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File Number: 14-496 consist of City Council -approved local stakeholders from in and around the Bay Fair area, such as residents, property owners, business owners and public service providers. The formation of the CAC is scheduled to begin in Spring 2015 and the process will be brought to the City Council for approval at that time. The TAC will consist of staff from City departments, local partners (BART, Madison Marquette and Alameda County), and other public agencies (e.g., AC Transit, MTC, ABAG, and Alameda County Transportation Commission) to provide technical expertise and guidance. The Specific Plan will include preparation of an environmental impact report (EIR) to assess the potential development options. City staff, and the selected planning consultant, will explore during the planning process the possibility of streamlining the CEQA environmental review by coordinating with the General Plan Update EIR underway. MTC expects the final Specific Plan to be an implementable plan that will include feasible policy and development recommendations such as Zoning Code and/or General Plan amendments. The City will adopt the Specific Plan and EIR no later than Spring 2017, pursuant to the grant's requirements. In terms of next steps, the City and its local partners will issue a Request for Proposals for a qualified planning consultant to manage and prepare the Specific Plan and related environmental document. Below is a tentative timeline for the consultant selection process. As noted below, the City Council will have final review of the recommended consulting firm and its contractual services agreement. • December 2014 - Issue RFP • January 2015 - Review RFP submittals; interview top candidates; develop staff recommendation of preferred firm • February 2015 - City Council to approve consultant service agreement with preferred firm • March 2015 - Begin Specific Plan planning process • Spring 2017 - City Council to review and adopt the final Specific Plan and EIR Memorandum of Understanding WOU) To coordinate the joint effort to prepare the Specific Plan, the City, BART, Madison Marquette and Alameda County will enter into an MOU to describe mutual goals and objectives, roles and responsibilities and financial/match commitments from each party. Listed below is a summary of the $92,000 local match commitment by party: • City of San Leandro ($40,000 cash and $10,000 in-kind staff costs primarily from Community Development and Engineering and Transportation) • BART ($15,000 cash) • Madison Marquette ($15,000 cash) • Alameda County ($12,000 in-kind staff costs primarily from Planning) Applicable General Plan Policies • General Plan Policy 8.10 - Bayfair Mall: Promote the revitalization of Bayfair Mall and its City of San Leandro Page 3 Printed on 11125/2014