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File Number: 19-566 <br />of the neighborhood to create a park. <br />Rename Eden Road <br />In 2004 the City purchased right-of-way for Eden Road through a delinquent tax sale by the <br />Alameda County Tax Assessor. It is currently an unimproved dead-end road that serves Alco Iron <br />& Metal Co., Phelps Auto Wreckers, a small portion of the City’s Water Pollution Control Plant, <br />and the Port of Oakland. As the Council is aware, the improvement of this road has been <br />contemplated for many years. In order to pay for the design and construction, Engineering and <br />Transportation staff have been working with the contiguous property owners to create an <br />Assessment District that will fund roadway improvements. It is expected that the District will be <br />formed in early 2020, with construction to follow in Fiscal Year 2020-21. <br />Because Eden Road will be a fully-improved street once completed, the Council may wish to <br />consider renaming the road after Mayor Santos. While he did not expressly state his desire to <br />have the road named after him, the property resides within his former District, and minutes from <br />previous Council meetings indicate his support for the project. <br />Rename Mulford-Marina Branch Library <br />The original Mulford Branch Library opened in January 1962 at 2130 West Avenue 132nd (now <br />known as Marina Boulevard). When the Branch was relocated to its current location at the corner <br />of Aurora and Fairway Drive, it was renamed the Mulford-Marina Branch Library to increase <br />awareness of the marina area and to honor its geographic location. When the current branch <br />opened in 1976, it was heralded as the City’s first round library and the first building to be <br />constructed as a branch library. <br />As the Council is aware, this branch is scheduled for a complete re-build in coordination with the <br />Shoreline development. Staff is currently working with consulting architects to design the new <br />building, and it is expected to be completed in late 2021. As such, should the Committee wish to <br />rename a building in honor of Mayor Santos, the timing may be appropriate to do so with the <br />opening of this new facility. <br />While it is unclear Mayor Santos’ specific affiliation with the Mulford-Marina Branch Library, other <br />than it was in his District, City Council minutes do reflect that Mayor Santos was a staunch <br />supporter of the library system as a whole including advocating for resources during budget <br />season. <br />Should the Council wish to consider renaming the Mulford-Marina Branch Library after Mayor <br />Santos, staff would recommend robust outreach to the surrounding neighborhood as it is well <br />known and documented that there is a strong sense of ownership and identity to this branch <br />library. <br />Bestow the Title “Mayor Emeritus” <br />The title Emeritus is often bestowed on an individual in recognition of distinguished service, <br />awarded only to a few upon retirement. It is also used when a person of distinction in a profession <br />retires or hands over the position, enabling their former rank to be retained in their title, e.g., <br />Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 10/16/2019 <br />382