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TransportationCommission | 2005-12-14 | 7 | not have map holders, although most have trash cans. He recommended bringing all bus shelters up to the new standards. Staff Hawkins mentioned that we have been using the bus shelter funds to handle the existing shelters, and that it would be appropriate to use the current maintenance fund money for this purpose. 8. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS Staff Bergman mentioned that the workshop at the College of Alameda collected input and got some good information for the Trail Workshop and Paratransit. The Paratransit covers almost all of Alameda except for a few exceptions like Bay Farm Island. We have not been spending our annual Paratransit allocation. We have been looking for ways to expand the current program. One way is to open up an existing Taxi program to the disabled and anyone 75 years and over. Have to figure and structure that. Short term during Christmas Season had it available to seniors for shopping. Chair Knox White asked when the consultant will be hired for the Circulation Plan. Staff Hawkins responded that this should happen in January. She noted that staff is currently working on the request for qualifications (RFQ). Chair Knox White requested the RFQ indicate that consultants need to have planning experience and that it would be two month process. Staff Hawkins would like to see the RFQ go out in January and then everything done by June. The consultant would meet with the Task Force in February or March. Staff Hawkins noted that following projects are scheduled to be presented to the TC in the coming months: Target EIR in January, Safeway gas station in February, and a request for a joint meeting in April with the TC and the Economic Development Commission to look at the new ProLogis environmental update. Chair Knox White asked if there was any idea about a joint Council and TC meeting in January. Staff Bergman has not heard anything more on it. Chair Knox White said that when the negative declaration comes to the TC it would be helpful to the Commission and Planning Board to give a 15 minute discussion on the difference between an negative declaration and an environmental impact report (EIR) and what is to be expected from both. Staff Hawkins said that we would ask Doug Garrison of the Planning Board to present it. Commissioner Knoth asked if someone from the school district is involved in the safe routes to school initiative. 7 | TransportationCommission/2005-12-14.pdf |