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DRAFT MINUTES Page 4 May 17, 2010 City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting 3. PUBLIC HEARINGSCITY COUNCIL Public Hearing Comments are limited to 5 minutes per speaker, subject to adjustment by the fill out a speaker card Mayor. When you address the City Council, you should and submit it to the City Clerk so the order of speakers may be determined and an official record of names and addresses obtained. A.Matter of Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) to Be Included and Analyzed in the Final Environmental Statement/Report for Continued Public Hearing from April 19, 2010. Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project. This being the time and place for the Public Hearing on the above matter, City Manager Hollister gave background on the matter, and introduced Principal Engineer Keith Cooke. Mr. Cooke gave a PowerPoint presentation, providing information on the proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) previous Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA), the extensive public outreach that has been performed, the benefits and tradeoffs of implementing BRT, and the proposed LPA options for San Leandro. Staff responded to questions from the Council. The City Council recessed from 8:22 p.m. to 8:31 p.m. The Hearing was then opened to the public. Joyce Roy, Oakland resident , addressed the City Council, commenting that there are other alternatives than either the dedicated lanes or no-build options. Thomas Combs, San Leandro resident , addressed the City Council, expressing th concern regarding the loss of the two-way left-turn lane at East 14 and Dutton, and other traffic, parking and bicycling problems that could result from changing traffic flow th and lane striping on East 14 Street. Peggy Combs, San Leandro resident , addressed the City Council, commenting on behalf of residents on Georgia Way. Ms. Combs stated that while they are not opposed to BRT, they oppose dedicated lanes at the north end of San Leandro. She commented that dedicated lanes would create negative impacts and quality of life. Andreas Cluver, Alameda County Building Construction Trades Council , addressed the City Council, expressing support for BRT as smart development. Mr. Linda Perry, San Leandro resident , addressed the City Council, expressing concern regarding the negative impacts from the proposed BRT dedicated lanes, and from terminating BRT at Bay Fair BART.