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Subject: Street Renaming-Yerba Buena Avenue
From: Public Works Agency
Recommendation: Conduct a Public Hearing and upon conclusion Adopt a Resolution to rename a portion of Yerba Buena Avenue to Mandela Parkway
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CITY OF OAKLAND
COUNCIL A GENDA REPORT 7
UFFiCE CF' T'
CLERK
TO: Office of the City Manager
ATTN: Robert C. Bobb
FROM: Public Works Agency 200'JUN 12 PM 2: 30
DATE: June 24, 2003
RE: A RESOLUTION TO RENAME A PORTION OF YERBA BUENA
AVENUE TO MANDELA PARKWAY
SUMMARY
Approval of this resolution will rename a two-block section of Yerba Buena Avenue (from
Horton to Hollis) to "Mandela Parkway". (See "Exhibit A" attached.) The cost is approximately
$1,000 to install two new street name signs at Horton and at Hollis. Renaming this segment
provides continuity in the street name now that Mandela Parkway has been extended from '),I A
Street in Oakland to Hollis Street in Emeryville. Without this name change. the final leg of the
new Mandela Parkway would still be called Yerba Buena. Businesses along this roadway
section already use "Mandela Parkway" as their official business address and support the formal
name change.
FISCAL IMPACTS
The proposed street name change will result in fabrication and installation of two new street
name signs by the Public Works Agency at a cost of approximately $1,000. Funds are available
in the FY 02-03) PWA budget; Traffic Maintenance Organization (30247); Multipurpose Fund
(1750); Construction Supplies Account (52512).
BACKGROUND
Caltrans recently completed construction of the Mandela Park-way extension from 3 j,d
Street in
Oakland to Yerba Buena Avenue in Oakland at the Emeryville border. Businesses along this
segment of Yerba Buena began using Mandela Parkway as their new street address shortly
thereafter and support a formal street name change.
City procedures for processing a street name change require solicitation of comments from all
property owners, real p...
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