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In the Council Chambers of the City of San Rafael, Monday, February 6, 1984,
at 7:45 P.M.
Special Joint Present: Lawrence E. Mulryan, Mayor/Agency Chairman
Meeting: Dorothy L. Breiner, Councilmember/Agency
Member
Gary R. Frugoli, Councilmember/Agency Member
Richard Nave, Councilmember/Agency Member
Jerry Russom, Councilmember/Agency Member
Also Present: Robert F. Beyer, City Manager/Executive Director;
Jeanne M. Leoncini, City Clerk/ Agency Secretary;
Peter J. Muzio, City/Agency Attorney
RE: DESIGN ALTERNATIVES FOR THE TRANSPORTATION CENTER (PW) - File R-81 x
(SRCC 112-2)
City Manager/Executive Director Beyer commented that Council/Agency
Members, at the previous meeting of January 16, 1984, had directed
staff to review the proposed schemes for this project and various
alternatives. This has been done and the staff report incorporates
nineteen (19) design conditions to be considered in the final design
of the center. Additionally, there are two letters from the Downtown
Parking District Advisory Committee and Downtown Retail Committee
expressing concerns about parking for bus and van storage, employees,
etc.
Public Works Director Bernardi stated that Scheme C was selected be-
cause it most corresponds to the use of the railroad right-of-way in
the north/south orientation, as well as with the goals of having as
little impact on the streets as possible, and future uses of the
right-of-way.
Traffic Engineer Gerth stated that Scheme C is very workable. One of
the key elements is the use of Iietherton"Street for the bus stop,
which is one of the conditions recommended for approval. The goal is
to avoid having people walk several blocks to reach the bus. Further
evaluations have been done with the Police Department whose recommenda-
tions will be submitted to the consultant for reinforcement of the
conditions. Mr. Gerth explained further in detail how the different
vehicles, including Greyhound, park & ride, etc., would enter and exit
the center, and how some vehicles would be parked. At the present time,
it seems that some of the parking spaces would be lost.
Council/Agency Member Frugoli inquired how many 10 hr. spaces would be
lost, and how many are available right now. Mr. Gerth replied that there
are 8 spaces available on street and they would all be lost. There are
6 park and ride spaces available on-site,with the possibility of increas-
ing the number of spaces to 10.
Council/Agency Member Breiner asked how many employees are expected
to be on the site, and Mr. Gerth replied one or two; a Greyhound employee
and a District employee, possibly one employee performing a dual role.
Council/Agency Member Breiner then referred to Condition Q which states
that the existing commuter parking lot may be converted into an unre-
stricted facility. Mr. Gerth said that this responds to some questions
that have been raised from members of the community. Currently, the
parking is assigned to commuters, and is underutilized. One goal is to
redesign the way the lot is controlled so that it won't displace the
commuters, but use the parking in a better fashion. Another parking
facility could be built; there are several options, but there will still
be demand for commuter parking downtown.
Council/Agency Member Breiner further inquired about the question of
Marin Airporter using the facility. She felt that it would create in-
creased traffic and will interfere with persons who must leave their
cars all day. Traffic Engineer Gerth replied that the questions at
the end of the staff report addressed these concerns and asked that
limitations be redefined; that there is no convenient location for
the commuters as all the parking areas are metered.
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Discussion was held regarding the availability or non-availability of
space for parking, the distance people would have to walk to ride the
bus, the lack of provision for handicapped facility and the hazards
posed by the fact that people would have to cross heavily traveled
streets to reach the center.
Mr. Jerome Kuykendall, representing the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway
and Transportation District, stated that the Bridge District did not
address the parking issue as part of this project. Referring to the
reduced amount of parking, he said that what is shown on the drawing
is what is available in space at the present time. Additional parking
could probably be made available by covering the creek, and the whole
parking situation could be made to work better. He felt that there
are two things to be considered, (1) the policy matter for the Bridge
Board to consider, covering the creek or perhaps going to the south to
where the,Coip-oration Yard or Shell Service Station sites arelocated, and
other locations which could be developed, and (2) funding, getting the
funding that is required for an expanded project including parking.
Mayor/Agency Chairman Mulryan asked Mr. Kuykendall if he had any con-
cerns about=the conditions recommended by staff, and Air. Kuykendall
replied that he had some concerns about some of the conditions, but
he recognized that a statement in the summary said that these are
design conditions which should be addressed, that they are not absolute
conditions that would prevent the project from going forward. He would
be willing to review this and come back later and explain further some
of the alternatives.
Council/Agency Member Russom asked whether funding for parking would be
available from the Bridge District, and suggested that this policy
issue be addressed by the Bridge District. Mayor/Agency Chairman
Mulryan asked that the subject of parking be made part of the project.
With no further questions, Mayor/Agency Chairman Mulryan asked when
this would come back to Council/Agency, and Mr. Kuykendall replied
that a month would probably be needed.
City Manager/Executive Director Beyer asked Council/Agency to clarify
whether they would support parking off site and the 19 conditions of
the report.
Council/Agency Members conceptually approved Scheme C subject tolthe
19 conditions as presented, with emphasis to be placed on additional
parking.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 P.M.
to the City Council meeting immediately following.
JEANNE(fl-. LEONCINI, City `C erk/Agency Secretary
APPROVED THIS DAY OF , 1984
LAWRENCE E. MULRYAN, Mayor/Agency Chairman
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