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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO. 2012 -095 RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO'S LOCALLY PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE FOR THE AC TRANSIT EAST BAY BUS RAPID TRANSIT (BRT) PROJECT WHEREAS, in 1998 the AC Transit District ( "AC Transit ") initiated work on the "Major Investment Study' to closely examine alternatives for transit service on several transit corridors in its service area; and WHEREAS, in 2000 a Major Investment Study Policy Steering Committee comprised of members from all affected jurisdictions, including the City of San Leandro ("City"), was convened to provide guidance to the study from a corridor -wide perspective; and WHEREAS, in 2001 the Policy Steering Committee recommended a preferred route or "Locally Preferred Alternative" (LPA) for a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project that specified the corridor alignment of Telegraph Avenue to International Boulevard/East 14 Street in the cities of Berkeley, Oakland, and San Leandro; and WHEREAS, BRT is a mode of transit service that has some or all the following characteristics: Dedicated Travel Lanes; Level Boarding Platforms; Off -Board Fare Collection; and Real -Time Arrival Signs; and WHEREAS, in May 2007, AC Transit in collaboration with the Federal Transit Administration released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Report ("Draft EIS /R ") for the continued development of the East Bay Bus Rapid Transit Project (the "Project "); and WHEREAS, in July 2007 the City of San Leandro formally submitted comments in response to the Draft EIS/R, with comments focused on route alignment, traffic, parking, economic, construction, roadway maintenance and operation impacts, among other concerns; and WHEREAS, in May 2010 the City of San Leandro forwarded its original Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) in order for AC Transit to complete a Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report (FEIS /R) and AC Transit developed the Downtown Oakland San Leandro (DOSL) LPA in June 2010; and WHEREAS, AC Transit distributed the FEIS/R for the Project in February 2012 and the City held a public meeting and submitted comments on the FEIS /R in March 2012 and subsequently approved the FEIS /R in April 2012; and