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TransportationCommission | 2016-11-16 | 8 | order to receive the tax credit, they would have to finance essentially 100 percent affordable projects and that's extremely competitive. However, staff has discussed this with the Alameda Housing Authority and the Commission's questions are legitimate. 6. Staff Communications 6.A. Potential Future Meeting Agenda Items 1. Cross Alameda Trail - Atlantic Avenue Gap Closure 2. Paratransit Annual Review 3. Transportation Management Association Annual Report 4. I-880/Broadway/Jackson Multimodal Transportation Project Commissioner Bellows asked staff to provide a map and project schedule for the I- 880/Broadway/Jackson Multimodal Transportation Project. 7. Announcements/Public Comments Jim Strehlow said he didn't think he was going to speak on item 5.c., so he did not fill out a speaker card. He explained that he spent a lot of time on Orion Street and it's an active warehouse district where forklifts enter in and out of the Williams of Sonoma and Pottery Barn buildings, while 18-wheelers and Caterpillar heavy equipment park alongside Orion Street. So, if staff places a cycle track there, they're essentially negating the warehouse district's needs. Jennifer Ott replied that the warehouse activity is not within the Main Street neighborhood and those uses are found in the Enterprise District, which is located in the southern part of the base. She said the location where the existing warehouses are located will become a real employment center at some point and staff will then contemplate where the cycle tracks will go to balance the various needs. Commissioner Bellows asked staff about the timeline Jennifer Ott replied it's in the future and will not happen over night. Jim Strehlow said when staff and the Commission spoke about autonomous vehicles they favor giving away money to automakers in Silicon Valley versus jobs and he found that to be offensive because producing jobs in Alameda is more important. Commissioner Soules asked staff if there is an emergency evacuation for people who are heavy users of public transportation that may not own a vehicle. Staff Payne replied staff could add that in as an item. Commissioner Vargas asked staff to potentially include a briefing from representatives from GoMentum Station in Concord. The station is where the Contra Costa Transportation Authority leads and facilitates collaborative partnerships, which includes autonomous vehicles and job creation opportunities could be brought to Alameda. He explained that he was going to invite Page 8 of 9 | TransportationCommission/2016-11-16.pdf |