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TransportationCommission | 2013-09-30 | 10 | Boardmember Henneberry referred to Andrew Thomas' statement regarding the policy of charging employers parking through the TDM plan and the disadvantage for Alameda Point, but not for Harbor Bay and Southshore. He wondered how could that be if the City was implementing a policy that would apply for everybody. Andrew Thomas replied that based on the development of parts of Alameda Landing, the City required certain conditions based on the entitlements and it is very difficult to go back to the Harbor Bay Business Park Association and change the rules. Boardmember Burton said in terms of the three discussion questions posed, the Environmental Impact Report used as a base line makes sense. What struck him was that the strategy in both cases focused on employers and residents. He did not see the City focusing on the retail component with varying transit choices that would need to be integrated in the strategy. Joe Daisa replied that there are strategies applied to retail and they are developing a retail component. Boardmember Alvarez-Morroni asked who oversees the Citywide TDM/TSM ordinance. Virendra Patel, Alameda Public Works, replied the TSM ordinance is in flux, as part of the Lewis Bill and the City cannot go after the employer on some stringent requirements. They are waiting for the next assembly bill to be finalized and they will institute the ordinance. He noted that the City does have parking in-lieu fees and the fees go towards up keep of bus shelters and parking meters. Boardmember Alvarez-Morroni asked if that falls under Alameda Public Works department. Virendra Patel replied yes. Boardmember Tang wondered if there are any studies conducted to see if running a smaller, agile, and frequent shuttle rather than a standard bus would benefit the City. Also, he noted there is a big parking lot near Jackson and 12th Streets that has never been opened to the public and it seemed like a waste. Commissioner Miley replied that parking lot is used for the Alameda County building around the area such as the courthouse and administrative building. Boardmember Tang stated that it would be good to utilize this space, but a parking garage would help to withstand leakage. Commissioner Vargas said Boardmember Tang's first question would be passed over to staff from AC Transit. Commissioner Vargas said staff should be careful when moving forward with parking policies. Commissioner Bertken said the City has to consider the aggressiveness of the TDM to the environmental document based upon the forecast of traffic reduction that it is going to be Page 10 of 11 | TransportationCommission/2013-09-30.pdf |