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File Number: 17-166 <br />2016 and December 20, 2016 Facilities and Transportation Committee meetings. The <br />information included details regarding and their attendant design and review processes as <br />well as schedules of fees. The Committee recommended bringing the two permit, two-year <br />pilot program proposal to the City Council for adoption. <br />Applicable General Plan Policies <br />Transportation Goal T-2: Design and operate streets to be safe, attractive, and accessible <br />for all transportation users whether they are pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders or motorists, <br />regardless of age or ability. <br />Transportation Goal T-3: Promote and accommodate alternative, environmentally friendly <br />methods of transportation, such as walking and bicycling. <br />Economic Development Goal ED-5: Provide amenities that attract and retain businesses and <br />encourage those working in San Leandro to also live in San Leandro. <br />Open Space, Parks and Conservation Action OSC-2.5A: Develop a parklet program and <br />consider parklet placement in areas with active retail and restaurant businesses such as <br />Downtown San Leandro. <br />Summary of Public Outreach Efforts <br />Upon City Council approval of the pilot program for parklets, staff will outreach to community <br />stakeholders to advertise, educate and guide applicants through the parklet permit process. <br />Legal Analysis <br />The City Attorney’s Office reviewed the proposed DRAFT application and guidelines. <br />Fiscal Impacts <br />The City Manager’s Office will contribute approximately $5,000.00 to the pilot program from <br />account 010-14-010-8355 during the initial two-year pilot phase. In the future, applicants <br />would pay for all aspects of the program including review, approval, and inspection of parklet <br />construction absent the identification of any additional funding. Design plans, construction and <br />maintenance of the parklets will be the responsibility of the applicant. Parklets will have a <br />small impact on the cost of City street maintenance due to the added manpower to remove <br />debris in the gutters at parklet locations. <br />The design and construction of parklets qualifies for the City’s Commercial Incentive Program <br />managed by the City’s Economic Development Division, which has approximately $20,000 in <br />funding in account 010-41-003-5890 available to support the development of two pilot <br />parklets. This funding is designed to offset the design and construction costs for parklets <br />during the pilot phase. <br />Although the precise costs of initiating, implementing and maintaining a pilot for parklets are <br />unknown at this time, staff will track time spent reviewing, administering and maintaining the <br />Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 4/10/2017 <br />85