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Highlights of the Facilities and Transportation Committee Meeting of October 4, 2017
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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
CITY COUNCIL FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
October 4, 2017
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
San Leandro City Hall
835 East 14th Street
San Leandro, California
(Sister Cities Gallery)
HIGHLIGHTS
1. CALL TO ORDER
Councilmember Cox called the meeting to order at 4:04 p.m.
1.A. Attendance
Committee members present: Council Member Corina Lopez and Council Member Deborah Cox
City staff present: Senior Transportation Engineer Reh-Lin Chen, Engineering & Transportation Director Keith Cooke, Administrative Services Manager Kirsten Foley, Assistant City Manager Jeff Kay, Senior Engineer Austine Osakwe, Principal Engineer Michael Stella, City Engineer Nick Thom
Public present: Rochelle Aubrey and Aaron Palajac
1.B. Announcements
None.
2. DISCUSSION ITEMS
2.A. Discussion Regarding the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program
Engineering & Transportation Director Keith Cooke presented information on the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program.
Committee Requests/Direction to Staff:
Council Member Cox inquired as to cost and amount of staff time required to assess and analyze the requests; whether Dowling Blvd is currently in consideration for a streetscape project; and whether applications for grant monies for traffic calming measures have been sought.
K. Cooke replied that there are some grant funds available for more pedestrian and/or bicycle focused projects.
Council Member Lopez commended staff on level of work invested by staff in researching traffic calming and streetscapes.
Council Member Lopez has received feedback that flowchart and process are confusing to many and she is interested in improved outreach tools that explain the process and to potentially save staff's time in explaining the process to residents.
Council Member Lopez asked if there is plan for the next traffic calming CIP project...
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