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TransportationCommission | 2007-10-17 | 2 | Ms. Goldman advised that the City Council discussed this issue at the October 2 meeting, and noted that there would be some clean-up legislation because the bill as passed was somewhat vague. Among the items to be presented by the City for the clean-up legislation were: 1. To ensure that current service levels for Alameda ferries would be maintained or enhanced for at least seven years; 2. Future fare increases would be consistent with historical trends for the Alameda ferry services; She noted that while some Measure B funding was included in the budget, Alameda was fortunate that their boats, terminals and parking lots did not have a lot of City money in them. The City believed that it should be able to be reimbursed the money it had put into these assets, which would be approximately $1.2 million; in comparison, Vallejo has approximately $150 million invested in its ferry system. She noted that the City would ask for a seat on the new WETA board. The City would like the WETA to pick up the quarterly rider satisfaction surveys to ensure they were providing adequate service. The City would also like the WETA to prepare an analysis of the on-time performance of the ferries, as well as provide reports to the City Council on how the ferry service is doing. If there were any proposed fare or schedule changes, the City would like them to bring those proposals forward in Alameda with a public hearing. The City would also like the WETA to work with the master developer for Alameda Point to ensure that ferry services would be able to serve that new development once it is operational. She noted that the City would work with the staffs of Senators Perata and Torlakson in the next several months to discuss the interests of the City and the ridership in the new legislation. Commissioner Schatmeier expressed concern about the lack of local representation in the new legislation. He inquired whether the clean-up legislation would ensure local representation on this new board. Ms. Goldman noted that she did not know the timing of the new Board appointments before the clean-up legislation has a chance to move forward. She noted that the State legislature has recessed for the year, and that the new WETA Board must hold its first meeting by April 2008. Commissioner Krueger noted that the stated goal of this legislation was to merge all the ferry services into a single agency to better address a disaster or terrorist attack. He noted that it was strange that the Golden Gate ferry has been specifically excluded without much explanation, and whether there was any plan to fold it into the WETA, and inquired why that occurred. Special Meeting of the Page 2 of 8 10/17/07 Transportation Commission | TransportationCommission/2007-10-17.pdf |