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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR <br />BAY FAIR BART TRANSIT VILLAGE TRANSIT -ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT SPECIFIC <br />PLAN <br />This Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") is entered into this day of , <br />2014, by and between the City of San Leandro (hereafter referred to as "City"), the San Francisco <br />Bay Area Rapid Transit District (hereafter referred to as "BART"), Alameda County (hereafter <br />referred to as "County"), and Madison Marquette (hereafter referred to as "MM"), collectively <br />referred to as the "Parties," to cooperatively pursue preparation of a Bay Fair BART Transit <br />Village Transit -Oriented Development ("TOD") Specific Plan ("Specific Plan"). <br />RECITALS <br />A. The 2002 San Leandro General Plan ("General Plan") promotes the revitalization of the area <br />in and around the Bayfair Center mall in San Leandro and calls for "introducing new and <br />compatible uses, including new shops, services, community facilities, restaurants, <br />entertainment venues, and offices." The General Plan also recommends actions including: <br />i. Improvements to the East 14th Street area near the Bayfair Center mall to create a <br />more attractive, unique and inviting destination; <br />ii. Well designed and safer pathways from the Bay Fair BART Station to the Bayfair <br />Center mall for pedestrians, bicyclists and public transit riders; and <br />iii. Coordination with BART and Alameda -Contra Costa Transit District ("AC Transit") to <br />ensure efficient, accessible, safe, and affordable services and facilities. <br />B. The City is currently in the process of updating the General Plan, which is expected to be <br />completed in Spring 2016. The City anticipates being able to incorporate key themes and <br />issues from the Specific Plan into the updated General Plan. <br />C. The focal points of the Specific Plan are the Bay Fair BART Station, Bay Fair BART Station <br />parking lot and the Bayfair Center mall, which is owned by MM. The Project Area is located <br />primarily within San Leandro city limits, with the exception of the southeastern portion of <br />the Bay Fair BART Station property which is located in unincorporated Alameda County. <br />The County is interested in developing its portion of the project area (parking lot) to be <br />consistent with the Eden Area General Plan, which designates this parcel as High Density <br />Residential with General Commercial as a secondary use in support of future Transit - <br />Oriented Development at this BART Station. <br />D. In 2006, the California Department of Transportation ("Caltrans") awarded BART a <br />Community -Based Transportation grant to conduct a station area study at the Bay Fair BART <br />72478v1 <br />