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Summary
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
City Hall-915 I Street, 1st Floor Council Chamber

Staff reports include an oral presentation including those recommending receive and file.

18. Central City Two-Way Conversion Study (PN: TL63)
Location: Central City Area (Districts 1, 3, & 4)
Recommendation: Adopt 1) a Resolution a) certifying the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and adopting the Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations, and b) adopting the Mitigation Monitoring Plan; and 2) a Resolution a) approving Alternative C as the Preferred Project; b) directing staff to amend the 2010 City/County Bikeway Master Plan; c) directing staff to amend the City of Sacramento General Plan, Circulation Element; d) directing staff to proceed with the design phase for the street segments contained in Alternative C; and e) directing staff to resume
study to improve bicycle access in the Central City.

Contact: Hector Barron, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-2669; Lezley Buford,
Environmental Planning Manager, (916) 808-5935; Nicholas Theocharides,
Engineering Service Manager, (916) 808-5065, Transportation Department.
Action: Public comment by Shawn Eldredge, Maggy Krell, George Chambers, Chris
Halm, Kay Knepprath, Jim Collins, George Raya, Rick Bettis, Bruce Holmes, Bill
Burgua, Karen Jaques, Walt Seifert, Owen Howlett, Kitty Wilson.

Moved, seconded, carried (Cohn/Fong; Absent-Tretheway) to adopt an intent motion to certify the EIR with modifications to the findings and facts reflecting the proposed project as amended. Moved, seconded, carried (Cohn/Fong; Absent-Tretheway) to adopt an intent motion to approve the proposed project as amended to include 1) the funding order of Alternative C modified to remove N Street from 16th Street to 21st Street; 2) adding to the end of Alternate C funding order a) L Street, P Street and Q Street (21st-28th); then b) L Street, N Street, P Street, and Q Street (16th to 21st); and 3)direct staff to report back on extending 9th Street and 10th Street 2-way conversion to I Street and extending bike lanes throughout the Central City.