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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/01/2005, COMM - RE: COUNCIL MINUTES OF NOV 1 Page 1 ofk Audrey Hooper --Re: council minutes of Nov 1 From_: Adam F-ukushima <adamf@siobikelane.org> To: "Audrey Hooper" <AHooper@slocity:org> Date: 12/19/2005 10:01 PM subject: Re: council minutes of Nov 1 Hello Audrey, Everything looks fine in the minutes! Thanks for your patience and I'm pleased to hear that these didn't have to go back to Council. Happy Holidays and all good wishes, Adam Adam Fukushima, Executive Director San Luis Obispo County Bicycle Coalition P.O. Box 14860 San Luis Obispo CA 93406 Phone (805) 541-3815 Email: adamf@slobikelane.org Web: www.slobikelane.oro On Dec 19, 2005, at 15:40, Audrey Hooper wrote: > Adam, > I review your corrections with the City Attg ley and we determined, because a er listening to the tape the erroewas mine and was > essentially a erical error, that we could change the minutes by > lining through fid initialing them with%taking them back to > Council. >Therefore, I have _ the original minutes in that format and my > staff will rescan them. the corrected version is on our website. > Please let me know if you v /any other questions. >Thanks, much. > Audrey > >>> Adam Fukushima <adamf@slobike -ne.org> 12/15/05 06:20PM >>> > Audrey, >Thanks for the verbatim transcript. It looks fin . > As far as the rn�r utes go, I would be happy if just o things were > changed: / \ > 1) The last sentence deleted--like you mentioned. > i > 2)The words"signal interconnects" replaced with "signal indicators" > in the preceding sentence mentioning Davis. file:HC:\Docuitidnts%20and%20Settings\slouser\Local%20Settings\Temp\GW}00001.HTM 12/21/2005 Page 1 ofAr-**" ir Audrey Hooper - Re: council minutes of IVov 1 From: Audrey Hooper ro: Fukushima, Adam Date: 12/1.9/20053:40 PM Subject: Re: council minutes of Nov 1 Adam, I reviewed your corrections with the City Attorney and we determined, because after listening to the tape the error was mine and was essentially a clerical error, that we could change the minutes by lining through and initialing them without taking them back to Council. Therefore, I have corrected the original minutes in that format and my staff will rescan them so.the corrected version is on our website. Please.leLme know if you have any other questions. Thanks, much. Audrey >> dam Fukushima <adamf@s bikelane.org> 12/15/05 06:20PM >>> Audr Thanks f the verbatim transcri t. It looks fine. As far as the i 'Utes go, I wo d be happy if just two things were changed: 1) The last sen. ce deleted like you mentioned. 2)The words "signa 'ntera netts" replaced with "signal indicators" in the preceding sen ce entioning Davis. That's all. Sorry for the trouble of vi to look at the tape and transcribe it all.Thanks for your pa ' ce. d understanding. Best, Adam Adam Fukushima,_ ecutive Director San Luis Obispo .unty Bicycle Coaliti- P.O. Box 14860 San Luis Obispo 93406 Phone (805) 5 -3875 Email: adamf slobikelane.org Web: www.sl bikelane.ora On Dec 15, 2005, at 17:39, Audrey Hooper wro >.Adam -I must be tired -attached is the verbatitranscript I typed. f le:HC:\Documents%20and%2OSettiiigs\slouser\Local%2OSettings\Temp\GW}000O1.HTM 12/19/2005 Minutes Adam Fukushima,County Bicycle Coalition,re ed to Item C3. He noted his initial misunderstanding of the transfer of$26;1 at was proposed previously. He reviewed the effectiveness of traffic signal i being used by the City of Davis at entrances toIts ca He expressed..eciatfon ffiafUWTou in Ci a sugge �( hat California and Foothill may need interconnects more than Broad and Paci ic. Verbatim AF, Bicycle Coalition. First of all, I'd like to make an apology. We made a boo boo. In May of this year,when the item of transferring$26;125 came before you regarding the Bill Rolman account; we were under the understanding that this was taking money out of bicycle facilities to go somewhere else in the city. And we didn't know it was for a signal interconnect only. And we hope that now we can actually get that money to the right place and actually use it for, I think it's the comer of Broad and Pacific. So I do apologize for that. We misunderstood that issue. Secondly, rd like to talk about bike signals and just give you a little bit of background about how it's been used in the state. In Davis,bike signals were used at one particular ... at a critical entrance to university where they had 14 accidents in two years involving bicycles and bicycles, bicycles and pedestrians, and bicycles and cars. And when they installed these bike lights at the signal heads, they only had two reported accidents that weren't actually due to the intersection. So they ate actually a great way to in crease safety in the areas where there is actually high bicycle traffic. I actually give a video that I got from the City of Davis that actually shows the before and after. And I gave it to Dario Senor if you'd like to take a look at it. It's really interesting to see it. It's really night and day. Before it's absolute chaos,bicycles don't know where to go,cars don't know what to do with the bicycles going in different directions. Then afterwards, it's just pure order. I mean the bicycles come, they have their own signals,the cars are waiting. And then cars have their own signals. They know that there's not going to be bicycles around and nobody to worry about. And not only have the bicycles and motorists been happy about it;but it's also been approved by the CHP, the campus police. And on August 17, AB 56 went through Sacramento and actually passed and now we can actually use bike signals statewide. So, and, another thing is cost, which we are all interested in. And I went looking around on my own and found that there is actually a manufacturer that makes bike signal heads. And it McCain, a traffic company, and I have a quote here I can give you. And they made Davis' traffic signal head as well as Portland's. So if it does come that we ... these signals,there is someone who makes them. And lastly, I'd like to thank the City for its efforts on getting the Tour of California here. I know tomorrow is the press conference and I know that didn't come by mistake. I know it took a lot of effort by the Mayor as well as the rest of the Council. I look forward to it coming here, not only to see a great bike race which is selfish for me,but I think it will help out with our TOT tax as well as show the City is a great destination for cyclists to come. And not just the pros,but the families and people who want to just ride their bikes down the Bob Jones trail and stay an extra day and rent a bike and so forth. Mayor Romero -Adam you didn't touch on .:: Actually the staff recommendation for this agenda item is supposed?? to spend something like $25,000 for special bike detections and indicators at this location. This is the beginning of the Bill Rohnan Boulevard. John Ewan-If I can just tag on there, I thought it was also very interesting idea of using this at, California and Foothill as a wayTIC) dealing with that. Which would be great. Page 1 of 4 Audrey Hooper - Re: council minutes of Nov 1 From:: Adam Fukushima <adarrif@Mobikelane.org> To: "Audrey Hooper" <AHooper@slocity.org> Date: 12/15/2005 6:21 PM Subject: Re: council minutes of Nov 1 Audrey, Thanks for the verbatim transcript. It looks fine. As far as the minutes go, I would be happy if just two things were changed: . 1) The last sentence deleted--like you mentioned. 2)The.words "signal interconnects" replaced with "signal indicators". in the preceding sentence mentioning Davis. That's all. Sorry for the trouble of having to look at the tape and transcribe it all.Thanks for your patience and understanding. Adam Adam Fukushima, Executive Director San Luis Obispo County Bicycle Coalition P.O. Box 14860 San Luis Obispo CA 93406 Phone (805)541-3875 Email: adamf@slobikelane.org Web: www.slobikelane.org On Dec 15, 2005, at 17:39; Audrey Hooper wrote:, • Adam -I must be tired -attached is the verbatim transcript I typed. >The first part is the original set of minutes -the rest is what was > said. > I apologize. > Audrey > >>> Adam Fukushima <adamf@slobikelane.org> 12/15/05 05:36PM >>> > Hello Audrey, • I got the attachment this time, but is this the right one?I didn't > notice any changes. It still says that I "suggested that California and > Foothill may need interconnects more than Broad and Pacific." Also, a > previous sentence says that I "reviewed the effectiveness of traffic. > signal interconnects_being used by the City of Davis at entrances to > its campus". I actually only,reviewed the effectivenes§of the traffic > "signal heads" being used and not the "signal interconnects."This is a file://C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\sloilstr\Local%20Settings\Temp\GW)00001.HTM 12/19/200- Page 2 of 4 > confusing concept, which is mainly why we misunderstood the reason for > the transfer of the money that I mentioned earlier in my public > comment. As Tim Bochum explained to.me, signal interconnect has to do > with the software that synchronizes traffic.signals with other traffic > signals, i.e. from intersection to intersection. So, to make a long > story short, replacing the term "traffic signal interconnects" with > "traffic signal heads"would make everything right. > Best, > Adam > Adam Fukushima, Executive Director > San Luis Obispo County Bicycle Coalition > P.O. Box 14860 > San Luis Obispo CA 93406 > Phone (805) 541-3875 > Email: adamf@slobikelane.org > Web_ : www.siobikelane.ora > On Dec.15, 2.005, at 14:29, Audrey Hooper wrote: > > sorry - here it is. > > >>> Adam Fu_kushima <adamf@slobikelane.org> 12/15/05 01:58PM >>> > > Hello Audrey, > > Thanks for writing. > > I didn't get the attachment. Can you send it again? > > No need to waste time looking at other parts of the tape.That was.my > > only comment for that council meeting. > > Best wishes, > > Adam > > Adam Fukushima, Executive Director > > San Luis Obispo County Bicycle Coalition > > P.O. Box 14860 >> San Luis Obispo CA 93406 > > Phone(805) 541-3975 > > Email: adamf@slobikelane.org >> Web: wwwslobikelane.ora > > On Dec 15, 2005; at 12:31, Audrey Hooper wrote: > > > Adam, > > > Please review the attached excerpt from the tape. I can't for the > > > life of my figure out why I attributed that comment to you. It was > > > made by Council Member Ewan. I will delete that sentence from your > > > comments and come back to Council with revised minutes on January » 3rd. — > > > If you think I have still missed something after you review the >> > excerpt, please let me know as soon as possible. For example, > > perhaps file://C`.\Documents%20and%20Settings\slouser\Local%20Settings\Temp\GW}00001.HTM 12/19/2005 Page 3 of 4 > >> you spoke somewhere else on the tape. -> > > Thanks. > > > Audrey >:> > >>> Adam Fukushima <adamf@slobikelane.org> 12/05/05 01:31PM >>> > > > Audrey, > > >No problem. I'Il look forward to hearing from you.. > > > Adam Fukushima, Executive Director > > > San Luis Obispo County Bicycle Coalition > > > P.O. Box 14860 > > > San Luis Obispo CA 93406 > > > Phone (805) 541-3875 > > > Email: adamf@slobikelane.org > > > Web_ : www.slobikelane.org > > > On Dec 5, 2005, at 13:23,Audrey Hooper wrote: > > > > Adam, > > > > After I listen to the tape, I'll probably put these minutes back > on > > > > the Council.agenda for re-approval at the January 3rd Council > > > > meeting. I'll keep you posted. I'm leaving for a conference > > > Wednesday, so won't listen to the tape until nextweek. > > > > I won't forget to follow up on this request. > > > > Audrey > > > > >>> Adam Fukushima <adamf@slobikelane.org> 12/01/05 12:55PM >>> > > > > Hello Ms. Hooper, > > > >I just happened to be looking at the council minutes for Nov 1st > > and > >> I > > > > noticed that the description of my public comment under the > consent > > >> agenda (page 2) didn't totally reflect what I said. I don't want > to » > be. > > > > nitpick here since you do an excellent job as city clerk and I >also > > > > understand how tedious it can be transcribing public.comment but > I > > > also > > > > know that the minutes are public record and that's something to > > take > > > >seriously. > > > >The issue is only with the last sentence: "He suggested that > > > California > > > > and Foothill may need Interconnects more than Broad and Pacific." If file://C:\Documents%20and%2OSettings\slouser\L6cal%20Settings\Temp\GW}OOOO I.HTM 12/19/2005 Page 4 of 4 >> > I > > > > remember correctly,I was:replying to the mayor's comment that a > > > > bicycle-signal head may be useful at the intersection of > California > >and > > > > Foothill. I responded saying that I was in agreement and that > > > > California/Foothill may actually need such a signal more so than, » the > > > > intersection at Santa Barbara and Upham.This had nothing to do > > with > > > > the signal interconnect issue at Broad and Pacific. My concern > here » > in > >,> > making_ such a fuss is that nobody gets any false impression that > the > > > > Bicycle Coalition is bitter about the signal interconnect grant > > > monies >> > > being transferred from the Morro Street Bicycle Boulevard to > > > > Broad/Pacific. We understand, as Tim Bochum has explained to me, > > that. > > > >.signal interconnect is already completed on the bicycle boulevard > > and > > > > that the grant monies will be lost if they are not transferred to > > the > > > > Broad/Pacific project. We are in agreement with this and > certainly > > > want > > > > the funds to go where they can best be used to improve safety in > > our » > > city. > > > > If I can better clarify this, please let me know.Thanks for your > > > good >> >> work. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Adam_ Fukushima > > > > Adam Fukushima, Executive Director > >'> > San Luis Obispo County Bicycle Coalition > > > > P.O. Box 14860 > > > > San Luis Obispo CA 93406 >.> > > Phone(805) 541-3875 > > > > Email: adamf@siobikelane.org > > > > Web: www slobikelane.org > > <11-01-05 Council Minutes.DOC><Verbatim 11-01-05 Adam Fukushima.doc> file://C \Documents%20and%26Settings\slouser\Local%20Settings\Temp\GW}00001.IiTM 12/19/2005 Page 1 of 2 Audrey Hooper- Re: council minutes of Nov 1 From: Audrey Hooper to: Fukushima, Adam Subject: Re: council minutes of Nov 1 Thanks for your comments, Adam. Those minutes have been approved by Council and I will need to take them back to have teem corrected. Since I am out of the office tomorrow, I'd like to take a closer look at your request on Monday and then get pack to you. I won't forget to do that kudrey >>> Adam Fukushima <adamf@slobikelane.org> 12/01/05 12:55PM >>> Hello Ms. Hooper; [just happened to be looking at the council minutes for Nov 1st and,I noticed that the description of my public comment under the consent agenda (page 2)didn't totally reflect what I said..I don't want to be nitpick here since you do an excellent job as city clerk and I also understand how tedious it can be transcribing public comment but.I also know that the minutes are public record and that's something to take seriously. The issue is only with the last sentence: "He suggested that California and Foothill may need Interconnects more.than Broad and Pacific."If I remember correctly, I was replying to the mayor's comment that a bicycle signal head may be useful at the intersection of California and Foothill. I responded saying that I was in agreement and that California/Foothill may actually need such a signal more so than the intersection at Santa Barbara and Upham.This had nothing to do with the signal interconnect issue at Broad and Pacific. My concern here in making such a fuss is that nobody gets any false impression that the Bicycle Coalition is bitter about the.signal interconnect grant monies being transferred from the Morro Street Bicycle Boulevard to Broad/Pacific. We understand, as Tim Bochum has explained to me, that signal interconnect is already completed on the bicycle boulevard and that the grant monies will be lost if they are not transferred to the Broad/Pacific project We are.in agreement with this and certainly want the funds to go where they can best be used to improve safety in our city. If I can better clarify this, please let me know.Thanks for your good work. 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