1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Minutes for July 28, 2011 and June 26, 2011
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 Police Report
6. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
6-1 Union Pacific Railroad Public Safety Presentation
6-2 AC Transit presentation on transit service issues in Albany and relocation of the layover for Route 18 to 950 San Pablo Avenue—Presentation by AC Transit staff. Memorandum and postcard notice to tenants at 950 San Pablo Avenue, attached.
6-3 Update from Staff on the Proposal from the University of California for University Village Mixed Use Development. For information, please visit http://www.albanyca.org/index.aspx?recordid=3779&page=311
Note: Commission should address how each action above might affect pedestrian and bicycle safety and travel.
7. REPORTS
7-1 Report on City Council action on the Active Transportation Plan.
7-2 Report from Staff on the Proposal from the Stronach Group for Development of a Second Campus of The Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) on the Golden Gate Fields property. For more information, please visit http://www.albanyca.org/index.aspx?recordid=3975&page=330
7-3 Report on the Pierce Street re-pavement and bikeway construction status.
7-4 Report on the Buchanan/Jackson SR2S project completion and performance.
8. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS
8-1 Email from Tom O’Brien requesting a speed survey on the 900 block of Ordway—email attached.
8-2 Request for disabled curb parking at 1201 Brighton—application and pictures attached.
8-3 Email from Isabelle Leduc, Senior Center Recreation Supervisor to designate a parking space for the senior van across from the Senior Center—email attached.
9. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS (Commission announcements or requests for future agenda items. No public comment will be taken on announcement of future agenda items).
* Washington Neighborhood Special Meeting (Late September or early October, 2011)
* Parking on Washington, Cerrito, and Polk streets (October, 2011)
* Active Transportation Plan Environmental Document (December, 2011)
* UC Village Development (TBA)
10. ADJOURNMENT – Next regular meeting: October 27, 2011 at 7:00 pm. City Council Chambers.
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