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File Number: 15-284 <br />The project area represents an important opportunity for transit -oriented development that can <br />transform the area into a regionally sustainable and vibrant destination in support of Plan Bay <br />Area's goals. ABAG and MTC adopted Plan Bay Area in 2013 to address State mandated <br />land use, transportation and greenhouse gas emission goals and requirements under Senate <br />Bill (SB) 375. <br />In December 2014, the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a grant <br />agreement with MTC and approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the <br />City, BART, Madison Marquette and Alameda County. The MOU outlined mutual goals and <br />objectives, roles and responsibilities and financial/match commitments from each party. <br />Analysis <br />The City issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) in Fall 2014 to over 20 qualified planning firms <br />to prepare the Specific Plan and EIR. Five well regarded and highly qualified firms submitted <br />proposals. The selection committee, consisting of representatives from the City, Alameda <br />County, BART and Madison Marquette, reviewed the submittals, interviewed each firm, and <br />chose Raimi + Associates as the most qualified candidate. <br />Raimi + Associates (Raimi) was founded in 2006 and is a multi -disciplinary urban planning <br />firm with offices in Berkeley, Riverside and Los Angeles. Raimi has prepared similar TOD <br />specific plans for other Bay Area cities, including Mountain View, Fremont, and Oakland. This <br />year, the American Planning Association awarded Raimi the "National Planning Excellence <br />Award for an Emerging Planning & Design Firm," which is given to newer planning firms that <br />"elevate the planning profession... and influence the profession through its current work for <br />years to come." Raimi's consulting team for the project consists of: <br />• Raimi + Associates, Lead consultant and project manager <br />• Van Meter Williams Pollack, Urban design <br />• Strategic Economics, Economic consultant <br />• Kittelson Associates, Transportation consultant <br />• Rincon, Environmental consultant <br />• Wood Rogers, Engineering/Infrastructure consultant <br />The following outcomes or work products will result from the planning process and will be <br />incorporated into the final Specific Plan: <br />• Market demand analysis for TOD development in the project area <br />• Affordable housing and anti -displacement strategy <br />• Financial and market feasibility study of potential development options <br />• Regulatory framework for achieving the preferred development alternative (e.g., Zoning <br />Code and/or General Plan amendments) <br />• Urban design standards and guidelines <br />• Parking/transit strategies to better manage parking resources, reduce parking demand <br />and increase transit use <br />• Transportation/infrastructure improvements to accommodate the preferred <br />development alternative and better serve BART and AC Transit riders <br />City of San Leandro Page 2 Printed on 5/12/2015 <br />