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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PI,EASANTON COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. 87-137 RESOLUTION SIIPORTING LOCATION OF THE NEW FEDERAL GSA BUILDING IN OAKLAND WHEREAS, the General Services Administration proposes to build a new office complex to house part of its Region IX staff in the most cost effective manner; and WHEREAS, the City of Oakland, California, has donated prime downtown land in the heart of its City Center project and the GSA now holds title to this land which will accon~nodate an office and parking complex of one million square feet; and WHEREAS, the GSA will realize significant savings in building and land costs by selecting the Oakland City Center site as the location for its new office building; and WHEREAS, the Oakland GSA building will be financed with nonfederal sources, requiring no initial large capital outlay by the Federal Government; and WHEREAS, the construction timetable for the new building will be tailored to the optimal 1990 move-in date that GSA prefers; and WHEREAS, the Oakland building will be a turnkey building, built to acconmodate GSA specifications; and WHEREAS, over half of the 5,000 Bay Area employees to be located in the new building currently live in the East Bay and would thus enjoy the benefits of convenience and productivity as a result of working nearer their residences, while those living in the West Bay would enjoy a reverse commute; and WHEREAS, the Bay Area itself would benefit from reduced commuter congestion by locating the GSA office building in Oakland; and WHEREAS, convenient freeway and public transit access makes the Oakland location more desirable not only to the GSA employees but to the public they serve. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITYCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTONRESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: hereby endorses and strongly supports the location of the General Services Administration Building in the City of Oakland's City Center. Section 2: conveys this support to its entire congressional delegation. Section 3: urges all members of Congress to expeditiously approve the Oakland site as the location of the new GSA office complex. Section 4: this resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption.