pages: TransportationCommission/2015-04-22.pdf, 5
This data as json
body | date | page | text | path |
---|---|---|---|---|
TransportationCommission | 2015-04-22 | 5 | Transportation Commission May 27, 2015 Item #4B Page 5 of 8 they say it is temporary in the report. Jim Strehlow thanked Alan Ta for his presentation and found that City staff was listening to the community. He asked for clarification on why the Commission is having this meeting. He said for some reason there was some sort of delay and he does not understand why there was a delay due to someone living within a certain area. Furthermore, he said the item was pulled from last month's agenda and he wanted to understand the rationale because if one of the Commissioners had a vested interest in the land then they should recuse themselves. Commissioner Bellows replied the California Fair Political Practices Commission's (FPPC) rules are if a Commissioner lives within 500 feet of an action item he or she may not participate or be present in the discussion. She said the rule came up very close to the meeting time and the Commission did not understand the rules. So, the City Attorney was pulled in and was clear about the fact that the item had to be pulled until clarification was given. Jed Otton, Board of Director for Creedon Circle Headlands Association, said he wanted to make the Commission aware that another ferry trip from San Francisco to Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal was being added at 6 pm starting May 1. He explained that it means more and more people are coming and he was unaware that there was another ferry being added. He felt that what was proposed was possibly a temporary solution, but the parking problem would only get worse and be more impactful to the neighborhoods. He urged the Commission to walk the area and be aware of the problem before they decide on the solution. We need to look at acquiring the adjacent land for a long-term solution and not parking on Adelphian Way or Harbor Bay Parkway. Daniel Reidy, Corporate Secretary and Consul for the Harbor Bay Business Park Association, said a committee of the board met with Alan Ta and he clarified the proposal. He stated that his organization polled their board members and learned that they were in support of staff's plans, but there was a concern about overflow parking in the private parking spaces owned by the property owners who reside closer to the ferry terminal. Additionally, he said there is a master agreement between Harbor Bay Isle Associates and BCDC that states there will be no additional permits required around Harbor Bay Parkway except at the ferry terminal. He attended the meetings between HBIA and BCDC in 1989 and 1990 when the agreements were handled before the ferry was begun. So, HBIA would be willing to amend the agreement if staff receives static from BCDC. Also, he stated that the organization agreed that the long-term solution should be a parking lot. He noted that the adjacent lot is owned by SRM Ernst and WETA could appropriate funding and purchase the additional land. Moreover, he encouraged the City and homeowner associations to consider an additional shuttle to pick up people since Harbor Bay Business Park Association provides a free shuttle that goes to BART and meets the ferry. Commissioner Miley asked Daniel Reidy how frequently does the shuttle run. Daniel Reidy said he was not sure, but the shuttle runs during commute hours to meet BART and then to meet the ferry, and there are people who reverse commute from San Francisco. Commissioner Bertken stated that the discussions and reading material presented does not show | TransportationCommission/2015-04-22.pdf |