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File Number: 19-005 <br />August 18, 2017. After deducting the costs of necessary repairs to the property, commission fees <br />and closing costs totaling $48,000, the City yielded a net revenue of $542,000, which was <br />deposited into General Fund account 010-14-021-5240. <br />As part of the City Council’s subsequent action to accept the $542,000 in proceeds from the sale, <br />the City Council directed staff to retain these funds for the purposes of making investments into <br />the Davis West neighborhood that would improve the local quality of life, referred to as the Davis <br />West Neighborhood Investment Program. This program was created due to the unique <br />geographic location of the Davis West neighborhood in close proximity to the Interstate 880 <br />freeway, the flight path of Oakland International Airport, as well as other nearby noise-generating <br />uses including retail shopping centers, high-traffic intersections and industrial facilities. <br />Consistent with this program, over the past several years, the City implemented a number of <br />infrastructure and quality of life improvements in the area, including: rehabilitation and resurfacing <br />of the neighborhood’s roads, installation of traffic calming speed humps, a new playground at <br />Warden Park, improved street lighting, a freshly painted neighborhood entryway sign, and utility <br />box art work, in addition to the first and second rounds of residential noise insulation that were <br />already completed. <br />Although Phases I and II of the airport noise insulation program have now concluded and the City <br />has no legal obligation to further pursue additional noise insulation, based on prior Council <br />direction to explore additional ways of assisting residents of the Davis West neighborhood, City <br />staff recommends launching a new City-initiated third phase of the program which would be <br />entirely funded by the proceeds of the sale of the formerly City-owned property at Laura Avenue. <br />After reviewing available records, staff has determined that of the remaining 46 houses that were <br />eligible for funding through the first two phases of the program, there were 10 properties that <br />remained on an interested parties waiting list, but which never ultimately received such insulation. <br />Therefore, these homes would be prioritized as part of Phase III of the program. To the extent <br />additional funds remain after addressing these homes, staff would contact any other remaining <br />eligible homes in the area. If demand were to exceed available funding, selection into the <br />program would be based on a lottery, as with the first two phases. <br />Due to the highly specialized and technical nature of the work, City staff again proposes to <br />contract with C. Kell-Smith & Associates to implement the proposed third phase of the program. <br />Coupled with their direct experience executing the prior two phases of this program, this firm is <br />uniquely qualified to manage this proposed third phase of the program. As such, the draft <br />resolution for the City Council’s consideration includes language authorizing a sole source <br />agreement with this vendor. The proposed scope of work would include: outreach, plans and <br />specifications, estimates, bid packages and contractor qualification, construction scheduling and <br />coordination with the City’s building division. The scope includes development of custom design <br />plans for each of the benefitting properties (to be developed by a sub-contractor), as well as <br />asbestos and lead surveys, which would be completed by another sub-contractor with expertise in <br />this field. The remaining portions of the $542,000 program would be used to fully off-set the <br />construction costs associated with installation of the noise insulation improvements that would be <br />designed as part of the contract. <br />Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 1/17/2019