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CityCouncil | 2016-02-29 | 7 | Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated the funding would be phased; suggested leaving the order in which the funding occurs to staff at Council's direction; stated separated cycle tracks are currently in front of the schools; urged moving forward without focusing on the little details; it is a solid concept with the suggestions Council raised. Vice Mayor Matarrese concurred that the City needs to move forward with the project; stated that he does not consider Webster Street and Central Avenue a little detail; staff has to consider future development; there needs to be more engineering on Webster Street and Central Avenue. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would like to give staff and the engineers an opportunity to come up with other alternatives for Webster Street and Central Avenue. Councilmember Oddie stated that he would support moving forward with the staff report serving as the baseline with other alternatives for the safest plan. Mayor Spencer inquired whether the original plan is the plan presented to WABA before changes. The Base Reuse Director stated a lot of alternatives were studied for the Webster Street and Central Avenue corner; staff will review best practices to ensure safety issues are implemented. Councilmember Daysog urged moving forward with the best bicycle oriented, safety oriented solution for the intersection of Webster Street and Central Avenue; stated that he is open to reviewing alternatives to the bike box. The Base Reuse Director requested clarification on the Council direction: stated the staff recommendation is 4 lanes on the Central Avenue westbound approach; another option is to have bike lanes with loss of parking and significant increase in the delay at the intersection. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would like to see all three options analyzed and considered. Mayor Spencer stated the consensus is looking at all three options; staff's design is one lane going westbound and two lanes going east; the commute is opposite of that in the morning. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated all the options can be reviewed. Councilmember Oddie requested clarification on the baseline. Councilmember Daysog stated the basline should be something that the staff and the Continued February 24, 2016 Meeting Alameda City Council February 29, 2016 | CityCouncil/2016-02-29.pdf |