


It still seems odd to me that part of this connector road proposal has always included the City's Office of Real Estate negotiating with Union Pacific to buy (for about $2.2M) the land next to the tracks that the connector would be built on, but that the vacated portion of Quint St between the bridge and Jerrold Ave would not require a similar purchase by the SFPUC. Maybe I'm wrong, but in reading the documents from last night's meeting, it sounds like it was only after community members (me included) suggested the PUC pay fair market rate for this land that it was even considered.
So, what does $352,184 and $49,843 get you these days (and which agency leads each part)?
1. Project management, oversight, and coordination (SFCTA): monthly planning, design, and project coordination meetings between all agencies involved (SFCTA, DPW, SFMTA, Caltrain, Port of SF, SFPUC, SF Real Estate Division, and SF Planning Department).
2. Connector Road "30% Design" (SFDPW, SFMTA, Planning, Real Estate) to advance connector road right-of-way negotiations and acquisition and survey and design work (connector and berm), including: refinement of the previous conceptual design; enhancing pedestrian accommodations; identifying landscaping opportunities; incorporating upgraded lighting; improving accommodation for turning movement of large trucks; potentially modifying the proposed intersection of the connector at Jerrold to permit a left turn; modifying the Jerrold Ave intersection to integrate with the Wholesale Produce Market's street reconfiguration; utilities surveys; and environmental soil testing. Surveys are to be done by February, 2013, while the drawings and new cost estimate should be done by July, 2013.
3. Connector Road Environmental Review (SF Planning): this could be done as early as April, 2013 or as late as August, 2014, depending upon the results of the review.
4. Local Business Outreach: maximize local contracting job opportunities by July, 2013.
5. Conduct Outreach: workshops, notifications, presentations by July 2013.