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TransportationCommission | 2008-02-27 | 6 | walking or biking distance of the school. He noted that a lot of time has been spent on school drop-off zones. He suggested enacting an ordinance to enforce double fines in school zones, as is allowed by the state. He understood that staff had a difficult job in balancing many wants and desires in the City. He did not see any need to remove the parking at Paden school, and suggested adding a crosswalk in front of the school across Central Ave. He suggested encouraging walking to school, and strongly encouraged the neighboring residents to be notified of actions such as this near their neighboring school. He would like the personnel manual to include a requirement to inform the public of changes happening near their homes. He noted that residents should realize that it was not always possible to park directly in front of their house or school. Staff Khan noted that it was important for staff to work with the school principal, parents, school district and police. He noted that additional Police staff had been hired to increase enforcement in front of the schools, primarily for the children's safety. He noted that the intention was to remove the children from the path of traffic. He noted that they were working with the school to develop a safe routes to school map. Commissioner Schatmeier echoed Chair Knox White's comments, and did not see any compelling reason for the one-hour parking zone in front of the school. He noted that when his disabled child was school-age, she often took AC Transit when she was old enough. He noted that he had to fight for parking places like everyone else for parent-teacher conferences. He did not see a reason to grant a parking space for someone who would be at the school for an hour or less. He noted that people should be able to find some other place to park, or use the off-street lot, and did not agree with the staff report in that regard. Commissioner Krueger did not see a compelling need for the time-limited parking, but was concerned about the traffic flow and safety. He inquired about other safety and circulation issues apart from double parking. He believed that parking should be designated in the correct way, whether or not the restrictions were enforced. Staff Khan displayed the circulation map, and replied that in the morning, parents used the white zone to drop off, and other cars would stop in the middle of the street. He noted that the access was changed to eliminate other cars impeding the access. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Krueger whether compact spaces would be possible, Staff Khan replied that the City did not have any ordinance for compact spaces. He added that the Commission could recommend to the City Council that an ordinance for compact spaces be developed. Chair Knox White noted that if there did not seem to be a need for a restriction which was not being enforced anyway, he did not believe it made sense to have such a restriction. He believed the City's roadways should interact with the land uses. Commissioner Krueger moved to accept the staff recommendations, with the modification to remove time-limited parking, and retaining the no-stopping zone during school hours. Motion dies for lack of a second. 6 | TransportationCommission/2008-02-27.pdf |