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Study Session Summaries of August 18, 2015:
Item A: 15-0671 Transportation Initiatives, Proposed Ballot Measure, and Upcoming Update to the Transportation Impact Fee and Project Prioritization
Item B: 15-0606 Update on Draft Land Use and Transportation Element and Consideration of Land Use Alternatives for Environmental Impact Report
Item C: 15-0631 Peery Park Specific Plan - Consideration of Land Use Alternatives for the Environmental Impact Report and Community Benefits Program
Item D: 15-0797 Transportation Impact Fees: (1) Review of Projects and Funding, (2) Discussion of an Updated Fee
Summary
Call to Order:
Mayor Griffith called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.
City Councilmembers Present:
Mayor Jim Griffith
Vice Mayor Jim Davis
Councilmember David Whittum
Councilmember Pat Meyering
Councilmember Tara Martin-Milius
Councilmember Glenn Hendricks
Councilmember Gustav Larsson
City Councilmembers Absent:
None.
Item A: 15-0671 Transportation Initiatives, Proposed Ballot Measure, and Upcoming Update to the Transportation Impact Fee and Project Prioritization
Public Comment:
John McAlister
Lenny Siegel
Andrew Boone
Chris Lepe
Varsha Srivastava
John Cordes
Tom Dougherty
Adina Levin
Ralph Durham
Study Session Summary:
Director of Public Works Manuel Pineda provided a slide presentation on the upcoming process for the proposed ballot measure, City priorities, and the North County process.
Councilmembers offer comments and questions on:
General Topics
* What are the timeframes for the ballot measure
* How are the preferred projects going to be selected
* What will be the VTA process
* Concern about how much funding San Jose will receive for BART
* Discussion on the North County process and signing the support letter
* Discussion on the City's priorities and how they were selected
* Discussion of adding the Lawrence Expressway grade separations as City
Members of the Public provided comments:
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