1. HOLIDAY TREATS: 6:30 PM
2. CALL TO ORDER : 7:00 PM
3. ROLL CALL
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Minutes for November 3, 2011
5. 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.
6. PRESENTATION
6-1 Police Report
7. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
7-1 Review of Design Options and Cost Estimates for Improvements at the Intersection of Marin Avenue and Santa Fe Avenue—1) Adopt Motion recommending to the City Council an amendment to the contract with AECOM to develop a revised design to reduce project costs. 2) Provide direction to staff on revised design as it related to project objectives, the policy issues associated with projected cost increase—Staff report with attachments available on City’s website on Monday, November 28. Two evaluated design Alternatives available on City’s website as of November 23, 2011.
20111201-TS attach 7.1 - Marin/Santa Fe Matrix
20111201-TS attach 7.1 - Marin/Santa Fe north leg realignment
20111201-TS attach 7.1 - Marin/Santa Fe south leg realignment
Item 7-1_Staff Report
Exhibit E-Cost Comparison
Exhibit A-Marin Elementary Improvements
7-2 Agenda format change—discussion at the meeting
Item 7-2 Agenda Changes
Item 7-2 Attachments
7-3 Pace Car Program—item requested by Chair, Ken McCroskey
Note: Commission should address how each action above might affect pedestrian and bicycle safety and travel.
8. REPORTS
8-1 Share the Road signage installation on Masonic Avenue
8-2 Pierce Street construction project
8-3 Speed hump installation on the 800 and 900 blocks of Carmel and the 950 block of Ordway
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS
10. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS (Commission announcements or requests for future agenda items. No public -comment will be taken on announcement of future agenda items).
-Marin/Santa Fe signal Safe Routes to School project, continued (January, 2012)
-Parking Management Meeting in coordination with Planning and Zoning (January 2012)
-Active Transportation Plan Environmental Document (February, 2012)
-Municipal Code Amendments-Disabled Parking, Bicycle on Sidewalks, Truck Parking (February, 2012)
-Intersection of San Pablo and Brighton safety concerns (February, 2012)
-Bicycle regulations in Albany (February, 2012)
-Union Pacific Railroad safety presentation (March, 2012)
-Sidewalk maintenance program (March, 2012)
11. ADJOURNMENT– Next rescheduled regular meeting: January 26, 2012 7:00 pm. City Council Chambers.
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TS Minutes - 20111201
