HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-07-20 City Council (15)City of Palo Alto
City Manager’s Report
TO:HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: PLANNING
DATE:JULY 20, 1998 CMR:318:98
SUBJECT:PALO ALTO LOCAL BUS SYSTEM PLAN- STATUS REPORT
This is an informational report, and no Council action is required.
BACKGROUND
The 1997-98 Operating Budget included $75,000 to develop a long-range plan for a
community-based bus system selwing Palo Alto residential neighborhoods and local
destinations such as commercial areas, employment centers, transit stations, schools,
cultural centers and social centers. The plan will identify transportation needs that could
be served by a local bus shuttle system and present both a conceptual plan for an
affordable local bus system to serve the highest-priority needs, and a short-term
demonstration project that can be implemented within a year.
DISCUSSION
Staff is in the process of retaining a consultant to develop the plan. Staff has formed a
Project Advisory Committee (PAC) to assist with consultant selection, help the consultant
gather input from the constituent groups represented on the committee, and review and
comment on the consultant’s work at various stages of the study, on behalf of the
constituencies represented. The PAC consists of the following members:
Phyllis Cassel
Will Beckett
Rick Ferguson
Walter Hays
Aldrich Lau
Alice Fischgrund
Tony Callasco
Kathy Din’ham
Kathleen Gwyrm
Chris Christofferson
Bill Capps
Planning Commission
Barron Park Association
Community Center Neighbors Association
.Greenmeadow Community Association "
Middlefield Road Residents’ Association
Midtown Residents Association
Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce
PTA Council, Palo Alto Unified School District
Senior Coordinating Council
Stanford University
Valley Transportation Authority
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Alternate members named to date are:
Glenn Rermels
Joseph Lee
Community Center Neighbors Association
Midtown Residents Association
Staff is also working with the California Avenue Area Development Association to
identify a representative from the association to serve on the PAC.
Dining its review of the 1997-98 list of proposed consultant services over $25,000, neither
the Policy and Services Committee nor the Finance Committee requested the opportunity
to review the scope of services prior to staff beginning the consultant selection process.
Staffmet with the PAC in May to review the draft scope of work and its comments were
incorporated into theflnal document. Staff issued the Request for Proposals on June 12,
1998, and is proceeding with the consultant selection process. The fmal agreement with
the selected consultant will come before the full Council for review and approval in
September.
PREPARED BY:Gayle Likens, Senior Planner
DEPARTMENT HEAD:
ANNE CRONIN MOORE
Interim Director of Planning
and Community Environment
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
cc:Project Advisory Committee
HARRISON
¯ Assistant City Manager
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