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REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FUNDS <br />19.5 <br />Provided loans through the commercial facade improvement program to create <br />outdoor seating at Los Pericos Taqueria and Tapioca Express to enhance <br />outdoor activity in the new Joaquin Plaza. <br />Recognized by the California Downtown Association with a Crystal Eagle award <br />for Innovative Marketing for the "We Are San Leandro" campaign, and continued <br />the campaign, including a presence at two International Council of Shopping <br />Centers conferences, and direct mail pieces to targeted retailers and brokers. <br />Held a Downtown San Leandro Symposium, attended by more than 120 <br />individuals, to bring stakeholders together to share the vision for downtown, <br />including what's been accomplished to date and what's coming in the future. <br />Demolished the Chamber of Commerce building at 262 Davis Street and <br />completed construction of a temporary parking lot at the intersection of Davis and <br />Hays Streets to provide parking during the reconstruction of the Estudillo/Callan <br />garage. This site will eventually be incorporated into the mixed-use Town Hall <br />Square development. <br />Joint Project Area <br />• Neared completion of construction of the 21,000 sq. ft. Senior Community Center <br />which will also serve as the City's Emergency Operations Center. <br />• Under the forgivable commercial facade improvement program: completed <br />painting, parking lot and landscaping improvements at Scribner Center and an <br />enhanced entry and outdoor dining patio at the Englander; approved a loan for <br />site improvements at Palma Plaza, including the demolition of an aging structure <br />to create increased parking and landscaping; approved program participation <br />with the Bal Theater to support historic renovation of the theater; and provided <br />design assistance and loan approval for exterior improvements at Mike's Feed <br />and Pets. <br />• Continued planning and design for afour-to five-story LEED-certified parking <br />garage. The structure will include approximately 2,000 sq. ft. of retail along <br />Estudillo Avenue and enhancements will be made to Plaza Del Oro, the <br />pedestrian entry to the garage. Construction is projected to start in August 2010. <br />• Acquired 1550 East 14th Street, the former Albertsons site, for development <br />consistent with the City's TOD Strategy. <br />• Held a second season of the Downtown Farmers' Market in 2009. The market <br />received strong support from the community, averaging 1,700 patrons each <br />week, an increase of over 10% from the previous year. <br />West San Leandro/MacArthur Boulevard Project Area <br />• Participated in the East Bay Green Corridor, a regional partnership that promotes <br />sustainable and innovative economic development through the joint efforts of <br />/k CXN ~~ <br />f ~ ~~ <br />~'i,i <br />~~~~~~, <br />:,, <br />