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Minutes
Special Planning Committee Meeting Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
2nd Floor Board Room 1600 Franklin Street
Oakland, CA
Wednesday, April 23, 2003 [Tape 1]
Planning Committee Members: Director H. E. Christian Peeples, Chairperson Director Joe Bischofberger Director Greg Harper Roll Call
Committee Members Present: Directors Harper, Bischofberger and Director Peeples, Chair. Committee Members Absent: None
Also Present: Deputy General Manager Jim Gleich, General Counsel Ken Scheidig, and District Secretary Rose Martinez. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. with Director Peeples presiding. Public Comment
Consideration Items (for referral to Board of Directors for action)
ACTION ITEM(S)
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Consider identifying route changes to be considered at the June 11, 2003 public hearing concerning service reductions (GM Memo No. 03-115b). Staff Contact: Kathleen Kelly, 891-4716 Public Comment:
Cindy Leiker, addressed the Committee and presented a written memo with petitions protesting the elimination of Line 35X. Richard Neveln, addressed the Board.
Received into the record a petition requesting retention of Line 36X.
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Planning staff outlined a proposed December 2003 service reduction plan designed to address the revenue shortfall specified in the Baseline Budget Report.
Following review, the Committee requested staff change the language on Page 4 of Page 8 of GM Memo No. 03-115b to change the trade-off between 58 service to downtown Oakland and mid-day service to San Francisco. The committee also requested staff to clarify the "rebranded" Ns, including their routes. In response to public comment and receipt of petitions concerning retention of service on line 35X, and 36X, the Committee expressed an interest in reviewing the potential to charge Transbay fares for East Bay Local Express routes as an opportunity to retain service on those lines.
Staff recommended adding this fare alternative to those presented to the public and will prepare an analysis of this alternative prior to Board action on fare related changes. MOTION: HARPER/BISCHOFBERGER to forward to the Board of Directors with
the following recommendations (3-0):
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Approve staff recommendation on route changes with the changes identified
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Approve recommendation that a public hearing be scheduled in South County for District 2 on June 18 or 25, and that proposed changes be identified at the Board meeting on May 15, 2003. Add the proposal of experimenting with charging a Transbay fare for East Bay Express Routes (e.g., 35X and 36X) to the June 11, 2003 public hearing on fare changes.
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Agenda Planning
July 2003
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Semi Annual Reports: Priority Corridors Welfare to Work Grant Projects Update on Berkeley/Oakland/San Leandro Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project.
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Long Term. No Specific Date
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Presentation from the Bay Area Council concerning their proposal for a 2004 ballot measure and the potential impact to AC Transit (Requested by Director Peeples).
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Update on Flex Service and Shuttle Service (Requested by Director Harper 1/9/03).
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Set public hearing regarding paratransit fares (Requested by Committee 3/20/03).
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Report on opportunities from "re-programming" of 238-Bypass funds (Requested by Director Peeples - 4/7/03).
Board/Staff Comments (Government Code Section 54954.2) Adjourned at 11:25 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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District Secretary
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