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City Council / San Leandro Unified School District Liaison Committee July 11, 2002 Meeting Highlights 1. Review of City and District Actions Regarding Traffic and Parking at San Leandro High School Superintendent Himmelberg distributed the letter sent to San Leandro High neighborhood residents inviting them to a general meeting on June 19th to discuss student parking and past incidents. He reported that 35 residents, the majority from 136th Avenue and Thomas Avenue, attended the meeting. The meeting outcome was the development of a smaller work group, which met again on June 27th. Superintendent Himmelberg reported that the School District will be accountable for establishment of a drop-off area, enforcement of the closed campus policy, and improvements to security (including locking of the gate between the tennis courts and the PG&E lot and locking the back area after 10 pm). City Manager Jermanis reported that City and School District staff met on June 26th to discuss what can be done to solve the parking problem on a permanent basis. Three solutions were developed. He indicated that the projected cost of $1.1 million to acquire the PG&E lot and construct a parking lot was cost prohibitive. Engineering and Transportation Director Udemezue presented the three solutions in detail. 1. Open the West side of Bancroft Avenue to drop off. Over the summer the City will restripe the street, moving lanes to allow drop-off on both sides while allowing passing. 2. To further mitigate traffic back up on Bancroft Avenue, Director Udemezue reviewed plans for the creation of a turn out lane in front of the school. Alternative design considered included construction of two lanes to allow passing, the inclusion of short- term parking spaces, and the widening of Bancroft Avenue. The preferred option reduces green space in front of the school and costs an estimated $140,000. 3. The third solution addresses the need for additional on -site parking. Prior to construction, the high school had 156 parking spaces and when the building is finished the number of spaces will be reduced by 46 spaces. Director Udemezue presented plans for reconfiguration of the parking lot South of the new construction site that could allow an additional 28 spaces. He estimated that the cost to slurry seal, restripe, asphalt a small green area and improvements to the driveway would be approximately $140,000. He reviewed that it is also possible to add another 12 spaces in the North-west corner of the school site by taking out the lawn and restriping the lot at an estimated cost of $35,000. City Manager Jermanis proposed that the City pay for development of the turn out lanes and the School District pay for the on -site parking improvements. He indicated that the City could perform the design and lay out work for the parking lot configuration. He requested direction from the Liaison Committee. The Liaison Committee was in agreement to move forward with the project and that sharing the costs of this joint project was a good solution. The City and School District officials will bring this item to their full Council or Board for discussion. Timeline for implementation of the three solutions was discussed. The restriping of Bancroft Avenue could be completed this Summer, while the other two solutions could not be implemented until next Spring or Summer due to the construction of the new building not being completed until October or November of 2002, the time required to develop plans, and the dry weather requirements for street work.