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CityCouncil | 2010-04-20 | 18 | COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS (10-177) Councilmember Matarrese gave a brief presentation on the AC Transit Interagency Liaison Committee of April 14th; stated updates were provided on recent transit service changes and additional service changes anticipated for September; cuts were to be 15% during the last round; AC Transit cut 8% so there is a need for more cuts; Alameda took an approximate 20% service reduction and should not be required to take more; a Paratransit Shuttle system update was provided; technical issues were discussed regarding traffic impact on drivers pulling into the bus stops; the next meeting is tentatively scheduled for May 12, 2010; noticing of the last meeting had some problems; Public Works is going to work with the City Clerk to ensure the next meeting is appropriately noticed; submitted information to the City Clerk. Vice Mayor deHaan inquired how much of a reduction the City has had over the last five years. Councilmember Matarrese responded the City has experienced a 20% over the last year; stated that he would need to check on the total reduction over the last five years. Vice Mayor deHaan stated the AC Transit situation is getting deplorable. Councilmember Matarrese stated AC Transit staff is considering putting back the 51 Line because of protest from one neighborhood in Oakland; City staff is committed to ensuing that no cuts are made to the Fruitvale BART Station on the 51A Line. (10-178) Councilmember Tam stated that she attended the League of California Cities East Bay Division meeting on April 15th; the League has been successful in getting a million signatures; 1.15 million signatures are needed to get the initiative on the November ballot in order to protect local government funding and the State property and gas task take aways; Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) made a presentation regarding the SmartMeter Program; the Public Utilities Commission mandates installing SmartMeters; Oakland's meters are almost completely installed; Alameda only gets gas from PG&E; SmartMeters would start to be installed this summer; homeowners will be noticed; the SmartMeter is intended to be more efficient and allow a homeowner to shut off gas off site. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Mayor Johnson adjourned the meeting at 10:17 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Lara Weisiger City Clerk The agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Brown Act. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 18 April 20, 2010 | CityCouncil/2010-04-20.pdf |