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CityCouncil | 2015-11-03 | 13 | 478 Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft clarified that Director Tom Blaylock is the BART representative to ACTC; stated that she would like to be a strong advocate for water transit. In response to Councilmember Oddie's inquiry regarding comments from parents on the 631 bus line, the Interim City Manager stated AC Transit's service expansion plan comment period closes on November 9th; a public hearing will be held on November 11th at 5:00 p.m.; a final decision will be made on December 9th. Councilmember Oddie inquired whether comments on the 631 line would be included, to which the Interim Assistant City Manager responded the only comments received regarding the schools was regarding timing for charter schools; AC Transit has stated the 631 line is timed with Encinal High School, which is the largest school on the West End; the 631 line is working and fully occupied every day. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated the route map shows the 631 line could be extended. The Interim Assistant City Manager stated the 31 line could also be extended. Vice Mayor Matarrese stated parents are supporting extending 631. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated one problem with the 631 line was that the charter school parents did not realize Encinal High School had an early dismissal time one day and kids were waiting. The Interim Assistant City Manager stated AC Transit has agreed that the 631 line will coordinate dismissal times to alleviate the problem. Councilmember Daysog stated AC Transit has a variety of options; City staff has made some suggestions; working with a consistent voice is important; that he likes the option of extending line 19 down Buena Vista Avenue; syncing a coherent strategy moving forward is important; he is fine with where staff is heading. Mayor Spencer concurred with Councilmember Daysog about being consistent. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether route 19 takes into account the Del Monte project, to which Councilmember Daysog responded in the affirmative; stated a shuttle or complimentary services might not be possible or might take longer to implement. Councilmember Oddie moved adoption of the legislative program to include suggestions by Vice Mayor Matarrese regarding PERS; stated he would also like a staff report on the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)/MTC issue; suggested inviting ACTC representative to give Council a presentation. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council November 3, 2015 | CityCouncil/2015-11-03.pdf |