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12/12/2007
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4. Discussion Regarding Traffic Calming <br />Reh-Lin Chen gave a PowerPoint presentation regarding the Traffic Calming Program. <br />From 1997 to 2003, the predecessor of the Traffic Calming Program was the Speed <br />Hump Program. Since the speed humps alone could not alleviate all traffic problems, the <br />City established the Traffic Calming Program in 2003. This Program includes speed <br />humps, speed tables, as well as other devices. Council typically approves $100,000 each <br />year. The more simplistic the issue is, the more streets you can help. Some streets repeat <br />the cycle if there's a problem. Even though the City usually gives special attention to the <br />highest ranking street, the other high-ranking streets are also helped. Since the Program's <br />inception, the City has completed one successful project on Broadmoor Boulevard. <br />However, the project on Best Avenue was stalled. The Best Avenue project made it <br />apparent that the voting system was flawed. Thus, a composite voting system was <br />proposed to the City Council and was subsequently passed. When a resident puts in a <br />request to have his or her street evaluated as part of the Traffic Calming Program, the <br />City measures the speed and volume of the traffic on that street and then the City uses an <br />objective method to determine how the street ranks as a priority in the Program. Each <br />year the City selects the highest priority street to be the Program's focus. Sometimes the <br />City hires a consultant to find ways to alleviate the traffic. For the streets near the top of <br />the list the City implements speed humps if not opposed by the Alameda County Fire <br />Department. Thus far, the Program has resulted in the speed lumps on Broadmoor, the <br />safety improvements on Castro Street, and speed humps on Evergreen Avenue. Now that <br />the City has a new voting system, Best Avenue may return to the cycle. <br />A discussion ensued regarding bringing Best Avenue back into the traffic calming cycle. <br />Councilmember Souza asked if the City plans on meeting once more with the residents of <br />Best Avenue. Reh-Lin answered yes. Councilmember Gregory commented on the <br />delineators on San Leandro Street at Castro Street Uche explained that the City <br />originally intended to use the delineators as a temporary fix and was going to replace <br />them with a permanent measure, but has since decided to keep things the way they are <br />because it works. Uche expressed his concern that the delineators are not aesthetically <br />pleasing. <br />5. Discussion Regarding Public Safety Building (PSB) Conceptual Plan <br />Ken Joseph discussed the status of the conceptual plan for the Public Safety Building. <br />Additional space is required to accommodate the larger communication consoles, address <br />both ADA and ergonomic issues, and provide room for an additional console for the 911 <br />service center. Because the dispatch center cannot be shut down for the length of the <br />project, the City must build a new area for the center. Once the new center is <br />functioning, the old space can be used for something else. <br />The expertise for building an emergency communications facility is a niche specialty. <br />The City received a proposal from a consultant who has done most of these types of <br />projects in California. The City expects to bring a contract to the City Council in January <br />or February to get started on the design process. Once design begins, it will take about a <br />
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