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MTC/City of San Leandro Bay Fair BART Transit Village Specific Plan EIR Funding Agreement Page 10 Task 12: Preliminary Draft Transit-Oriented Development Specific Plan Based on the conclusions reached through completion of Tasks 1-10, the consultant team will prepare a Preliminary Draft Specific Plan that incorporates all of the deliverables mentioned under the above tasks. The Specific Plan will include but is not limited to the following items: • Goals and policies; • Land use plan with description of land uses and overall development potential; • Identification of opportunity sites and preferred development options, including photo-simulations for key development sites; • Development standards and/or form-based design guidelines to facilitate high quality transit-oriented development; • Policies to overcome any obstacles or constraints to meeting housing need at all income levels; • Parking standards and strategies for increased transit use and reduced parking; • Access improvements and design standards; • Pedestrian-oriented street improvements and design standards for the Specific Plan area; • Implementation program, including strategies to attract transit-oriented development, measures to remove development constraints, a phasing plan, and additional follow-up actions and public outreach efforts to implement the Specific Plan; and • Financing options for public/private development and public improvements, including strategies and timing for pursuing possible federal and state funding sources. Concurrent with preparation of the Specific Plan, the consultant team will prepare parallel Zoning Code amendments (and General Plan amendments if required)to implement the Specific Plan. This would include amending the Zoning Map such as creating a special zoning or overlay district for the Specific Plan area. Deliverable#12a: Preliminary Draft TOD Specific Plan Deliverable#12b: TAC Meeting—Agenda/Meeting Material and Minutes Deliverable#12c: CAC Meeting—Agenda/Meeting Material and Minutes (review and comment on Preliminary Draft TOD Specific Plan) Task 13: Public Review Draft Transit-Oriented Development Specific Plan Based on CAC and TAC input, a Public Review Draft Specific Plan will be prepared and circulated for formal public review and comment. During the public review period, City staff and CAC members will also conduct active public outreach by presenting the Specific Plan to homeowner associations, the Downtown Association, Chamber of Commerce, and other interested groups to solicit comments. A community workshop will also be conducted by the consultant team on the Public Review Draft to receive public input. A CAC meeting will be held to receive the CAC's formal and final recommendations on the Draft Specific Plan and General Plan and/or Zoning Code Amendments. The Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing and forward a recommendation to the City Council on the Draft Specific Plan (including recommendations for Zoning Code and/or General Plan amendments).