pages: TransportationCommission/2005-12-14.pdf, 6
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TransportationCommission | 2005-12-14 | 6 | Staff Hawkins said that those projects have been sufficiently developed to be submitted. She noted that the bike lanes are to be included as part of the library relocation, but it still needs to be in the budget. Staff Hawkins said a safe route to schools project is less defined, and that staff is collecting data now to identify locations for improvements. Staff is also working with Jon Spangler to get more volunteers to get data, which we then can substantiate where and what we need in improvements. Commissioner Parker moved that the following three projects be added to the capital improvement budget for 2007-08: Cross Alameda Trail, purchase and installation of 18 Bus Shelters to be bought and installed, and bike lanes on Central Avenue between Walnut Street and Oak Street. Commissioner Krueger seconded and was passed unanimously. Commissioner Parker moved that the operations and annual maintenance queue be formalized and part II added to that. Feasibility studies for bike plan priority projects, safe routes to transit and schools, bus shelter maintenance and transportation Master Plan. Commissioner Krueger seconded and passed unanimously. Chair Knox White indicated that he wanted to make sure that the TMP funding matches up with what the Council has already approved. Commissioner Krueger asked if there are any rules about how gas tax funds are spent. Staff Hawkins said that it has to be spent on transportation related items and in the past gas tax was always spent on the roads but in more recent years has been directed to transit purposes. For transit purposes it's generally allocated to AC Transit and the only other given to the city is the roads money, which is generally used for resurfacing. When the City does resurfacing, it tries to update striping and bike lanes. Commissioner Krueger asked why $67,000 of gas tax money is being spend on the Underground District Conversion project. Staff Hawkins said some money is made available from the utilities to underground the overhead poles. People from the community presented to Council areas where they are willing to pay half of the bill and the City would like to have its allocation from the utility company to be put towards its share of the undergrounding. Commissioner Krueger asked what does undergrounding utilities doing with transportation? Staff Hawkins responded that she was not aware that the gas tax was to fund that. Chair Knox White asked staff to check to see that this was correct. Commissioner Krueger stated that some of the existing bus shelters do not have all the amenities. The shelter at Buena Vista Avenue and Paru Street does not have a bench, map and schedule. Most of the city shelters put in prior to the Park & Webster Renaissance Project and Bay Port do 6 | TransportationCommission/2005-12-14.pdf |