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File Number: 18-064 <br />received internally (from City staff and/or Raimi + Associates) and from the public, local business <br />community, City Council, Planning Commission, CAC, TAC, and public agencies. There were 21 <br />written comments received since September 28, 2017 on the Draft Specific Plan, but the <br />Addendum addressed the ones which were substantive and corrects errors and omissions. <br />In response to some of the comments from Commissioners Brennan and Breslin at the January <br />18th Planning Commission public hearing, the Addendum was revised and publicly posted on <br />February 2, 2018. The revisions were: <br />·Chapter 3 (Mobility), Page 45 - Added a new policy to consider opportunities to extend the <br />AC Transit East Bay Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line into the Plan Area. <br />·Chapter 3 (Mobility), Page 55 - Consider exploring in the future additional right-of-way to <br />widen intersections at the East 14th, Fairmont Drive and Hesperian Boulevard <br />intersections if there is an overwhelming need for capacity and dependent on adjoining <br />property owners, though the focus of the Plan Area should be to encourage walking/biking <br />and reduce auto usage. <br />·Chapter 3 (Mobility), Page 60 - Explore opportunities in the future to extend the Fairmont <br />Ave. corridor street design to Halcyon Drive to add bike, pedestrian, and transit <br />improvements to connect to the former Kraft site at Washington Ave and Halcyon Drive. <br />·Chapter 7 (Implementation), Page 121 - Change language under the short term action <br />related to County Parking Enforcement to work with and encourage Alameda County to <br />improve parking enforcement and management to mitigate the BART spillover parking on <br />nearby unincorporated County residential streets. <br /> <br />Previous Actions <br />The City Council has held 5 public meetings prior to tonight: <br />·December 1, 2014 - Approved execution of the MTC PDA Planning grant agreement and <br />Memorandum of Understanding between the City, BART, Alameda County and Madison <br />Marquette for the Bay Fair TOD Specific Plan <br />·May 18, 2015 - Approved Raimi + Associates contract <br />·February 1, 2016 - Certified 21 member Community Advisory Committee <br />·May 23, 2016 - Held work session on Draft Scenarios <br />·March 13, 2017 - Staff presented Draft Plan update <br />Committee Review and Actions <br />There were four CAC and TAC meetings over the last 2 years. At its final meeting on October 23, <br />2017, the Bay Fair TOD Specific Plan Community Advisory Committee (CAC) reviewed the Draft <br />Specific Plan and voted unanimously (with 7 members absent) to affirm its support of the Draft <br />Plan and the Plan’s comprehensiveness to the Planning Commission and City Council. <br />Applicable General Plan Policies <br />Policy LU-6.13 [Under Chapter 3, Land Use] Bay Fair Area. <br />Transform the area around the Bay Fair BART station, including Bayfair Center, other <br />shopping centers, and properties along Hesperian, East 14th, and other major arterials, into a <br />dynamic new transit oriented development area. Future development in this area should <br />reposition Bayfair Center to reflect current trends in retailing; add a mix of higher-density <br />Page 6 City of San Leandro Printed on 2/13/2018 <br />24