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Draft Meeting Minutes - July 24, 2019
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DRAFT MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY OF ALAMEDA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019
Chair Soules convened the meeting at 7:00pm.
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Vice Chair Soules, Commissioners Johnson, Nachtigall, Kohlstrand, Weitze, Hans.
Absent: Commissioner Yuen.
Gail Payne, Senior Transportation Coordinator, introduced the newest member, Commissioner Weitze.
Commissioner Weitze provided a brief background about himself and why he wanted to be on the Commission.
Staff Member Payne announced that Commissioner Yuen was out because she recently had a baby boy.
2. AGENDA CHANGES
None.
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT
3-A AC Transit Proposed Line 96 Increased Frequency and Route Adjustment for Alameda Point, Community Meeting: Wed, July 31 at 6 p.m., Alameda City Hall and Public Hearing: Wed, Aug 7 at 2 and 6 p.m., AC Transit, 1600 Franklin St: http://www.actransit.org/public-hearings/
3-B Transportation Commission Meeting: Wed, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m.
3-C Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) 2019 Trainings in September and
October: register on Fire Department web page
3-D Upcoming Grant-Funded Bicycle Safety Education Classes:
https://bikeeastbay.org/alamedabikeed
3-E Travel Tips Workshop by the Center for Independent Living at Mastick Senior Center - Friday, Sept 13, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
3-F Tsunami Presentations: Thurs, Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m. (boating community) and Wed, Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m. (citywide) - City Hall, Council Chambers
Jim Strehlow said he wants to address electric scooters and bicycles misusing the bike lanes. He said that on July 4th, he was bicycling on Broadway when a car turned suddenly and nearly hit him. He wondered how many near misses happen because there is no reporting for that statistic. He told a story of a car using a bike lane in Oakland and creating a hazard, pointing to the confusing lane markings as the likely cause.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
4-A 2019-7113
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