Transportation & Circulation Commission

Meeting Agenda
via Teleconference Zoom Webinar/YouTube
Wednesday, July 21, 2021      7:00 p.m.


Agenda with Hyperlinks

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1) Call to Order (7:00 pm)

2) Roll Call

3) Adoption of Agenda

4) Public Comments

5) Old Business

A. Fourth Staff Report for Proposed Pilot Study for the Safer Routes to School (near Burton Valley Elementary School):  Siavash Shojaat/Mike Moran
Recommendations:

1. Support implementing the proposed speed reduction strategies (Fig. 1 – 5) and direct staff to have City Council affirm those strategies as part of the pilot study, including speed humps, signage, and painted curbs near intersections.

2. Provide direction to staff regarding the implementation of a curb-protected path or use of parking lanes for pedestrians and bicyclists during school commute times.  Have staff affirm that direction with the City Council.

3. Direct staff to request an additional $30,000 from the traffic calming fund if the Commission selects the curb-protected path option, or a lesser amount if a less expensive option is selected.

Item 5A Staff Report

5A Public Correspondence 6/16/21 - 7/6/21

5A Public Correspondence 7/6/21 - 7/8/21

5A Public Correspondence 7/8/21 - 7/20/21

5A Public Correspondence 7/20/21 cont’d

5A Public Correspondence 7/20/21 - 7/21/21

5A Public Correspondence 7/21/21 cont’d

B. Proposed Letter to the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) from the Transportation & Circulation Commission to help shape the revised General Plan with regard to transportation and circulation issues for the future of Lafayette: Commissioners DiGiorgio and Wotherspoon
Recommendation: Review and provide comments prior to submitting the letter to GPAC.

Item 5B

6) New Business

7) Commissioner and Staff Reports

8) Adjournment


I, Mike Moran, declare under penalty of perjury that this agenda has been posted at least 72 hours in advance at the Lafayette City Offices, 3675 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, CA 94549 in the glass case and on the City website https://www.lovelafayette.org

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Board1 Discussion: In accordance with State Law, the Board is generally prohibited from discussing and making decisions regarding items not posted on the agenda. Exceptions include items of urgency that become known to the Board after the posting of the agenda; discussion of such items requires a 2/3rds affirmative vote by the Board.

Persons Wishing to Speak: Any person may address the Board on any item listed on this agenda. Persons wishing to address the Board should complete a speaker slip and submit it to the City staff. In addressing the Board, speakers should step to the podium and state their names and addresses for the record.

Public Comments on Agenda Items: Persons wishing to speak on items listed on the agenda will be heard when called by the meeting chair. After the public has commented, the item will be closed to public comment and brought to the Board for discussion and action. There is no further comment permitted from the audience unless invited by the meeting chair.

Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items: Persons wishing to speak on matters not posted on this agenda are encouraged to submit the matter in writing to the City Clerk or staff aide at least ten days prior to the next regularly scheduled Board meeting date. Persons unable to do this may address the Board under the PUBLIC COMMENTS section of this agenda. Note, however, that such matters may be referred to staff for action or posted on a future agenda.

Time Limit on Comments: Persons will be permitted to speak for up to three minutes.

Posted Times: Posted times are estimated and actual times will vary. Public hearings may start later but never earlier than posted time.

Reconsideration of Items: After the Board has acted on an agenda item, it may reconsider the same item later in the meeting in accordance with Council Rules of Proceedings II.D.4.

Consent Calendar: All matters listed under consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested by a member of the Board or a member of the public prior to the time that the Board votes on the motion to adopt. Members of the public may request that items be removed from the Consent Calendar prior to the time that the Board votes on the motion to adopt, however, the decision to remove the item is solely at the discretion of the Board.





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