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SpecialPublicWorksCommittee | 2012-07-10 | *Special Public Works Committee Meeting Minutes July 10, 2012 9 Subject: BRT Project From: Public Works Agency Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To Adopt The Downtown Oakland - San Leandro Alternative (DOSL) As The Locally Preferred Alternative For The AC Transit District's East Bay Bus Rapid Transit Project (BRT Project); Adopt Conditions Of Approval For The DOSL BRT Project; And, As A CEQA Responsible Agency, Adopt As Its Own Independent Findings And Conclusions To The Attached CEQA-Related Findings Adopted By AC Transit For The DOSL BRT Project, Including Rejections Of Alternatives As Being Infeasible, The Findings Of Fact, Statement Of Overriding Considerations (Finding That The Benefits Of The Project Outweigh Its Environmental Impacts), And The Mitigation Monitoring And Reporting Program 11-0574 A motion was made by Member Kaplan, seconded by Member Schaaf, that this matter be *Approve as Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the Meeting of the Oakland City Council, due back on July 17, 2012 as a Non-Consent item. The motion carried by the following vote: Votes: Councilmember Abstained: Member Reid Councilmember Aye: Member Schaaf, Member Kaplan and Chair Nadel The committee approved recommendations as amended to include the language "AC Transit will continue to identify and resolve business owner issues, related to the impact of the BRT on parking and business operations. Where possible, AC Transit will physically configure parking spaces in ways that are mutually agreeable to business owners, AC Transit, and the City of Oakland. Where that is not possible AC Transit will work with business owners to identify appropriate ways to compensate business owners for the financial impacts on their businesses caused by the loss of parking, up to and including possible relocation to comparable sites, within the financial constraints of the project' under Section lof the DOSL BRT project conditions of approval subheader "Requirement;' The Committee further directed staff to work with AC Transit to create an impact mitigation fund so that should there be a disruption of business or organizational functioning due to either the construction phase, or in an ongoing manner, that action be taken to mitigate or eliminate the disruption, or to compensate the person/business/organization involved for that disruption. Mitigations may be short-term (e.g. if needed, for example, only during construction), or may be permanent to accommodate a long-term need. Such mitigations may include: Substitute parking Entranceway realignment or other changes to layout or facade to improve Interaction between the site and the BRT system and pedestrian access. . Compensation for lost business and/or lost functionality . Relocation . Transportation Demand Management Prior to completion of the Preliminary Engineering Phase, details shall be City of Oakland Page 5 Printed on 9/17/12 | 5 | SpecialPublicWorksCommittee/2012-07-10.pdf |