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San Leandro Creek Trail Master Plan <br />2-14 <br />Information Covered: Reviewed the overall project, the potential alignments <br />under consideration, with a focus on the Sobrante Park segment. <br />Recommendations: People were very interested in the project and its <br />potential as an asset to the community. They also expressed concerns about <br />public safety, noting that many people currently access the creek, even <br />though the gates are locked, through holes in the fence. <br />Audience: San Leandro Senior Commission <br />Location: San Leandro <br />Date & Time: 10/20/16 <br />Contact: Diane Atienza <br />Population: Seniors <br />Reach: 10 attendees <br />Information Covered: Project background and San Leandro segments <br />Notes: Commissioners currently use the San Leandro Marina Trail. Elements <br />they would like to see on the trail included seating (such as benches) and <br />restroom facilities. Also recommended providing connections to local business <br />and parks and access to bike share program. For rail crossing, suggesting <br />going over the tracks as it is safer than going under. Question raised about <br />homeless encampments in the creek, staff indicated that there are currently <br />no encampments in the Creek. <br />Audience: Estudillo Estates Homeowners Association <br />Location: San Leandro Main Library <br />Date & Time: 10/11/16 <br />Contact: Bahar Navab <br />Population: Residents of Estudillo Estates neighborhood (San Leandro) <br />Reach: 10 residents <br />Information Covered: Overview of project and potential alignments under <br />consideration, focus on portion of the corridor in their neighborhood. <br />Notes: Once it was clear that the trail would not be located on private <br />property in the community there were no concerns about potential problems <br />in their neighborhood. <br />Group: San Leandro Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee <br />Location: San Leandro Civic Center <br />Date & Time: 11/9/16 <br />Contact: Reh-Lin Chen, city staff <br />Population: BPAC and members of public <br />Reach: 15 attendees <br />Information Covered: Overview of project and draft recommended trail <br />segment alignments. <br />Group: Oakland Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee <br />Location: Oakland City Hall <br />Date & Time: 12/15/16 <br />Contact: Jennifer Stanley, City staff <br />Population: BPAC and members of the public <br />Reach: 20 attendees <br />Information Covered: Overview of project and draft recommended trail <br />segment alignments. <br />Group: Sheffield Village Homeowners Association (upcoming) <br />Location: TBD <br />Date & Time: January 2017 <br />Contact: Greg Novak <br />Population: Residents of Sheffield Village neighborhood (Oakland) <br />Reach: TBD <br />Information Covered: Overview of project and draft recommended trail <br />segment alignments. <br />2.5 SUMMARY <br />The comments provided by attendees of the public workshops and <br />the neighborhood workshops, as well as those provided by the survey <br />respondents, were quite consistent. Many participants in the planning <br />effort expressed strong opinions about the potential benefits as well as their <br />concerns about the development of a trail along the Creek. The nature of <br />the comments varied considerably along different segments of the Creek, <br />and were generally related to the character of the Creek corridor at that <br />location, proximity to residential areas, and potential public safety issues. <br />Residents of Oakland in the vicinity of the portion of the proposed trail with <br />the existing maintenance road (Segments 2, 3 and 4) expressed excitement <br />34