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City of San Leandro <br />City Council <br />Meeting Date: September 5, 2023 <br />Agenda Number: 5.b. <br />Agenda Section: CONSENT CALENDAR <br />File Number: 23-372 <br />File Type: Staff Report <br />Adopt a Resolution to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Enter into a Consulting Services <br />Agreement with Fehr & Peers for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Update in the Amount of <br />$172,307.00 and Authorization for Cumulative Amendments up to 25% of the Original Agreement and <br />Appropriating $115,383.75 of Measure BB Bicycle and Pedestrian Funds for the Project, Project No. <br />2024.6260 <br />COUNCIL PRIORITY <br />·Infrastructure <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a <br />Consulting Services Agreement (CSA) with Fehr & Peers in the amount of $172,307.00. The <br />consultant will assist the City in updating the adopted Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, <br />consistent with the Transportation Element of the 2035 General Plan. <br />Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and approve <br />amendments to the CSA up to 25% of the agreement amount. <br />Staff also recommends an appropriation from Measure B Bicycle and Pedestrian funds of <br />$115,383.75 to supplement previously appropriated funds for Project 2024.6260 of $100,000.00 <br />to completely fund the work. <br />BACKGROUND <br />In 1997, the City adopted a Bikeway Plan as part of the Circulation Element of the City's General <br />Plan. A Pedestrian Element was added to the Bikeway Plan update in 2004. This plan is now the <br />“Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan,” which is discussed in the Transportation Element of the <br />2035 General Plan. The last update to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan was adopted by <br />City Council in March 2018. <br />The Plan includes policies and programs that guide the planning and development of bikeways <br />and pedestrian facilities throughout the City. The Plan also includes information required by grant <br />programs that contribute funding for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. Many grant programs, <br />such as the State of California’s Active Transportation Program (ATP), require that the City <br />update its Plan every five years. Because the City’s Plan was last updated in 2018, an update is <br />necessary. <br />This proposed update to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan will be consistent with the City’s <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 8/30/2023