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File Number: 14-279 <br />Analysis <br />The proposed public right-of-way improvements include installing a traffic signal system at the <br />intersection of Polar Way and San Leandro Boulevard to provide vehicles exiting or entering <br />Polar Way the ability to make left turns, installing sidewalk on 400 Polar Way frontage, <br />installing approximately 350 feet of soundwall on the east side of San Leandro Boulevard <br />starting from Hudson Lane going north, widening Polar Way at the railroad crossing, installing <br />a signal interconnect system and installing appropriate railroad crossing facilities. <br />A design for the Polar Way roadway improvements to meet City standards was submitted by <br />Chill Build and approved by staff. The traffic signal system at the intersection of San Leandro <br />Boulevard and Polar Way will facilitate the movement of delivery trucks on and off of the site <br />and allowing a more direct return to the freeway, thus minimizing the impact to local streets. <br />Based on several meetings between City staff, Chill Build, CPUC and UPRR, City staff <br />submitted an application this June 2014 to the CPUC requesting additional modification to the <br />Polar Way rail crossing beyond those requested in 2005 by Hudson I.C.S. to meet the needs <br />of Preferred Freezer. The CPUC has issued a preliminary decision authorizing the public <br />crossing improvements. The City has also asked UPRR to prepare a Railroad Crossing <br />Agreement to transfer the necessary property rights and to undertake the modification of the <br />crossing equipment as required by the CPUC. The action related to the agreement with UPRR <br />and the City for work within UPRR’s right-of-way will be presented to the City Council at a later <br />date. <br />The City’s standard public improvement agreement includes provisions for the improvements <br />and the financial responsibility. Chill Build will pay all of its own expenses and costs, UPRR’s <br />expenses as expected to be outlined in the Railroad Crossing Agreement, and the City's <br />expenses necessary to complete the work. <br />Previous Actions <br />·On November 7, 2005, by Resolution No. 2005-147, the City Council approved a standard <br />public improvement agreement related to the improvement of Hudson Lane, Developer <br />Hudson I.C.S. <br />Applicable General Plan Policies <br />·Policy 13.02; Keeping Pace with Growth: Improve transportation infrastructure at a rate <br />that keeps pace with growth. <br /> <br />Environmental Review <br />·A CEQA Notice of Exemption was obtained in October 2003. <br />Fiscal Impacts <br />·There is no fiscal impact from this project <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/15/2014