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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: January 4, 2021 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:20-532 ACTION ITEMS <br />Agenda Number:10.B. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Fran Robustelli <br />Interim City Manager <br />BY:Keith Cooke <br />Engineering & Transportation Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Susan Hsieh <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Approve a <br />Reduction in the Number of Vehicle Travel Lanes from Six to Four and Installation <br />of Class IV Bicycle Lanes on Hesperian Boulevard from Fairmont Drive to <br />Springlake Drive. <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Hesperian Boulevard is scheduled for pavement maintenance work. The City, as a part of its <br />implementation of its Complete Streets Policy, regularly makes improvements to the roadway <br />during maintenance to accommodate the needs of all users of the roadways. This action <br />authorizes changes to the configuration of Hesperian Boulevard from Fairmont Drive to <br />Springlake Drive such that vehicle travel lanes are reduced from six to four and protective buffers <br />are added to bicycle lanes. <br />Staff recommends that the City Council authorize staff to implement this “Complete Streets” <br />improvements that will change the configuration of Hesperian Boulevard from Fairmont Drive to <br />Springlake Drive such that vehicle travel lanes are reduced from six to four and buffers are added <br />to bicycle lanes and acknowledge the future potential need to modify the roadway to meet the <br />County’s Congestion Management Plan requirements. <br />BACKGROUND <br />In February 2013, the City Council approved a Complete Streets policy that guides the City as it <br />improves the usability of San Leandro’s streets for all users and to meet the requirements of the <br />Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) for Measure B and BB, Vehicle <br />Registration Fee, and Metropolitan Transportation Commission One Bay Area Grant funding. <br />Complete Streets describes a comprehensive, integrated transportation network with <br />infrastructure that allows for safe and convenient travel along and across streets for all users, <br />including pedestrians, bicyclists, persons with disabilities, motorists, movers of commercial <br />goods, public transportation, seniors, youth and families. The City of San Leandro recognizes that <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/30/2020 <br />469