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TransportationCommission | 2021-03-24 | 7 | Chair Soules recommended a past Transportation Commission meeting to Commissioner Weitze where pavement funding was further discussed. She agreed that looking at this through an equity lens was important but the timing and conditions of when pavement needs to be replaced was a big deal for the Capital Budget. Commissioner Weitze said what he was worried about the new Main Street neighborhood, on the estuary side of Site A, would be overlooked since developers keep backing out. Commissioner Kolhstrand asked about the dedicated grant funding column and that it didn't fit with the "123" criteria. She pointed out where he had stepped out of the form. Staff Member Vance said she was correct and that he would have to take a look at that. Chair Soules explained what they had been trying to achieve and explain the rating system. Commissioner Kohlstrand believed they had come a long way in terms of a more rigorous system of evaluation. She wanted to see feasibility included, really thinking about is this something that could be implemented right now. She also observed that with Urban Forest and Landscape Maintenance and other maintenance projects and wondered if there should be some sort of split of funds. She saw that there was not a lot of differentiation among the scores and wondered if they were capturing all the right goals. She noted that the recommendations for moving ahead do not align with the scores and thought that needed to be rethought. She pointed out ways they could improve transit services, she felt that it was being pushed to the bottom of the list. Staff Member Payne described how the ranking process worked and how they had had this problem before. She pointed out an oversight that paratransit money funds benches and bus shelters and bus stops in general. Staff Member Vance said some of the planning projects are and aren't included in the Capital Budget. He explained the criteria for the different categories. Chair Soules said that tweaking the actual criteria to make them more appropriate for capital VS maintenance would be worth looking at. She explained how these criteria worked great but many other factors need to be recognized. It was a very nuanced system that could always be refined. Commissioner Yuen agreed with what Commissioner Kohlstrand had said in terms of considering the feasibility and that some of the scorings do not align with projects that were moving ahead. Approved Minutes - Transportation Commission March 24, 2021 7 | TransportationCommission/2021-03-24.pdf |