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Whenever maintenance or improvement work needs to be performed for the creek, the Lathrop/Maple Parcel is required for staging and culvert access. The Lathrop/Elm Parcel is too small to access the creek and accommodate the necessary personnel, vehicles and equipment needed for normal maintenance or capital improvement work. If the City were not able to use the Lathrop/Maple Parcel, the trucks, equipment and work crews would have to utilize Lathrop Street and Maple Street for parking and staging areas. Due to the nearby active railroad tracks, and the high traffic volume on Maple Street, this would not only create unsafe conditions for the work crews, but would also significantly and adversely affect vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic flow in the area. Any construction traffic control on those major streets could cause safety hazards, given the proximity of the Caltrain railroad tracks, for motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians. Access to the creek from the Lathrop Street bridge, which passes over the creek, is similarly infeasible and impracticable, given the bridge’s age and narrow width. The bridge may not safely support the construction equipment needed to lower materials or personnel into the creek; closing the bridge would also adversely impact traffic on Maple Street and create the same congestion, delays and safety hazards mentioned above. The entire Lathrop/Maple Parcel (excluding public right-of-way) is estimated to include approximately 10,957 square feet of land area, which includes approximately 3,366 square feet for the creek itself that splits the parcel. ALTERNATIVES The Successor Agency could not approve the transfer of the Lathrop/Maple property. Without transferring the properties to the City, the City may lose a maintenance and staging access point along the Redwood Creek Culvert. FISCAL IMPACT There are no direct costs tied to the transfer of the property from the Successor Agency to the City. Though the Redevelopment Agency and later, the Successor Agency, oversaw use or potential use of the aforementioned property, the City assumed maintenance on the property and paid for utilities and insurance using General Funds without billing the Successor Agency or its predecessor. Since that is the case, the City will not incur additional costs beyond what it is currently paying but will be formally responsible for providing maintenance to the property. The City has general liability coverage for the Successor Agency, but the City may need to obtain property insurance for the Lathrop/Maple Culvert Parcel. 6.1.D. - Page 3