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CityCouncil | 2015-04-01 | 6 | Mayor Spencer inquired how long it will take to hire a consultant and receive the report. The Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point responded the RFP would take 4 to 6 months and the report will take 18 months. Mayor Spencer inquired how long before the City would start to work on implementing a shuttle, to which the Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point responded the business associations should be doing a grassroots effort at the same time, including identifying funding sources; stated the shuttle may not even be feasible if there is not funding. Mayor Spencer inquired how much was spent to create the 2009 TE, to which the Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point responded that she does not know. Councilmember Daysog stated that he would propose moving forward with the process being discussed tonight; the City owns a shuttle; a separate discussion could be held on using the shuttle on an interim basis. Vice Mayor Matarrese inquired whether the City owns a vehicle, to which Councilmember Daysog responded in the affirmative. The Assistant City Manager stated the Recreation and Parks Department has a van. Councilmember Daysog stated the staff recommendation could move forward and there could be a discussion on having a shuttle move forward as soon as possible to address the Mayor's concern. Mayor Spencer stated that her concern is greater than that; the City conducted a study and hired a consultant in 2009 which has 42 pages of questions that have not been answered; the City is going to spend another 22 months to get another study; the City needs a response sooner than 2 years; that she is not sure doing another study is going to make any difference; expressed concern over not having answers to the questions raised in the previous study; stated that she is not sure the City has staff to handle marketing; hiring someone to focus on transportation makes sense. The Assistant City Manager stated the City does not have someone for marketing; marketing could be rolled into the Public Information Officer position, which will be filled shortly; the Emery Go Round shuttle was successful because it was funded by redevelopment; the shuttle is in crisis because there is not funding; Emeryville is looking at setting up a business improvement district to fund the Emery Go Round; Alameda does not have money for a shuttle. Mayor Spencer stated that is not something the consultant would provide. The Assistant City Manager stated the consultant could help staff determine different ways to fund something. Special Meeting Alameda City Council April 1, 2015 | CityCouncil/2015-04-01.pdf |