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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />STAFF REPORT <br />DATE: March 15, 2010 <br />TO: Stephen L. Hollister, City <br />APPROVED AND <br />FORWARDED <br />TO CITY COUNCIL <br />.-,~ <br />Stephen L. Hollister <br />City Manager <br />FROM: Uche Udemezue, Director <br />Engineering and Transportatio Department <br />BY: Keith R. Cooke, Principal Engi eer <br />Engineering and Transportation Depa m t <br />SUBJECT PROJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION: <br />MATTER OF AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR <br />THE FEDERAL JOBS FOR MAIN STREET ACT OF 2010 FUNDS AND ASSURING THE <br />COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO <br />APPROPRIATE $1,338,000 OF GRANT FUNDS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION <br />It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to file an application for the <br />Federal Jobs For Main Street Act of 2010 (JFMS) funding. These funds will be used to <br />rehabilitate the following street segments: 1) Doolittle Drive from Williams Street to Marina <br />Boulevard; 2) Estudillo Avenue from Harrison Street to Bancroft Avenue; 3) Fremont Avenue <br />from Alvarado Street to Floresta Boulevard; 4) Teagarden Street 1,000 feet west of Alvarado <br />Street; and 5) Washington Avenue from Lewelling Boulevard to San Lorenzo Creek. <br />Additionally, it is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to appropriate <br />$1,338,000 of grant funds to complete the project. <br />BACKGROUND <br />On December 16, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the JFMS Act. The bill <br />contains approximately $75 billion for economic growth programs, with approximately $27.5 <br />billion for highway infrastructure. This funding is for system preservation activities that can be <br />commenced and completed quickly, such as road resurfacing and bridge repair. The objectives <br />of the Act are supporting jobs in the short term and saving commuters time and money in -the <br />long term. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the Alameda County <br />Congestion Management Agency (ACCMA), and other county congestion management agencies <br />programmed allocations for the cities throughout the Bay Area. <br />