1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Minutes for June 26, 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 Buchanan Bicycle/Pedestrian Path—Response to T&S Commission request to invite a USDA representative to discuss concerns about not pursuing a third alternative for the path alignment
5-2 T&S Commission request to discuss the issue of trucks parked on Buchanan Street.
5-3 T&S Commission request to discuss the issue of placing cones obstructing parking in front of residential homes
5-4 Ohlone Greenway design concept
5-5 AC-Transit Easypass Program—information attached
6. REPORTS
6-1 Police Reports
6-2 Street Closure presentation to Council
7 ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS
7-1 AC Transit’s parcel tax
7-2 Letter welcoming Ms. Nancy Peterson to the Traffic and Safety Commission—letter attached
7-3 Letter from Nolen Edmonston about Marin Avenue being used as “Used Car Lot”
7-4 Letter from Leslie McCauley asking for speed bumps on the 900 block of Stannage. Staff response attached
7-5 Letter from Barbara Trotter about new 90-minute signs on Washington Avenue.
7-6 Climate Action Planning - kickoff meeting on September 17, 7:30pm at 979 San Pablo Avenue.
7-7 Albany Shoreline and Creek clean up on Saturday, September 20—Flyer attached
7-8 Albany-El Cerrito Citywide Garage Sale on October 11—Flyer 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).
8-1 Measure F funding status
8-2 Pierce Street restriping status
9. ADJOURNMENT – Next meeting September 25, 2008, 7:00 pm
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