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TransportationCommission | 2007-12-12 | 3 | more heavily used stops. As a result of those figures and community feedback, staff recommended keeping the stops at those locations, and implementing the parking restrictions, which would mean installing red curb at Encinal and Mound, impacting three parking spaces on the westbound side of the street. Staff recommended limited parking restrictions at the Encinal/High and Encinal/Fountain stops, based on the hours of bus operations. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Schatmeier whether any of the proposed changes would impact running times on Line 63, Staff Bergman replied that staff could not determine that to be SO. Commissioner Krueger believed there was an inconsistency in the labeling of Alternatives 4 and 5 with respect to page 2 and Attachment 3. Staff Bergman replied that the real Alternative 4 was identified correctly in the table. On page 2, Alternatives 4 and 5 should be swapped. Open public comment. Rachel Allen, 1231 Court Street, noted that she was opposed to Alternatives 2 and 3, which would place a new bus stop on the corner of Court and Encinal. She was opposed to the proposal between of the impacted shared parking with the church. She noted that the crosswalk was used by students, and she was concerned about the safety of a special needs child living nearby. She supported Alternative 1. Katherine Neal Manalo, 2919 Encinal, expressed concern about her son's health related to noise and pollution, affecting his asthma and pulmonary problems. She believed that Alternative 3 would be a problem, especially the students who .may dart into the street. She appreciated the bus service, and supported Alternative 1; she suggested eliminating the Mound stops. Dave Nederhood, Pastor, ACLC, noted that the church did not have off-street parking. He presented signatures from church members in support of Alternative 1. Cliff Reese, 3004 Encinal Avenue, spoke in support of Alternative 1. He noted that 3014 Encinal was a four-plex, with two drivers per unit. He added that they shared the eight parking spaces with that building. Mark Betts, 1300 Mound Street, noted that his house was only seven feet from the sidewalk. He noted that on Mound, there were nine houses with no off-street parking. He noted that there was only five feet between the retaining wall to the telephone pole. He noted that on Court Street, there was 21 feet from the house to the curb, which was enough room to attenuate the noise. He noted that his house and sidewalk were cracking from the vibration impact from Mound Street. Close public comment. Commissioner Schatmeier noted that he supported the staff recommendations, and believed that with respect to the existing bus stop at High and Encinal (OX), it was impossible to for a bus to make the tight right turn at High and also be able to stop at the red curb. Staff Bergman noted that he had not heard from AC Transit operations, but staff would look into that issue. 3 | TransportationCommission/2007-12-12.pdf |