1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Cutter at 5:00 p.m. on June 2, 2015
1.A. Attendance
Committee Members: Mayor Pauline Cutter, Councilmember Corina Lopez, Councilmember Ursula Reed
City Staff Present: Cynthia Battenberg, Keith Cooke, Kirsten Foley, Lianne Marshall, Austine Osakwe, Debbie Pollart, Nick Thom
Outside Presenters: Elsa Ortiz (AC Transit Board of Directors, Ward 3), Joe Callaway (AC Transit), Robert Del Rosario (AC Transit), Rama Pochiraju (AC Transit), Miguel Martinez (BRT), Hannah Lindelof (BART)
Aida Asuncion (AC Transit), Wil Buller (AC Transit), Beverly Green (AC Transit), Thomas Kronemeyer (Community Design + Architecture), Chris Parsons (Parsons), Garrett Parsons (Parsons), Marianna Parreiras (BART)
Public Present: Jim Prola, Deborah Cox, Helene Fried
1.B. Announcements
None
2. DISCUSSION ITEMS
2.A. Discussion regarding AC Transit BRT and San Leandro BART Transit Center
(00:00:00)
Rama Pochiraju of AC Transit a Senior Project Manager for the BRT Project gave a presentation providing an update on the BRT project up to the San Leandro BART station. The project is currently a month and a half into the construction phase of the utility relocation bid package. Helen Fried provided a brief description of the artistic elements in the project.
(00:07:35)
Joe Callaway of AC Transit is the Project Manager for the portion of the BRT project that terminates at the San Leandro Transit Center (TC) at the San Leandro BART station. Purpose of his presentation is to collect comments, concerns, and thoughts on the BRT project. There are plans to expand the TC at both BART stations, as well as add more routes. Goals are to update the TC with a new look and feel, provide for improved pedestrian circulation and raise ADA compliance and accessibility.
Mr. Callaway would like the Committee's input on the entrance into BART from Davis Street and will look into mitigating the loss of parking spaces....
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