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CityCouncil | 2022-04-19 | 5 | Vice Mayor Vella stated that she is concerned about the previous Council questions remaining unanswered; she is not supportive of the plan as-is; expressed support for the matter returning to Council in May as a Regular Agenda Item to address questions; stated there are many good things in the plan. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed concern over delaying the matter. Vice Mayor Vella concurred with Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft; stated that she does not want the matter delayed and would like to see the topic return in May to answer questions. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired when and how Councilmember Knox White would like the matter to return. Councilmember Knox White responded that he has been asking to have the matter return since last year; stated that he is not trying to delay the project; the plan sets 10 priority projects; Council is being asked to approve the projects; Council has previously questioned the projects listed; Council discussing transportation and climate is not centered around increasing intersection access; many transportation-centric matters are not covered by the plan; prioritization should be discussed; Council should figure out ways for the plan to leverage transportation issues; expressed support for free wi-fi and wireless rings; noted a few of the transportation-related matters called out in the plan should have data included; Council may remove items from the plan; expressed support for items 3, 4, 7, 9, and 10 being from the plan to and returning to Council ; stated the items can be added back into the plan. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft requested clarification of the items being removed from the plan. Councilmember Knox White stated the items are all related to infrastructure built on top of the fiber ring specific to traffic signals: Citywide vehicle preemption, deploying transit signal priority, centralized transportation management, transportation data analytics, and deploying a traffic monitoring camera network. Councilmember Knox White moved approval of the Plan, suspending items 3, 4, 7, 9 and 10 until future discussion. The Information Technology Director stated staff is open to suspending items; the amount of Federal funding available is unprecedented; $7 billion was set aside for broadband infrastructure back in 2008; now, $100 billion has been set aside; staff would be happy to look into available federal funding opportunities for the communications network and revisit the suspended items. Vice Mayor Vella inquired whether staff is working with Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) in relation to broadband; stated the third round of the e-rate program is being released and 13% of the overall funds have gone to California schools; questioned whether AUSD will apply for the third round of funding. The Information Technology Director responded in the affirmative; stated staff's would work with AUSD; other stakeholders have expressed interest; as staff goes after and receives federal funding, local partnership applications can be viewed. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council April 19, 2022 3 | CityCouncil/2022-04-19.pdf |