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WHEREAS, in 2009, City and AC Transit staff presented design options to the community in a series of public meetings, and carefully reviewed public comment and concerns and proposed refinements to the proposed Project; and WHEREAS, in March 2010, City staff presented the draft LPA to the Planning Commission for review and comment; and WHEREAS, the City's designation of a "Locally Preferred Alternative" for inclusion and analysis in the Project Final EIS/R is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to, without limitation, CEQA Guidelines section 15262; now, therefore be it RESOLVED that the City designates, as its "Locally Preferred Alternative" to be included and analyzed in the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report ("Final EIS/R"), that BRT shall terminate at the Downtown San Leandro BART Station with dedicated bus lanes from the north City Limit to approximately Georgia Way with local service provided by traditional or express bus service from the Downtown San Leandro BART Station to the BayFair BART Station; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the City requests that AC Transit include in the Final EIS/R a study of extending BRT to the BayFair BART Station with dedicated bus lanes from the north City Limit to Georgia Way and from Blossom Way to Bancroft Avenue. The City reserves the right to make changes to the Project at the conclusion of the Final EIS/R based on the studied impacts and the adequacy of proposed mitigations of these impacts. Introduced by Councilmember Prola and passed and adopted this 17th day of May, 2010, by the following called vote: Members of the Council: AYES: Councilmembers Gregory, Prola, Reed, Souza, Starosciak; Mayor Santos (6) NOES: Councilmember Stephens (1) ABSENT: None (0) ATTEST: Marian Handa, City Clerk RESOLUTION NO. 2010-054 2