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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO. 96 - 43 (1381 / 2465 ) A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A MULTI -AGENCY GRANT APPLICATION TO ALAMEDA COUNTY CONGESTION MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR A BUS SHELTER/ADVERTISING PROJECT WHEREAS, San Leandro is located within the service area of the Alameda -Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), a public bus agency; and WHEREAS, due to budgetary reductions AC Transit has removed bus shelters from routes throughout its service area, including routes in San Leandro; and WHEREAS, bus shelters provide refuge from the elements for citizens of this community who ride AC Transit, permitting the use of mass transit by members of the community who might not otherwise be inclined to ride the buses; and WHEREAS, Cities throughout Alameda County desire to see bus shelters established within the AC Transit service area; and WHEREAS, other public agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area have multi -agency projects for contracts with advertising companies who provide a fee for the right to install and maintain bus shelters within those agencies, subject to the placement of advertising in the bus shelters; and WHEREAS, San Leandro, is working with other public agencies in Alameda County to pursue a similar approach for the installation and maintenance of bus shelters; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as follows: 1. Supports AC Transit's multi -agency grant application to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for a bus shelter/advertising project to be submitted to the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency on behalf of San Leandro and other public agencies within the service area of AC Transit. 2. The Congestion Management Agency is authorized to execute any and all documents that are necessary for the submittal of the above mentioned application,.