1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL – Comments from Chair
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Minutes for March 26, 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 Reminder from Fern Tiger Associates to encourage Commission members to promote participation in the Voices to Vision neighborhood gatherings, mid May through the end of June.
5-2 Brief presentation by Sustainability Committee member regarding liaison relationship
5-3 Police Report—APD requested that this item be moved to the beginning of the meeting
6. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
6-1 Buchanan Bicycle and Pedestrian Path Project and Buchanan/Jackson signal neighborhood meeting—Staff report summarizing the alternatives attached.
6-2 Vehicle Parking Citywide—Truck, Recreational vehicles and vehicles for sale—Pictures and staff report attached
Note: Commission should address how each action above might affect pedestrian and bicycle safety and travel.
6. REPORTS
6-1 Pierce Street re-striping project
6-2 Safe Routes to School end of year report
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS
7-1 Letter from Doug Eaton requesting a speed bump in front of his house at 716 & 718 Madison St.
7-2 Email from AS&R providing comments on the Buchanan Bicycle and Pedestrian design alternatives—email attached
7-3 AC Transit invitation to attend the Community Workshops for service reductions—flyer and information attached
8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS (Commission announcements or requests for future agenda items. No public comment will be taken on announcement of future agenda items).
§ Complete Streets concept for Buchanan Street
§ Request to paint curb at 650 Cleveland for loading and unloading
§ Vehicular and Pedestrian/Bicycle “Way-Finding”
§ Red Curb request at 936 Kains Avenue
9. ADJOURNMENT – Next meeting: June 25, at 7:00 pm
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