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San Leandro Council advances Eden Road sale-to-build plan, seeks stronger contractual protections
Summary
Council reviewed a proposal to sell Eden Road to Alco Metals for $1 under conditions that the company build the road to public standards and grant a public utility easement; staff said the purchase-and-sale agreement includes conditions and a minimum pavement-condition index but councilors pressed for explicit timelines and enforceable remedies.
Mayor Mary Gonzales and city staff told the San Leandro City Council on May 19 that the city plans to transfer Eden Road to Alco Metals for $1, contingent on the company building the unpaved road to modern public standards and granting a public utility easement back to the city.
Deputy City Manager Eric Engelbart, who led the staff presentation, described the arrangement as the product of a memorandum of understanding adopted about a year earlier and a purchase-and-sale agreement currently before the council. “The city will be selling the road to Alco Metals for $1,” Engelbart said, while stressing that the transfer carries conditions requiring the private owner to construct fire hydrants, a turnaround for Alameda County Fire, and to maintain the…
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