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File Number: 15-468 • On December 1, 2014, by Resolution No. 2014-132, the City Council authorized the City Manager to Execute a State Standard Agreement with the California Department of Housing and Community Development for a Housing -Related Parks Program Grant in the Amount of $1,376,600 On January 6, 2014, by Resolution No. 2014-004, the City Council authorized the City Manager to Submit an Application for Housing -Related Parks Program Grant Funds Committee Review and Actions • The 60% plans were presented to the City Council Facilities & Transportation Committee on April 7, 2015. Distance markers for the pedestrian pathway within the park will be added to the project scope in response to comments received from the Committee. The 100% plans were presented to the Facilities & Transportation Committee on May 5, 2015. Recommended changes included making both basketball courts the standard size and height; constructing a mural wall at the new restroom; installation of signs with distances and direction to sister cities; and installation of signs to note species and drought tolerance of plants. Applicable General Plan Policies Goal 21 - Rehabilitation of Existing Parks: Maintain and improve San Leandro's existing parks and recreational facilities Environmental Review This project is categorically exempt from CEQA per Section 15268 of the CEQA guidelines. The Notice of Exemption was filed with the Alameda County Recorder on December 16, 2010. Summary of Public Outreach Efforts A ten foot project sign describing the improvements and schedule will be installed at the park and a notice regarding the project will be posted on Nextdoor, a social network site that targets the neighborhood, one month before construction begins. The Notice to Bidders was published in the Daily Review and also in the South County Post, Visi6n Hispana, and World Journal. Staff also notified twenty-one builders exchanges and construction data firms as well as a list of contractors that have asked to be notified of bidding opportunities via email about the advertisement of the subject project. The project is described on the Engineering and Transportation Department website, was presented at the town hall meeting for Council Districts 1, 2, and 5 held on May 11, 2015, and at a community meeting on July 9, 2015 which was hosted by the Recreation and Human Services Department. Both of these events were posted on Nextdoor before they occurred. During the development of the master plan, the Recreation and Human Services Department held the following meetings to gather public input on Siempre Verde Park: City of San Leandro Page 3 Printed on 91212015