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Recommend Approval of the AC Transit Service Expansion Plan's Buena Vista Avenue/Line 19 Alternative. (Public Works 310)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Elizabeth D. Warmerdam, Interim City Manager
Re: Recommend Approval of the AC Transit Service Expansion Plan's Buena Vista Avenue/Line 19 Alternative
BACKGROUND
The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) developed a district-wide Service Expansion Plan (SEP) amounting to $25.4 million annually. The SEP aims to improve the existing service network by trying to better meet demand and by providing frequent and reliable service to the densest residential and commercial neighborhoods. City staff attended AC Transit's October community meeting in Alameda and incorporated comments from community members who attended the meeting. At the November 3, 2015 City Council meeting, the City Manager communicated to the Council staff's intent to send a letter to AC Transit consistent with community comments and Vice Mayor Matarrese and Councilmember Daysog's input at the AC Transit Inter-Liaison Committee meetings discussed below.
At the November 11, 2015 public hearings, the AC Transit Board received additional oral and written comments from community members. The outreach effort for the public hearings exceeded the minimum requirements of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and AC Transit Board policy. Staff received and discussed SEP comments from the Transportation Commission's (TC) Transit Committee, which includes Commissioners Miley, Bertken and Schatmeier (Exhibit 1). Staff requested and reviewed the electronic SEP outreach comments received by AC Transit on Alameda routes (Exhibit 3).
Staff presented and discussed its SEP recommendation at the Interagency Liaison Committee between AC Transit and City of Alameda representatives on October 14, 2015 and January 6, 2016, which included Mayor Spencer and Councilmember Daysog in October an...
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