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CityCouncil | 2012-04-17 | 4 | of the Grant, and Authorize Purchase. Accepted. (*12-174) Ordinance No. 3043, "Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Repealing in Its Entirety Subsection 2-14 (Housing Commission) from Article Il (Boards and Commissions) of Chapter Il (Administration). Finally passed. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS (12-175) Resolution No. 14667, "Appointing Sandy Wong to the Transportation Commission. Adopted. Councilmember Johnson moved adoption of the resolution. Councilmember Tam seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5. (12-176) Recommendation to Review and Approve the Prioritized Transportation Project List. The Public Works Director gave a brief presentation; stated staff is comfortable with criteria [proposed in correspondence from John Knox White]; two lists could be created. Mayor Gilmore stated the list is not user friendly and is difficult to read; that she likes the idea of having two separate lists. Councilmember Tam stated the Public Works Director has indicated that he would like to apply for grants while the methodology is being finalized and rankings are refined; that she is not sure which projects staff has in mind. The Public Works Director responded staff has just become aware of possible grants; stated eligibility criteria need to be reviewed; staff would look at the highest ranked projects in the Pedestrian and Bike Plans that best meet the criteria; staff is concerned that some [grant funding] opportunities could be missed. Mayor Gilmore stated the basic question is how projects would be ranked in the first place. The Public Works Director stated the Bike Plan has a lot of projects listed as high, medium, and low priority; however, some highly rated projects in the Bike Plan are not top rated in the prioritized list. Vice Mayor Bonta inquired whether staff is not thinking of anything specific or immediate but a hypothetical possibility where there might be an opportunity to apply for funding and staff wants permission to do so, to which the Public Works Director responded staff just became aware of some grants. The Assistant City Manager stated gathering more input from the Transportation Commission and Planning Board would not be a quick process and staff might not be Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 4 April 17, 2012 | CityCouncil/2012-04-17.pdf |