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<br />SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT <br />2150 Webster Street, P.O. Box 12688 <br />Oakland, CA 94604-2688 <br />(510) 464-6000 <br />February 23, 2023 <br /> <br /> <br />RE: Letter of Support - MTC Priority Development Area (PDA) Planning Grants <br />2022-23 - Letter of Support for Bay Fair TOD Precise Plan and Specific Plan <br />Amendment applications for the City of San Leandro <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Shorett, <br /> <br />On behalf of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), I am writing to <br />express support for the City of San Leandro’s PDA grant applications to complete a Bay <br />Fair TOD Precise Plan and update the Bay Fair TOD Specific Plan. <br /> <br />Since the adoption of the Bay Fair TOD Specific Plan in 2018, key properties within the <br />Bay Fair TOD Specific Plan have changed ownership. The new owners of the “Bayfair <br />Center” shopping mall have closed the interior of the mall and are preparing for adaptive <br />reuse, which was not anticipated in the Specific Plan. Additionally, several access <br />infrastructure challenges remain, including direct access across the Estudillo Creek Flood <br />Control Channel to the planned East Bay Greenway and BRT, ADA access to the area <br />from the west side of the Bay Fair BART station, and BART parking replacement with <br />future TOD on our property. <br /> <br />Building upon the community vision and environmental clearance established by the <br />Specific Plan, this grant will allow the City of San Leandro to work in partnership with <br />property owners, key stakeholders and the community to develop a detailed site plan to <br />reflect new opportunities, address key infrastructure and access challenges, and provide <br />the additional parameters needed to support and streamline future development. The plan <br />will establish an updated circulation network, developable blocks and develop conceptual <br />designs for the key infrastructure needed. <br /> <br />The Bay Fair TOD Precise Plan would be a strategic investment in the detailed pre- <br />development work necessary to unlock the full TOD potential in the station area and <br />prepare the BART TOD site for a competitive RFP process. BART supports the City of <br />San Leandro in seeking these funds, and we look forward to continuing our strong <br />partnership focused on implementing BART and regional policies and sustaining BART <br />ridership growth. <br /> <br />Thank you for your consideration, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Val Menotti <br />Chief Planning and Development Officer <br /> <br />Cc: Abigail Thorne-Lyman, BART Director of Real Estate and Property Development <br />Tim Chan, BART Station Area Planning Group Manager <br />Tom Liao, City of San Leandro Community Development Director <br /> <br /> <br />2023 <br />Janice Li <br />PRESIDENT <br />Mark Foley <br />VICE PRESIDENT <br />Robert Powers <br />GENERAL MANAGER <br />DIRECTORS <br />Debora Allen <br />1ST DISTRICT <br />Mark Foley <br />2ND DISTRICT <br />Rebecca Saltzman <br />3RD DISTRICT <br />Robert Raburn, Ph.D. <br />4TH DISTRICT <br />John McPartland <br />5TH DISTRICT <br />Elizabeth Ames <br />6TH DISTRICT <br />Lateefah Simon <br />7TH DISTRICT <br />Janice Li <br />8TH DISTRICT <br />Bevan Dufty <br />9TH DISTRICT <br />www.bart.gov <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 5B004DA1-1B2A-40F2-AFA4-7013E48531B5