MEETING
A regular meeting of the Hayward Planning Commission was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chair McDermott.
ROLL CALL
Present: COMMISSIONERS: Schott, Loch?, Enders, Faria, Lavelle, Parso
CHAIRPERSON: McDermott
Absent: COMMISSIONER: None
Commissioner Faria led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Staff Members Present: Buizer, Lawson, Madhukansh-Singh, Neklason, Owusu, Rizk
General Public Present: 0
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were none.
PUBLIC HEARING
1. Recommended FY 2016-FY 2025 Capital Improvement Program
Public Works Engineering and Transportation Director Fakhrai introduced Assistant City Engineer Owusu who provided a synopsis of the staff report.
Commissioner Loch? emphasized that in addition to structural and equipment improvements in regards to disaster preparedness, City staff should continuously be educated on disaster preparedness. Assistant City Engineer Owusu responded that disaster preparedness was one of the City Council's stated priorities, noting that one of the key utilities projects would be the seismic upgrade of the Mission 24'' Aqueduct.
In response to Commissioner Loch?'s question on how street improvements were prioritized, Mr. Owusu shared that the City was divided into districts and that street improvements concentrated on performing repairs on two districts at a time per year. He elaborated that the sidewalk program had two components which were tripping hazard removal and sidewalk repair. He noted that historically, staff had been able to complete repairs in two districts per year.
Commissioner Lavelle referenced the Comprehensive Transportation Plans mentioned in the City Manager's letter to the City Council which was included in the staff report, and asked if the traffic impact fee would be imposed on developers. Director Fakhrai stated that a study will be performed throughout the city to determine what the needs are and what improvements need to be done, and based on this, an analysis w...
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