1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Minutes for October 23, 2008

4. PUBLIC COMMENT - For persons desiring to address the Commission/Committee/Board 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. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: 

5-1 Ferry Terminal Study Draft EIS/EIR - make recommendations to City Council for their December 15 meeting particularly as related to traffic and safety issues

5-2 Ex-Officio member proposal on the Traffic and Safety Commission – (Memorandum attached from Beth Pollard, City Administrator)

5-3 Concern regarding AC Transit bus operators obstructing traffic flow on Buchanan Street, San Pablo and Solano Avenues

6. REPORTS

6-1 Police Reports

6-2 Marin Elementary Walking School Bus

6-3 ACTIA Grants: Pierce Street, Pedestrian Plan, and Ohlone Greenway (possibly)

6-4 Striping on Marin Avenue

7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS
Upcoming City Council meeting December 1, 2008 – Traffic Calming Policy; Bicycle path alternative; Cleveland speed limit change

8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS (Commission announcements or requests for future agenda items. No public comment will be taken on announcement of future agenda items).

9. ADJOURNMENT – Next meeting: December 18, 2008 at 7:00 pm

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