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TransportationCommission | 2006-03-22 | 2 | looking for another funding source to maintain this service on the 63. She indicated that to ensure that this happens it will be helpful to make recommendations to the CMA. Chair Knox White said that only two Census tracts identified are in southwest Berkeley and Cherryland, so that in the first round the CMA will be accepting applications for other locations as well. Chair Knox White noted that the ILC also discussed concerns about buses using the High Street Bridge. Residents are opposed to the noise from the buses using the bridge, while AC Transit is concerned about the additional cost that would be incurred by redirecting them to less direct routes. AC Transit has asked the City to identify how it would like the deadhead buses to be dealt with. Councilmember Matarrese has indicated that he will ask the Council to direct this issue to the TC for recommendations. 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Jean Sweeney commented on the plan to convert diagonal parking to parallel parking on Central Ave. between Walnut and Oak. She stated that this will increase the difficulty in finding parking at the Veterans Building when there are evening functions, and that she has discussed this with a number of people active in veterans activities who have expressed this concern. While there is a lot in the back of the building, the Recreation and Parks Dept. keep their vehicles there. Ms. Sweeney also stated that it would be helpful to have more than one handicapped space in front of the building, as it is difficult for some people to walk a long distance to the building. She asked the Commission for its assistance with this situation. Bill Smith suggested the development of an "eco-destination resort" at Alameda Landing to minimize the number of vehicles that would use the site. 6A. Northern Waterfront General Plan Amendment and Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) Chair Knox White stated that the purpose of having this item on the agenda was to review the TC's original recommendations for the Northern Waterfront GPA, as well as to review the recommendations made regarding the DEIR at the March meeting. Public Comment Jean asked if the TC was proposing to extend any streets through the Beltline property. Chair Knox White had said that the TC was not proposing the construction of any streets. Close Public Comment Commissioner Kruger moved to adopt a clarification regarding item 1, so that the recommendation would read: "Establish a Northern Waterfront District Transit District or Page 2 of 7 | TransportationCommission/2006-03-22.pdf |