1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Minutes for July 24, 2008 - Attached

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 Review status of Measure F funding with the goal of providing a recommendation to City Council regarding expenditures of remaining Measure F funds—Please bring Traffic Management Plan to meeting

5-2 Buchanan Bicycle/Pedestrian Path—Report in response to Commission request for information regarding alternative route via USDA property and Cleveland Avenue

5-3 Preliminary discussion regarding the concept to install bulb-outs on Buchanan at Jackson—(Map of the walking audit attached)

5-4 Review proposal to reduce speed limit on Cleveland from 35 mph to 25 mph.(If approved, direct staff to return with a draft amendment to the Albany Municipal Code for City Council consideration)"

6. REPORTS

6-1 Police Reports

6-2 Pierce Street rehabilitation and bike path status

6-3 Transit Improvements on San Pablo and Solano Avenues

6-4 Pedestrian crossing on Buchanan at Taylor—attached memo

7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS

7-1 Letter dated July 3, 2008 from Peter Garellick requesting decreasing bus stop length at 725 Pierce St.—(attached)

7-2 Letter from Tim Adam regarding changing the 90 minute limited time parking to two hours on the east and west sides of Madison—(attached)

7-3 Memorandum to City Council from Traffic and Safety Commission regarding the implementation of a paid parking program in Albany—(attached)

7-4 Letter from Fern Tiger and Associates regarding a possible presentation on the comprehensive community process focused on the future of the Albany Waterfront

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 Measure B funding opportunities

9. ADJOURNMENT – Next meeting October 23, 2008, 7:00 pm

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