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File Number: 23-116 <br />As demonstrated by the Preliminary Scopes of Work included as Attachments B and C, the <br />proposed PDA Grant applications include: <br />1)$1,200,000 for preparation of a Precise Plan for Sub-Area 1 (~72 acres) of the Bay Fair <br />TOD District that would: <br />a.Establish an updated multi-modal circulation network of complete streets <br />developable blocks, and green infrastructure and utility plans; <br />b.Analyze parking needs at the district scale, including BART parking replacement, <br />and provide strategies to implement Travel Demand Management & Parking <br />programs; <br />c.Prepare a detailed development design plan and parcelization plan that will define <br />future blocks for development and prepare the BART TOD site for a competitive <br />proposal process; and <br />d.Develop conceptual designs and cost estimates for key district-scale infrastructure <br />needed to remove major physical barriers in the plan area and catalyze the full <br />development potential of the Bay Fair TOD, including a new complete street <br />crossing over the Estudillo Canal and ADA access across the BART station. <br />2)$600,000 for a Specific Plan Amendment to update the Bay Fair TOD Specific Plan, <br />General Plan, and Zoning Code to incorporate the detailed studies, strategies, and <br />development plans prepared through the Bay Fair TOD Sub-Area 1 Precise Plan process <br />to ensure consistency across all policy documents and provide for development <br />streamlining. The Specific Plan Amendment scope includes environmental review that will <br />build off of the Bafair TOD Specific Plan EIR and 2023-2031 Housing Element EIR to <br />evaluate additional capacity that would result from the proposed amendments, allowing for <br />streamlined development project review. <br />The above grant activities would advance General Plan Policy LU-8.10, which calls for <br />transforming the area around the Bay Fair BART station into a dynamic new transit-oriented <br />development area. They would also implement numerous policies and programs from the City’s <br />certified 2023-2031 Housing Element, including Action 8.1, which calls for continuing to <br />implement the Bay Fair TOD Specific Plan and commits the City to working closely with BART to <br />find funds and resources to facilitate pre-development work. <br />By accepting grant funding, recipients commit to ensuring that grant-funded Plans are consistent <br />with MTC’s Transit-Oriented Communities Policy, which will likely require the City to increase <br />allowable development standards for Bay Fair. MTC/ABAG staff will support City staff in ensuring <br />minimum requirements are met and will offer technical resources and best practices. Complying <br />with the TOC Policy will also enable the City to remain competitive for regional infrastructure <br />investment in the Bay Fair area. <br />Support letters from BART, Kingman Pacific Associates (owner of entitled multi-family housing <br />site), and San Leandro JV LLC / B3 Investors (new owners of Bayfair Center) were included in the <br />grant submissions and are included as Attachment D. <br />Financial Impacts <br />There is no impact on the General Fund as there is no required local match for the PDA grant. <br />Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 3/30/2023