COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD
MINUTES
June 28, 2006

Present: Bonnie Hasenback, Sally Mullen, Don Taylor, Lee Dibble, Nancy Wang, David Johnson, Chris Carrieri, Rita Runyan, Alby Manuel, Ryan Styles

Guests: Steve Birdlebough, Willard Richards

Staff: Ken McNab, Pat Fruiht
 
Neighborhood Leaders: None Present
 
CHAIR REPORT 

Attended meetings on Downtown Station Area Plan
 
REPORT: SMART AND STATION AREA PLAN

Ken McNab gave an overview of the Downtown Station Area Plan reporting that the $450,000 grant was studying an area in a 1/2 mile radius from the potential rail station in Railroad Square. There have been several community meetings. The discussion has centered on land use intensification and bringing people downtown. The specific plan will be released in the Fall.
 
Steve Birdlebough with SMART said that there appears to be consensus that we will get a train and that the freeway can't be widened any further so we need to look at other options. They are projecting 5000 riders per day. Most of the ridership would be between the Rail Station and Petaluma. About 10% would go as far as Larkspur to pick up the Ferry. There will be a ballot measure on in November.
 
OTHER
 
ACTION: Send CAB members the COPE brochure.
ACTION: Add Evelyn to the Exec committee
 
COURTHOUSE SQUARE

Sally reported that the City Council established a new committee that will be looking at Courthouse Square. Lisa Kranz is the planner for the project.  The first step is to look at the Square and what is currently in the Square. Second step will be to look at similar squares in other cities of similar size and the final step will be to determine how the citizens should be involved in the discussion.  CAB is being looked at as the group that can help with the outreach. Sally is representing the CAB on the committee.
 

STRAT PLAN REPORTS

Environment: they are focusing on three areas: purchasing policies, Green Building Guidelines and the 2nd Annual Climate Protection Conference.
 
Traffic: Street Smarts has hired a part-time person and will be working with CAB to get neighborhoods to adopt street smart signs.
ACTION: Invite the staff member to a future meeting.
 
ACTION: Staff will email the restructuring report to the CAB
 
Meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.