1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Minutes for November 20, 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 Discussion of traffic and safety problems around elementary schools in Albany—List of existing safety measures by school.

5-2 Call Boxes and lighting on Class I paths—Suggested by Lubov Mazur

5-3 Vehicular “Way-Finding” Sign locations suggested by Albany staff.

5-4 BART retrofit project detour plans

5-5 Status of Ex-Officio member as proposed by Albany Strollers and Rollers

6. REPORTS

6-1 Police Reports

6-2 ACTIA Grants: 1) Pierce Street Bicycle Path, 2) Pedestrian Plan and Update to Albany Bicycle Master Plan

6-3 Ohlone Greenway bike path widening status

7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS

8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS (Commission announcements or requests for future agenda items. No public comment will be taken on announcement of future agenda items).
8-1 Trucks parked on Buchanan Street

9. ADJOURNMENT – Next meeting: January 22 at 7:00 pm

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