Deed - Merced St - File 231, 1950 pt1

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MPORT BY RICHARD F. LO-VEJOY September 17, 19"2 on 1'7 RCED STREET There has been considerable discussion relative to the improvement of Merced Street between First Avenue and the northerly limits of Tract 1113. In said discussion the adjoining property owners, with the exception of 1!4r. Buckley, have been present at these meetings and a mutual understanding has been had by all those concerned as well as the City. It was recommended by the City originally in their review of trlis problem that i:`erced Street be at least 56 feet wide between curbs in order to provide a minimum of 4 travel lanes and 2 parking lanes which in turn would necessitate a right of way in excess of 60 feet. This street was to be constructed to the standards of the City of San Leandro for an industrial street at this time which would be composed of 12 inches crusher run base on a prepared sub -base and surfaced with 2 inches of plant -mix surfacing. The consensus of thinking of the people in the area which would necessarily foot the bill was that this was requesting too much in the light of the present development and not knowing fully just how the area would develop in the future. its a result of these discussions, it was thought advisable and all concurred at that time, that if the street were constructed 48 feet wide between curb lines and parking eliminated that this would serve the same pur- pose at considerably less cost to adjoining owners concerned and it would be more desirable to provide off-street parking and said off-street parking to be provided by the owners of the area abutting Yerced Street. Subsequent discussions on the subject ended with the following under- standing: 'Chat the people abutting the area would, at their expense, construct a street 36 feet wide with satisfactory shoulders at this time to the City of San Leandro standards and that when and if it became necessary due to the increase in traffic which might necessitate the widening that said widening would be accomplished at that date and that the expense of said widening would be the responsibility of the property owners in the area. Under these circumstances the City of San Leandro has allowed the people in this area to develop L erced Street 36 feet wide with satisfactory shoulders to the industrial street standards of this date which are 12 inches of crusher run base on a prepared sub -base, surfaced by 2 inches of plant -mix surfacing. As of this dote the work has not been entirely completed and when it is so done and acceptable by the City, it is expected that the property owners who have not already done so will dedicate a 60 foot right -of Kra.y for street purposes and at w)-ich time, a 36 foot strip in the center will be considered as improved.