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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: March 2, 2015 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:15-065 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.H. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Cynthia Battenberg <br />Community Development Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a Resolution Approving $49,500 to Fund Design and <br />Fabrication Costs for the Enhanced Artistic Treatment of an Additional East <br />Bay Bus Rapid Transit Station (BRT Station) in the City of San Leandro <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />AC Transit followed a comprehensive process working with artists and the community to <br />develop artistically enhanced BRT stations. AC Transit allocated $1.5 million for art to fund <br />color, text and graphics for all stations. Funding was also identified for additional artistic <br />enhancements at select stations. Based on the percentage of stations in San Leandro, <br />funding is available for one enhanced station. The City has the option to enhance additional <br />stations at a cost of $49,500 per station. Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a <br />Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to expend $49,500 from the General Fund Reserves <br />to artistically enhance both the Georgia Way and the Downtown San Leandro stations. <br />BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION <br />The East Bay Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line to be implemented by AC Transit will operate from <br />Uptown Oakland (19th Street BART Station) to the Downtown San Leandro BART station. Of <br />the 34 stops, the following five are in San Leandro: <br />·Durant Avenue - East 14th Street & Durant (1 median station) <br />·Georgia Way - East 14th Street & Georgia Way (2 curbside stations) <br />·San Leandro Civic Center - East 14th Street & Haas Avenue (2 curbside stations) <br />·Downtown San Leandro - Davis Street & Hays Street (2 curbside stations) <br />·San Leandro BART (1 single platform) <br />AC Transit has provided updates to the City Council numerous times on the BRT project. This <br />report deals specifically with the artistic enhancements planned for the stations. AC Transit <br />developed an Artistic Enhancement Strategy for integrating artistic enhancements. AC <br />Transit allocated $1.5 million towards this initiative. AC Transit’s public art consultant met with <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 2/24/2015