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TransportationCommission | 2013-01-23 | 10 | routes, which are predominately for elementary campuses. Also, they have the School Resource Officer to assist on the crossing guard duty. Overall, there are 24 crossing guards and they can only afford 24 within their budget. Commissioner Wong stated that the Police Department has volunteers and, besides solely having Mr. Juhala oversee Encinal High School, could volunteer or rotate to other schools. Staff Naclerio said that he would arrange to meet with the volunteer and policing coordinator to see if that is a viable option. Staff Payne acknowledged staff person Allen Ta who walked the area several times. She mentioned he is eager to work on the project and he took many pictures. Commissioner Bertken agreed with the motion to approve, but he asked staff to come back to the next meeting with specific issues addressed by the public and bring an accompanying timetable to implement the recommended actions. Commissioner Wong moved to accept staff recommendations with Commissioner Bertken's amendments. Commissioner Bellows seconded the motion. The motion was approved 5-0. 5D. Quarterly Report on Activities Related to Transportation Policies and Plans Staff Payne presented a summary of the report. Commissioner Schatmeier asked about the actions taken to implement the International Walk and Roll to School Day in Alameda as part of the Safe Routes to School because he administered Marin County's Safe Routes to School. He wondered whether there were routes maps and fact sheets to promote the event. Staff Payne replied that staff works with the lead project administrator - the Countywide Safe Routes to School Program. She mentioned that the City of Alameda has one of the oldest Walk and Roll to School events and all Alameda middle and elementary schools participate throughout the City. She explained that Public Works staff revise school route maps and distribute a copy of the map for each student before the event. 5E. Alameda Paratransit Program Annual Review Staff Payne presented a summary of the report. Commissioner Bellows said she was very excited to see that the public could ride the shuttle. Yet, there is no charge for typical shuttle passengers. She questioned what the resistance would be in asking the public to pay for the shuttle service if they do not qualify for Paratransit benefits. Her main concern was that it would be hard to have people pay later when they can start paying now. Staff Payne explained that charging is a whole other system and they do not have the components Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes Page 10 of 14 | TransportationCommission/2013-01-23.pdf |