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WHEREAS, in 2009, City and AC Transit staff presented design options to the <br />community in a series of public meetings, and carefully reviewed public comment and concerns <br />and proposed refinements to the proposed Project; and <br />WHEREAS, in March 2010, City staff presented the draft LPA to the Planning <br />Commission for review and comment; and <br />WHEREAS, the City's designation of a "Locally Preferred Alternative" for inclusion and <br />analysis in the Project Final EIS/R is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act <br />pursuant to, without limitation, CEQA Guidelines section 15262; now, therefore be it <br />RESOLVED that the City designates, as its "Locally Preferred Alternative" to be <br />included and analyzed in the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report ("Final EIS/R"), that <br />BRT shall terminate at the Downtown San Leandro BART Station with dedicated bus lanes from <br />the north City Limit to approximately Georgia Way with local service provided by traditional or <br />express bus service from the Downtown San Leandro BART Station to the BayFair BART <br />Station; and be it <br />FURTHER RESOLVED that the City requests that AC Transit include in the Final EIS/R <br />a study of extending BRT to the BayFair BART Station with dedicated bus lanes from the north <br />City Limit to Georgia Way and. from Blossom Way to Bancroft Avenue. The City reserves the <br />right to make changes to the Project at the conclusion of the Final EIS/R based on the studied <br />impacts and the adequacy of proposed mitigations of these impacts. <br />Introduced by Councilmember and passed and adopted this 17t1i <br />day of May, 2010, by the following called vote: <br />Members of the Council: <br />AYES: <br />NOES: <br />ABSENT: <br />ATTEST: <br />Marian Handa, City Clerk <br />G:\ Admin\COiJNCIL\2010\5 MAY 17\LPA For AC Transit BRT - AGRMT\LPA For AC Transit BRT RES.Doc <br />