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Allow access to the Willow Canal and Hacienda Business Park. Staff Comment: The use of the Chabot Canal for a trail connection to the East Dublin/Pleasanton BART station was reviewed at the time of the station development. At that time, the alternative of using the old S.P. alignment to Owens Drive was chosen as the better alternative. The through routes or long distance bike paths have been contemplated to be accommodated by the wider meandering sidewalks required on Owens Drive. However, the use of the Chabot Canal was also identified in the Community Trails Master Plan as a potential Class B trail. The Chabot Canal intersects Owens Drive half way between Willow Road and Chabot Drive and would deliver pedestrians and bikes to a mid -block location. Also, at two points southerly of Owens Drive, the Cabot Canal intersects with major streets, West Las Positas and Stoneridge Drive. The canal currently flows under these two roadways in box culverts with the existing maintenance road brought to each street at grade. This would make for a discontinuous trail along this alignment, with bicyclists and pedestrians having to detour to signalized corners or alternatively, improvements must be constructed to safely direct pedestrians and bicyclists across these streets. It should be noted that City staff intends to meet with City Commissions during the upcoming fiscal year for the purpose of receiving input on the new Capital Improvement Program. Commission recommendations will be forwarded to the City Council for consideration as part of that program. Based on a review of the expected expenditures, the following table represents the projected expenditures in the CIP by projects category for the remaining four years of the Capital Improvement Program. Recommended Expenditures 62 FY 2000 /01 FY 2001 /02 FY 2002/03 FY 2003/04 TOTAL STREETS $11,386,343 $3,047,847 $3,540,798 $3,093,085 $21,068,073 PARKS $3,178,000 $1,289,640 $785,000 $761,000 $6,013,640 MISC. $3,593,607 $3,673,261 $4,212,093 $4,648,010 $16,126,971 WATER $2,051,330 $1,908,569 $1,422,779 $1,332,931 $6,715,609 SEWER $1,793,332 $1,619,330 $952,223 $982,037 $5,346,922 $22,002412 $11,538,647 $10,912,893 $10,817,063 $55,271,215 TOTAL Allow access to the Willow Canal and Hacienda Business Park. Staff Comment: The use of the Chabot Canal for a trail connection to the East Dublin/Pleasanton BART station was reviewed at the time of the station development. At that time, the alternative of using the old S.P. alignment to Owens Drive was chosen as the better alternative. The through routes or long distance bike paths have been contemplated to be accommodated by the wider meandering sidewalks required on Owens Drive. However, the use of the Chabot Canal was also identified in the Community Trails Master Plan as a potential Class B trail. The Chabot Canal intersects Owens Drive half way between Willow Road and Chabot Drive and would deliver pedestrians and bikes to a mid -block location. Also, at two points southerly of Owens Drive, the Cabot Canal intersects with major streets, West Las Positas and Stoneridge Drive. The canal currently flows under these two roadways in box culverts with the existing maintenance road brought to each street at grade. This would make for a discontinuous trail along this alignment, with bicyclists and pedestrians having to detour to signalized corners or alternatively, improvements must be constructed to safely direct pedestrians and bicyclists across these streets. It should be noted that City staff intends to meet with City Commissions during the upcoming fiscal year for the purpose of receiving input on the new Capital Improvement Program. Commission recommendations will be forwarded to the City Council for consideration as part of that program. Based on a review of the expected expenditures, the following table represents the projected expenditures in the CIP by projects category for the remaining four years of the Capital Improvement Program. Recommended Expenditures 62