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TO: REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY '•/f + ' Costa
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FROM: Phil Batchelor. `' T � County
Executive Director
DATE: October 8, 1996
SUBJECT: Market and Chesley Railroad Crossing Improvements, North Richmond
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS (S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Deputy Director - Redevelopment to sign a
contract between the County Redevelopment Agency and the Southern
Pacific Transportation Company for the construction of improvements
of the Market Avenue and Chesley Avenue railroad crossings located in
the North Richmond Redevelopment Project Area.
FISCAL IMPACT
No General Fund money will be used on this project. The total
estimated contract amount is $228, 000 and will be funded out of Bond
Proceeds as shown on the adopted FY 1995-96 budget.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
A major redevelopment activity in North Richmond is to improve and
upgrade the existing infrastructure. Market Avenue and Chesley
Avenue, major corridors which connect the North Richmond community to
the surrounding cities, are very substandard and are slated for
improvements. The Southern Pacific Transportation Company has agreed
to make permanent improvements with financial participatio ' from the
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE : ,O
RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECO ATION dt AGENCY CO ITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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SIGNATURE (S) :
ACTION OF AGENCY ON R IM APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS
j I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Beth Lee
646-4076 ATTESTED—
cc: Community Development PHIL BATCHELOR,
Redevelopment Agency AGENCY SECRETARY
Auditor-Controller
Public Works s
Via Redevelopment
SOuthern Pacific BY , DEPUTY
Redevelopment Agency. These improvements will provide safe access for residents
of and businesses in the Project Area in addition to removing a major impediment
to economic development.