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5/21/14 Good Evening Mayor Lo and City Council. From Mary Robertson
Regarding the Letter planned for tonight, I would like to see you add Item 8 of the
performance agreement as well which indicates that "bridges will be designed and
constructed in a manner not to preclude future light rail development in the freeway
median." If VTA does.not adhere to the performance agreement, we would like council
to take legal action to stop this plan.
As this council has experienced over the past few months, it is obvious that any changes
regarding this freeway are of great concern to many residents, not to mention the
dynamics of this city.
You, council, are the eyes and ears for the residents of this city and are elected for the
residents and not your own desires. Please think of ways something as important as this
can be better communicated in the future.
Maybe council could use the Saratogan to publicize any information that would alter oui
city such as the freeway expansion. Maybe council could contact neighborhood
Associations, maybe council could contact members of neighborhoods to get the word
out. Maybe council could have sent out a mailer to- all households in the city. In other
words, a better job needs to be done with such critical issues in the future which is now.
That being said, a recent rumor circulating is that VTA is no longer planning to proceed
with the additional lanes in the median. If this is true, residents need the following from
our council representatives.
L We need council as well as our Mayor and VTA rep to make sure the additional lanes
are removed from the 2040 VTA draft plan that is now in the VTA works. We need
council to make sure that the Dollar allocation for the additional lanes are eliminated. The
published 2035 VTA plan listed conversion only of the. existing HOV Lanes. Council
needs to make sure the 2040 VTA plan reads the same as the 2035 Plan.
2. The rumor circulating is that only the existing HOV lane would be converted. We
need council to make sure that the entire conversion of the existing lane is funded at one
time in its entirety and that conversion of the existing HOV lane will not be a
piecemealed construction of ABCD as was outlined previously. This Needs to be done
at one time.
3. We need council to make sure that no federal funds are used in this HOV conversion.
We want no possibility of trucks in the future.
4. Plan Bay Area Page 27 approved July 13, 2013 lists project 240439 that references
SR85 conversion and additional lanes. We need council to make sure that Plan Bay Area
is amended to reflect conversion of EXISTING HOV lanes ONLY. This info would be
sent From VTA to Plan Bay (MTC).
.r Final List of Plan Bay Area Transportation Projects /Programs y County
July 17, 2013 /
'Amounts shown in millions of year of expenditure (YDE) +
Committ
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RTPID
Project
Total Cost
ed
Funding
Discretio+
Fundin
County
Implement
Rapid Transit improvements in the Santa Clara /Alum Rock route
(includes
dedicated guideways, signal prioritization, ticket vending machines,
Santa
240117
premium stations, real -time information, and specialized vehicles)
$ 147
$ 147
Santa ara
240118 Implement
Stevens Creek Rapid Transit Project
$ 166
!Clara
Santa ara
240119 Implement
El Camino Rapid Transit Project
$ 234
62
$
Santa ara
240159
implement King Road Rapid Transit Project
$ 62
$
Extend BART to Berryessa (includes environmental, preliminary engineering,
Santa Clara
240374
property acquisition and construction phases)
$ 3,489
$ 3,489
$
Santa Clara
240375
Extend BART from Berryessa to San Jose /Santa Clara (Phase 2)
$ 3,962
$ 1,355
$
Implement improvements on Hacienda Avenue between Winchester
Santa Clara
240376
Boulevard and San Tomas Aquino Road
$ 4
$
$
Widen McCllelan Road for bike lanes between Foothill Boulevard and Byrne
Santa Clara
240377
Avenue
$ 3
$
$
Santa Clara
240379
Extend Buena Vista Avenue from Santa Teresa Boulevard to Monterey Road
$ 10
$
$
Construct 4 -lane bridge across Uvas Creek to allow the extension of Tenth
Santa Clara
240385
Street to Santa Teresa Boulevard (Glen Loma Development).
$ 16
$
$
Santa Clara
240398
Widen Los Gatos Boulevard from Camino Del Cerro to Samaritan Drive
$ 7
$
$
Widen Dixon Landing Road from 4 -lanes to 6 -1anes between North Milpitas
Santa Clara
240403
Boulevard and 1 -880
$ 7
$
$
$
Santa Clara
240404
Widen Calaveras Boulevard overpass from 4 -lanes to 6 -lanes
$ 84
$
Santa Clara
240405
Improve intersection at Dixon Landing Road /Milpitas Boulevard
$ 4
$
$
Extend Butterfield Boulevard North (includes 4 -lane arterial, bike lanes,
Santa Clara
240408
sidewalks, lighting and signal modification)
$ 1
$
$
Implement improvements on Santa Teresa Boulevard between Main Avenue
Santa Clara
240411
and DeWitt Avenue
$ 12
$
$
Extend Butterfield Boulevard South between Tennant Avenue and
Watsonville Road (includes UPRR overpass structure, drainage channel,
traffic signal upgrades, striping, median and landscaping, street lights, bike
Santa Clara
240412
lanes and sidewalks)
$ 22
$
$
Santa Clara
240414
Improve intersection at Miramonte Avenue /Park Drive
$ 2
$
$
Santa Clara
240419
Upgrade Saratoga Signal System
$ 1
$
$
Santa Clara
240425
Widen intersection at El Camino Real /Lafayette Street
$ 1
$
$
Santa Clara
240427
Implement pedestrian safety improvements on Route 9
$ 2
$
$
Implement Saratoga Signal Upgrade Project Phase 11 (includes providing
traffic management system at Saratoga City Hall and communication
Santa Clara
240428
equipment to all upgraded signals)
$ 1
$
$
Implement streetscale improvements on Prospect Road between Saratoga
Santa Clara
240430
Avenue and Saratoga - Sunnyvale Road
$ 2
$
$
Santa Clara
240434
Implement sidewalk and pedestrian enhancements on Saratoga Avenue
$ 0
$
$
Improve southbound U.S. 101 between San Antonio Road to Carleston
Santa Clara
240436
Road /Rengstorff Avenue
$ 51
$
$
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Route 85 express lanes between Route 87 and 1 -280: Convert HOV lane to
express lane between U.S. 101 and 1 -280; Convert HOV lane and construct
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additional express lane between 1 -280 and Route 87; Convert HOV lane to
express lane between Route 87 and southbound U.S. 101; Construct 1.1 mile
auxiliary lane between South De Anza Boulevard northbound on -ramp and
Stevens Creek Boulevard northbound off -ramp (included under VTA Express
Santa I Clara
240439
Lane Network RTPID #240742)
$ 187
$ -
$
Santa Clara
240441
Improve interchange at U.S. 101 /Oregon Expressway /Embarcadero Road
$ 128
$ -
$
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