Title
Approve Meeting Minutes - May 27, 2015
Body
Transportation Commission
November 18, 2015
Item 4A
Action
Transportation Commission Special Meeting Minutes
Wednesday May 27, 2015
Commissioner Michele Bellows called the Transportation Commission to order at 7:00 p.m.
1. Roll Call
Roll was called and the following was recorded:
Members Present:
Michele Bellows (Chair)
Eric Schatmeier (Vice Chair)
Jesus Vargas
Christopher Miley
Thomas G. Bertken
Commissioner Hans
Members Absent:
Gregory Morgado
Staff Present:
Staff Payne, Transportation Coordinator
Bob Haun, Public Works Director and Interim Assistant City Manager
Virendra Patel, Transportation Engineer
2. Agenda Changes
None.
3. Announcements / Public Comments
Staff Payne outlined the upcoming activities below:
3. A. Bike Safety Week for Elementary School Children will take place with two different events Saturday May 30 and Sunday June 7 sponsored by the Elks Lodge.
3. B. Central Avenue Complete Street Concept Proposal Workshop #2 occurring Thursday, June 4.
3. C. Transportation Commission Meeting: July 22 at 7 p.m.
Commissioner Bellows opened the floor to public comments.
David Foot, Alameda resident, urged the Commission to become more actively involved in an important transportation issue. The next 10 to 20 years BART will be forced to build a second Transbay tube and the City of Alameda will be the optimal Eastbay touchdown point. He said there have been many articles that have appeared in the last 6 months and the Commission could play an important role. He explained that he would like early stage preliminary public workshops setup so people can start talking about the BART expansion.
Commissioner Miley replied that he acknowledged and agreed with David Foot's comments and he has been communicating with staff. Also, ...
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