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TransportationCommission | 2015-04-22 | 3 | Transportation Commission May 27, , 2015 Item #4B Page 3 of 8 5. New Business 5A. Approve Harbor Bay Ferry Area Parking Recommendations Staff Payne presented an update and introduced Alan Ta, Engineer with Alameda Public Works, and Kevin Connolly of Water Emergency Transportation Agency (WETA) who then presented. Commissioner Miley asked how many parking spaces are located at the ferry building. Kevin Connolly replied 208 parking spaces. Commissioner Schatmeier said when the Commission looked at Adelphian Way they were looking at the land side and shying away from the bay side because it was more difficult to get permission from the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC). Nevertheless, the current proposal showed parking not on the land side, but on the bay side. He wanted to know if that would be difficult to pass when the City asks for permission from BCDC. Staff Ta said he was not aware of BCDC's stance on Adelphian Way, but the street configuration is 36 feet wide and has a curve. This street does not contain enough room to provide parking on the bay side. Regarding Harbor Bay Parkway, he explained the business side was in support of it and there already was parking on the bay side just after the driveway. Therefore, if BCDC was consistent with their thought process, he did not believe they would have a problem with placing parking on the bay side. Commissioner Bertken reaffirmed with staff that the width of the street precluded the City from providing parking on the bay side of Adelphian Way. Staff Ta showed the curvature of the street through the PowerPoint slide and explained that it was impossible to provide two travel lanes and two parking lanes on Adelphian Way. Commissioner Schatmeier said he understood that we were considering parking on one side of the street. However, he felt that placing parking on the bay side would create fewer impacts along Adelphian Way. BCDC would be less likely to approve a change with view impacts so we favored the land side of Adelphian Way for parking additions. Staff Payne replied the parked cars could not obstruct views of the park so it is specific to the park. In regards to Harbor Bay Parkway, she said parking along the bay side is already available in that location so when extending the parking spaces BCDC would be consistent. Commissioner Bertken asked staff if they approached the neighbors. Staff Ta replied that the Harbor Bay Parkway was developed after the March Transportation Commission meeting. Chair Bellows confirmed that the question was about Adelphian Way and if we ever investigated | TransportationCommission/2015-04-22.pdf |