DATE: March 21, 2023
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Councilmembers Andrews and Syrop
SUBJECT
City Council Referral: Accelerating BART Transit Oriented Development in Hayward
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council reviews the attached Council referral memo and provides direction to staff. End
SUMMARY
A formal Council referral was received from Councilmembers Andrews and Syrop on March 7, 2023 based on interest to explore the possibilities of accelerating transit oriented development in partnership with BART in Hayward. The referral requests that staff:
1. Engage with BART staff to improve Hayward's ranking in BART's Phase II TOD work plan, beginning now and until BART completes Phase II reprioritization.
2. Invite BART staff to present at the upcoming meetings for the Council Infrastructure Committee and Council Economic Development Committee on:
a. The status of its Phase II TOD work plan.
b. Recommendations on how to best allocate surplus funds from the recent dissolution of the South Hayward BART JPA.
3. Identify and evaluate current local, regional, state, and federal funding opportunities that can improve Hayward's prioritization ranking in BART's Phase II TOD work plan.
Staff has learned that BART will soon release a survey to local jurisdictions in the BART district. This survey will refine BART's planning for current and future Transit Oriented Development (TOD) opportunities near BART stations. It will also update the prioritized list of BART-owned or operated land for future TODs. Staff will continue to engage with BART, will work on scheduling a presentation at the Council Infrastructure Committee and the Council Economic Development Committee for their recommendations, and will reengage with the full Council when appropriate. As these initial efforts will not require significant staff time, staff recommends proceeding with schedulin...
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