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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: February 4, 2013 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:12-589 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.D. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Uchenna Udemezue <br />Engineering & Transportation Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a Resolution Approving Plans and Specifications and Calling <br />for Bids for the Toyon Park Pathway Rehabilitation Project , Project No. <br />2013.028 <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends approval of the plans and specifications and calling for bids for the subject <br />project. <br />BACKGROUND <br />On March 2, 2009, the City received notice from the East Bay Regional Parks District <br />(EBRPD) of its allotment of $3,740,998 in Measure WW Park Bond funds. These bond funds <br />are earmarked for the acquisition and development of neighborhood, community, and regional <br />parks and recreation lands and facilities. The City asked citizens for their input on how they <br />would like the money spent, and used this information to establish ten priority projects, <br />including this park pathway rehabilitation project. The poor condition of the asphalt pavement <br />at the City’s parks were noted as features that the community would like to see improved with <br />Measure WW funding. <br />Previous Measure WW-funded projects completed park pathway improvements at <br />Washington Manor, Marina, Halcyon, and Stenzel parks in 2010. In 2011, the Marina Park <br />Par Course pathways were reconstructed, including the installation of new fitness equipment <br />stations. The pathways at Toyon Park were not included with these earlier projects to avoid <br />conflicts with previously-scheduled projects to upgrade the Toyon Park playground and <br />restroom. <br />Analysis <br />The condition of the asphalt at Toyon Park has deteriorated to the point that patching is <br />ineffective and erosion of the path edge has created tripping hazards . The project will <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 1/30/2013