pages: CityCouncil/2010-11-03.pdf, 6
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CityCouncil | 2010-11-03 | 6 | Councilmember Gilmore stated the Plans and Specifications seem to be different than what has been constructed; inquired whether the source of the discrepancy has been discovered and what has been done to ensure that the situation does not happen again. The City Engineer responded costs were less because the contractor is a landscape and concrete contractor; stated the bicycle paths meet Caltrans' standard, which is an eight-foot paved pathway with two-foot shoulders on each side; the bicycle paths do not meet what Bike Alameda expected. Councilmember Gilmore inquired whether the ten-foot paved pathway was in the Plans and Specifications. The City Engineer responded in the negative; stated the design engineer interpreted the bicycle path as a eight-foot paved pathway with two-foot shoulders on each side. Councilmember Gilmore inquired whether staff would be more specific in the future. The City Engineer responded staff and the consultant reached out to many stakeholders; stated Caltrans has standards regarding travel lanes and medium width; Bike Alameda wanted a bicycle lane and pedestrian path; Mariner Square Loop was looking at access to their facility; Catellus was looking at turn pockets; in the future, staff needs to review all stakeholder requests to ensure that everything is checked off; the Fifth Street bicycle lane cannot go down to Webster Street; staff feels people would be placed in a dangerous situation; Caltrans does not allow bicycle lanes down Webster Street; staff is looking into having a bicycle path down Neptune Park in the future. Vice Mayor deHaan stated light stanchions sit outside the eight-foot pathway; extending the pathway by two feet would not provide full usage because the light stanchions would be in the middle. The City Engineer stated the City cannot go toward Caltrans property because Caltrans has a separation requirement between any pedestrian or bicycle facility and roadways; originally, lights were in the landscape strips and needed to be moved because of a large storm drain line; some areas would be ten-feet wide; other areas would be nine and a half feet wide; the concrete pad would be level. Mayor Johnson inquired whether light poles would be in the middle of the bike paths, to which the City Engineer responded in the negative. Councilmember Matarrese inquired whether the City has a ten-foot standard. The City Engineer responded in the negative; stated the City uses the Caltrans' standard. Councilmember Matarrese inquired what would be the cost for widening the path to ten feet, to which the City Engineer responded approximately $20,000. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 6 November 3, 2010 | CityCouncil/2010-11-03.pdf |