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BACKGROUND The City acquired fee title to Owens Drive, Willow Road, and Gibraltar Drive when the City Council adopted Resolution 82-262 on July 27, 1982. The resolution provided for the acceptance of real property within Hacienda Business Park that included Owens Drive, Willow Road, and Gibraltar Drive offered in a dedication deed by The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Callahan-Pentz Properties. The dedication deed was recorded at the County of Alameda Clerk-Recorder's Office on August 13, 1982. Essex I — Owens Drive and Willow Road On May 1, 2012, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2035 approving PUD-85-08- 12D that provides for the construction of Essex I, a mixed-use high-density residential/commercial development consisting of 251 residential units, 4 live/work units and approximately 5,700 square feet of retail space at the property located at 4863 Willow Road (APN 941-2778-13, southeast corner of Owens Drive and Willow Road). PUD-85-08-12D Condition of Approval No. 72 provides that portions of existing street right of way and public service easements (PSE) along Owens Drive and Willow Road are to be vacated (abandoned) and new PSEs granted to the City. Additionally, PUD-85- 08-12D provides for a reduction of lanes and the addition of a bike lane along the project frontage on northbound Willow Road (COA No. 75). It also provides for a reduction of lanes, the addition of a bike lane, and street parking on eastbound Owens Drive (COA No. 82). The vacation of street right of way will provide adequate land for the construction of the bike lane and street parking on eastbound Owens Drive, and a bike lane and "bulb-out" on northbound Willow Road. Essex II — Gibraltar Drive On May 1, 2012, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2036 approving PUD-81-30- 86D that provides for the construction of Essex II, a mixed-use, high-density residential/commercial development consisting of 247 residential units, four live/work units, and a 0.55-acre public park located at 5789 Gibraltar Drive (APN 941-2778-11, northern corner of Gibraltar Drive and Hacienda Drive). PUD-81-30-86D Condition of Approval No. 57 provides that portions of existing street right of way and public service easement (PSE) along Gibraltar Drive are to be vacated (abandoned) and new PSE granted to the City. Additionally, PUD-81-30-86D Condition of Approval No. 75 provides for a reduction of the number of lanes and the addition of a bike lane and street parking along the project frontage on eastbound Gibraltar Drive. The vacation of street right of way will provide adequate land for the construction of a bike lane and street parking. DISCUSSION The approved PUD development plans for Essex I and Essex II provide for 23 and 27 offsite parking spaces, respectively. These offsite spaces are necessary to supplement each project's parking needs. The 23 parking spaces for Essex I will be constructed along the project's Owens Drive frontage; the 27 parking spaces for Essex II will be constructed along the project's Gibraltar Drive frontage. Additionally, the approved PUD plan for Essex I provides for a "bulb-out" at the southwest corner of Willow Road and Owens Drive, which fronts the project. The construction of this bulb-out requires additional land. Accordingly, portions of Owens Drive, Willow Road and Gibraltar Drive, owned in fee by Page 2of3