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Special Meeting
August 15, 2018
Council Member Fine called the meeting to order at 8:22 A.M. in the Council
Chambers, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California.
Present: Fine, Kou, Scharff, Wolbach arrived at 8:30 A.M.
Absent:
Agenda Items
1. Connecting Palo Alto Rail Program: Continued Discussion and
Screening of Railroad Grade Separation Ideas Related to Meadow Drive
and Charleston Road, Including the Further Study of Idea MCL and the
Potential Merger and Further Study of Ideas MCR and MCT.
MOTION: Council Member Fine moved, seconded by Council Member
Scharff to have the City Council Rail Committee receive information and a
presentation regarding three grade separation ideas, specifically at Meadow
Avenue and Charleston Road (MCL, MCR and MCT), as part of the
Connecting Palo Alto Rail Program. The Committee may recommend further
refinements to the eight remaining railroad grade separation ideas, including
the potential merger of Meadow/Charleston reverse hybrid and trench or
tunnel ideas (MCR and MTC).
MOTION PASSED: 4-0
The Committee took a break from 9:43 A.M. to 9:54 A.M.
2. Community Outreach Update.
NO ACTION TAKEN
Next Steps and Future Agendas
None
ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 10:19 A.M.