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CityCouncil | 2020-02-18 | 21 | under Transportation; expressed support for adding anything which removes 85% for speed setting and allowing local jurisdictions to set limits, speed enforcement, efforts to allow vehicle miles traveled, building safety projects around schools, greater local control for Transportation Network Companies (TNC) and automated vehicle deployment; stated baseline safety information is not being provided related to how TNCs are operated; expressed support for requiring technological solutions to eliminate the use of phones, texting and calls in moving vehicles, adoption of the design guidelines for standards for low speed streets, a reform for warrants at stop signs in order to build safer intersections, and State changes in requirements that slow down safety projects; stated California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) reform needs to happen. Councilmember Vella expressed support for AB1839; stated Council should be part of the conversation around the new SB50; not including SB50 is a disservice to the people of Alameda; that she opposes the repeal of Proposition 47; there is a prison problem in California; a federal mandate requires reduction of the prison population; the process should not be cut short; something needs to be done about PG&E; she is not in support of the San Jose initiative as proposed; expressed concern for over-politicizing utilities such as PG&E; stated the City uses PG&E systems; expressed concern about impacts to Alameda from PG&E; expressed support for other changes to oversight, the Webster/Posey/Broadway project, having the West End Crossing shown as its own bullet point, and more lobbying and support of better regulation of TNCs. Councilmember Oddie expressed support for Vice Mayor Knox White's comments related to traffic safety; stated all Councilmembers have the priority of keeping intersections safe; expressed support for the bicycle pedestrian bridge, the Broadway/Jackson project, listing guns under public health, community paramedicine, opposing cash bail reform initiatives, and supporting the Green New Deal; stated that he is not supportive of the Cooper Initiative, Proposition 57, or Proposition 47; expressed support for an iteration of SB50; stated there is not much that is known about PG&E or the impacts of service to Alamedans; the technology to block calls while driving exists and enforcement should be discussed. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated there is reason to discuss PG&E; the power shutoffs have been onerous; local control over housing issues has to be addressed; more can be done in Alameda about housing issues; expressed support for the League of California Cities' priorities related to housing and homelessness, the City meeting and exceeding the priorities, and SB50; noted the Oakland/Alameda access project is a regional project that should continue to move forward; expressed support for the bicycle pedestrian bridge linking Alameda and Oakland together; stated the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal should not be removed from the list, but should be edited to support promotion of use; expressed support for regulating short term rentals such as AirBnBs and Vacation Rental By Owners (VRBO) by limiting the number of permits and for putting more money into addressing the population coming out of prisons. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council February 18, 2020 19 | CityCouncil/2020-02-18.pdf |