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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -149 RESOLUTION AMENDING TITLE 8, CHAPTER 5 TO THE SAN LEANDRO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, RELATING TO SUBSTANDARD RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAYS Recitals WHEREAS, the City Council has carefully examined and reviewed the staff report and proposed amendment to the San Leandro Administrative Code as it relates to the Substandard Residential Driveways Program. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as follows: That Sections 8.5.200, 8.5.300, 8.5.400, and 8.5.500 of the San Leandro Administrative Code, are amended, and a new Section 8.5.600 is added, to read as follows: " §8.5.200: AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER POLICY. The City Engineer shall have the sole discretion to determine if an existing driveway is substandard and meets the pre- requisites necessary to qualify under this program. §8.5.300: SUBSTANDARD RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY POLICY. The cost of replacement of substandard driveways approaches will be on an equal share basis between the City and the qualifying property owner. The property owner will be given the option to either pay his share of the driveway replacement cost upon completion of the work or defer payment of his share to the City for up to one year after completion and thereafter payments can be made over a period of five years at an annual interest rate of six percent (6 %). Qualifying low- income property owners may be eligible to receive grant funds, if available. Property owner participation in the City's program to upgrade substandard residential driveways shall be on a voluntary basis. If the property owner elects to complete his driveway approach construction utilizing the property owner's contractor, the rebate for the cost of the work will be fifty percent (50 %) of the total cost to the property owner, or fifty percent (50 %) of the current unit cost of the City's Annual Sidewalk Repair Program, whichever is Tess. Receipts must be provided for all reimbursable costs. §8.5.400: PROCESS. Whenever the City undertakes street reconstruction, the City will inspect residential driveways within the limits of construction. A driveway will be eligible under this program when it does not conform to the current City standard; and, where the pavement elevation at the gutter has been significantly lowered in the course of street reconstruction.