leandro (the “City”) an MTC Priority Development Area (“PDA”) Planning Grant (“PDA Grant”) in the amount of $440,000 to prepare the Bay Fair Transit-Oriented Development (“TOD”) Specific Plan (“Specific Plan”); and
WHEREAS, the PDA Program is a voluntary partnership between local governments, MTC and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) to nominate areas served by transit that can accommodate future housing, jobs, and community amenities and provide a dedicated share of regional funding for local planning and capital improvements in PDAs; and
WHEREAS, on February 20, 2018, the City Council adopted the Specific Plan after a broad-based community engagement effort to establish a vision and development framework for the area’s future as a mixed-use TOD; and
WHEREAS, in 2018, the City of San Leandro established the Bay Fair TOD PDA; and WHEREAS, the Bay Fair TOD Specific Plan Area (“Specific Plan Area”) encompasses 154 acres generally bound by East 14th Street to the northeast, Hesperian Boulevard to the west, and the border between the City and unincorporated Alameda County to the south and southwest; and WHEREAS, the Specific Plan implements the City’s General Plan, which identifies the Specific Plan Area as one of the City’s most significant areas of potential change, and envisions the area as a dynamic, walkable, transit-oriented area with a mix of uses; and
WHEREAS, in 2020, the City Council adopted Specific Plan amendments, and in 2021, Adopted Zoning Code Chapter 2.10, Bay Fair Transit-Oriented Development (B-TOD) District, to implement the Specific Plan and identify the standards for development within the Specific Plan Area; and WHEREAS, the Specific Plan and Zoning Code enable the development of a mixed-use urban village that supports housing, retail, office, entertainment, and civic uses with safe pedestrian and bicycle connections to public transit, services and employers; and WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, MTC awards CBTP funding to county transportation agencies to administer funding for and development of these community plans on MTC’s behalf; and DRAFT
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WHEREAS, on April 18, 2024, ACTC approved programming and allocation of $350,000 of One Bay Area Grant program (OBAG3) funds to the City of San Leandro for a CBTP that includes a portion of unincorporated Alameda County; and
WHEREAS, the City requires the assistance of professional consulting services; and WHEREAS, on September 27, 2023 the City issued a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for professional services to prepare the Bay Fair Transit-Oriented Development Sub-Area 1 Development Plan and Specific Plan Update and distributed the RFP to qualitied consultant firms and held a pre-proposal conference on October 11, 2023; and
WHEREAS, eight proposals were received on the required submittal deadline of October 30, 2023; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the California Government Code and other applicable laws, Community Development Department and Public Works staff carefully reviewed the qualifications and proposals and determined that the Good City Company team possesses the necessary quality, fitness, capacity, experience and expertise to provide the services sought by the City; and WHEREAS, an agreement between the City and Good City Company, a copy of which is attached and incorporated herein, is presented to the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council is familiar with the contents thereof; and WHEREAS, the City Manager recommends approval of said agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as follows:
1. That the City Council hereby approves a consulting services agreement with Good City Company in an amount not to exceed $350,000; and
2. The City Manager (or her designee) is authorized to execute future Agreements with ACTC for the acceptance of awarded CBTP Grant funds, contingent upon the City Attorney’s approval of the documents as to form; and
3. The City Manager (or her designee) is hereby authorized to finalize the scope of work for the preparation of the Bay Fair CBTP; and
4. The City Manager (or her designee) is hereby authorized and directed, on behalf of the City Council, to execute the attached consulting services agreement, in substantial form, on behalf of the City of San Leandro upon timely submission by Good City Company of the signed agreement; and
5. The City Manager (or her designee) is authorized to make all approvals and take all actions necessary or appropriate to carry out and implement the terms of the consulting services agreement and to administer the City of San Leandro’s obligations, responsibilities, and duties to be performed under the agreement; and
6. The City Council authorizes the appropriation of $350,000 into account 150-41-122 for DRAFT
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expenditures off-set by the City’s Bay Fair CBTP grant award.
Introduced by Councilmember and passed and adopted this 3rd day of June 2024 by the following vote:
AYES: (0)
NOES: (0)
ABSENT: (0)
ATTEST:
Kelly B. Clancy, CMC
City Clerk
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