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'A Achievement Information (Unaudited) Agency staff assisted the Downtown Business Association in holding its first annual 'Its a Wonderful Night" holiday celebration in the new Joaquin Plaza on December 4, 2009. The event was well - attended and featured horse drawn carriage rides, photos with Santa and entertainment including carolers and dancers from local schools. The Agency constructed a temporary replacement parking lot at 262 Davis Street For use while the downtown parking garage is demolished and a new and larger garage is constructed consistent with the Citys Transit Oriented Development Strategy. The new parking garage will allow for greater infill development as well as encourage people to park once and walk downtown. The Agency entered into an agreement with Innisfree Ventures II to develop Town Hall Square (consisting of 212, 250, 262 and 290 Davis Street) consistent with the Citys Transit Oriented Development Strategy. Preliminary planning efforts were initiated to explore opportunities for mixed -use development at the site. Project Area Construction was completed on the third and final phase of Creekside Office Plaza, a class A office complex. The final 83,000 sq. ft. building completes this public /private partnership which brought a total of almost 1,000 jobs to the City. The Regional Center of the East Bay relocated its headquarters to the new building upon its completion. A new restaurant, Creekside Bistro, opened on the ground floor of the new building in May 2010. Construction neared completion on a 21,000 sq. ft. Senior Community Center which includes classrooms, arts and crafts areas, exercise rooms, and a large main hall which will also serve as an Emergency Operations Center. The Agency completed the purchase of 1550 East 14th Street, a 1.7 acre parcel it Downtown San Leandro. Prior to close of escrow in July 2009, the 26,000 sq. ft. building was demolished. The Agency subsequently constructed a temporary replacement parking lot for use during the construction of the new parking garage. The Agency entered into an agreement with Innisfree Ventures II to develop 1550 East 14th Street consistent with the Citys Transit Oriented Development Strategy. Preliminary planning efforts were initiated to explore opportunities for mixed -use development at the site. Achievement Information (Unaudited) Page 3 12/20/2010