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��.,�ff1EeSG. <br />`3g � <br />of <br />LEARNING <br />Board of Education <br />Lance James <br />President <br />Ron Carey <br />Vice -President <br />Vince J. Rosato <br />Clerk <br />Mike Katz-Lacabe <br />Member <br />Corinia N. Lopez <br />Member <br />Diana Prola <br />Member <br />Jason Toro <br />Member <br />Mike McLaughlin, Ed.D. <br />Superintendent of Schools <br />Rosanna Mucetti, Ed.D. <br />Assistant Superintendent <br />Educational Services <br />Song Chin-Bendib <br />Associate Superintendent <br />Business Services <br />John Thompson, Ed.D. <br />Assistant Superintendent <br />Human Resources <br />San Leandro Unified School District <br />Office of the Superintendent <br />January 23, 2014 <br />Michael J. Gregory <br />City Councilmember, District 1 <br />City of San Leandro <br />835 East 14'h Street <br />San Leandro, CA 94577 <br />RE: Application for Partnership Planning for Sustainable Transportation Grant <br />for the San Leandro Creek Multi -Use Greenway Trail <br />Dear Councilmember Gregory, <br />I am very pleased to offer my enthusiastic support for the planning grant from Cal <br />Trans for the proposed San Leandro Creek Multi -Use Greenway Trail project. <br />The San Leandro Creek is an amazing and underutilized right-of-way that when <br />improved as a restored creek and trail it can dramatically improve the quality of life for <br />residents and provide valuable access to spaces of nature and access for mobility. This <br />project will further increase access to the MLK Regional Park, Bay Trail and San <br />Leandro Bay. I have heard that many, especially youth, already use this creek -way as a <br />trail — going through holes in the fence — as it allows the most direct way to school or to <br />get to the nearest shopping and BART transit centers in the City of San Leandro. Other <br />residents, especially the older ones, fondly remember how, in prior -times, the creek was <br />their park, where they would go to fish, enjoy the running water and go hiking. <br />Moreover, I have also seen other cities that have made great use of restoring creeks and <br />greenways to transform their communities. <br />Without a doubt, this project can turn the San Leandro Creek from being a "back door" <br />dumping ground to becoming a prized "front door" community asset that activates <br />creekside businesses, provides educational opportunities for adjacent schools and links <br />neighborhoods to the beautiful regional parks we have in the East Bay Area. Most <br />importantly, I see this as an issue of environmental equity and, for this reason, I whole <br />heartedly support the planning and technical expertise Cal Trans can bring to this <br />process in partnership with the other community stakeholders involved. <br />On behalf of an Lleandro Unified School District, we look forward to the opportunity <br />to work clo ely th Cal Trans and move this project to reality for the health and <br />residency of al our communities. <br />Ed.D. <br />Superintendent <br />14735 Juniper Street, San Leandro, CA 94579 <br />Te L• 510-6673500 www.sanieandro.k12.ca.us Fax: 510-667-3569 <br />