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City of San Leandro <br />City Council <br />Meeting Date: April 3, 2023 <br />Agenda Number: 10.b. <br />Agenda Section: CONSENT CALENDAR <br />File Number: 23-116 <br />File Type: Staff Report <br />Adopt a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Submit Grant Applications for 1) the Bay Fair TOD <br />Sub-Area 1 Precise Plan in the amount of $1,200,000 and 2) the Bay Fair TOD Specific Plan <br />Amendments in the amount of $600,000 in Response to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's <br />(MTC'S) Priority Development Area (PDA) Grant Call for Projects and, if Funding is Awarded, Execute <br />Documents to Accept Funds and Commit In-Kind Contributions of Staff Time <br />COUNCIL PRIORITY <br />·Housing and Homelessness <br />·Infrastructure <br />·Sustainability & Resiliency <br />·Community & Business Development <br />SUMMARY <br />The Resolution authorizes submission of two applications to the Metropolitan Transportation <br />Commission (MTC) Priority Development Area (PDA) grant program for 1) the Bay Fair TOD <br />Sub-Area 1 Precise Plan in the amount of $1,200,000 and 2) the Bay Fair TOD Specific Plan <br />Amendments in the amount of $600,000. If funding is awarded, the Resolution authorizes <br />execution of documents required to receive funds and commitment of staff time as an in-kind <br />contribution. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution to authorize the listed actions. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Priority Development Area (PDA) Program is a voluntary partnership between local <br />governments, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay <br />Area Governments (ABAG). Through the PDA program, local governments nominate areas <br />served by transit that can accommodate future housing, jobs, and community amenities. Since the <br />PDA program was established in 2007, Bay Area cities have nominated 218 PDAs. The City of <br />San Leandro has established three PDAs - East 14th Street PDA, Downtown Transit Oriented <br />Development PDA, and Bay Fair TOD PDA. <br />PDAs facilitate coordinated regional planning for future growth and transportation investment. In <br />addition to shaping the location of anticipated growth and major transit investments, PDAs <br />receive a dedicated share of funding for local planning and for transportation improvements such <br />as complete streets, bikeways, and parking programs. This is reflected in Plan Bay Area 2050, <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 3/30/2023