1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Minutes for July 23, 2009
4. PUBLIC COMMENT - For persons desiring to address the Commission on an item that is not on the agenda please note that each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes. The Brown Act limits the Committee’s ability to take and/or discuss items that are not on the agenda; therefore, such items are normally referred to staff for comment or to a future agenda.
5 PRESENTATION
5-1 Police Report
6. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
6-1 Pierce Street Rehabilitation and Bicycle/Pedestrian Path Environmental Document—Presentation by LSA and Associates (Remember to bring your copy of the Mitigated Negative Declaration).
6-2 Proposed directional signage and street name change—Memorandum from Judy Lieberman (attached, click here)
6-3 AC Transit Service adjustments - Review Comment Letter from the September 3 meeting (attached, click here)
Note: Commission should address how each action above might affect pedestrian and bicycle safety and travel.
7. REPORTS
7-1 Marin Elementary School—Safe Routes to School grant award
7-2 Buchanan/Jackson Signal—Report on Council decision regarding a two- versus a four-way protected left turn signal.
7-3 Curb ramp project construction contract.
8. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS
8-1 Letter from Mary Nielsen of 555 Pierce Street commenting on the Pierce Street project.
8-2 Email from Bill Burton regarding crosswalks on Buchanan Street.
8-3 Schedule last two meetings for the 2009. Possibly for November 19 and December 17.
9. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS (Commission announcements or requests for future agenda items. No public comment will be taken on announcement of future agenda items).
• Recommendation to City Council on Pierce Street Rehabilitation and Bicycle/Pedestrian Path project and environmental document (Oct. 22)
• Large Vehicle Parking Citywide (October 22)
• Request repavement of Masonic Avenue (November)
• Complete Streets concept for Buchanan Street
• Climate Action Plan
10. ADJOURNMENT – Next meeting: October 22, 2009 at 7:00 pm
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