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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />STAFF REPORT <br />DATE: February 2, 2009 <br />TO: Stephen L. Hollister, City Manager <br />FROM: Uchenna Udemezue, P.E., Dire( <br />Engineering and Transportation <br />BY: Kenneth Joseph, P.E., City Engi er� <br />I <br />SUBJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION: <br />APPROVED AND <br />FORWARDED <br />TO CITY COUNCIL <br />Stephen L. Hollister <br />City Manager <br />MATTER OF AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROGRAM <br />SUPPLEMENT AGREEMENT TO THE MASTER AGREEMENT FOR FEDERAL -AID <br />PROJECTS WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION <br />(CALTRANS); AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A <br />MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE EAST BAY REGIONAL <br />PARK DISTRICT (EBRPD); AND APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND <br />CALLING FOR BIDS, ALL RELATING TO THE BAY TRAIL SLOUGH BRIDGE <br />PROJECT, PROJECT NO. 08-144-39-012, FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. HP21L-5041(025). <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends: authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Program Supplement Agreement <br />to the Master Agreement for federal -aid projects with the State of California Department of <br />Transportation (Caltrans); authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Maintenance and <br />Operations Agreement with East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD); and approval of plans <br />and specifications and calling for bids for the Bay Trail Slough Bridge project. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Bay Trail Slough Bridge project will close a critical gap in the east bay region of the San <br />Francisco Bay Trail. The project will connect two existing segments of the Bay Trail, and will <br />allow trail users to stay on a Class I bicycle trail adjacent to the bay instead of taking a circuitous <br />route on busy city streets, which currently is the only alternative. <br />The subject portion of the Bay Trail is regional in its significance. This project is identified in <br />the Association of Bay Area Governments' (ABAG) Bay Trail Plan; it is also noted in the City's <br />Bikeway Plan as a high priority. It is ranked as the number one priority in the Alameda County <br />Congestion Management Agency's (ACCMA) Countywide Bicycle Plan. It is also identified in <br />