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• As part of the "Triangle" project to reconfigure and beautify the intersection of East 14 Street, Hesperian Boulevard and 150 Avenue, the Agency purchased the Quality Tune Up property at 14901 East 14 Street in December 2009 for $677,000. The Agency had previously appropriated $1.3 million for acquisition of the site and relocation of the business. The Agency is actively working with the business to explore relocation options and will continue to lease the site to Quality Tune Up during the remaining stages of project design. • Planning continued for a four story LEED certified parking garage. The four to five story parking structure will include approximately 2,000 sq. ft. of retail along Estudillo Avenue and enhancements will be made to Plaza Del Oro, the pedestrian entry to the garage. This garage will replace the current 215 space garage which is seismically unstable, not ADA accessible and of insufficient size to meet the downtown's parking needs. Garage construction has been postponed until Fall 2010. The Agency was not successful in securing Federal stimulus funding to upgrade the facility to include an electric vehicle battery swap and recharge stations, although these improvements may be reconsidered in the future. • The Agency continued working with Langon Construction to develop the former East Bay Municipal Utility District building at 1595 Washington Avenue, along with the neighboring parcel at 268 Parrott Street, into a mixed use development consistent with the City's Transit Oriented Development Strategy. • The Agency continued to make payments to the San Leandro Unified School District for public improvements at their new Ninth Grade Campus and construction of a gymnasium. Consistent with the 2009 Financing Agreement, the Agency will contribute $2.2 million over a period of roughly seven years. • Using Commercial Rehabilitation Program funds, the Agency assisted with improvements to the Palma Plaza Shopping Center on East 14 Street. The project involved the demolition of a vacant and substandard building, creation of additional parking, and landscaping improvements. • The Agency also contributed funding to the renovation of the historic Bal Theater on East 14 Street. The Commercial Rehabilitation funding assisted with renovation of the Theater's marquee and entrance area. • The Agency worked with the DC Dance Center and Mike's Pet and Feed to design a variety of fagade improvements which include new paint, signage and windows. These projects were completed in Winter 2010. • Design work was completed for a streetscape and median improvement project on East 14 Street 136 Avenue to 143 rd Avenue. Funding was provided