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Keith presented the Dumbarton Rail Project /Warm Springs BART extension. He explained that the project extends the BART line another five miles to increase the length of the system. Union City wants to make an intermodal station that connects with the Dumbarton Rail Line, BART and Amtrak. Oakland's subdivision passes right next to their BART station so they are facing an acquisition challenge. The Dumbarton funds would be used to acquire the Oakland subdivision. Discussion ensued. Mayor Santos commented that the Warm Springs extension is ACTIA's number one project. All of the funding is going into the project and it's going to move forward. Councilmember Starosiak commented that the CMA is funding, as well. Keith explained that the Dumbarton Rail Project and the Union City Intermodal Project are competing for these funds. Uche Udemezue explained that in order for the Union City Intermodal Project to get the portion of the Oakland subdivision that benefits it, they would need to acquire the whole line. The Union Pacific Railroad is only interested in selling the subdivision as a whole. For the acquisition to happen, however, all jurisdictions that abut the subdivision have to agree to participate in the process. There is interest in the intermodal station for a number of reasons. It makes property acquisition possible, opens options for greenways, and funding for trail projects is available. The right of way is huge, with a large area of land which can be developed. Councilmember Santos asked if the goal is to have all agencies to come to an agreement and then subdivisions would be assigned later. Uche explained that Warm Springs and the Dumbarton Rail Intermodal project are competing for the same money. The MTC wants to divert some of the Intermodal Project dedicated funds to the Warm Springs project and Mayor Green is against it. He feels that the individual benefits to a few number of cities, which San Leandro is one of, outweighs the regional benefit of the Warm Springs extension. Mayor Green needs the support of these cities with a vested interest and feels that we need to vote where our interest is. A statement ought to be made, although MTC can override it. The committee members agreed that they generally support Mayor Green's position on this matter, but would like more clarification on the issues. 3. Discussion Regarding Street Reconstruction Options Ken Joseph gave a PowerPoint presentation regarding Street Reconstruction Options and presented paving challenges in San Leandro. He presented asphalt conversion and stabilization options. Brief discussion ensued. Mayor Santos asked if there is less coating used for the asphalt. Ken stated that there is a far less amount of coating used, but there are still unknowns. This will be an educational process. They will take off a surface and put it back in. It will keep the traffic flowing.