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continue to work with all necessary parties in order to facilitate the reconfiguration of the Marina Boulevard/ I-$80 interchange which is directly adjacent to the site. • The Agency has continued to support the completion of Bayside Business Park as an anchor for the Davis/Eden Road business area. All parcels in the business park have been or currently are in the process of being leased and/or purchased. Recent additions to the business park include a regional distribution facility for FedEx, National Construction Rentals, and General Foundry. • The Agency continues to support the long-term viability of Westgate Center. Agency staff has worked with the owners of the property, as well as the broker community, to market the second floor of the Center to a myriad of users including restaurant and retail uses, academic and instructional uses, and technology-oriented office users. The management of Westgate Center is determining the most desirable mix of tenants and users. Additional programs and initiatives undertaken during the years governed by the 2004-2009 Implementation Plan, and implemented in pursuit of the economic development objective, follow. • Agency staff entered into two additional redevelopment agreements in order to better facilitate redevelopment. Specifically, the Agency entered into an Owner Participation Agreement with John Francisco for the redevelopment of 1045 MacArthur Boulevard (the Vila Cereja Restaurant), as well as a reimbursement agreement with the John Benjamin Company for environmental assessment costs associated with the potential redevelopment of property at 326-340 MacArthur Boulevard. Public Improvements Objective: Upgrade the appearance of the Project Area visible to the public, so that it will be more inviting to consumers and residents, stimulating increased sales and private investment in the area. Public Improvements Programs: The Agency committed resources to capital improvement projects of public benefit. Streetscape projects in both sub-areas have long been a community desire and a priority recommendation from the West San Leandro/MacArthur Redevelopment Advisory Committee. The majority of the tax increment and the Tax Allocation Bonds (TABs) funding has been dedicated to two Streetscape projects -the Doolittle Drive/Airport Gateway Project and the MacArthur Boulevard Streetscape Master Plan. The following is a summary of the capital improvement projects in the WSLPA which were completed and/or are currently planned or under construction: • Agency staff has worked with the City's Engineering and Transportation Department to implement the Doolittle Drive/Airport Gateway Streetscape enhancement program (Phase I Entry; Phase II Adams to Davis; Phase III Davis to Marina; Phase IV Marina to Fairway). Work on the Doolittle Drive/Airport Gateway Project (Phases I and II) is currently underway and is scheduled for completion in FY 2007-08. Design work for the third phase, from Davis Street to Fairway Drive, is complete and design work for the Mid-Term Review Page 12