{"body": "LibraryBoard", "date": "2020-11-18", "page": 1, "text": "CITY\nOF\nof\nTERRA\nMINUTES OF THE\nALAMEDA FREE LIBRARY BOARD MEETING\nWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020\nThe regular meeting of the Alameda Free Library Board was called to order at 6:03 p.m.\nROLL CALL\nPresent:\nCynthia Silva, President\nDorothy Wismar, Vice President\nAmber Bales, Board Member\nKathleen Kearney, Board Member\nJoyce McConeghey Board Member\nAbsent:\nNone\nStaff:\nJane Chisaki, Library Director\nLori Amaya, Recording Secretary\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA (Public Comment)\nNone\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nAn asterisk indicates items so enacted or approved on the Consent Calendar\n*A.\nReport from the Library Director Highlighting Activities for the Months of July August,\nSeptember and October, 2020.\n*B.\nDraft Minutes of the Regular Library Board Meeting of July 8, 2020.\n*C.\nFinancial Report Reflecting FY20/21 Expenditures by Fund for July August, September and\nOctober, 2020.\n*D.\nBills for Ratification for the Months of July August, September and October, 2020.\nDirector Chisaki reported that with the recent change to the California COVID-19 purple tier,\nnothing has changed with library services, as Library Takeout originally began while in the purple\ntier. The statistics show numbers have gone down, but there is only one location open and with\nlimited hours. Based on that, the numbers are positive. The grab bags are very popular.\nThere are no changes to the Draft Minutes of the July 8, 2020 Library Board meeting.", "path": "LibraryBoard/2020-11-18.pdf"}
{"body": "LibraryBoard", "date": "2020-11-18", "page": 2, "text": "Page 2 of 3\nMinutes of the\nAlameda Free Library Board\nNovember 18, 2020 Meeting\nBoard Member Bales moved to accept the Draft Minutes of the July 8, 2020 Library Board\nmeeting. Board Member McConeghey seconded the motion, which passed with a 5-0 vote.\nBoard Member McConeghey moved to accept the Consent Calendar. Board Member Kearney\nseconded the motion, which passed with a 5-0 vote.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\nA.\nNone\nNEW BUSINESS\nA.\nCurrent and On-Going Library Activities (J. Chisaki)\nThe Library is working on a key card project. Hardware has been installed. The city is working\non what info will be included on the card. There will be some language indicating the employee\nis a California disaster worker.\nB.\nAdding Temporary Amendments to the Library Behavior Policy (J. Chisaki)\nThe Library is working on a limited reopening plan to open the back of the library for computer\nuse. There will be four computers, a printing station, and a scanner. Library Takeout will continue\nat the front of the building. Patrons are expected to practice physical distancing and wear a mask.\nBefore entering, Patrons will sign-in at a check-in station for a temperature check and\nquestionnaire. Masks will be provided to those that don't have one. This is being added to the\npolicy to make it official until further notice. Board Member Kearney suggested reordering the list\nof preventative measures to practice. President Silva asked if the majority of staff are furloughed.\nDirector Chisaki responded that all full-time staff are working and a handful of part-time staff are\nback. The Library completed 2nd interviews for three Senior Librarian positions. There were 18\noriginal interviews, and 16 candidates made the list. From the 16 candidates, 10 accepted for 2nd\nround interviews. Library Technician recruitment closed with 116 applications. There are three\nopen positions.\nVice President Wismar moved to accept the language for the Temporary Amendments to the\nLibrary Behavior Policy, with the amendment requested by Board Member Kearney to reorder\nthe list. Board Member Kearney seconded the motion, which passed with a 5-0 vote.\nC.\nFriends of the Library (J. Chisaki)\nAttendance for the Friends virtual programs have been amazing. The Library has always hosted\nan inauguration viewing party and the Friends asked if the Library will be opening for the\nPresidential Inauguration in January of 2021. Director Chisaki is trying to think of safe way to do\nso.", "path": "LibraryBoard/2020-11-18.pdf"}
{"body": "LibraryBoard", "date": "2020-11-18", "page": 3, "text": "Page 3 of 3\nMinutes of the\nAlameda Free Library Board\nNovember 18, 2020 Meeting\nD.\nPatron Suggestions/Comments (Speak-Outs) and Library Director's Response\nThere were two compliments received. The first was from a patron that thanked the Library for\njoining Link+ and the second was from a patron thanking Library Technician Virginia Dermont-Hill\nfor her selection of Children's grab bags for her daughter.\nLIBRARY BOARD COMMUNICATIONS\nBoard Member Kearney has been making weekly visits to Library Takeout and the library selected\n5 mystery books for her and she loved them.\nDIRECTOR'S COMMENTS\nDirector Chisaki informed the board that Consultant Ruth Metz said hello to the Board and hopes\nthey are all well.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA GENERAL\nNone\nADJOURNMENT\nThe meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nJane Chisaki, Library Director and\nSecretary to the Alameda Free Library Board", "path": "LibraryBoard/2020-11-18.pdf"}
{"body": "TransportationCommission", "date": "2020-11-18", "page": 1, "text": "Approved Minutes\nTransportation Commission Meeting\nWednesday, November 18, 2020\nTime:\n6:30 p.m.\nLocation:\nDue to Governor Executive Order N-29-20, Transportation Commissioners was able to attend\nthe meeting via teleconference. The City allowed public participation via Zoom. City Hall was NOT open to\nthe public during the meeting.\n1. Roll Call\nPresent: Chair Soules, Vice Chair Nachtigall and Commissioners Hans, Yuen and Weitze.\nAbsent: Commissioner Kohlstrand.\n2.\nAgenda Changes - none\n3. Staff Communications as shown in the web link here:\n  https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4692141&GUID=8D171B30-7FE5-4F69-9740-\nAC133A1D805E&Options=&Search=&FullText=1\n3A. Vacancy on Transportation Commission - To apply, please complete online form:\nwww.alamedaca.gov/GOVERNMENT/Boards-Commissions/Online-Application\n3B. Willie Stargell Complete Street Survey - www.Alamedaca.gov/stargel\n3C. Potential Future Meeting Agenda Items\n1. Annual Report on Transportation\n2. General Plan Update\n3. 10-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP)\n4. Active Transportation Plan Update\n5. Intersection Access Equity - Traffic Signal Policy\n6. Citywide Roundabouts Analysis\n3D. Update on the Subcommittee for the General Plan Update and 10-Year CIP\n3E. Future Meeting Dates for 2021 - Meetings start at 6:30 p.m.\n1. Wednesday, January 27\n2. Wednesday, March 24\n3. Wednesday, May 26\n4. Wednesday, July 28\n5. Wednesday, September 22\n6. Wednesday, November 17\n3F. Alameda Active Transportation Plan: Latest info at www.ActiveAlameda.org\n3G. Alameda County Safe Routes to Schools online resources, activities and webinars during\ncoronavirus pandemic: http://www.alamedacountysr2s.org/covid-19\n3H. Alameda Slow Streets program web page: http://www.slowstreetsalameda.org/\n3I. Alameda Commercial Streets program web page:www.alamedaca.gov/commercialstreets\n3J. COVID 19 Get Around Safe Pledge: www.alamedaca.gov/AlamedaPledge\n3K. Vision Zero Program: www.alamedaca.gov/VisionZero\n3L. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) 2020 Trainings:\nittps://www.alamedaca.gov/Departments/Fire-Department/Alameda-CERT\nTransportation Commission Meeting Minutes - November 18, 2020\n1", "path": "TransportationCommission/2020-11-18.pdf"}
{"body": "TransportationCommission", "date": "2020-11-18", "page": 2, "text": "3M. Emergency Alerts for Alameda - Subscribe at AC Alert web page:\nhttps://www.acgov.org/emergencysite/\n3N. Regional Emergency Transportation Alerts - Subscribe:\nhttps://511.org/alerts/emergencies/511Alert\n30. Clipper Card (adults) - order on line or at Walgreens or set up Autoload to add value\nautomatically: https://www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/getTranslink.do\n3P. Clipper Card Discounts for youth, seniors and people with disabilities\n-\nittps://www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/discounts/index.do\n3Q. FasTrak or new toll tag for upcoming I-880 Express Lanes scheduled to open late summer 2020:\non line or at Walgreens (except not Park Street location) and then register on line:\nhttps://www.bayareafastrak.org/en/signup/signUp.shtm\n3R. City Adaptation Project - web links\nwww.alamedaca.gov/ShorelineWebsterPoseyTubes\nwww.alamedaca.gov/ShorelineDoolittleDr\nwww.alamedaca.gov/ShorelineVeteransCt\n4. Announcements / Public Comments\nNo public comment.\n4A. Transportation Commissioner Appreciation of Service Resolution for Commissioner David Johnson\n(Information Item)\nChair Soules recognized former Commissioner David Johnson's work on the Transportation Commission\nby reading the Appreciation Resolution as shown here:\nhttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4692142&GUID=6E20E869-87B5-4AAA-9151-\nCF52B01073CF\n5. Consent Calendar\n5A. Approve Special Meeting Minutes - October 28, 2020 (Action Item) as shown here:\nhttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4692143&GUID=6C38C6E2-F113-44B3-B7A\nOFBC34881B33&FullText=1\nNo changes proposed. Commissioner Nachtigall moved to approve as is. Commission Yuen seconded. The\nmotion passed 5-0.\n6. Regular Agenda Items\n6A. Recommendation to Approve the Central Avenue Safety Improvement Project Final Concept (Action\nItem)\nGail Payne, Senior Transportation Coordinator and Stefan Schuster of CDM Smith, gave a presentation.\nThe staff report and attachments can be found at:\n  https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4692144&GUID=26A3562E-9A47-432D-9624-\n973193AAOBFO&FullText=1\nTransportation Commission Meeting Minutes - November 18, 2020\n2", "path": "TransportationCommission/2020-11-18.pdf"}
{"body": "TransportationCommission", "date": "2020-11-18", "page": 3, "text": "Stefan Schuster also introduced:\nJennifer Cheung of CDM Smith\nMichael Bjork of CDM Smith\nSzu-han Chen of CDM Smith\nJake Gunther of CDM Smith\nCommissioner Clarifying Questions for #6A\nCommissioner Weitze asked questions about the plan overall.\nChair Soules asked staff to clarify the current stage of the plan and what comes next.\nStaff Payne responded that the 35 percent drawings are complete. Staff is looking to obtain overall project\napproval before spending effort on developing detailed designs.\nMr. Schuster added that more details will be developed for roundabouts with all stakeholders. At this time,\nthe City is looking for approval of the corridor-wide concept with the roundabouts.\nCommissioner Weitze stated that there are points of friction that are not totally addressed such as in front\nof Encinal High School and at the transitions from two-way bike path to single-sided paths, and he is not\nsure why these choices were made.\nStaff Payne responded that Encinal School area is confusing today because drop off/pick up is under\nconstruction and there will no longer be a parking lot there. This project will create room for a center turn\nlane, and a bus pull-out for a bus to wait out of the traffic lane, just west of the jet and so we expect it to\nfunction better than it does now. The City team is coordinating with the school on the design. As for why\nthere is a change from a two-way to bike lanes at Eighth Street, this was analyzed in 2015, and there are too\nmany driveways east of Eighth St, which creates a visibility issue and takes away a lot of parking. The\nnumber of driveways also means the center turn lane is more valuable here. Also, this is Caltrans right of\nway, so the City needed to be more conservative.\nMr. Schuster added that the width is constrained and there are large heritage trees that need to be protected.\nCommissioner Weitze clarified that he was talking about the change at Central/Pacific from two-way\nprotected bike lanes to standard bike lanes.\nStaff Payne stated that on Main Street, one can use bike lanes or the multi-use pathway on the west side of\nthe street.\nStaff Wikstrom added that the two-way cycle track does merge into a multi-use path. The longer-term plans\nare for the cycle track to continue north of Pacific Avenue along Main Street.\nTransportation Commission Meeting Minutes - November 18, 2020\n3", "path": "TransportationCommission/2020-11-18.pdf"}
{"body": "TransportationCommission", "date": "2020-11-18", "page": 4, "text": "Commissioner Hans asked what the estimated construction period is.\nMr. Schuster stated that he estimates six to eight months, depending on weather, time of year and other\nchanges.\nChair Soules stated that she has heard that traffic circles can be problematic for the visually impaired and\nwanted to clarifications on the accommodations. She questions whether the lower operations and\nmaintenance costs include the landscaping maintenance and irrigation systems.\nMr. Schuster responded that accessibility measures are included for people with visual impairments,\nincluding tactile domes, refuges within the splitter islands, and shorter, high visibility crossings. He agreed\nthat landscaping and irrigation would include operations and maintenance costs but less than signals.\nLandscape costs would be mitigated with carefully selected native plants and water efficient irrigation\ndesign. but any plants will still have an establishment period when watering is needed of up to the first three\nyears.\nStaff Wikstrom added that while there are long term costs of roundabouts, the traffic signals have many\nmore regular maintenance and replacement costs, like traffic signal bulbs.\nCommissioner Weitze asked why we are keeping some of the all-way stop intersections given the benefits\nof roundabouts.\nStaff Payne and Mr. Schuster responded that the roundabouts take up more space, so the City cannot install\nthem in more constrained locations such as Fifth Street, Webster Street and Eighth Street. The City is\nconsidering one at Fourth Street but the budget needs to be considered.\nCommissioner Yuen asked what the planned treatment of trees is along the corridor, about the school\ncoordination and concerns and about the selection of intersections for pedestrian-activated beacons.\nMr. Schuster responded on the trees that it is a priority to save and protect the existing trees. Contractors\nwill be required to protect the trees to avoid damage. The team is in the middle of a tree study, which is an\ninventory of every tree, including species, condition and protection needed. Limited tree removal is\nanticipated, and primarily will be on the western end of the project because of the cycle track. The project\nwill replace these trees, it is anticipated to have a net gain of trees in the corridor.\nStaff Payne responded about the school interactions, which have been positive with the schools, district and\nprincipals. For Maya Lin School, students cross at Ninth Street, so the project will install a flashing beacon\nat this intersection. At Paden, the principal participated in a bike tour of the project area, and is in favor of\nthe concept. Originally, the project had included a flashing beacon in front of the school, but the team\nbelieves it is safer for kids to cross at the signalized intersections at Fourth Street and Fifth Street. For\nEncinal School, the team was concerned about a roundabout in front of the high school, but found examples\nof successful roundabouts in similar locations. Also, the west end has charter schools and ASTI whose\nstudents may use these new facilities.\nTransportation Commission Meeting Minutes - November 18, 2020\n4", "path": "TransportationCommission/2020-11-18.pdf"}
{"body": "TransportationCommission", "date": "2020-11-18", "page": 5, "text": "Commissioner Yuen asked why there are no beacons at Fourth and Fifth Streets.\nStaff Payne responded that the project is hoping to include a roundabout at Fourth Street and that it is\ncurrently signalized. The Fifth Street intersection will be simplified and will include new curb extensions,\nhigh visibility cross-walks and refuge islands. At Ninth Street, the new beacon, as explained, is for Maya\nLin students. St. Charles has been selected to have a flashing beacon since it is a future bike boulevard.\nPage Street will have a flashing beacon at the consolidation bus stop location. Lincoln Avenue by Encinal\nSchool will have one to give students a safer crossing.\nVice Chair Nachtigall asked if the City is planning any pedestrian crossing improvements along Lincoln\nAvenue since the project is showing that traffic will divert to this street.\nStaff Payne responded that the City is having Kittelson Associates do a citywide review of roundabouts,\nand may add roundabouts to Lincoln Avenue since it is a wide street. In the Transportation Choices Plan,\nthere is a corridor-long improvement project planned for Lincoln Avenue.\nStaff Wikstrom added that Lincoln Avenue is identified for short-term improvements since it is a high injury\nnetwork corridor, which includes daylighting intersections, and possibly high visibility crossings.\nMr. Schuster added that a flashing beacon and a high visibility crosswalk will be added where Lincoln\nAvenue and Central Avenue intersect.\nChair Soules had a general question about diversion and what has been studied and how will that study\ncontinue during the design phase particularly for Webster Street given the planned limited turn options at\nCentral Avenue/Webster Street intersection.\nMr. Schuster stated that the diversion is covered in detail in the TOAR exhibit of the staff report, and it\nshows some diversion maps. Webster St. and Eighth St. to Constitution Way are the most preferred routes\nin the morning for those motorists trying to leave the island. The project may cause additional motorists to\nre-route from Central Avenue to Eighth Street, rather than using Webster Street. No significant impacts to\nthe intersections along that corridor are expected. On other potential diversion routes, there would be fairly\nlimited amounts of diversion such as on slower parallel residential streets, which have less time savings.\nThe team is looking at traffic calming measures at the cross streets to deter cut-through traffic.\nPublic Comments for #6A\nDenyse Trepanier thanked staff for their work, which has come a long way, and has taken a lot to work with\nall stakeholders. She stated that she is on the Board of Bike Walk Alameda, and expressed her gratitude\nthat this project prioritizes what we as a community have said we want to prioritize: safety and climate.\nShe is heartened that tonight's dialogue is not centered on traffic and parking. It is easy to say that we want\nsafety and climate, but often it devolves to discussing parking and having it become a chief criterion. She\nis thrilled about roundabouts and the cycle track.\nTransportation Commission Meeting Minutes - November 18, 2020\n5", "path": "TransportationCommission/2020-11-18.pdf"}
{"body": "TransportationCommission", "date": "2020-11-18", "page": 6, "text": "Ruth Abbe stated that she is with Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda, and is active on CASA's\ntransportation committee. She is very supportive of this project both for its safety and climate benefits. She\nreally thinks the emphasis on increased safety for walking and biking, and on reducing this as a corridor for\ntraffic is great. She wants to commend staff and to provide full support.\nChristopher Buckley stated that he is a City planner and a tree advocate. He wants to go to bat for preserving\nthe maximum number of trees and for adding more trees. He understands that trees will be planted, and\ndiscussed options for adding trees even at narrow sidewalk locations with Staff Payne. He wants to ask the\nCommission to support these efforts that staff and consultants are doing for tree preservation and to\nmaximum tree plantings, and to recommend them to Council.\nAmos White stated that he is the Founder of 100,000 Trees for Humanity. He is committed to planting this\nmany trees in Alameda, and to help Alameda meet its 2030 climate goals. He commends the work that the\nCommission is doing on this project. He stated that there is no indication in the concept plans of where\ntrees will be located, but there is talk in the staff report of removing trees, which is concerning. He asks the\nCommission to emphasize maximizing tree planting, such as at roundabouts and landscaped areas, and to\nminimize any tree removal. He asked the Commission to avoid or minimize as much as possible the\nremoval of trees and to maximize planting of new trees to support CARP.\nJohn McCabe thanked staff and the consultants. He thinks that this will be a great project. He runs and\nbikes in the area. The bike lanes will help him drive less, and the students will be able to bike to school\ninstead of being driven. The increase in visibility is a big issue for turning on and off Central Avenue. He\nis looking forward to the project. The roundabouts are new, and he lives close to a proposed one. These\nintersections proposed for roundabouts are really messed up right now, and are really confusing for\nmotorists, and worse for pedestrians. Roundabouts will make traffic flow better, and will make businesses\nmore accessible to pedestrians. His only concern is the timing of the project, and he wants to see this get\ndone faster.\nCynthia Cooper stated that she lives at the corner of Encinal Avenue and Sherman Street. She is pro bike\nand trees; however, she is a renter. She expressed that it is very challenging to park. When the economy\nwas doing well, parking is more difficult. Eight people live in the building, and there are many apartments\nand condos in this vicinity. She loves the idea of bicycling but she works in Livermore so she needs to\ndrive. The project is very concerning. She has lived here since 1994, and has had to sometimes park 2-3\nblocks away, which is hard with groceries and at night. It makes for a difficult lifestyle. She requested to\nplease consider this more. The project is eating up too much parking, and she wanted to know if there is a\nway to do this without losing so much parking.\nTrish Spencer thanked the Commissioners for comments about the visually impaired people using\nroundabouts and does not think it was adequately answered. Regarding impacts on Webster Street and\nCentral Avenue, she is interested in changes here due to COVID. She is not sure if any changes were made\nin the bike/pedestrian/transit/car projections for the project because of COVID. She would like to know\nmore about the assumptions. She would like to see the increases in bike and pedestrian use and the decreases\nin transit be considered and is wondering about changes in driving due to people working at home now.\nJeannine Gravem stated that she is a resident on Sherman Street. She is extremely concerned about the\nroundabout at this intersection and is unclear why the project is reducing traffic on Sherman Street with\na\nTransportation Commission Meeting Minutes - November 18, 2020\n6", "path": "TransportationCommission/2020-11-18.pdf"}
{"body": "TransportationCommission", "date": "2020-11-18", "page": 7, "text": "cul de sac or right turn only. The project will cause confusion and congestion in that there is a lot of traffic\ncoming through here. Compressing to one lane in each direction will slow people down and she does not\nthink a roundabout will work. She is very concerned about parking, too. There are many apartment\nbuildings in this area, and some do not have garages or driveways. Some households have multiple cars.\nShe thinks decreasing parking by 23 percent is pretty extreme.\nCyndy Johnsen stated that it is a fantastic project and can't be built soon enough. It has safety for all, more\nefficient traffic and less engine idling. It is a win for everyone. She is glad the project is prioritizing safety\nand climate over parking. She commends staff on the virtual open house and hope to see more of these in\nthe future.\nJim Strehlow stated that earlier AC Transit said Webster Street and Central Avenue intersection would not\nwork for them and asked why there is not more public input on it. Sherman Street looks horrible. He stated\nthat motorists will become trapped in the middle of the roundabout with pedestrian crossings. He asked if\nall the residents have been notified, if the Fire Department has approved, and if the side streets been notified.\nThe PDF on page 9 lists lost parking spaces as 70, but the PowerPoint shows 122. The numbers are\nmisleading. The scanned text cannot be searched, and one font is not supported. He wants more public\nworkshops. There is no participation panel during this meeting so it is unclear how many people are\nparticipating tonight.\nChristy Cannon stated that she supports roundabouts in that there would be less idling and less pollution.\nCommissioner Comments and Discussions for #6A\nChair Soules stated that Staff should take steps to increase transparency and watch the fonts and to confirm\ncommunity engagement. She asked if AC Transit and WABA have worked on this project in that they were\nnot talked about in the presentation, and should be looped back in. She wants to see data on traffic\ndiversions and the impacts of parking loss. She wants to hear about the Webster Street traffic impacts.\nCommissioner Weitze stated that roundabouts are an opportunity to do public art and not just landscaping,\nand wants to know what the City has learned from the Shoreline project.\nStaff Payne replied that the project could either include art or work it into the design as a future phase. She\nstated that the project includes eight-foot wide parking and travel lanes that accommodate trucks so that it\nis less cramped than Shoreline. AC Transit supports the project because the lanes are wider than initially\nplanned, and is fine with consolidating bus stops, which helps them make the turn at Webster Street. WABA\nwanted and got a left-turn lane into the foot of Webster Street.\nMr. Shuster added that the project provides space for future potential bus service from the Alameda Point\narea near the Pacific Avenue/Main Street roundabout and the Fifth Street intersection. AC Transit also\nprovided design input on bus stops on the eastern part of the corridor, which have been incorporated. He\nfeels the project has satisfied AC Transit's requests.\nTransportation Commission Meeting Minutes - November 18, 2020\n7", "path": "TransportationCommission/2020-11-18.pdf"}
{"body": "TransportationCommission", "date": "2020-11-18", "page": 8, "text": "Commissioner Hans stated that he is proud of City staff in that they have worked hard on this project,\nincluding community engagement, working with WABA and considering schools' needs. He fully supports\nthe project.\nCommissioner Yuen stated that she is a big supporter of this project, and appreciates the focus on multiple\ngoals: safety, Vision Zero, High Injury Corridors, climate, stormwater management, pedestrian and\nbicycling. She supports the roundabouts. The issues of parking and diversions should not slow down this\nproject. She would like a chance to comment on the tree survey in the final concept.\nStaff Payne clarified that this is the final concept for approval, but staff will come back during next steps to\ntalk about trees. About outreach, staff has done notifications to properties within 300 feet three times since\n2015, and there are over 500 people on the Central Avenue email list serv. For parking, the project opens\nup some street parking west of Sherman Street where none currently exists. The 2045 projections are worst-\ncase scenario, pre-covid, SO they probably are accounting for more traffic and they include cumulative\nimpacts from new development expected in 2045.\nChair Soules stated that if any Commissioners have concerns like parking, trees, diversions, we can request\nCouncil to address them. She requested a friendly amendment to have the tree survey come back to the\nTransportation Commission. She asked how many other east-west corridors are planned for a road diet.\nStaff Payne replied that there is a proposed project on Lincoln Avenue.\nChair Soules expressed concerns about Lincoln Avenue also getting a road diet in that having road diets in\nmultiple places could increase commute times, and we need to maintain service levels for transit. She\nrequested before/after data to show that safer routes allow people to shift modes.\nStaff Payne stated that the cycle tracks on both Fernside Blvd. by Lincoln Middle School and on Shoreline\nincreased bicycling.\nChair Soules stated that high schoolers should be encouraged not to drive.\nStaff Payne stated that Encinal School is removing the student parking lot making it more difficult for\nstudents to drive. The countywide Safe Routes to School program is increasing outreach to high schoolers,\nas well as free bus passes and Island High School currently receives them.\nChair Soules is concerned about public engagement because the project has been going on for so long that\nsome people have moved away, and new people have moved in. She asked if there has been outreach over\nthe last few years.\nStaff Payne stated that there have been five public workshops since 2013 with the last two in the past few\nyears: one in December 2018 and another one was one month ago in October as a virtual open house for\nmultiple weeks, which still exists on the Central Avenue web page. The City has done notifications to\nadjacent properties three times, and provided postcards to Webster Street all the way to Santa Clara Avenue\nand to the block of Sherman Street south of the roundabout for the recent virtual workshop.\nTransportation Commission Meeting Minutes - November 18, 2020\n8", "path": "TransportationCommission/2020-11-18.pdf"}
{"body": "TransportationCommission", "date": "2020-11-18", "page": 9, "text": "Vice Chair Nachtigall thanked City staff for a comprehensive staff report. She supports the project's safety\nimprovements for pedestrians and bicyclists, the roundabout recommendations and minimizing tree\nremovals.\nChair Soules stated that Commissioner Kohlstrand expressed a concern about increased traffic on Eighth\nStreet, which would get heavy traffic diverted from Webster Street. Chair Soules also stated that the public\nstreet is not there for private parking storage. She expressed concerns about diversions and outreach to\nrenters.\nStaff Payne replied that all residents along the corridor including renters received notifications as well as\nproperty owners.\nPublic Comments for #6A\nJeanine Gravem stated that the notification was not done well for Sherman Street in that she first heard of\nthe project when she received the postcard for the recent workshop.\nDonna Gravem stated that the City should take into consideration the age of the Sherman Street area. Many\nof the houses were built before cars were common, so there is not a lot of off-street parking. Please take\nthat into consideration.\nCynthia Cooper appreciates that Chair Soules heard the parking concerns and she supports a parking permit\nidea. She agrees that Eighth Street can be challenging, and it can be tough to get off the island.\nCommissioner Comments and Discussion for #6A\nVice Chair Nachtigall made a motion to support the final concept\nChair Soules added the following friendly amendments: to minimize tree removals and maximize tree\nplantings, to look at ways to mitigate parking loss, to ensure that the outreach is sufficient, to mitigate traffic\ndiversion and transit performance issues and to bring back traffic diversions, parking and the landscaping\nplan to the TC.\nCommissioner Hans seconded the motion.\nThe motion passed 5-0.\n7. Announcements / Public Comments\nJim Strehlow stated that the current Atlantic Avenue and Constitution Way light timing is bad and need to\nwait a long time as a pedestrian and a bicyclist so the loop detectors need to work better.\n8. Adjournment\nChair Soules adjourned the meeting at 9:24 p.m.\nTransportation Commission Meeting Minutes - November 18, 2020\n9", "path": "TransportationCommission/2020-11-18.pdf"}