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File Number: 23-609 The Enhanced Street Cleanliness project intended to arrange for bulky items pick-ups and to purchase and install self-cleaning restrooms at key locations. As businesses reopened during the pandemic recovery, the need for new restrooms have been found unnecessary, resulting in $800,000 that can be reallocated. Beautify San Leandro The Beautify San Leandro project intends to improve the cleanliness and aesthetics of residential and commercial neighborhoods in the City. An interdepartmental team evaluated a number of potential beautification projects and selected projects that are: -Impactful - high priority projects that will create a visible impact -Balanced - funding to complete or enhance existing projects and new projects -Deliverable - projects that can be delivered by current staffing Beautification projects can be grouped into several categories: -Enhanced Pickup of Illegal Dumping - throughout City and on other entities’ rights-of-way -Volunteer San Leandro Program - staffing, startup costs, outreach, website, litter pickup kits, and cleanup grant funds -Downtown Enhancements - improvements to breezeways and landscaping, decorative streetlights -Median Maintenance & Rehabilitation - funding of shortfall in existing median maintenance contract and new rehabilitation projects -New Tree Watering - funds to water 1,000 recently planted trees for 3 years -Public Art - funds for a mural or other artistic enhancements in Downtown, as well one additional mural in the City The cost of the proposed programs is estimated to be $1.6 million, with $800,000 allocated towards these costs on July 17, 2023. Reallocation Based on the reduced needs of the Soft Story Retrofit Project and the Enhanced Street Cleanliness Project, staff recommends $70,000 be reallocated to the Downtown Safety Ambassadors Project, and an additional $800,000 be reallocated to the Beautify San Leandro Project, resulting in a total of $1.6 million for the project. FISCAL IMPACT There are no new fiscal impacts. The ARPA Budget totals $18.6 million and remains unchanged with the recommended reallocation of $70,000 from the Soft Story Retrofit Project (190-42-820) to the Downtown Safety Ambassadors Project (190-42-836) and the reallocation of $800,000 from the Enhanced Street Cleanliness Project (190-17-818), of which $553,000 will be reallocated to the Beautify San Leandro Project (190-63-817) and $247,000 will be reallocated to the Volunteer San Leandro Project (190-61-817). PRIOR COUNCIL REVIEW At the November 13, 2023 City Council Work Session, staff presented proposed Council Priorities Workplan Enhancements Work related to Housing & Homelessness - Encampment Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/13/2023