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ACTION MINUTES
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Special Meeting
May 23, 2023
The Rail Committee of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Community Meeting Room
and by virtual teleconference at 2:03 P.M.
Present In Person: Burt, Lauing, Veenker
Present Remotely:
Absent:
Verbal Update on Interagency Activities
A. Caltrain
B. VTA
C. City Staff
Action Items
1. Review the Conceptual Plan for Quiet Zone implementation at Palo Alto Avenue/Alma
Street and Recommend to the City Council for Approval
MOTION: Council Member Veenker moved, seconded by Council Member Lauing to recommend
the City Council approval of the Conceptual Plan for Quiet Zone implementation at Palo Alto
Avenue/Alma Street
MOTION PASSED: 3-0
2. Approve the refined conceptual plans for the Partial Underpass Alternative at Churchill
Avenue and the Underpass Alternatives at Meadow Drive and Charleston Road
ACTION MINUTES
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Sp. Rail Committee Meeting
Action Minutes: 5/23/2023
MOTION: Chair Burt moved, seconded by Council Member Lauing to approve the refined
conceptual plans for the purpose of forwarding to Caltrain for their review for the partial
Underpass Alternative at Churchill Avenue and the Underpass Alternatives at Meadow Drive
and Charleston Road with the following clarifications
1) Support the four-foot buffer refinement along Alma
2) Focus on the Seale bike ped crossing over Kellogg
3) No change to the bike ped configuration at Charleston
4) No action is being taken at the trench alternative at this time and will be the subject of a
future agenda item
MOTION PASSED: 3-0
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 5:06 P.M.