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WNC Transportation Committee - Minutes
October 25, 2004 Meeting

Meeting commenced 12:05PM

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In attendance:

Lucy Mejia
LaDonna DiCamillo
Gwen Butterfield
Connie Rivera
Lou Baglietto
Miguel Lopez
Patrick Wilson
Jack Babbitt
Donna Ethington

Minutes of the meetings of August 30 and September 27 were tabled until the November meeting for lack of quorum.

Donna reported that she had emailed the letter to CalTrans with the committee’s comments on the SR 47 to committee members for review or revision.

Pat questioned why it would go to CalTrans but the letter refers to ACTA.

Gwen said CalTrans and the DOT, Federal Highway Administration (FHA) were the lead agencies and ACTA were responsible for community outreach and building the project.

Lou said reference to ACTA throughout the letter was fine and suggested copies be sent to ACTA and the FHA also.

The committee reviewed the draft letter requesting a meeting with Councilwoman Hahn regarding community concerns over BN&SF operations.

LaDonna said she appreciated this action and felt it was far more productive than drastic motions. She said BN&SF can do a lot to resolve the issues, but not everything. A meeting would bring everyone to the table to see what they can or cannot do. She said there are two primary issues, hazmat and blocking the grade crossing. In regard to trains blocking the crossing she feels it needs a call to action by the Councilwoman. She requested clarification on what the committee was asking in regard to storage of hazardous materials.

Donna said what was intended was to see if there is another location that could be used for storage of petrochemical tank cars to resolve that question. She said she would propose that the WNC Transportation Committee action letter that says we are addressing the concerns replace the proposed WWD subcommittee motion to remove the McFarland line.

LaDonna said she has a couple of ideas for L Street and would like to discuss it with the Council office. Approval for implementation would have to come from BN&SF top management. She suggested other discussion items might include landscaping, improved signalization and a pedestrian overpass and how that might be funded.

It was decided that the letter would be revised through emails to the subcommittee. Jack would revise the request for a meeting and LaDonna would summarize the concerns for discussion. The final approved letter would be mailed to the Councilwoman and a copy faxed to Sergio.

The committee made several revisions to the PCAC Traffic Subcommittee Draft Rail Policy motion that amends the Rail Policy Resolution approved by the Board of Harbor Commissioners in August. The original and revised motion will be presented as an informational item on the October WNC agenda with any comments or revisions and final approval to be made at the November WNC meeting.

Miguel Lopez, Teamsters Port Division representative distributed literature and asked for support that would require drivers handling hazardous materials to be properly licensed.

Lou said the ACTA container study had not yet been released.

Meeting adjourned 1:35PM

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Transportation Committee

Chair: Donna Ethington
Meets the last Monday of every month at Noon.
Wilmington Municipal Building
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