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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: October 21, 2019 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:19-504 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.D. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Jeff Kay <br />City Manager <br />BY:Keith Cooke <br />Engineering & Transportation Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Approve a <br />Revocable License Agreement with PCC Structurals, Inc. to Allow the Private <br />Installation and Operation of a Lighted Crosswalk Warning System on Hester <br />Street <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a <br />Revocable License Agreement with PCC Structurals, Inc., to allow the private installation and <br />operation of a lighted crosswalk warning system on Hester Street. <br />BACKGROUND <br />PCC Structurals Inc. (“PCC”) is a manufacturing business located at 414 Hester Street. Last <br />year, PCC acquired a parking lot at 415 Hester Street to provide additional parking for its <br />employees. Walking between the business and the parking lot requires PCC employees to cross <br />Hester Street on foot at mid-block. Given the speeds and volumes of vehicle traffic on Hester <br />Street, PCC worked with City staff to enhance pedestrian safety with a marked crosswalk and <br />accessible curb ramps at the crossing. PCC is now interested in further enhancing safety for its <br />employees by installing and operating a lighted crosswalk warning system. Installing and <br />operating private equipment within the public right-of-way requires a Revocable License <br />Agreement with the City. <br />Analysis <br />The lighted crosswalk warning system proposed by PCC on Hester Street is manufactured <br />specifically for the purpose of enhancing pedestrian safety. It is classified as a Rectangular <br />Rapid Flashing Beacon (“RRFB”) in the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway <br />Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. The same type of RRFB system is <br />installed by the City at several pedestrian crossing locations within the community. The RRFB <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 10/16/2019 <br />313