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BART Agreement and Aaplicant's Public Outreach An Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) was entered into by the City of San Leandro Redevelopment Agency, BART and Westlake earlier this year. That agreement requires Westlake to present their proposal to the community in no less than four community meetings. Those meetings took place on August Ts, August 26`x, September 23`d, and October 20`s. The applicant has also made presentations to various groups and provided two bus tours to BRIDGE properties. The entire public outreach and meeting schedule is as follows: July 28, 2008 City Council Study Session #1 August 7 Community Workshop (BRIDGE/Westlake) August 26 Community (HOA) Workshop (BRIDGE/Westlake) September 6 BRIDGE Project Bus Tour #1 September 17 Pacific Plaza HOA Workshop (BRIDGE/Westlake) September 22 City Council Study Session #2 September 23 Community (Business) Workshop (BRIDGE/Westlake) October 20 Community Workshop (BRIDGE/Westlake) October 23 Planning Commission Study Session October 25 BRIDGE Project Bus Tour #2 November 13 San Leandro Business & Housing Development Committee December 10 Washington Manor HOA Presentation January 22, 2009 Planning Commission Hearing March 2, 2009 City Council Public Hearing (planned). Vesting Tentative Map The San Leandro Crossings' Vesting Tentative Map includes the following property: Westlake Property: Westlake Development Partners, LLC owns the 5.3 acre property located immediately west of the BART Station between Alvarado Street, West Estudillo Avenue, and Martinez Street. This property is relatively flat and was the site of a cannery prior to being demolished in the 1980's. The site is vacant and is listed as SPB, Site B and Part of Site C in the City's TOD Strategy. Martinez Street: Pursuant to the TOD Strategy, portions or all of Martinez Street may be dedicated to the development of the Westlake property in order to improve its development potential. The City of San Leandro is the property owner. Alvarado Street: Portions of the city's existing right of way adjacent to Alvarado Street will be dedicated to the development in order to provide fire access. Streets, Sidewalks, and Landscaping: The streets on the west side of the BART station will have major enhancements and include the following improvements: • Although the TOD Strategy would allow for the entire section of Martinez Street to be dedicated or vacated for development, it was determined that the portion north of Parrott Street was needed Planning Commission Staff Report January 22, 2009 San Leandro Crossings Public Hearing Page 3 of 12