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TransportationCommission | 2011-12-14 | 6 | wider travel lanes. Fernside Blvd. has seven to eight foot bike lanes since it has the space. It depends on the user and needs of the road. It is why we call these guidelines because staff needs to use judgment based on the street conditions. We do not allow less than eight feet for parking lanes. The streets are mostly 36 feet, which means two ten feet travel lanes and two eight foot parking lanes. We want to maintain at least eight feet of parking lane and see where we can increase the bike lane width. Commissioner Bertken questioned if the guidelines will go to the Planning Board. He asked about having a public hearing on the guidelines. Once the City Council adopts the guidelines, then the staff follows the guidelines. Some items affect properties and developers. Staff Khan replied that the entire document will go to the Planning Board. The TC is a public hearing because this meeting is following all the rules of a public meeting. Commissioner Bertken - Usually the usual routine is to announce it as a public hearing. Commissioner Moehring - BikeAlameda has discussed this document as a larger group even though only a few representatives are attending the meeting this evening. Obaid said that he would take the TC member recommendations to the next level. Commissioner Bertken - He expressed concern that the meeting does not quite cover the ordinance details. Staff Khan replied that some portions of the guidelines will become an ordinance such as parking ratios and those items would be separately dealt with at the Planning Board or the City Council. Commissioner Bertken - He wanted to know which pieces would be subject to the City Council and would have more detailed review. Staff Khan will announce the date of the Planning Board meeting. Two different actions will be taken by the City Council - to approve the guidelines and to adopt City ordinances on specific items in the guidelines for parking and shower requirements. Commissioner Moehring - She wanted to know if the TC members will be making a recommendation to accept the guidelines. Commissioner Vargas - He is fine with providing input over the next few months. Commissioner Bertken - He wanted to know if this document will come back to the TC in a revised form. Staff Khan - He stated that staff could bring it back as a second draft. Commissioner Moehring - She stated that staff should bring back a second draft redlined copy at the January meeting. Page 6 of 9 | TransportationCommission/2011-12-14.pdf |