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126 | which is in the northern waterfront area and a new development will be built in the area. She said last week she went to an AC Transit hearing and summarized the need for restoration of the Line 19. 4. Consent Calendar 4.A. Transportation Commission Minutes - Approve Meeting Minutes - May 27, 2015 Commissioner Schatmeier stated he had a change to Item 5b discussion of the Central Avenue Complete Streets proposal. He said that the minutes state Webster Street and Central Avenue eastbound traffic on Central Avenue has a large amount of vehicles turning right onto Webster Street. He explained that he meant to say was westbound traffic on Central Avenue has a large number of vehicles turning right onto Webster Street and he was concerned about how that would be treated. 4.B. Transportation Commission Minutes - Approve Meeting Minutes - July 22, 2015 Commissioner Miley moved to approve the minutes of May 27, 2015 with the corrections provided by Commissioner Schatmeier and approve the minutes of July 22, 2015. Commissioner Schatmeier seconded the motion. The motion was approved 6-0. 5. New Business 5.A. Review Quarterly Report on Activities Related to Transportation Policies and Plans Staff Patel presented the quarterly report and introduced Rochelle Wheeler, Alameda Public Works, to present an update on the Cross Alameda Trail. 5.B. Recommend City Council Approval of the Central Avenue Concept Including Safety and Other Street Improvements Jennifer Ott, Chief Operating Officer for Alameda Point, presented the report and introduced Staff Payne to discuss the public outreach, staff recommendations and next steps. Jennifer Ott also presented Jean Finney, Deputy District Director of Caltrans District 4, who spoke at the end of the presentation. Commissioner Vargas said having worked with Caltrans there are design manuals and guidelines and there are design exceptions for similar facilities that Caltrans has granted with lane widths of 10.5 feet. Jean Finney replied yes and the standard width for this type of roadway is 11 feet, so there will be a design exception for the 10.5 feet lane widths. She also reiterated the fact that traffic engineers looked at the conceptual plans and gave conceptual approval for the 10.5 feet width. Sean McPhetridge, Superintendent of Alameda Unified School District (AUSD), stated that he was glad that the City and staff worked with the District. He explained that school leaders Page 2 of 17 |