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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: June 3, 2013 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:13-257 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.F. <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 Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an <br />Agreement with the San Leandro Unified School District to Allow the <br />Construction of and to Jointly Maintain a Walking Path at McCartney Park <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />The San Leandro Unified School District (SLUSD) plans to install a circular walking path from <br />Washington Elementary School around McCartney Park for school use while school is in <br />session and for public use at all times thereafter. Maintenance of the path will be performed <br />by the City of San Leandro (City) with costs shared equally with SLUSD. Staff recommends <br />the City Council approve the agreement. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The SLUSD requires the City’s approval to install a circular walking path from Washington <br />Elementary School around McCartney Park, to be used primarily for physical education <br />purposes when school is in session. The SLUSD seeks to break ground on the project in June <br />2013, and is seeking City Council approval of an agreement between the City and the SLUSD <br />for the construction, operation, use and maintenance of the pathway when it enters upon City <br />property. <br />Analysis <br />The SLUSD will install a circular walking path from Washington Elementary School around <br />McCartney Park. All costs to install the walking path will be paid by the SLUSD. At present, <br />the walking path ends half way into the park. Plans include completing a circle to allow <br />students to exercise by walking a circuitous route from the school through the park and back <br />again. The City will maintain the path once completed, and bill the SLUSD half the costs of <br />maintenance. <br />The City and the SLUSD entered into an agreement on March 21, 1960 for the construction <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 5/29/2013