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The site, on which the Project will be constructed, is located in the northerly industrial section of San Leandro, on the north side of Marina Boulevard between Interstate 880 and Pacific Avenue, in the Joint County of Alameda -City of San Leandro Redevelopment Project Area. The subject site consists of three parcels held in multiple ownerships. The parcels are improved with older commercial structures and a single-family residential dwelling converted to office. One of the three component parcels of the Agency Assemblage is contaminated by toxics, due to prior usage as a gasoline service station. Most of the businesses on surrounding parcels are housed in older, concrete block structures that are deteriorated and in need of repair or renovation, as well. The existence of contamination, incompatible uses, deteriorating structures, and other factors hinder the economic viability of all of these sites and are conditions that cause this area to be blighted. The subject site fronts on the north side of Marina Boulevard, a major public thoroughfare. Marina Boulevard has a full interchange with Interstate 880, as well, but the automobile dealership sites have no highway- frontage nor are they visible from the freeway. The site is located across the street from the very successful Marina Square Shopping Center, a value oriented power center with Interstate 880 identity. To the south and east the neighborhood is a mix of commercial and industrial uses. To the north and northeast of the subject site is an older, modest residential neighborhood. Access to the site is only fair, as a result of traffic configuration..There is a painted median along Marina Boulevard in the area of the overall site, requiring vehicles traveling eastbound on Marina Boulevard to make U-turns at Teagarden Street to access a portion of the site (1066-1072 Marina. Boulevard). 1152 Marina Boulevard is at a signalized intersection, however, and has good access. The Redevelopment Agency has determined that the subject site and additional sites on the north side of Marina Boulevard are ideal for construction of several automobile dealerships. The transformation of this blighted industrial location into a site for several new automobile dealerships and one used automobile facility will dramatically improve this underutilized area. The Project will result in the removal of blight by the demolition and/or renovation of older buildings and the environmental remediation of contamination in the area. The Project supports the Agency's goal of reinforcing and expanding the commercial node started with the Marina Square Shopping Center and providing a catalyst for additional private investment in the Project Area. The Project also increases employment, both during the construction phase and thereafter; increases the real property tax base; and produces greater sales and use taxes for the City. Thus, the Agency is entering into an agreement in order to achieve its objective to remove blight that currently exists on -site and to enhance its tax base. The ability of the Agency to assemble a site KEYSER MARSTON ASSOCIATES INC. 19096\0014-003.dx Page 7