{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2016-02-24", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- - FEBRUARY 24, 2016--6:00 P.M.\nMayor Spencer convened the meeting at 6:02 p.m.\nRoll Call -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft, Matarrese, Oddie and\nMayor Spencer - 4.\nAbsent:\nCouncilmember Daysog - 1.\nPublic Comment\nFormer Councilmember Doug deHaan, Alameda, submitted information and expressed\nconcern over the cost of constructing affordable housing units, especially the senior\nhousing at Del Monte.\nThe meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:\n(16-074) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (Pursuant to Government\nCode \u00a7 54956.9); Case Name: Municipal Auditing Services LLC V. City of Alameda;\nCourt: Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda; Case No.:\nRG15755722\nFollowing the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and Mayor Spencer\nannounced direction was given to staff.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Spencer adjourned the meeting at 6:16 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nFebruary 24, 2016", "path": "CityCouncil/2016-02-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2016-02-24", "page": 2, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nWEDNESDAY- -FEBRUARY 24, 2016--7:00 - P.M.\nMayor Spencer convened the meeting at 7:02 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Ezzy Ashcraft, Matarrese,\nOddie and Mayor Spencer - 5.\n[Note: Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft arrived at 7:04 p.m.]\nAbsent:\nNone.\nAGENDA CHANGES\nNone.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS\n(16-075) Mayor Spencer made an announcement regarding the meeting needing to end\nat 11:00 p.m.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(16-076) Agustin Ramir\u00e8z, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, stated\nAlameda County Industries (ACI) employees now have the best contract; invited the\nCouncil to attend a celebration on March 1st\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft moved approval of the Consent Calendar.\nVice Mayor Matarrese seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous vote.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Daysog expressed concerns about expanding the\nBalanced Revenue Index formula to nonpublic safety.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following voice vote: Ayes:\nCouncilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft, Matarrese, Oddie, and Mayor Spencer - 4. Noes:\nCouncilmember Daysog - 1. [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk\npreceding the paragraph number.]\n(*16-077) Resolution No. 15121, \"Approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)\nBetween the Alameda City Employees Association (ACEA) and the City of Alameda for\na Three-Year Term Commencing Upon Adoption and Ending December 27, 2018.\"\nAdopted.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nFebruary 24, 2016", "path": "CityCouncil/2016-02-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2016-02-24", "page": 3, "text": "(*16-078) Resolution No.15122, \"Approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)\nBetween the Alameda Police Officers Association-Nonsworn (PANS) and the City of\nAlameda for a Three-Year Term Commencing December 27, 2015 and Ending\nDecember 26, 2018.\" Adopted.\n(*16-079) Resolution No. 15123, \"Approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)\nBetween the Management and Confidential Employees Association (MCEA) and the\nCity of Alameda for a Three-Year Term Commencing December 27, 2015 and Ending\nDecember 26, 2018.\" Adopted.\n(*16-080) Resolution No. 15124, \"Approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)\nbetween the Alameda Municipal Power Electrical Utility Professionals of Alameda\n(EUPA) and the City of Alameda for a Three Year Term Commencing on December 27,\n2015 and Ending December 26, 2018. Adopted.\n(*16-081) Resolution No. 15125, \"Approving a Compensation Plan between Alameda\nMunicipal Power Unrepresented (AMPU) Employees and the City of Alameda for a\nThree Year Term Commencing December27, 2015 and Ending December 26, 2018.'\nAdopted.\n(*16-082) Resolution No. 15126, \"Approving a Revised Executive Management\nCompensation Plan between the Executive Management Employees (EXME) and the\nCity of Alameda for the Period Commencing December 27, 2015 and Ending December\n26, 2018.\" Adopted; and\n(16-082A) Resolution No. 15127, \"Amending the City of Alameda Executive\nManagement (EXME) Compensation Plan to Retitle the Classification of Chief\nOperating Officer - Alameda Point to Director of Base Reuse.\" Adopted.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEM\n(16-083) Recommendation to Approve the Central Avenue Complete Streets Concept\nIncluding Safety and Other Street Improvements.\nCouncil discussed the time limit for speakers and agreed to keep the 3 minute time limit.\nStudents expressed support for the bike lanes for a safer Alameda: Cosmo Hondrogen,\nMaya Lin School; R.J. Pimentel, Saint Joseph School; Charlotte Morgan, Academy of\nAlameda (AOA); Olive Little, Wood Middle School; Audrey Wismar, AOA; Theo Wismar,\nAlameda; Miles Quale, Alameda; Niko, Alameda; Scarlet Corbly, Encinal Junior Jets;\nMateo Hamilton, Encinal Junior Jets; Luke Samford, AOA: Fin, Alameda; Marisa Wood,\nAlameda Community Learning Academy (ACLC); Skyler, ACLC; Nicky, ACLC.\nUrged Council to make the decision in support of bicyclists; stated motorists threaten\nthe safety of bicyclists: John Corbly, Alameda.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nFebruary 24, 2016", "path": "CityCouncil/2016-02-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2016-02-24", "page": 4, "text": "Urged Council to make the City safer for bikers and drivers; suggested educating\nbicyclists on bicycle safety: Jennifer Solomon, Alameda.\nStated millennial families are looking for bike friendly towns; urged Council to adopt the\nproposal to have a bike lane through Central Avenue, which is a main artery of the City:\nAnonymous Speaker.\nUrged Council to support the proposal; stated after Sherman Street, there is no safe\npath across the rest of the Island for bikers; Steve Ellson, Alameda;\nStated the bike lanes will help with childhood obesity and help prevent diabetes; parents\nare scared to let their children ride bikes in Alameda: Anonymous Speaker, Alameda\nPediatrics.\nStated most parents do not want their kids to cross Central Avenue by themselves; he\nhopes bike lanes will slow people down on Central Avenue; exercise is great for\nchildren: Guy Cutting, Alameda.\nStated her friend bikes to school every day and she would like Central Avenue to be a\nsafer route: Piper Dooley, Alameda.\nUrged Council to add more bike lanes to make Central Avenue a safer place for kids to\nbike to school: Savannah Samford, Alameda.\nUrged Council to pass the bike proposal; stated kids enjoy biking around town and\nwould like it to be safer: Lia with Collin, Josh and Fin, Alameda.\nUrged Council to make bike lanes safer for students arriving and leaving campus, which\nbenefits health and traffic: Matt Huxley, AOA.\nThe Base Reuse Director and Transportation Coordinator gave a Power Point\npresentation and responded to questions.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether engineers have been involved in the project.\nThe Base Reuse Director responded in the affirmative; stated there have been\nnumerous engineers involved in the entire plan.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired if CalTrans has reviewed the plan, to which the\nBase Reuse Director responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Spencer requested clarification on the area.\nThe Base Reuse Director responded the area is Central Avenue between Sherman\nStreet and Pacific Avenue.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nFebruary 24, 2016", "path": "CityCouncil/2016-02-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2016-02-24", "page": 5, "text": "The Transportation Coordinator continued the presentation.\nMayor Spencer inquired which area the University of Michigan survey pertains to, to\nwhich the Transportation Coordinator responded that it is a national survey.\nMayor Spencer stated currently, there are two lanes heading in each direction; if a car\nneeds to make a left turn, there is another lane to go around the turning car.\nThe Transportation Coordinator stated the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)\nsees the four lane streets as a safety problem; the person turning left in the fast lane\nblocks cars, causing motorists to weave in and out, which causes collisions.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether the Transportation Coordinator is referring to\nthe concept of a three lane street which does not allow motorists to drive down the third\nlane; the third lane is only for turning left or right.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded in the affirmative; stated there are many\ndriveways and cross streets along the stretch of road.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether motorists currently make a left turn from the\nleft lane, which will ultimately become a center lane.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded motorists currently make the left turn from\nthe fast lane, which causes a slow and go type of traffic that is susceptible to collisions.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether there is safety threshold data.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded the FHWA states three lane streets work\nbetter than four lane streets when below 20,000 motorists.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether there is data right now that indicates there is\na problem.\nThe Transportation Coordinator inquired whether Councilmember Daysog is referring\nspecifically to Central Avenue.\nCouncilmember Daysog responded in the affirmative.\nThe Transportation Coordinator stated the problems are safety issues and no bike\nlanes; staff reviewed the disproportionate amount of collisions on Central Avenue as\nopposed to other streets; staff considers addressing and reducing collisions worthy.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether there is data for accidents on other 4 lane streets in\nAlameda.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded that the data is Citywide, not specifically 4\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nFebruary 24, 2016", "path": "CityCouncil/2016-02-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2016-02-24", "page": 6, "text": "lane streets.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether the data is available for Councilmembers to\nextrapolate to see how many accidents are on other 4 lane streets.\nThe Base Reuse Director responded there is no way to extrapolate the data for other 4\nlane streets; stated the citywide data gives an average; the area is disproportionately\nhigher than the citywide average.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether it could be disproportionately higher on all the 4 lane\nstreets.\nThe Base Reuse Director responded the City does not have said data.\nThe Transportation Coordinator stated that it could be higher on 4 lane streets; the\nstudy shows that there are more collisions on 4 lane streets with higher traffic volume.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired the reason staff feels there is the disproportionate\nnumber of accidents on Central Avenue.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded there have been 9 injuries, not collisions;\nstated there are more collisions which are never reported; staff is focusing on the\nsevere injuries in the area.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated that he reviewed the CalTrans data Citywide by\nbicyclists and pedestrians; suggested the data be reviewed again to ensure it is correct.\nThe Transportation Coordinator continued the presentation.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether extending the merge area, which eliminates two\nparking spaces was suggested by the Transportation Commission.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded two park parking spaces would be\neliminated.\nMayor Spencer inquired if the spaces are at Washington Park, to which the\nTransportation Coordinator responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether the space could be for a loading zone during school\nhours.\nThe Transportation Coordinator stated between 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. there will be two\ngreen zones for parents to pick up and drop off kids at the park facility.\nMayor Spencer stated two spaces will be eliminated; inquired how many spaces would\nbe used for the loading zone.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nFebruary 24, 2016", "path": "CityCouncil/2016-02-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2016-02-24", "page": 7, "text": "The Transportation Coordinator responded the loading zone would become unrestricted\nafter 6:00 p.m. when people are home from work; stated two spaces are a green zone,\nwhich is 24 minute parking.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired if there is afterschool day care at the park, to\nwhich the Transportation Coordinator responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated the slide says parking will be reduced by one space at the\n8th Street and Central Avenue intersection; inquired where the two parking spaces are\nlocated.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded the request to remove two additional spaces\ncame from the Transportation Commission and is not shown in the presentation; the\ncurb extension on the southeast corner would remove one parking space.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired if there are 3 total parking spaces on the map being\nremoved, to which the Transportation Coordinator responded in the affirmative.\nThe Interim City Manager inquired whether it is actual removal or replacing two spaces\nwith a loading zone.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded it is removal of one space and replacing the\nother two with loading zones.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether there are actually 5 parking spaces being affected: 3\nwould be removed and 2 would be limited during the day to 24 minute parking, to which\nthe Transportation Coordinator responded in the affirmative; continued the presentation.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated WABA expressed concern about 200 feet; inquired where\nthe 200 feet is located.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded the 200 feet is approximately where\nMcDonald's is located.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired if the bike boxes are going to be explained in more\ndetail.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded in the area between McDonald's and\nWebster Street there are sharrows, which are shared lanes between bicyclists and\nmotorists; the bike boxes are a cue to show bicyclists where to cross the street.\nMayor Spencer stated the sharrows appear to be in the dedicated right turn lane;\ninquired if the bicyclists would be going through the intersection instead of turning right.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded bicyclists need to position themselves to go\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nFebruary 24, 2016", "path": "CityCouncil/2016-02-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2016-02-24", "page": 8, "text": "through the intersection and not conflict with the right turn lane.\nMayor Spencer stated cars would be turning right; inquired how bicycles would go\nthrough the intersection.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded if bicyclists want to go through the\nintersection, they go to the bike lane on the West side of the intersection.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether bicyclists could turn right on red after stopping first,\nlike motorists do, to which the Transportation Coordinator responded in the affirmative.\nVice Mayor Matarrese inquired if cars are going westbound on Central Avenue, do\nbicyclists have to wait until all the cars have made their right hand turn to proceed\nthrough the intersection.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded bicyclists have to abide by the rules of the\nroad.\nVice Mayor Matarrese inquired whether bicyclists have to go into the center lane or the\nthrough lane if they want to go through the intersection, to which the Transportation\nCoordinator responded in the affirmative.\nVice Mayor Matarrese inquired whether anyone has determined where the bus would\nturn if the bulb outs are installed; stated three bus lines run through the northeast corner\nthe intersection.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded in the affirmative; stated the purpose of the\ncurb extension is to protect pedestrians from traffic; the presentation is not the actual\nrepresentation.\nVice Mayor Matarrese stated the presentation is public and sets an expectation; at\nsome point, the expectation has to be aligned with reality.\nMayor Spencer inquired if staff considered a safer place for bicyclists to wait to cross\nthe intersection.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded a two stage turn box is an option.\nMayor Spencer stated there were quite a few youth speakers; inquired whether the\ndesign will have elementary school students use the box.\nThe Transportation Coordinator stated the box is the safest place, but using it is not\nrequired; bicyclists can take a two stage left turn in the crosswalk.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated there are options for different types of bicyclists.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nFebruary 24, 2016", "path": "CityCouncil/2016-02-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2016-02-24", "page": 9, "text": "The Transportation Coordinator continued the presentation.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether staff will talk about the use of the loading zone.\nThe Transportation Coordinator stated the loading zone is 20 feet and will allow\nsomeone to park to make deliveries so that westbound drivers can go around.\nMayor Spencer inquired if the trucks doing deliveries will be double parked in the bike\nlane and the bikes will have to go into the lane going straight through.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired where WABA had been offered a loading zone.\nThe Transportation Coordinator pointed to the location on the map; stated WABA and\nthe business owners were not interested; continued the presentation.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated Central Avenue and Webster Street have street\nsweeping one morning; inquired whether prohibiting parking for street sweeping would\ncontinue and if delivery trucks and cars would get ticketed if they park there during that\ntime.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded in the affirmative; stated staff is figuring out\nthe best placing to locate parking spaces, per the United States Access Board\nGuidelines as well as working with the disabled community.\nMayor Spencer stated a presumption has been made that there would not be deliveries\non Monday's; requested staff follow up on the matter.\nThe Transportation Coordinator continued the presentation.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether there would be any loss of parking by the flashing\nlights on Crown Drive from the bulb out, to which the Transportation Coordinator\nresponded in the negative; stated there will be no loss of parking spaces for the bulb\nout, only the crosswalk.\nMayor Spencer stated there is a similar crosswalk near Otis Elementary; inquired why\nthere is not a bulb out by the elementary school.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded that she cannot speak to that; continued the\npresentation.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired how many spaces would be added to Boat\nRamp Road.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded 48 parking spaces on West Harbor.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nFebruary 24, 2016", "path": "CityCouncil/2016-02-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2016-02-24", "page": 10, "text": "Mayor Spencer inquired how many new spaces are being added overall from the\nproject.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded there is a 40 space net gain for the entire\nstudy area.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether 8 spaces are being removed from Central.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded there is a gain of 56 parking spaces on\nCentral Avenue.\nMayor Spencer stated Encinal parking is not for residents on Central Avenue; inquired\nwhy staff is including additional parking on Boat Ramp Road.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded the area is part of the study which reviewed\nimproving access on part of the San Francisco Bay Trail.\nMayor Spencer stated if the focus is on Central Avenue, there is a net loss of parking;\nthe Transportation Coordinator stated the net loss would be 8.\nVice Mayor Matarrese requested clarification on the use of the two-way bike trail;\ninquired how people get to the westbound side when riding westbound on Central\nAvenue.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded riders can get over to the two-way physically\nseparated bikeway on Third Street; stated a bicycle signal is in the cost estimate.\nVice Mayor Matarrese inquired whether the bikeway cuts across Third Street and\nCentral Avenue, to which the Transportation Coordinator responded in the affirmative;\ncontinued the presentation.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether staff addressed Paden Elementary School\ntraffic concerns.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded the Principal feels it is an improvement;\nstated the Principal attended meetings along with parents to provide their input; the\nPrincipal is good with the design and wrote a letter to that effect which is included at the\nend of the presentation.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether there is no parking currently allowed on Boat Ramp\nRoad, to which the Transportation Coordinator responded in the affirmative; continued\nthe presentation.\nMayor Spencer inquired if the additional travel time took into consideration the addition\nof the new crosswalks.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nFebruary 24, 2016", "path": "CityCouncil/2016-02-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2016-02-24", "page": 11, "text": "The Transportation Coordinator responded no change was assumed because the study\nshows the worst possible traffic scenario.\nMayor Spencer inquired if the 11/2 minute delay would be longer with the addition of 9\ncrosswalks.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Spencer stated the engineers should address the issue.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired if the consultants reviewed the issue.\nErin Ferguson, Kittelson and Associates Engineers, responded the changes assumed a\nmode split; stated it is difficult to accurately predict on a small scale; the focus is the\ndelay because of fewer vehicle lanes, not because of the additional pedestrian\ncrossings.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether the people crossing in the new crosswalks would\nresult in a delay in traffic.\nMs. Ferguson responded the delay from people using the crosswalk would benefit from\nfewer cars on the road.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether there would not necessarily be more people crossing\nthe street, but there would be more places to cross, to which the Laurence Lewis,\nKittelson and Associates Engineers, responded in the affirmative.\nThe Transportation Coordinator continued the presentation.\nMayor Spencer inquired if staff has the dates of the study on the increase in retail\nactivity, to which the Transportation Coordinator responded in the negative; continued\nthe presentation.\n***\nMayor Spencer called a recess at 9:16 p.m. and reconvened at 9:21 p.m.\nNOT IN FAVOR:\nStated the 6 commercial properties he owns will be affected by the proposal; urged\nCouncil to leave Central Avenue as is from 8th Street to MacKay Avenue; WABA, the\nGreater Alameda Business Association (GABA) and the Alameda Chamber of\nCommerce do not support the proposal; removing roadway access and parking\nremoves value from commercial properties: Jason Lucey, Alameda.\nInquired what is the minimum width for a State highway and the width of a large moving\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nFebruary 24, 2016", "path": "CityCouncil/2016-02-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2016-02-24", "page": 12, "text": "van; inquired where the delivery trucks are going to park to make deliveries; inquired\nwhat the cost of the proposal would be and where the money will come from: David\nMaxey, Alameda.\nShowed a video on the impacts of the two lane road; stated painting a green lane for\nbicycles to share with autos would work more efficiently: Geoffrey Burnaford, Alameda,\nshowed a video.\nStated Alameda is already a bicycle friendly City; Central Avenue has many businesses;\nloading zones should be made available; backing out of a driveway is more difficult with\na bike trail; he would like to see taxpayer dollars spent on projects where everyone is on\nboard, not just a select few: Jim Strehlow, Alameda.\nStated the Council has an obligation to look into other alternatives; no attempt has been\nmade to educate drivers and bicycle riders as an alternative; urged Alameda Police\nDepartment to enforce the 25 mph speed limit on Central Avenue: Burney Matthews,\nAlameda.\nStated Central Avenue has businesses that need to unload merchandise; she has not\nseen much support from Central Avenue residents; urged Council to vote no on the\nproposal and not to take a major transportation route away for a few cyclists: Karen\nMiller, Alameda.\nIN FAVOR:\nStated that he lives on Central Avenue and uses it every day; he strongly supports the\nproposal; people still speed with the enforcement of the 25 mph law; he feels the new\ndesign will help stop speeders; bike riders and pedestrians will feel safer; less cars on\nthe road means less congestion: Jerry Serventi, Alameda.\nStated the proposal will put more money into the businesses; the City will benefit from\nsales taxes; pedestrians and bicyclists will be safer: David Campbell, Bike East Bay.\nStated that he supports the project because it will reduce carbon emissions; if the City is\nconcerned with traffic congestion, the best thing to do is to provide alternatives to get\ncars off the roads; the project connects the East and West End of the Island and\nprovides a safe route to get children to school; urged Council to approve the project;\nstated he lives on Central Avenue and he strongly believes the project will greatly\nimprove the safety for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers: David Burton, Community\nAction for a Sustainable Alameda (CASA).\nExpressed support for the project; stated that he lives on Central and it would be easier\nto exit out of his driveway with a bike lane: Michael Scheper, Alameda;\nStated he lives on Central Avenue and is alarmed by the high speeds on that road;\nurged Council to decide what we value in Alameda 8 parking spaces, 1 minute of\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nFebruary 24, 2016", "path": "CityCouncil/2016-02-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2016-02-24", "page": 13, "text": "automobile delay, feeling safe in the streets or serious traffic injuries and deaths; the\nCity has an obligation to enhance the safety for all road users: Greg Currey, Alameda.\nUrged Council to support the project to ensure the safety of the children; stated she\nencourages her students and staff to bike to work, yet she is afraid to bike because of\nthe traffic on Central Avenue; stated the safety of the children takes precedence over\nthe inconvenience to drivers: Cindy Acker, The Child Unique Montessori School.\nStated the City is pressuring residents to minimize automobile usage; residents cannot\nbe told to minimize car usage with limits on ways to get around the Island; having a bike\npath would encourage non-vehicle transportation to Alameda Point; urged Council to\nsupport the project for the safety of the community and the kids: Doug Biggs, Alameda\nPoint Collaborative.\nNOT IN FAVOR:\nStated no one has done a study on the effects of the Shoreline Project; urged the\ndecision be delayed to review alternatives: Ron Barrett, Alameda.\nThe Interim City Manager noted the Shoreline Project is mentioned.\nIN FAVOR:\nStated that he does not ride his bike on Central because it is a scary place to ride;\nbicyclists are good customers who support small and local businesses; improvement of\npedestrian ways is very important: Bruce Kibby, Alameda.\nStated her organization's mission is to reduce traffic congestion around schools, reduce\ngreenhouse emissions, and improve the infrastructure around schools to allow children\nto travel safely to school; the project is crucial for the safety of children trying to get to\nschool: Rachel Davidman, Alameda County Safe Routes to Schools.\nNOT IN FAVOR:\nSubmitted a petition from business owners; stated WABA is focused on the business\ndistrict; the increased delay from deliveries is not figured into the study; the\ndevelopment on McKay Avenue will require motorists to make a left from Central\nAvenue; the impact on traffic has not been discussed; proposed maintaining the current\nlane and making a shared lane between bicyclists and motorists: Sandip Jariwala,\nWABA.\nStated GABA believes the project does not meet goals or bringing cyclists to the\nbusiness community; the design is more dangerous for cyclists on Webster Street and\nCentral Avenue: Tony Kuttner, GABA.\nStated it makes no sense to change a major artery to Alameda Point when the future\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nFebruary 24, 2016", "path": "CityCouncil/2016-02-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2016-02-24", "page": 14, "text": "development of Alameda Point is still undecided; the key problem is law enforcement\nhas not enforced the rules of the road for motorists and bicyclists: Kurt Peterson,\nAlameda.\nStated the Chamber of Commerce is in favor of safety for children, but is not in favor of\nthe project; the plan is more dangerous; there should be no rush to approve the plan:\nMichael McDonough, Chamber of Commerce.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft requested clarification on what Mr. McDonough meant\nby, the Chamber of Commerce is not in favor of the plan, because she has talked to\nsome members that do favor the plan.\nMr. McDonough responded the Chamber does not oppose the entire plan, only part of\nthe plan.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired if the vote was unanimous.\nMr. McDonough responded the vote was unanimous with the members that were\npresent; some members were not present.\nMayor Spencer stated public comment needs to end to finish the meeting by 11:00 p.m.\nThe City Clerk stated that the meeting needs to be continued to a date certain.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired if the speakers that submitted slips are going to be able\nto speak at the next meeting, to which the Interim City Manager responded if they have\nnot spoken yet, they will be able to speak at the next meeting.\nMayor Spencer stated public comment would be continued to the new date.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired if the Council would have discussion after\nhearing the public comment.\nMayor Spencer inquired if there is any other business to attend to, to which the Interim\nCity Manager responded that the Councilmember Oddie has agreed to continue the\nreferral to another meeting.\nThe City Clerk stated that if the remainder of the meeting is continued then all other\nitems can be heard that date.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired if the public will be able to bring more speaker slips.\nThe Assistant City Attorney responded that the meeting will be continued and people\nthat have already spoken cannot speak, but if new people want to turn in slips to speak,\nthey can; stated the people that turned in slips and have not spoken can speak.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nFebruary 24, 2016", "path": "CityCouncil/2016-02-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2016-02-24", "page": 15, "text": "Councilmember Daysog stated some people may not be able to make Monday night.\nMayor Spencer stated anyone can submit an email.\nVice Mayor Matarrese moved approval of continuing the meeting to February 29, 2016\nat 7:00 p.m.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft seconded, which passed by unanimous voice vote - 5.\nIN FAVOR:\nStated part of the project closes the gap and connects the future Bay Trail; the trails\nprovide safety; urged Council to support continuing the Bay Trail through the area: Lee\nHuo, Bay Trail Project.\nTold the story of her sister being hit by a car in Berkeley three weeks ago; stated she is\ntelling the story to humanize the issue; bike lanes protect drivers and cyclists: Catlin\nSchwarzman, Alameda.\nStated her son rides his bike to and from the Academy of Alameda every day; she\nstarted Easy Street Cycling Camp to teach kids how to ride safely around town; read\ncomments from parents about the positive effects of bicycling; inquired if the City is\nweighing inconvenience against safety: Bonnie Wehmann, Alameda.\nStated that he lives near the corner of Pacific Avenue, Central Avenue and Main Street;\nurged Council to approve the project to make the corner safer: Reid Whatley, Alameda.\nStated that he always rides a bike; he approves the staff proposal for Webster Street\nand Central Avenue; many people need the sharrows, crosswalks and bike lanes to feel\nsafe: Paul Marcelin, Alameda.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\nNot heard.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS\nNot heard.\nCOUNCIL REFERRALS\n(16-084) Consider Endorsing the San Francisco Bay Clean Water, Pollution Prevention,\nand Habitat Restoration Program Measure, which will be on the June 7, 2016 Ballot.\n(Councilmember Oddie)\nContinued to February 29, 2016.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nFebruary 24, 2016", "path": "CityCouncil/2016-02-24.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2016-02-24", "page": 16, "text": "COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\nNot heard.\nADJOURNMENT\n(16-084A) At 11:00 p.m., Mayor Spencer continued the meeting to February 29, 2016 at\n7:00 p.m. and paused for a moment of silence in memory of Dave Needle.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nFebruary 24, 2016", "path": "CityCouncil/2016-02-24.pdf"}