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TransportationCommission | 2007-10-24 | 15 | stops. This potential service change should be included as part of any discussions regarding how to best use an extra bus if that becomes available. Since the bus schedule cannot currently accommodate the additional run time required to serve Shoreline Drive, bus stops should be installed at the intersections of Otis/Sandcreek and Otis/Willow to support the City's bus stop spacing guidelines. This change in the TC's previous recommendation is in response to the Alameda Police Dept. indicating that they are comfortable with the location of the bus stop at the Otis/Sandcreek intersection. The cuts will be on an interim basis, and if they do not work, additional cuts or rerouting should be identified Commissioner Krueger suggested an additional amendment discussed in the subcommittee that was not included in the report: The ferry terminal cut should not be made without the capital improvements at the terminal. Chair Knox White noted that there were 18 unfunded bus shelters in the City already. Staff Khan wished to clarify that the area on Main Street was a wetland area, and constructing a stop there may have some serious environmental implications. He noted that an environmental document may need to be prepared. With respect to the need for more run time, Chair Knox White inquired whether the Transportation Commission preferred going straight to the ferry terminal and Encinal High School all day, or whether those locations would be examined after an interim period. Commissioner Schatmeier preferred the latter choice. Commissioner Krueger inquired whether the capital improvements could be made a priority, if not a contingency, for shifting the line. Chair Knox White noted that the installation of a new stop must meet all ADA requirements, which would prevent it from becoming a muddy swamp. Following a discussion of which items would be retained in the motion, Chair Knox White summarized the Commission's consensus that Items #3 and #4 should be removed from the discussion. In response to an inquiry by Chair Knox White regarding the date this item would go to the City Council, Staff Khan replied that at the latest, it would be in December. Chair Knox White noted that it would be difficult for him to support a motion that discussed additional buses on an interim basis before other cuts are made. Commissioner Schatmeier noted that it was not correct that he would never support another bus; he would not support another bus on the existing route to make up six minutes that were missing. Transportation Commission Page 15 of 19 | TransportationCommission/2007-10-24.pdf |