{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2006-11-15", "page": 1, "text": "ALAMEDA GOLF COMMISSION\nMINUTES OF MEETING\nWednesday, November 15, 2006\n1.\nCALL TO ORDER\nChair Betsy Gammell called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. at the Chuck Corica\nGolf Complex in the Ladies Lounge.\n1-A.\nRoll Call\nRoll call was taken and members present were: Chair Betsy Gammell, Secretary\nRay Gaul, Commissioner Bill Schmitz, Commissioner Jane Sullwold and Vice\nChair Bob Wood. Absent: Commissioner Sandr\u00e9 Swanson. Also present were\nGeneral Manager Dana Banke and Head Golf Professional Matt Plumlee.\n1-B\nApproval of Minutes - Regular Meeting of October 18, 2006.\nVice Chair Wood changed the following statement in Item 3-C, line 14:\nIt has been determined that a structure 40 ft by 80 ft with the lowest point being 8\nft, would accommodate 200 people at a sit down dining event. Item 3-B\nwas\ncorrected to reflect the name of the new tees as the Family Tees.\nThe Commission approved the minutes unanimously with the aforementioned\nadditions.\n1-C\nAdoption of Agenda\nThe Commission adopted the agenda unanimously.\n2.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS\n3.\nAGENDA ITEMS:\n3-A\nElection for Golf Commission Board Positions for 2007. (Action Item)\nThe Nominations for Golf Commission Board positions for 2007 were as follows:\nChair:\nBob Wood\nVice Chair:\nRay Gaul\nSecretary:\nJane Sullwold\nThe Golf Commission elected the nominees unanimously.\n3-B\nDiscussion on Special Joint Meeting with Alameda City Council.\nPage 1 of 5", "path": "GolfCommission/2006-11-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2006-11-15", "page": 2, "text": "The General Manager reported that at the last workshop meeting the decision was made\nthat Vice Chair Wood and the General Manager would work on a Power Point\npresentation for the Joint meeting with City Council. The presentation will include a 10-\nyear historical financial document. Also discussed was the need to put together a joint\nstatement from the Golf Commission to the City Council referencing the contributions\nthe Golf Fund makes to the City of Alameda's General Fund and the need to retain these\nfunds for improvements and repairs at the Golf Complex. The General Manager is\nworking on the cost estimates for the sprung or tent structure banquet facility. The two\nareas being proposed for the structure are the grass area between the restaurant and the\nDriving Range and the handicap parking area adjacent to the clubhouse building. It was\nsuggested by Dorene Soto that the General Manager meet with Mike Smalley of DMS, a\nlandscape architectural and site-planning firm in San Francisco. The General Manager,\nVice Chair Wood and Ms. Soto met with Mr. Smiley yesterday and asked him to put\ntogether a scope of work and cost estimates for the two areas being looked at. He was\nalso asked to include landscaping for the courtyard area in front of the clubhouse and\nrestaurant. At the last work session the request was made to have the General Manager\nput together a priority list of Capital Improvement Projects (CIP's). He handed out the\nCIP priority list from 2001. The list read as follows: 1) Amenity Projects, 2) Clubhouse\nRemodel, 3) Redesign The Norma Arnerich Teaching Academy, 4) Golf Complex Golf\nCart Path Improvement And Renovation, 5) Golf Complex Entry Remodel Project, 6) #9\nJack Clark Course Green Renovation, 7) Driving Range Short Game Practice Area, 8)\nRenovation Of Practice Greens, 9) Renovation Of Lakes 6th & 9th Holes Earl Fry 8th\nHole Jack Clark, 10) Renovate And Repair Existing Interior Maintenance Roads And\nBridges, 11) Replacement Of The Jack Clark Irrigation Pump, 12) Replacement Of The\nJack Clark Irrigation System, 13) Driving Range Synthetic Turf And Netting\nReplacement. The items on the list that are approved by City Council in the 2006-2008\nbudget cycle are numbers 1, 2, 4, 6, 10 12 and 13 although the only projects funded are\nthe Clubhouse Remodel Project and Storm Drain upgrades. The Amenity Project CIP,\nwhich in the past has been used to fund in house projects and improvements, has been\ndiscontinued and the funds placed in the maintenance department's expenditures. Item\n#7 the Driving Range Short Game Practice Area was completed in house last year. In\n2003 it was decided to pool various projects into the Clubhouse Remodel Project. Those\nprojects were the Redesign The Norma Arnerich Teaching Academy, Golf Complex Golf\nCart Path Improvement And Renovation, Golf Complex Entry Remodel Project and the\n#9 Jack Clark Course Green Renovation. The design work for the teaching academy was\ndone a few years back changing the interior from three bays to one or two. Renovation\nOf Lakes 6th & 9th Holes Earl Fry 8th Hole Jack Clark falls under the Public Works\nDepartment's Storm Water Run Off Project. The Clubhouse Remodel Project is funded\nonly if the Golf Complex can provide the funding to complete the project. The Storm\nDrain Upgrades Project which would include the Renovation Of Lakes 6th & 9th Holes\nEarl Fry 8th Hole Jack Clark is funded through the Public Works Department and funds\nfor that project have been transferred from the Golf Enterprise Account yearly since\nfiscal year 2001/2002. The firm of Moffett & Nichols did a report concerning the\nrenovation of the lakes and sloughs at the Golf Complex and they also did a report for the\ndrainage improvements at Godfrey Park, which is adjacent to the Golf Complex. The\nGodfrey Park renovations are scheduled for this fiscal year and it would be a good time to\ntry and get the Golf Complex storm drain project started. The Golf Commission\nPage 2 of 5", "path": "GolfCommission/2006-11-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2006-11-15", "page": 3, "text": "Project does not include the bathrooms. Vice Chair Wood mentioned that there is a\nproblem with the sewer line running from the restrooms at #9 of the Earl Fry Course. It\nappears that the line runs uphill to a man hole and the only way to correct the problem is\nto\ndig it up and redo it although there are some electrical lines in the area which makes it\ndifficult. The General Manager stated that the problem affects the snack shack but not\nthe restrooms so much. The General Manager said that the plan for the ladies restroom is\nto get new toilets and see if that corrects the problem with the water pressure prior to\ntearing up the sewer lines. The General Manager reported that the Earl Fry Pump\nUpgrade Project could most likely be paid for through the maintenance department\nexpenditure budget. The General Manager stated that the list was only a draft and no\npriority has been set. The list will be completed after discussion and additions from the\nGolf Commission. The Golf Commissioners requested that all of the financial projection\nreports be done one month prior to the Joint Meeting with City Council to ensure that\nthey have all of the information concerning finances to know how much money is\navailable to better prioritize the improvement projects and request reductions in the\nGeneral Fund contributions. The reports include the financial projections being prepared\nby John Ritchie, CPA and the report being prepared by Keyser-Marston Associates to\nproject the revenue that could possibly be gained by building a permanent banquet\nfacility and what cost for construction could be justified. The General Manager will\ncontact John Ritchie, CPA and Keyser-Marston to request the reports be completed by\nearly December. The Golf Complex needs to know how much money is available to\nbuild a new clubhouse in part or whole to report to City Council. Should there be no\nstability to take on any debt the Clubhouse Project will need to be reevaluated and the\nreport to City Council will need to reflect that point. The Golf Commission may need to\nsuggest that the Clubhouse Project be dropped and the Golf Complex begin looking at\nother improvements that it can afford. It may still be possible to build the clubhouse\nshould the Keyser-Marston report be positive and the City be agreeable to reducing the\nGeneral Fund contributions. The Golf Commission agreed that another work session\nshould be scheduled before the next Regular Golf Commission meeting. Vice Chair\nWood has been working on the Power Point presentation and would like the Golf\nCommissioners input on it at the next Work Session. He is including historical data in\nthe presentation as well as current issues. The suggestion was made to have the City\nCouncil Members not familiar with the Golf Complex come out and take a tour to get a\nbetter understanding of the operation. The next Work Session will be on November 29,\n2006 at 3:00 pm.\nPage 3 of 5", "path": "GolfCommission/2006-11-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2006-11-15", "page": 4, "text": "4.\nORAL REPORTS\n4-A\nGolf Shop and Driving Range activities report by Head Golf Professional Matt Plumlee.\nThe Head Golf Professional reported that the Jack Clark Invitational will be held\non November 20, 2006 at the Golf Complex. The staff has been restructured for\nthe winter months and Mike Grant will now be working at the Driving Range.\nAlso reported was that we are seeing players coming to the Complex from Chabot\nGolf Links since the closure of that facility.\n4-B\nGeneral Manager Dana Banke's report highlighting maintenance and operational\nactivities for the month at the Golf Complex.\nThe General Manager reported that he is looking into getting new tee signs for the\nMif Albright Golf Course. The scorecard for the Mif Albright Course has already\nbeen changed to reflect the correct yardage. The General Manager contacted\nAlameda Power & Telecom to request a bucket truck to paint the flagpole in front\nof the clubhouse. The advertising for the AT&T Pro Am on the golf carts at the\nComplex will now be on both golf courses and the payment will be $8,000. The\nmaintenance equipment lease will go to City Council on November 21, 2006 for\napproval. All of the equipment being leased is John Deere.\n4-D\nBeautification Program by Mrs. Norma Arnerich.\nMrs. Wendling reported that two tree plantings were done recently. There will be\nno more ceremonies until next year.\n5.\nCOMMISSIONERS REPORTS\n5-A\nMarketing and Promotions, Chair Gammell.\nNothing to report.\n5-B\nGolf Complex Financial Report, Secretary Gaul.\nSecretary Gaul reported the revenue for golf on all three courses for October 2006\nversus October 2005 was down 10.5% and rounds of golf were down 7.5%. The\nfiscal year to date revenue for golf was down 6.5% and rounds were down 7%.\nThe Mif Albright Course revenue was down 29% from last year and down 28%\nfor the fiscal year. All other concessions excluding golf were down 5.5% for the\nmonth and up .06% for the fiscal year. Total revenue for the Golf Complex was\ndown 8.5% for the month of October 2006 versus October 2005 and down 3.5%\nfor fiscal year 2006/2007.\n5-C\nNew Clubhouse Project, Commissioner Schmitz.\nReport previously covered.\nPage 4 of 5", "path": "GolfCommission/2006-11-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2006-11-15", "page": 5, "text": "5-D\nMaintenance, Buildings, Security, Albright Course and Driving Range,\nCommissioner Sullwold.\nCommissioner Sullwold reported that the new ball washers have been installed\nand look great. The suggestion was made to have benches on all of the par 3\nholes due to the waiting time. Commissioner Sullwold suggested that a cart path\nbe installed in front of the lake on #8 of the Jack Clark Course to enable patrons\nto drive their carts to the teeing area.\n5-E\nCity Council and Government Liaison, Commissioner Swanson.\nNo report given.\n5-F\nFront Entrance Beautification Project, Vice Chair Wood.\nReport previously covered.\n5-G\nGolf Complex Restaurant Report, Jim's on the Course.\nOwner Tom Geanekos mentioned that he is always appreciative of any\nsuggestions the Golf Commission may have and thanked them for their support.\n6.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON AGENDA (Public Comment)\nNone.\n7.\nOLD BUSINESS\nNone.\n8.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nIncluded in the Commission packet was a memorandum to the Finance\nDepartment showing the surcharge payment for October 2006 of $12,742. The\nyear-to-date total to the General Fund is $61,232 for the fiscal year 2006/2007.\n9.\nANNOUNCEMENTS/ADJOURNMEN'\nThe meeting was adjourned at 6:50 p.m.\nThe agenda for the special meeting was posted 24 hours in advance in accordance with the\nBrown Act.\nPage 5 of 5", "path": "GolfCommission/2006-11-15.pdf"}
{"body": "TransportationCommission", "date": "2006-11-15", "page": 1, "text": "DRAFT\nTRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MINUTES\nNovember 15, 2006\nChair Knox White called the Transportation Commission to order at 7:30 p.m.\n1.\nROLL CALL - Roll was called and the following recorded.\nMembers Present:\nJohn Knox White\nJeff Knoth\nMichael Krueger\nRobb Ratto\nAbsent from Roll Call:\nEric Schatmeier (arrived 7:45)\nRobert McFarland (arrived 7:40)\nStaff Present:\nObaid Khan, Supervising Civil Engineer\nBarry Bergman, Program Specialist II\n2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nChair Knox White advised that there was not a quorum to vote on the minutes of October\n25, 2006, and that they would be considered at the end of the meeting if Commissioners\nMcFarland and Schatmeier arrived by that time.\n3.\nAGENDA CHANGES\nThere were none.\n4.\nCOMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS\nThere were none.\n5.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS\nThere were none.\n6A.\nREVIEW ALTERNATIVES AND RECOMMEND BUS STOP LOCATION\nON OTIS DRIVE.\nStaff Bergman presented the staff report and displayed a map of the Otis Drive corridor.\nHe provided the history of this matter. He noted that both sites were constrained, and that\nthe eastbound location for Pond Isle would be located diagonally across the intersection,", "path": "TransportationCommission/2006-11-15.pdf"}
{"body": "TransportationCommission", "date": "2006-11-15", "page": 2, "text": "and the westbound location would be just behind where the photo showed. Normally, AC\nTransit preferred far side intersection locations, but it was not feasible in this instance\nbecause of the presence of a driveway and a tree. He displayed a chart that summarized\nthe impacts, including the loss of on-street parking.\nStaff Bergman noted that Attachment 2 summarized the location of Otis and Willow, and\nthe eastbound stop on the southwest corner of the intersection already had an existing red\ncurb; no onstreet parking would be lost.\nCommissioner Krueger expressed concern about the Whitehall and Willow stop, which\nhe believed was substandard. He added that there was no sidewalk and no paving, and\nthat it was a mud strip on the westbound direction. He believed it was in limbo because of\nthe South Shore redevelopment, and inquired whether it was outside the property line for\nSouth Shore.\nStaff Bergman believed that bus stop was not part of the South Shore site.\nCommissioner Krueger inquired whether that stop would be upgraded or eliminated, and\nbelieved that in its current state, it was unacceptable. Staff Bergman had not heard any\ndiscussion about that stop.\nCommissioner Krueger suggested that the stop be moved around the corner and relocated\nto Willow.\nStaff Bergman believed the bus stop for the W was on the near side of the intersection,\nand suggested that this subject be discussed during Staff Communications.\nPublic Comment\nMina Katoozian, 1936 Otis Drive, noted that she had lived at her address for 10 years and\nadded many of the residents of the single-family homes had between one and three cars.\nIt was not her opinion that these residents needed a bus, and she had not observed anyone\nin the neighborhood use the bus. She noted that she operates a large family day care, and\nbelieved the presence of buses in her neighborhood would be a safety hazard. She\nopposed the presence of this bus stop near her house.\nLiz Cleves, 1815 Otis Drive, pointed out that Ivy Walk is a pedestrian path connecting\nOtis Drive to Sandcreek Way. She supported the Pond Isle location specifically because\nof its proximity to Ivy Walk.\nBarbara Nemer, 3202 Ravens Cove, supported the Pond Isle location, and added that the\nwestbound side of the street was almost empty of cars during the day. She believed that\nthe neighbors had offstreet parking for their homes.\nMarilyn Teplow, 1805 Otis Drive, believed that empirical, practical thinking must be\nused to arrive at a sound conclusion. She noted that there were three streets along the", "path": "TransportationCommission/2006-11-15.pdf"}
{"body": "TransportationCommission", "date": "2006-11-15", "page": 3, "text": "odd-numbered side of Otis (Glenwood Isle, Pond Isle and Sandalwood Isle), with three\nresidences between Sandalwood Isle and the crosswalk to Lum School. She noted that\nthere had been strong objections to this bus stop on safety grounds. She believed that the\nsite between Glenwood Isle and Pond Isle was a better solution, because it was halfway\nbetween the existing bus stops. She conducted an informal 14-day survey, which revealed\nthat there were seven days when there were no cars parked along that corridor; three days\nwhen one car was seen; three days when two cars was seen; and only one day when three\ncars were seen for part of the day. She did not believe that removing parking space would\ninterfere with a bus stop on the odd-numbered side of Otis Drive. She did not believe\nthere would be a perfect solution, but hoped the Commission could find a solution that\nwould do the least harm to the greatest number of people.\nDiane Voss, 1815 Otis Drive, believed it was important to have a bus stop on Willow and\nOtis, and noted that all of the measured distances would be thrown out of scale if it did\nnot go in. She noted that after safety, ridership was the next most important criterion. She\ndid not understand why the bus was ever rerouted from Shoreline to Otis. She noted that\nwhile she did not like to see trees removed, she would support that removal if it would\nallow a bus stop for the public interest.\nEva Csoboth, 1932 Otis Drive, had collected signatures from her neighbors in opposition\nto the proposed bus stop, and read her letter into the record:\n\"We are writing in regards to the proposed bus stop of AC Transit 63 Line you are\nconsidering installing in front of our house, located at 1932 Otis Drive. We\noppose this bus stop installation proposal for the following reasons: We, the\nresidents of Otis Drive, have never been surveyed or asked about the proposal to\ninstall the bus stop in our residential area, and these surveys should be mandatory\nbefore even considering such a proposal. It is questionable that the majority of\nresidents of this section of Otis Drive would need or request an additional bus\nstop. The new route of the AC Transit 63 line passing our house on Otis Drive\nwas routed from Shoreline Drive one or two years ago, I don't know exactly\nwhen, has increased the noise level and air pollution already.\nInstalling a bus stop resulting in the stopping, idling and restarting of the bus\nwould further increase the noise and the fumes in front of our house, which is a\nsignificant health hazard. I have been treated for asthma and this would be a\nfurther risk factor for an exacerbation. Our tax dollars would be wasted on\ninstalling new bus stops when there are existing bus stops on Shoreline Drive. The\nrecommended 1,000 feet distance between bus stops could be easily achieved if\nthe AC Transit 63 line would be rerouted to an area where a higher number of\npeople live, and more people would be able to use the bus. We only received your\nletter informing us about the proposed bus stop installation on Friday, November\n10, five days before this Transportation Commission meeting. This late\nnotification suggests that this proposal might not be known to the affected\nresidents. We are requesting your reconsideration of this matter.\"", "path": "TransportationCommission/2006-11-15.pdf"}
{"body": "TransportationCommission", "date": "2006-11-15", "page": 4, "text": "She noted that this letter was addressed to City Engineer Barbara Hawkins, and submitted\nit into the record.\nGeoffrey Kline, 1940 Otis Drive, believed the Commission was looking for a solution to a\nnonexistent problem, and did not believe there was a need for a bus stop in this location.\nHe noted that many of the residents were retired; one worked in Benicia, and very few\npeople took the bus. Anyone who took the bus could walk to the existing stop on Willow.\nHe did not want the few remaining trees to be removed for a bus stop, and he did not\nbelieve many people wanted the bus stop. He noted that he recently retired from public\nservice in San Mateo County and added that at one time he was their traffic engineer. He\nbelieved it was reasonable for people to be able to park in front of their house. He noted\nthat the speakers who supported the bus stop did not live near it.\nGeorge Wales, 2031 Otis Drive, agreed with the previous speaker, and did not believe the\nbus stop was needed. He noted that the nearby condo complex would lose six to ten\nparking spaces. He expressed concern about air pollution generated by the bus at Sand\nCreek. He did not believe a bus stop was needed at all.\nBill Beltz, 2051 Otis Drive, noted that he and his wife were very concerned about the\ntraffic congestion because of the buses; they did not believe another bus stop was needed.\nHe noted that the noise level of buses and other traffic was very bad. He noted that many\nof the buses were running nearly empty. He was very concerned about the traffic safety,\nand had seen a pedestrian hit and injured.\nClosed Public Comment\nCommissioner Ratto inquired whether it might make sense to make an exception to the\nguideline for bus stops every 1200 feet or so. He noted that some of the testimony was\ncompelling enough to indicate that might be the case. He assumed the meeting was\nproperly noticed, and noted that no one spoke in favor of a bus stop on this street.\nCommissioner Krueger did not believe it was fair to have an exception in this case when\nthey were not allowed for bus stops in other parts of the City where there were\nobjections.\nCommissioner Schatmeier noted that most neighborhoods in the United States did not\nhave a majority of residents who use the bus regularly, but many people do. He noted that\nmany low-density neighborhoods do need bus stops for the riders who use it. He did not\nbelieve it was a compelling argument to state that no one used the bus. He noted that if a\nmajority of residents was the criterion for bus stops, there would be none in the City.\nCommission Ratto did not want it thought that he wished to do away with public\ntransportation. He stated that in this one particular case, from what he heard from the\nspeakers, that the existing bus stops at Grand and Otis, and at Willow and Whitehall\nwould be sufficient to service the bus-riding population in this area. He heard nothing\nduring the public comment period that would change that perception.", "path": "TransportationCommission/2006-11-15.pdf"}
{"body": "TransportationCommission", "date": "2006-11-15", "page": 5, "text": "Chair Knox White noted that he would not be comfortable suggesting no bus stops\nbetween Whitehall and Grand. He noted that he occasionally rode that bus line, and heard\nsome people discussing how they missed the old stop. He suggested that this stop could\nbe put in for a year to measure ridership, and if that were to be the case, the stop could be\nremoved. He believed that the best location for a stop would be in the center of where\npeople lived.\nStaff Khan expressed concern due to the need to install a crosswalk at adjacent to a new\nbus stop. In particular, this is an issue since the location is near a school, and this will\nresult in the children crossing Otis Drive at multiple locations.\nA discussion of the costs of crosswalks, pedestrian ramps, signage and paint ensued.\nCommissioner Ratto inquired whether a resident requested this bus stop, or whether its\ninstallation was being explored because a stop was required every 1200 feet. He\nsuggested that whatever the expense would be to build a bus stop, that nothing be put\nthere; if bus riders felt they were not being properly served, they could come to the\nTransportation Commission and request a bus stop. He tended to agree with the speaker\nwho felt the bus stop was being forced on the residents of that block.\nCommissioner Schatmeier noted that he completely disagreed with Commissioner Ratto 's\ncomments and believed that he presented a false choice. He believed that use of transit\nwas created by the access to transit. He believed that fewer people would use the bus if\nthe stops were too far away from each other.\nStaff Khan noted that staff must examine potential crosswalk sites to ensure that they\nmeet warrants. Also, staff may want to look at the ridership at the previous stop locations\nat Otis Drive and Sandcreek Way.\nChair Knox White stated that he would entertain a motion.\nCommissioner Schatmeier noted that he was leaning towards the Pond Isle location,\nwhich he believed had the fewest negatives associated with that location.\nCommissioner Krueger believed that Sandalwood was a slightly better location for\nspacing.\nCommissioner Schatmeier moved to recommend to City staff that bus stops be installed\nat Otis Drive and Pond Isle. Commissioner Krueger seconded. Motion passed, 5-1\n(Commissioner Ratto opposed).\nChair Knox White apologized for the late mailings for this item. He added that the item\nhad been on their agenda for the last month, and that they did not personally do the\nmailing. He added that the agenda was not officially set until the Wednesday prior to the\nmeeting. He believed that the notices went out once the agenda was officially set. He will", "path": "TransportationCommission/2006-11-15.pdf"}
{"body": "TransportationCommission", "date": "2006-11-15", "page": 6, "text": "ask staff to notify the neighbors as early as possible so they will have time to prepare for\nmeetings.\nChair Knox White wished to stand by his statement at the previous meeting regarding the\nstop in front of the Otis School. They had requested that the Police Department return\nwith an actual safety consideration for the stop in that location, and they have submitted a\nletter indicating that there was no safety consideration for the buses and the school\nchildren. The police felt that the concerns were more due to parents double-parking, as\nwell as other behaviors that have since been mitigated. Chair Knox White noted that he\nhad voted last time to remove the stop for other reasons, and did not want to sound\ncallous with respect to safety. As the father of a six-year-old and an eight-year-old, he\nemphasized that safety was very important to him.\nChair Knox White wished to clarify that a marked crosswalk would be installed at Pond\nIsle; two unmarked crosswalks already exist at that location.\nCommissioner Ratto stepped out of the Chambers.\n7A.\nPROVIDE AN UPDATE ON TMP SCHEDULE DUE TO RECENT\nCHANGES IN THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS\nStaff Khan presented the staff report, and recounted the outcome of the October 17, 2006,\nCity Council meeting, wherein it authorized the presentation of a General Plan\nAmendment to analyze the Transportation Master Plan (TMP) policies proposed by the\nTransportation Commission. He noted that some changes must be made in the TMP\nschedule, but staff's goal at this time was to ensure the changes would be minimal, and\nthat delays would be reduced as much as possible. The report also mentioned that two\nspecific sub-plan schedules would be provided; there were currently staffing concerns\nand they wanted to make sure the schedule presented could be realistically followed. He\nnoted that when the City Council approved the General Plan Amendment (GPA) process\nlast month, staff also presented a tentative schedule that would require returning to City\nCouncil in September 2007 to present the GPA for City Council's consideration.\nStaff Khan noted that with respect to the pedestrian plan, some specific related policies\nhad already been proposed by the subcommittee. Staff would consider including the\nspecific sub plan policies in the GPA process in order to address and analyze the policies\nexpeditiously. Once the GPA was completed, staff intended to move forward with other\nsub plan development processes, including specific policies for other future sub plans. He\nnoted that Attachment 2 presented a revised pedestrian plan timeline, which demonstrated\nit the pedestrian sub plan to City Council in March, 2008. By December 2007, staff will\nbe able to have initial document of the plan. Staff has also worked with the Planning\nDepartment on this plan, and they supported having the plan move forward; they believe\nthe December 2007 deadline is realistic.\nChair Knox White noted that the Transportation Commission had discussed bringing back\nthe policies as part of the environmental review for the pedestrian plan, but he did not", "path": "TransportationCommission/2006-11-15.pdf"}
{"body": "TransportationCommission", "date": "2006-11-15", "page": 7, "text": "recall voting on the supplemental pedestrian policies. He inquired whether that would\noccur at the December 2006 meeting.\nStaff Bergman stated that the minutes stated that the Commission had previously\napproved the policies brought back by the subcommittee.\nChair Knox White agreed with Staff Khan that all three schedules were doable, and was\npleased to have staff's commitment to ensure they were completed.\nCommissioner Ratto returned to the dais.\n8.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS\nStaff Khan distributed the schedule for the 2007 meetings to the Commissioners, and\nnoted that the meetings would generally be on the fourth Wednesday of each month, with\nthe exception of November and December, when they would be held on the third\nWednesday to accommodate the holidays.\nStaff Khan noted that the mandatory ethics training must be completed by the end of\nDecember. Staff would email the information to the Commissioners, and added that the\ntraining could also be completed via Internet.\nChair Knox White requested that the City's website be updated to reflect the meeting\nschedule changes in November and December.\nCommissioner Krueger requested that staff communicate with the Planning and Building\nDepartment regarding the plans for bus stops at Whitehall and Willow; he believed they\nwere outside the South Shore property. He did not want them to fall through the cracks,\nand he did not believe they would qualify as accessible, especially the westbound stops.\nCommissioner Krueger inquired whether staff had an update on bus stop that had not\nbeen red-curbed, like the ones on Encinal, Versailles and Mound. He added that the stop\nnearest to Broadway on Fernside was not red-curbed. He had requested a staff report\nbefore.\nStaff Bergman advised that report would be agendized for the December meeting.\nCommissioner Schatmeier inquired whether there were any plans in the immediate future\nfor the Interagency Liaison Committee to hold a meeting. He repeated his request that the\nTransportation Commission be noticed with sufficient time to react to the dates.\nStaff Bergman advised that staff had been holding some discussions with AC Transit\nabout the issues, but a date and agenda had not been set up. He advised that he would\nnotify the Commissioners when that information was available.", "path": "TransportationCommission/2006-11-15.pdf"}
{"body": "TransportationCommission", "date": "2006-11-15", "page": 8, "text": "Commissioner Krueger wished to address the northbound bus stop on Park Street at\nBuena Vista (near Cavanaugh Motors).\nCommissioner Ratto noted that he had already discussed that stop with Matt Naclerio,\nand that the parking space for the Marketplace had been dealt with. He understood that\nthere would be a memo officially requesting that the northbound bus stop be moved to\nthe far side.\nMeeting adjourned at 9:02 p.m.", "path": "TransportationCommission/2006-11-15.pdf"}