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File Number: 16-274 <br />appropriately for the location. <br />C. Battenberg: Planning will make sure that neighborhood is informed and will get comments. <br />Staff will also ensure that the design is consistent with the aesthetic of neighborhood and put <br />through planning review consistent with any other proposed improvement. <br />Councilmember Lopez: Would like to give Mayor a chance to comment. Is it possible for K. <br />Cooke to meet with her and review this meeting’s discussion? Councilmember Lopez and <br />Vice Mayor Reed like the idea. This discussion is an opportunity for education and to learn <br />about issues. Staff will take this input and use it to develop a Parklet Program and bring it <br />back to Council. <br />Public Comment Period: <br />Leah Hall, resident, North Area: Involved in a group of 5 people consisting of realtors, <br />architectural designers, and other creative types. National Realtor Association offers a Micro <br />Placemaking Grant which gives grants to realtors to do projects like parklets. Ms. Hall’s group <br />is interested in submitting grant application that will be focused on reclaiming neighborhoods <br />from traffic and speeding cars with installation of parklet. Her group is very interested in a <br />parket in front of Zocalo and understands the traffic safety components for that location. She <br />asked if anyone has compared designated speeds on streets where parklets are located in <br />other cities. <br />K. Cooke: Street speeds in Oakland and SF are 25MPH for potential parklet sites, but <br />locations are evaluated on a case by case basis. <br />Committee Recommendation for City Council Consideration <br />The Committee recommends an RFP for 4 parklet locations for pilot program. <br />2.D.Project Updates <br />·Siempre Verde Park Rehabilitation: Contractor’s work is proceeding on schedule and <br />HCD grant funds will be expended by end of grant. <br />·Thrasher Park Play Equipment Replacement: 95% complete and HCD grant funds will <br />be expended by end of grant. <br />·Annual Street Sealing: Out to bid <br />·Annual Overlay and Rehabilitation: Going out to bid in 2 weeks. <br />The combined allocation for current road projects is $3.5M. We need to spend down our <br />Measure B fund balance as Alameda County Transportation Commission is moving toward <br />implementation of one year deadline to spend funds. Staff will request that Council approve <br />additional money for bid alternatives for planned street projects. Combined with pavement <br />work already completed this year on San Leandro Blvd., there is a total of $5M spent for <br />roadwork and street improvements this fiscal year. <br />Councilmember Reed asked about recent Next Door notifications of roadwork. <br />D. Pollart: Public works has been posting notice of road preparation work being done in <br />advance of street sealing work. <br />Page 5 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/28/2016