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From:Sharon King <br />To:publiccomment <br />Cc:Sharon King; Mike King <br />Subject:City Council Meeting Monday 8/26/2024 Public Comment <br />Date:Sunday, August 25, 2024 2:29:29 PM <br />You don't often get email from sharon_queen_2000@yahoo.com. Learn why this is important <br />Attn: City Council Members <br />Re: Comment on Agenda Item 6H <br />We see from your agenda outline for Monday's meeting that item 6H is calling for: "Grant application and <br />projects approval for San Mateo County Transportation Authority's Measure A/W Pedestrian and Bicycle <br />Program, Vera Ave Permanent Bicycle Blvd Project and James Ave/El Canino Real Intersection <br />Improvement Project." <br />The recommendation being presented to the council is: 1) Adopt a resolution supporting the Vera Ave <br />Permanent Bicycle Blvd Prodect and James Ave/El Camino Real intersection improvement Project and <br />Authorizing the submittal of Two Applications to the SM County Transportation Authority fr Measure A/W <br />Pedistrian and Bicycle Program funding ; and 2) By motion, authorize the City Manager to execute related <br />grant documents. <br />Our comment is the following : On 8/6/2024 @ 6:00 PM there was a "Neighborhood Meeting regarding <br />the Vera Ave Bicycle Blvd Project; held at the Red Morton Community Center. My husband and I <br />attended the meeting along with about 25-30 other people. The meeting consisted of explaining what <br />phase 1 of the project has done so far, and to gather "feedback" from the community pros and cons; <br />before phase 2 would be implemennted. Pros were that some felt the addition of speed bumps and <br />crosswalk additions were helpful in order to slow down straffic near parks and schools; others mentioned <br />that people are either using alternate roads in order to avoid the speed bumps and then therefore creating <br />more traffic on alternate streets. (con) Other observation was that the increased amount of round-abouts <br />and or bumpouts are making it more difficult for larger vehicles (trucks, motorhomes, school buses, <br />firetrucks) to maneuver around. The meeting offered a Q & A time, along with an opportunity for the <br />attendees to post sticky notes on the Vera Ave Blvd Project (El Camino to Alameda) that we saw as <br />questionable and or hazardeous. (I believe I saw at least 2 dozen sticky notes) We were told by those <br />conducting the meeting that our comments would be turned in for further discussion/review; nothing had <br />been decided as of yet regarding phase 2 of the project. <br />Does your item #6H tonight mean that you have NOT seen or heard of the community feedback from <br />8/6/2024 ? If so, why haven't you.... <br />Other comments during the meeting were concerns about parking, price, disruption, noise, detours, etc. <br />We were also told that we would have more options of communication with either another Community <br />meeting and or through the City Council. (the bottom of the flier regarging the Neighborhood meeting <br />says to contact Malahat Owrang, I'm not sure if that's the person who was leading the meeting on 8/6 but <br />if it is; someone asked her if she lives in RC and has driven through the Vera Ave project....the answer <br />was NO to both questions. (How does someone that doesn't live in and drive in the neighborhood able to <br />give insightful feedback to the City?) <br />We respectfully ask that if you are taking a vote tonight, please consider two things: 1) The Community <br />Feedback given on 8/6/2024 during the Neighborhood meeting, and 2) Evauate the pros vs cons of <br />necessity, expense, citizens feedback. <br />Thank you.