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BACKGROUND <br /> The Alameda County Transportation Commission is the Implementing Agency to add <br /> both the northbound and southbound High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV)/Express lanes to <br /> 1-680. The current project is being accomplished in phases, with the first phase being <br /> the construction of the southbound express lanes. The proposed phase one project <br /> extends for nine miles along 1-680 through San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton and Sunol. <br /> The proposed phase one project will close the gap between existing and in-progress <br /> southbound express lanes directly to the north and south of the proposed project. The <br /> Project Study Report was approved in 2018, and the Environmental Document was <br /> approved in November 2020. The Environmental Document indicates that some land <br /> rights must be obtained in order to implement the project. ACTC is currently preparing <br /> the plans and specifications for the phase one project that will be used to solicit <br /> competitive bids. ACTC is also in the process of acquiring the needed rights to adjacent <br /> lands. In the locations where the 1-680 passes immediately adjacent to two properties <br /> owned by the City of Pleasanton, the added express lanes will be constructed within the <br /> existing 1-680 right-of-way, but the actual construction activity will need additional width <br /> to perform the work. <br /> The two city-owned properties are generally located as follows: <br /> The west side of 1-680 immediately south of the W. Las Positas Boulevard overcrossing. <br /> (This property was acquired by the City many years ago when the plan had been to <br /> provide access to the 1-680 from W. Las Positas Boulevard.) <br /> The west side of 1-680 immediately south of the Bernal Avenue interchange, parallel to <br /> W. Lagoon Road which is further to the west. (The sliver of land needed for the TCE <br /> next to the freeway is part of the much larger Bernal Open Space property.) <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> ACTC hired ARWS to manage the needed land acquisitions. As is the case for all land <br /> rights needed to implement the project along the nine-mile length of the project, ARWS <br /> had the city property needed for the TCEs appraised. The appraisal determines a value <br /> of the land by considering what the easement is needed for, the length of time the <br /> easement is needed, and potential other uses of the land during the time the easement <br /> is needed. Staff reviewed the appraisal calculation for each needed easement and <br /> believes the amount offered to be fair compensation for each Temporary Construction <br /> Easement. When the project is complete, the land will be restored to its current <br /> condition. <br /> In order to acquire the TCEs, ACTC has prepared all the needed documentation. The <br /> first document for each property is the Right of Way Contract between the City and <br /> ACTC. In short, the Right of Way Contracts commit the City to granting the Temporary <br /> Construction Easements and ACTC commits to paying the offered compensation. The <br /> Right of Way Contracts are Attachments 3 and 5 of this report. The second document is <br /> the grant of each Temporary Construction Easement. The grant is the document that <br /> defines the boundaries of the land, what it will be used for, the length of the time it is <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br />