AC TRANSIT DISTRICT GM Memo No. 07-010 Board of Directors Executive Summary Meeting Date: January 3, 2007 Committees: Planning Committee Finance Committee External Affairs Committee Operations Committee Board of Directors Financing Corporation ACTION MEMO SUBJECT: High Street Bridge Deadhead Routes RECOMMENDED ACTION : Information Only Briefing Item Recommended Motion Recommended Motion: Retain remaining deadhead trips using the High Street Bridge Fiscal Impact: None if staff recommendation approved (approximately sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000) if remaining deadhead trips are removed). Background/Discussion: The Operations Committee has been briefed three times on issues relating to AC Transit buses deadheading over the High Street Bridge to begin service: GM Memo 06- 052, GM Memo 06-080, and GM Memo 06-177. These earlier GM Memos are attached to this memo for ease of reference; they provide a chronicle of the issues and events associated with District use of the High Street Bridge for deadhead routes. BOARD ACTION : Approved as Recommended [ ] Other [ ] Approved with Modification(s) [ ] [To be filled in by District Secretary after Board/Committee Meeting] The above order was passed on ____________________, 2007. Linda Nemeroff, District Secretary By
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AC TRANSIT DISTRICT GM Memo No. 07-010 Board of Directors Executive Summary Meeting Date: January 3, 2007
SUBJECT: High Street Bridge Deadhead Routes RECOMMENDED ACTION: Information Only Briefing Item Recommended Motion Recommended Motion: Retain remaining deadhead trips using the High Street Bridge Fiscal Impact: None if staff recommendation approved (approximately sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000) if remaining deadhead trips are removed).
Background/Discussion: The Operations Committee has been briefed three times on issues relating to AC Transit buses deadheading over the High Street Bridge to begin service: GM Memo 06-052, GM Memo 06-080, and GM Memo 06-177. These earlier GM Memos are attached to this memo for ease of reference; they provide a chronicle of the issues and events associated with District use of the High Street Bridge for deadhead routes.
BOARD ACTION: Approved as Recommended [ ] Other [ ] Approved with Modification(s) [ ]
[To be filled in by District Secretary after Board/Committee Meeting] The above order was passed on ____________________, 2007.
Linda Nemeroff, District Secretary By
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Initial contact came to the District in the form of a letter from an Alameda resident. Following discussions at the Alameda Inter-Agency Liaison Committee (ILC), staff analyzed alternatives to using the High Street Bridge for deadhead routes. Staff conducted test trips for the alternate routes, costing out each variation. It was determined that for a number of the trips, a reroute would be cost-neutral to the District. Accordingly, the decision was made to reroute those deadhead trips from the High Street Bridge. This action was implemented In July 2006, and was reinforced in September 2006 via a Division Bulletin, after the District became aware that some operators whose deadhead trips had been rerouted were still using the bridge. As of the date of this GM Memo, neither the District nor the City of Alameda has received additional complaints regarding unscheduled buses using the High Street Bridge. When this matter was last brought to the Operations Committee (August 2, 2006), staff recommended that the Board approve the retention of the approximately thirteen (13) deadhead trips still using the High Street Bridge. At the August meeting, the item was moved to the full Board, along with a recommendation to revisit in December 2006. Recommendations: It is the recommendation of staff to retain limited use of the High Street Bridge for deadhead use. Currently, 13 deadhead trips continue to use the High Street Bridge; this number will vary slightly from sign-up to sign-up. No complaints have been received since the division bulletin reducing the buses on High Street Bridge was posted. Accordingly, staff proposes to continue scheduling buses across High Street Bridge for routes that pull out of Division 4 and deadhead toward route starting points on Island Drive (OX & 631), along High Street (631), and along Grand Street (632). Further, staff proposes to continue the reroutes that were established in July 2006: buses pulling into Division 4 or deadheading south of Hegenberger Road will be scheduled via Doolittle Drive, rather than the High Street Bridge. Schedules that deadhead to Division 4 from the area of Grand Street in Alameda, or that deadhead westbound via I-880, will be scheduled via the Fruitvale Bridge. Future service will follow these guidelines. Prior Relevant Board Actions/Policies: GM Memo 06-052, March 1, 2006: Provide briefing to Board in response to concerns
raised about weight restrictions on High Street Bridge, Fernside Boulevard and High Street in the City of Alameda.
GM Memo 06-080: April 5, 2006: Report on discussion with the City of Alameda regarding weight restrictions on the High Street Bridge, High Street, and Fernside
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Boulevard. Discussion took place at the March 22, 2006 AC Transit/City of Alameda Inter-Agency Liaison Committee (ILC) meeting
GM Memo 06-177, August 2, 2006: Removal of remaining deadhead trips High Street Bridge
Attachments: Attachment A: GM Memo 06-177: Removal of remaining deadhead trips High Street
Bridge. Includes as Attachments: GM Memo 06-052: Concerns raised about weight restrictions on
High Street Bridge, Fernside Boulevard and High Street in the City of Alameda GM Memo 06-080: Report on discussion with the City of Alameda regarding
weight restrictions on the High Street Bridge, High Street, and Fernside Boulevard. Discussion took place at the March 22, 2006 AC Transit/City of Alameda Inter-Agency Liaison Committee (ILC) meeting
Attachment B: Division bulletin informing operators of reroute around High Street Bridge
Approved by: Rick Fernandez, General Manager
Nancy Skowbo, Deputy General Manager, Service Development
Anthony Bruzzone, Service & Operations Planning Manager Prepared by: Sean Diest Lorgion, Transportation Planner Date Prepared: December 19, 2006
ACTION MEMO AC TRANSIT DISTRICT GM Memo No. 06-177 Board of Directors Executive Summary Meeting Date: August 2, 2006
SUBJECT: Removal of remaining deadhead trips from High Street Bridge
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Information Only Briefing Item Recommended Motion Consider staff recommendation to retain remaining deadhead trips using the High Street Bridge
Fiscal Impact: Approximately sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000) if deadhead trips are rerouted.
Background/Discussion: The Operations Committee has been briefed twice on issues relating to AC Transit buses deadheading over the High Street Bridge: GM Memo 06-052 and GM Memo 06- 080. GM Memo 06-052 (Attachment A) discusses the history of the request to remove buses off the High Street Bridge; that Memo also references discussion at an Alameda Inter-Agency Liaison Committee (ILC) meeting held on October 12, 2005. Initial contact with the District came in the form of a letter from a citizen of Alameda, asserting that buses using the High Street Bridge violated posted weight restrictions, and that the
BOARD ACTION: Approved as Recommended [x] Other [ ]
Approved with Modification(s) [ ] MOTION: WALLACE/PEEPLES to approve committee recommendation to revisit the issue in December 2006. (7-0-0-0).
Ayes: Directors Wallace, Peeples, Jaquez, Hayashi, Kaplan, Vice President
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associated noise was unwelcome. The citizen demanded that buses be banned from the bridge. GM Memo 06-080 (Attachment B) describes discussion at the March 22, 2006 ILC meeting, where Alameda County Public Works Superintendent Gerald Silver disputed the weight restriction issue, stating that he was unaware of any weight restrictions associated with the High Street Bridge.
At the April 4, 2006 Alameda City Council Meeting, Councilmember and ILC member Frank Matarrese briefed the Alameda City Council on the matter. Minutes from the meeting (Attachment C) indicate that three members of the public spoke on the issue, and that Councilmember Matarrese “directed the City Manager to request AC Transit to try re-routing for a month.”
AC Transit staff brought the matter before the internal Service Implementation Committee (SIC), where a decision was made to remove 27 cost-neutral deadhead schedules from the High Street Bridge. That action was implemented on July 10, 2006. Staff has determined through test trips conducted at the scheduled deadhead times that the cost to remove the remaining deadhead trips is approximately $16,000. Staff notes that from sign-up to sign-up, there may be slight variations in the number of deadhead schedules. At the time of the ILC Meeting in March 2006, there were 37 deadhead trips using the bridge. After removing the cost-neutral deadheads referenced above, the current sign-up retains 13 deadhead trips using the High Street Bridge. City of Alameda Public Works staff members have been provided information on these remaining trips, so that they are better able to respond to inquiries from citizens and other City staff. It is the recommendation of the SIC and of Service Development staff to retain use of the High Street Bridge for these remaining trips.
On July 5, 2006, the District received a letter from Debra Kurita, Alameda City Manager (Attachment D). The letter expresses appreciation for AC Transit’s decision to reroute the 27 deadhead schedules referenced earlier in this Memo, and asserts the desire of the City of Alameda to work cooperatively with AC Transit on this issue. The letter goes on to request that the District “reroute the remaining 10 buses for a one-month trial period to determine if there are significant cost implications associated with this change.”
Again, please note that the current sign-up includes 13 buses deadheading over the High Street Bridge. The District responded to the request to remove the remaining deadhead buses in the form of a letter to the City Manager (Attachment E). Among other things, the letter affirms District confidence in staff’s costing of the dollar amount associated with rerouting the remaining deadhead schedules from the High Street Bridge. The letter advises the City Manager of AC Transit’s intention of bringing the matter to the Operations Committee in August 2006 for initial discussion, and from there to the full Board for final discussion/action in September 2006.
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Attachment F presents costing data, arrayed in a time-specific manner for the remaining deadhead schedules. Staff would assert that removing the 27 cost-neutral deadhead schedules from the Bridge resulted in a significant noise reduction for residents of Alameda in that vicinity, and it is the recommendation of Service Development staff and the SIC that AC Transit continue use of the High Street Bridge for the remaining deadhead schedules.
Prior Relevant Board Actions/Policies: GM Memo 06-052, March 1, 2006: Provide briefing to Board in response to concerns raised
about weight restrictions on High Street Bridge, Fernside Boulevard and High Street in the City of Alameda.
GM Memo 06-080, April 5, 2006: Report on discussion with the City of Alameda regarding weight restrictions on the High Street Bridge, High Street, and Fernside Boulevard. Discussion took place at the March 22, 2006 AC Transit/City of Alameda Inter-Agency Liaison Committee (ILC) meeting.
Attachments:
• Attachment A: GM Memo 06-052: Concerns raised about weight restrictions on High Street Bridge, Fernside Boulevard and High Street in the City of Alameda
• Attachment B: GM Memo 06-080: Report on discussion with the City of Alameda regarding weight restrictions on the High Street Bridge, High Street, and Fernside Boulevard
• Attachment C: Partial meeting minutes from Alameda City Council meeting of April 4, 2006
• Attachment D: Letter from Alameda City Manager Debra Kurita • Attachment E: District response letter to Alameda City Manager • Attachment F: Cost and time spreadsheet
Approved by: Rick Fernandez, General Manager
Prepared by: Nancy Skowbo, Deputy General Manager, Service Development
Date Prepared: July 20, 2006
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AC TRANSIT DISTRICT GM Memo No. 06-052 Board of Directors Executive Summary Meeting Date: March 1, 2006
SUBJECT: Provide briefing to Board in response to concerns raised about weight restrictions on High Street Bridge, Fernside Boulevard and High Street in the City of Alameda
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Information Only Briefing Item Recommended Motion Fiscal Impact: None at this time.
Background/Discussion:
History of Request to Remove buses off of Streets due to Weight Restrictions Captain Payne, a resident of the City of Alameda, sent a letter to the AC Transit Board and to City of Alameda elected officials regarding banning the use of buses on the High Street bridge and associated city streets due to buses exceeding posted weight limits for those streets. However, Mr. Payne’s complaint is primarily based on concerns about the noise of buses traveling over the High Street bridge.
BOARD ACTION: Approved as Recommended [ ] Other [ ]
Approved with Modification(s) [ ] [To be filled in by District Secretary after Board/Committee Meeting]
The above order was passed on ___ _, 2006.
Rose Martinez, District Secretary By GM Memo 07-010
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The issue of posted weight restrictions on the High Street Bridge, High Street and Fernside Boulevard was discussed subsequently on October 12, 2005 at the AC Transit - City of Alameda Interagency Liaison Committee (ILC) meeting. Captain Payne attended the ILC meeting and reiterated his position, requesting action from the group.
ILC requested staff research the matter further, as follows:
• Clarify and document weight limit restrictions on High Street Bridge • Determine any weight limit exemptions • Consider alternate bus routings to bypass High Street Bridge • Determine costs associated with alternate bus routings
Weight Limits on High Street Bridge, High Street and Fernside Boulevard:A sign indicating “Over 3 Tons Prohibited” is posted on the City of Oakland side of High Street, leading to the High Street Bridge. However, neither Alameda County, the City of Alameda, nor the City of Oakland have installation records for the weight limit sign; and all agree that the current sign does not apply to the High Street Bridge. Both Caltrans and the County of Alameda, who are each responsible for aspects of the bridge operation, have also indicated that the 3 ton weight limit restriction does not apply to the bridge.
There is concurrence that a weight limit sign is needed to provide notice of weight limits on the High Street roadway within the City of Alameda. The City of Alameda intends to work with the City of Oakland to develop and install signs prior to the bridge, to clarify that the weight restrictions apply to City of Alameda roadways, but not to the High Street Bridge itself.
Weight limit signs prohibiting vehicles over 3 tons are posted on High Street from Otis to the High Street Bridge, and on Fernside Boulevard from High Street to Versailles Avenue. These signs were installed by the City of Alameda in August 1997 with the intention to prohibit heavy trucks from using these roadways when accessing the Broadway Landing shopping center.
Weight Limit ExemptionsRoadways are designed and built to withstand the projected traffic expected during the typical 20 year service “life” of the roadway. Truck traffic is the primary factor affecting pavement life, while the effects of passenger cars, pickups, and two-axle trucks are considered to be negligible.
The City of Alameda uses an index to represent the impact that high levels of traffic have upon a roadway, expressed as a numerical “Traffic Index”. Preliminary results show that sections of High Street may have a traffic index that is lower than recommended for heavy traffic. This is the reason that weight limitation signs are posted there.
Alameda Public Works staff is considering requesting that the City Council exempt buses from the weight restrictions on streets that may have Traffic Indices that are lower than recommended; mainly, because the number of buses using the roadway is much less than the number of trucks used in Traffic Index calculations. Public Works staff believes
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this recommendation is further justified by Alameda’s self-designation as a "Transit First" City.
Further, the city is undergoing a Multimodal Circulation Plan that is reviewing the appropriate uses of streets throughout the city, including bus routes, truck routes and bike routes. AC Transit is working with the city on the development of this plan in addition to their Transportation Master Plan to ensure that transit routes are included in their transportation network and, eventually, in their General Plan update.
However, should the city require buses to comply with posted weight restrictions, staff has prepared a map that shows the bus routes that would be operational under such a plan.
Transit History on Affected Segments
AC Transit buses have operated over the High Street Bridge, High Street, and Fernside Boulevard since early 1953:
• Line 79 operated at a 30 minute frequency via High Street Bridge and High
Street to Bay Farm Island from 1953 to 1991. • Line 61 operated at 30 minute frequencies via Fernside between Tilden Way and
Doolittle from about 1981 until 1991. • Line 49 has operated at a 30 minute frequency via High Street Bridge and High
Street to Bay Farm Island from April 1991 to December 1993. • Line 51 has operated at 15 minute and 40 minute frequencies on High Street
and Fernside Boulevard from June 1963 to December 2003. It was operating at a 40 minute frequency at the time the High Street/Fernside segment was eliminated.
• Line 63 replaced Line 51 and has operated at a 30 minute frequency from December 2003 to the present.
Additionally, Lines W, O, OX, 63, 631 and 632 currently operate in service on Fernside Boulevard and High Street. The number of trips made per day varies with the roadway segment, as follows:
• Fernside Blvd. between Tilden Way and High Street – 101 trips per day • High Street between Fernside Blvd. and Encinal Drive – 101 trips per day • High Street between Encinal Drive and Otis Drive – 47 trips per day
In addition to these revenue trips, AC Transit uses the High Street Bridge, High Street and a segment of Fernside Boulevard for the following 37 non-revenue trips:
• Bus pull-ins from Alameda to Division 4 (12) • Bus “deadheads” heading northbound to SF/Berkeley (9) • Bus “deadheads” from San Francisco into Alameda (4) GM Memo 07-010
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Alternate RoutesUsing recommendations from the ILC committee members, AC Transit staff developed a series of alternate deadhead/pull-in/pull-out routes for all trips that use the High Street Bridge. Staff ran test trips for these alternate routes during late 2005 and early 2006. All trips were conducted during the same times of day that the current trips are made.
Pull-Outs Nine trips pull out of Division 4 toward Bay Farm Island via the High Street Bridge (OX & 631). The alternate routing for these pull-outs would use Hegenberger and Doolittle. While adding additional daily mileage to pull-outs (18.45 miles), this alternate route uses roadways that allow operators to travel at a higher rate of speed. The resultant increase in pull-out time was about 27 minutes per day.
Additionally, three trips (631 & 632) use the High Street Bridge to access Lincoln Middle School and Wood School. Re-routing these three trips would add 5 minutes and 5.09 miles in total to the daily pull-outs. The total additional time for the 12 pull-outs listed would be 32 minutes per day.
Pull-Ins Eleven Trips pull in to Division 4 from Bay Farm Island/Alameda via the High Street Bridge (OX, 631,632). The alternate route also used Hegenberger and Doolittle. As with the pull-outs, using the alternate pull-in route increased the daily mileage by about 23 miles. As tested, this alternate route required time that was consistent with scheduled deadhead for the current routing via the High Street Bridge.
One benefit to using this alternate route would be the reduction of buses making a right turn from Otis Drive onto High Street. Buses are frequently subject to delay in making this turn when cars are queued up heading southbound on High Street. This benefit, combined with the increase in travel speed on Doolittle Drive and the removal of trips from High Street, make this alternate route an attractive option.
Westbound Deadheads Eight afternoon trips end in Alameda, then dead-head back to San Francisco via the High Street Bridge to begin their next eastbound trip. Rerouting these trips via the Miller Sweeney (Fruitvale) Bridge reduces each trip by .06 miles, and no time would have to be added to the deadhead route. This routing would also help to avoid congestion on High Street in Oakland that is especially prevalent in the p.m. commute when these deadheads are being made.
Eastbound Deadheads Four morning trips terminate in San Francisco then dead-head back to Alameda via the High Street Bridge and High Street to the start of westbound Line OX on Bay Farm Island.
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In order to bypass the High Street Bridge, the alternate route would operate via the Miller Sweeney (Fruitvale) bridge, yet would still operate on High Street and Fernside Blvd. to access Bay Farm Island. While this alternate route does not add mileage to the trip (it reduces each trip by .05 miles) it would add about one minute per dead-head trip due to getting off the freeway at Fruitvale rather than High Street.
Total Costs to Remove Buses from the High Street Bridge Removing all of the trips from the High Street Bridge and implementing the various alternatives described above would add approximately 36 minutes of running time per weekday. This amounts to 153 hours annually, costing AC Transit approximately $19,000 per year. No public hearing would be required to implement these alternative routes.
All of the trips that pull-in or -out from Division 4 could have time added without any negative impacts to passengers; these changes take place after the route ends or before it begins.
Using the Miller Sweeney Bridge would actually take 1 to 2 minutes fewer than using the High Street Bridge for trips heading westbound to San Francisco. Data from automatic passenger counters shows operators using the majority of the deadhead time allotted in order to get back to the Terminal. Should the needed deadhead time increase, the Miller Sweeney Bridge alternative becomes an even more attractive option.
The scheduled time allowed for eastbound deadhead trips to Alameda appears to be just adequate at the present time. The alternate route does not improve that situation, and staff notes that either routing solution can negatively impact the allowed recovery time.
Prior Relevant Board Actions/Policies: None
Attachments: None
Approved by: Rick Fernandez, General Manager
Nancy Skowbo, Deputy General Manager, Service Development Prepared by: Cesar Pujol, Traffic Engineer
Sean DiestLorgion, Transportation Planner Date Prepared: February 17, 2006
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AC TRANSIT DISTRICT GM Memo No. 06-080 Board of Directors Executive Summary Meeting Date: April 5, 2006
SUBJECT: Report on discussion with the City of Alameda regarding weight restrictions of the High Street Bridge, High Street and Fernside Boulevard. Discussion took place at the March 22, 2006 AC Transit/City of Alameda Inter-Agency Liaison Committee (ILC) meeting.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Information Only Briefing Item Recommended Motion Staff presented GM Memo 06-052 to the Operations Committee at the March 1, 2006 meeting. The consensus at that meeting was to continue the item to the April 5, 2006 meeting, in order to receive information on the outcome of discussions with the City of Alameda at the Inter-Agency Liaison Committee (ILC) meeting to be held on March 22, 2006.
ILC Discussion: At staff’s request, Gerald Silver, Alameda County Public Works Superintendent (Bridges) attended the meeting. Mr. Silver clarified that the County of Alameda is the owner of the High Street Bridge, and he stated that he is unaware of any weight restrictions on that structure.
BOARD ACTION: Approved as Recommended [ ] Other [ ]
Approved with Modification(s) [ ] [To be filled in by District Secretary after Board/Committee Meeting]
The above order was passed on ___ _, 2006.
Rose Martinez, District Secretary By GM Memo 07-010
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GM Memo No. 06-080 Subject: Report on discussion with the City of Alameda regarding weight restrictions of the High Street Bridge, High Street and Fernside Boulevard. Discussion took place at the March 22, 2006 AC Transit/City of Alameda Inter- Agency Liaison Committee (ILC) meeting. Date: March 1, 2006 Page 2 of 2
Staff then presented the findings detailed in GM Memo 06-052 (Attachment A), which included data concerning costs associated with re-routing all non-revenue trips off of the High Street Bridge. Staff described the methodology used to collect the data. A representative of the Fernside Homeowner's Association who was in attendance offered comments supportive of the methodology.
Three main issues were identified at the meeting: noise, weight limits, and proposed alternate routings. Staff noted that some of the alternate routings made more sense operationally than others. Staff agreed to provide a memo to the City of Alameda detailing the problematic re-routes.
Staff noted that while investigation and research had revealed no weight restriction on the High Street Bridge, there was still the matter of weight limits on High Street and Fernside Boulevard. For decades, AC Transit has provided service on both of those streets. Staff presented a map showing truck routes within the City of Alameda, to demonstrate the very limited service that would be possible if the weight limit restrictions were imposed on AC Transit buses.
Alameda Councilmember Mataresse was advised that the additional cost and the decision to re-route these buses to another neighborhood would be the responsibility of the City of Alameda. Councilmember Mataresse agreed. He said the cost would be insignificant and he would request that the City Manager agendize this topic for the next City Council meeting, to be held on April 3, 2006. He said that having the cost data, the City Council could now vote, or direct the Alameda Transportation Commission to review the data and come back with a recommendation. The issues he said would be brought before the Council are:
• Noise on the High Street Bridge • Potential weight limits on streets, and • Impact on neighborhoods of re-routing these buses.
Prior Relevant Board Actions/Policies: None
Attachments: GM 06-052
Approved by: Rick Fernandez, General Manager
Nancy Skowbo, Deputy General Manager, Service Development Prepared by: Cesar Pujol, Traffic Engineer
Sean DiestLorgion, Transportation Planner Date Prepared: February 17, 2006
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GM 06-177 Attachment C
Director; a meeting could be scheduled to discuss the matter. Ms. Dimusheva inquired whether the invoice would be taken out of collection until the matter is resolved. Mayor Johnson responded that the matter could be discussed with the City Manager. (06-184) Valerie Ruma, Alameda, submitted her comments; stated that the [appeal fee] charges are unwarranted because the charges were not identified prior to filing the appeal; the charges are a hindrance to the democratic process; urged the Council to rescind the fees and change the appeal fee resolution. (06-185) Patrick Lynch, Alameda, requested that his appeal fees be returned; stated the City entered into a landscape maintenance agreement with the property owner adjacent to his property; the agreement requires the property owner to maintain the property in a weed-free condition; the property owner has not complied. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS (06-186) Consideration of Mayor’s nomination for appointment to the Film Commission. Continued to April 18, 2006. Vice Mayor Gilmore inquired whether applications are still being accepted. The City Clerk responded that applications are always accepted; applicants are advised that applications submitted after the deadline might not be considered. Mayor Johnson stated the interest level is very high. Vice-Mayor Gilmore stated applicants’ experience is mind-boggling. (06-187) Report on AC Transit Inter-agency Liaison Committee meeting and discussion of AC Transit’s use of the High Street Bridge. Councilmember Matarrese stated deadhead buses are using the High Street Bridge to bring empty buses to the AC Transit yard or San Francisco; the deadhead buses make a loud noise when crossing the [High Street Bridge] span; the situation was brought to AC Transit’s attention at the March 22 Inter-agency Liaison Committee meeting; AC Transit made a trip to see if additional time would be required to run the buses back to the yard from the end of the line on Bayfarm Island over to Doolittle Drive or back to San Francisco Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 11 April 4, 2006
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over the Miller Sweeney Bridge; AC Transit estimated the cost would be an additional $20,000 per year; Line 63’s continued service to Alameda Point was discussed; Alameda residents requested Line 63 not be cut, particularly from the Homeless Collaborative; the need for a bus shelter was also addressed; Line 51’s bus bunching needs to be revisited; route changes may be contemplated for Line 51; electric bus information was provided; Ecopass discounts would not be an option for the City; another option is being considered; the deadhead buses exceed the 3 ton limit; the reason for the 3 ton limit is unknown; recommended that the Council give direction to do something about the noise problem.
*** The Council interrupted the discussion to address the recommendation to award contract to east Bay Construction [paragraph no. 06-179].
*** Dave Needle, Alameda, stated that AC Transit’s measurements have a significant flaw; 37 buses cross the High Street Bridge daily; AC Transit disagrees that moving the bus route to Hegenberger was less expensive; AC Transit shows a 1 minute to 4 minute time difference in trip time; $12,000 of the estimated $19,000 cost is wrong; recommended that the Council request AC Transit to try new routes for a month. Ed Payne, Alameda, stated the High Street Bridge was built in 1937 for lightweight traffic; shockwaves are felt when the buses cross the span; the routes are two minutes shorter by going to Hegenberger and Doolittle Drive. Ron Valentine, Alameda, stated the 3 ton limit is posted at both ends of the Bridge; buses are not the only vehicles causing the noise; recommended that the buses use commercial streets instead of residential streets; requested Council to urge AC Transit to try the alternate route. Mayor Johnson clarified that in-service bus routes are not being discussed only empty buses. Councilmember Matarrese directed the City Manager to request AC Transit to try re-routing for a month. (06-188) Councilmember Matarrese requested that a meeting be scheduled with the Transportation Commission to discuss the Transportation Master Plan among other issues; traffic management is the big issue; he would like the conclusions that were discussed at a November [Transportation Commission] meeting addressed sooner Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 12 April 4, 2006
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ut to
Opp
. Gra
nd P
avili
on H
all
1115
1
632
(D4-
2:35
p) (3
:00p
) (N
ote
S-9
) pul
l-out
to W
ood
Sch
ool
15**
*17
263
1 (D
4-2:
31p)
(2:5
7p) (
Not
e S
-7) p
ull-o
ut to
Lin
coln
Mid
dle
Sch
ool
1618
263
1 (D
4-2:
31p)
(2:5
7p) (
Not
e S
-6) p
ull-o
ut to
Lin
coln
Mid
dle
Sch
ool
1618
2
Tota
l Add
ition
al T
ime
Req
uire
d33
Annu
al C
ost*
***
$15,
996.
00
*Lin
e O
X pu
ll-in
trip
s ar
e al
low
ed 1
1 m
inut
es to
get
from
Div
isio
n 4
to s
tart
of ro
ute
Test
trip
det
erm
ined
that
rero
utin
g vi
a H
egen
berg
er w
ould
take
14+
min
utes
; sch
edul
e sh
ould
be
15 m
inut
es.
**
Line
631
a.m
. pul
lout
s w
ere
allo
wed
14
min
utes
whe
n is
sue
surfa
ced
with
City
of A
lam
eda.
TM
D c
onsu
ltant
s su
bseq
uent
ly c
hang
ed th
e pu
ll-ou
t tim
e to
11
min
utes
. Inc
reas
e is
cal
cula
ted
on ti
mes
repo
rted
to C
ity o
f Ala
med
a in
itial
ly.
Test
trip
det
erm
ined
that
rero
utin
g vi
a H
egen
berg
er w
ould
take
14+
min
utes
; sch
edul
e sh
ould
be
15 m
inut
es.
***L
ine
631/
632
p.m
. pul
lout
s to
Woo
d S
choo
l and
Lin
coln
Mid
dle
Sch
ool a
re a
llow
ed 1
5 an
d 16
min
utes
, res
pect
ivel
y.
10 m
inut
es "
wai
t tim
e" is
add
ed to
this
tim
e, to
ens
ure
coor
dina
tion
with
bel
l tim
es.
Re-
rout
e te
sted
use
d Fr
uitv
ale
Brid
ge.
****
Ann
ual C
ost i
s ca
lcul
ated
by
usin
g th
e fo
llow
ing
form
ula:
div
idin
g th
e nu
mbe
r of a
dditi
onal
min
utes
by
60 in
ord
er to
cal
cula
te th
e nu
mbe
r of h
ours
; mul
tiply
ing
the
num
ber
of h
ours
by
the
num
ber a
ser
vice
day
s in
a y
ear (
sd=1
80, s
d+sh
=255
); m
ultip
ly b
y co
st p
er h
our o
f ser
vice
($12
4).
D
ata
Sou
rce:
Jun
e 06
sig
n-up
7/
28/2
006
Atta
chm
ent F
G
M M
emo
06-1
77
GM Memo 07-010Attachment A
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GM 07-001 Attachment B
AC Transit East Oakland Facility Bulletin
East Oakland Facility Bulletin No.09-07 September 13, 2006 ============================================== Subject: Coaches on High Street Bridge To All Concerned: Effective immediately, all routes deadheading from Alameda to the East Oakland Facility or the Transbay terminal and routes deadheading from the Transbay terminal to Alameda will no longer use the High Street Bridge. Listed below are deadhead routes for the O and OX; please note that the school service will reflect the change on the revised paddles. • O/OX - ON ARRIVING S.F.TRANSBAY TERMINAL.DH VIA BAY
BRIDGE, INTO HWY. #880 S\B, R\FRUITVALE OFF-RAMP STAYING, R\FRUITVALE AVE., CROSSING MILLER SWEENEY BRIDGE, L\FERNSIDE DR., R\HIGH ST., L\OTIS DR., CROSSING BRIDGE INTO DOOLITTLE DR., R\ISLAND DR., TO TERMINAL.
• Line O/OX - WHEN TERMINATING AT GRAND PAVILION
HALL.DH VIA ISLAND DR., L\DOOLITTLE DR., CROSSING BRIDGE INTO OTIS DR., R\HIGH ST., L\FERNSIDE DR., R\TILDEN WAY, CROSSING BRIDGE INTO FRUITVALE AVE, L\E.9TH ST, L\INTO E.8TH ST., L\ON-RAMP, HWY #880 N\B., TO BAY BRIDGE TO S.F.TRANSBAY TERMINAL.
• O/OX PULL-IN FROM: BAY FAIRWAY HALL TO: Div. 4
VIA ISLAND DR, R\ DOOLITTLE DR, L\HEGENBERGER RD, R\SAN LEANDRO ST OFF-RAMP, L\SAN LEANDRO ST, R\SEMINARY AV, TO DIV. 4.
KEICHMEI
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GM 07-010 Attachment B
GM 07-001 Attachment B
• O FROM: PARK & ENCINAL TO: Div. 4 VIA ENICINAL, L\BROADWAY, R\TILDEN WAY, CROSSING BRIDGE INTO FRUITVALE AVE, R\SAN LEANDRO ST, L\SEMINARY, TO DIV. 4.
Thanks, Maxine Thompson Superintendent East Oakland Facility
