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TransportationCommission | 2017-11-15 | 4 | Commissioner Palmer asked if developers of new housing are being asked to help subsidize transit. Staff Member Ott said that all developments pay fees to fund transit. She said the Line 19 service at 20-minute headways was only possible because of the special taxes on new developments. Commissioner Miley said they are really just stating Alameda's priorities tonight and not affecting the overall cost neutral nature of the plan, which will be worked out later. Chair Bellows said they are moving to approve AC Transit's Transbay Tomorrow proposal with the exception of reducing the Line OX service. Commissioner Miley seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0. 5B 2017-4940 Receive Status Report on Implementation of the Adopted Plan for Access to the Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal (Information) Staff Member Ott gave the staff presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3205741&GUID=3B82C9A7 E63D-4F13-90BC-E7EFF40BA6DF&FullText=1 Kevin Connolly, WETA, applauded City Staff and AC Transit for their efforts to address these issues and make difficult decisions. He said their business is booming and they are reaching their limits for their current service levels. Commissioner Hans asked if they had plans to implement paid parking at the Harbor Bay Ferry. Mr. Connolly said they originally wanted to implement paid parking at the same time the permit parking on Bay Farm started. He said they had some issues and decided to let the permit parking roll out first and see what happened. He said they hope to have charges in place in the first half of 2018. He said they are sensitive to the cost of their service but understand the logic of providing a small disincentive for people to drive. Chair Bellows asked if they could charge more for parking earlier in the day and reduce the fee as the day goes on. Mr. Connolly said that all options are on the table. He said the nature of their operations means that it will limit what kinds of things they can do. Commissioner Palmer asked what kind of price range they are thinking about. She said going to a machine at BART to pay for parking adds time and asked if they can keep it simple and have permits. 4 | TransportationCommission/2017-11-15.pdf |