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Downtown Lighting -Acceptance 3 February 1, 2010 Environmental Review • A CEQA categorical exemption was filed for this project • The closure of West Joaquin Avenue was included in the TOD Strategy • An EIR was completed and approved for the TOD Strategy Code Compliance Review Plans were reviewed by affected regulatory agencies and utility companies as appropriate. Summary Of Public Outreach Efforts • A series of public meetings were held for the Central San Leandro/BART Area Revitalization Strategy • A series of public meetings were held for the TOD Strategy Fiscal Impact • The total project cost was $4.43M, including consultant design fees and construction administration • A summary of the construction contract with McGuire & Hester is listed below: McGuire and Hester Original Contract $2,813,295 9009 Railroad Avenue Change Orders $485,000 Oakland, CA 94577 Total Contract Amount $3,298,295 • Major change order issue involved: additional streetlight conduit (existing could not be reused); a variety of utility connections and revisions caused by unexpected site conditions; added ornamental banner light brackets; traffic signal repairs; sidewalk freight elevator door replacement; and utility stubouts for future downtown businesses Public Works Services has estimated that this project will increase the City's annual maintenance costs by $21,000 per year Budget Authority • The project is fully funded by the RDA using Plaza 2002 Tax Allocation Bonds (TABS) and Joint Project Area (JPA) funds • The project was approved as part of the CIP for budget year 2003-04 in the amount of $2,500,000 in Account No. 961-83-054 • Funding for the project was also approved as part of the CIP for budget year 2005-OS in the amount of $132,000 in Account No. 961-83-067 • An additional $1.73M in project funding was appropriated at the time of construction contract award ($1.1M in Account No. 961-83-034 and $630,000 in Account No. 962-86- 054)