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File Number: 13-230 <br />services for emergency work; respond to City Council or City Manager requests; and perform <br />department services not chargeable to existing CIP projects. <br />Grant applications have short application periods and often require extensive research and <br />staff time to complete. Engineering and Transportation staff has successfully obtained grant <br />funding after extensive effort during the application process, which sometimes require outside <br />services. In the past three years, the City has received $10.1million in grant funding. Without <br />the requested funding, our capacity to complete successful grant applications will be severely <br />restricted, which could have a negative effect on bringing grant funds to the City. <br />Public Works Services Maintenance Projects ($100,000 per year) <br />Over the past six years Engineering and Transportation and Public Works Services staff have <br />worked on projects too small to qualify as CIP projects. Though comparatively small, these <br />projects were of equal engineering complexity as our more costly projects. These projects <br />rectify complaints, solve safety issues, or correct ongoing maintenance issues to reduce long <br />term costs. Examples of these projects include storm drain modifications to correct localized <br />flooding issues and relocation of traffic signal poles or equipment often damaged by trucks. <br />Currently there are six projects that require funding, and new projects are anticipated to be <br />added each year. Without funding, these projects cannot be undertaken. <br />ADA Transition Plan Construction ($75,000 per year) <br />In November 2010, the City adopted an ADA Transition Plan (Plan). This plan outlined the <br />needs and a strategy for improving the more than 1,800 identified ADA issues and/or items for <br />improvement in City buildings and other public facilities. These improvements, estimated to <br />cost $1.8 million, were prioritized and programmed for implementation over the succeeding 15 <br />years. <br />While the Plan allows for year-to-year flexibility in execution, the Plan recognized that a yearly <br />effort must be maintained to address all the issues in a timely manner. In the past two budget <br />years, $150,000 has been provided for this effort with a combination of CDBG and General <br />funds. CDBG funds are now limited due to Federal sequestration, reducing funding from <br />$55,000 to $20,660 in 2013-2014; with further reductions expected for 2014-2015. Without <br />General Fund support, the program in 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 will be ineffective; it will <br />place additional pressure on future budget years; and will lead to higher costs as work is <br />delayed. <br />The Plan fulfills part of the City’s responsibility to provide access to City programs and <br />services to persons with disabilities. If this project were not funded, it could be found that the <br />City was not implementing its adopted Plan; it may increase our legal risk of exposure and <br />liability in ADA lawsuits; and it may jeopardize access to and award of federal grant funds. <br />Annual Repair of Walkways on City Properties ($50,000 per year) <br />The construction and maintenance of sidewalks and walkways within the public right of way is <br />funded through various funds, including Measure B and Gas Tax, in addition to payments <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 4/30/2013