Agmt 2013 Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District AC Transit

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Y AN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO AND THE ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICT FOR THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EAST BAY BUS RAPID TRANSIT DOWNTOWN OAKLAND TO SAN LEANDRO PROJECT This Interagency Agreement("Agreement") entered into 6. y7' 13 and effective 2- 13 , is between the Alameda-Contra Costa Tran it Di trict, a special transit dis 'et established pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Sections 24501 et seq., (referred to herein as"DISTRICT" or"AC Transit") and the City of San Leandro, a municipal corporation(referred to herein as"CITY") and together referred to as PARTIES. RECITALS WHEREAS, Bus Rapid Transit is a mode of transit service provision that has some or all of the following characteristics: Dedicated Travel Lanes; Level Boarding Platforms; Off- Board Fare Collection; and Real-Time Arrival Signs; and, WHEREAS,the Bus Rapid Transit Project envisions a 9.5 mile dedicated bus lane corridor,the length of which includes portions within the City of San Leandro; and, WHEREAS, on April 25, 2012, the AC Transit Board of Directors adopted Resolution No. 12-018 certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report(FEIR) for the East Bay Bus Rapid Transit Project, and selection of the Downtown Oakland-San Leandro Alternative (DOSL) as the Locally Preferred Alternative for the Project, and authorizing the filing of a Notice of Determination; and, WHEREAS, on July 16, 2012, the San Leandro City Council confirmed the selection of the Downtown Oakland to San Leandro (DOSL) Alternative as the Locally Preferred Alternative for AC Transit's East Bay Bus Rapid Transit(BRT) Project; adopted the Conditions of Approval for the BRT Project; and, as a CEQA responsible agency, adopted the Findings of Fact and the Statement of Overriding Considerations dated March 24, 2012; and, WHEREAS, DISTRICT desires to operate and maintain its Bus Rapid Transit("BRT") project, which includes, but is not limited to, dedicated bus lanes,passenger platforms,ticket vending and validation systems, safety/security systems,public address and passenger information systems, landscaping, signals and lighting, crosswalk treatment and pedestrian warning signals, sidewalk, and signage, all hereinafter referred to as `BRT FACILITIES,"on East 14th Street(State Route 185), Davis Street(State Route 112), and San Leandro Boulevard; and WHEREAS,on State Route 185 and 112 in the City of San Leandro the State of California("STATE")delegates certain maintenance functions to CITY under an Agreement for Maintenance of State Highways in San Leandro executed on March 1, 1995 (DMA-SL); and San Leandro O&M 1 Final 6/12/2013