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Kyle McGarrity, Boy Scouts Troop 948, said he attended tonight's meeting both in pursuit of a merit <br /> badge and to honor the city's politics. He said it has come to his attention that portions of the Iron Horse <br /> Trail, which may or may not be located in Pleasanton, have significant cracking that may prove <br /> hazardous to cyclists and asked that the city look into the needed repairs. <br /> Mayor Thome asked whether this falls under the city's jurisdiction. <br /> Director of Operation Services Smith could not say but noted that the city does perform regular <br /> maintenance on its portion of the trail. He asked that Kyle contact him with more specific information on <br /> where the damage is located so that he may look into the matter. <br /> Amav Garg, Boy Scouts Troop 948, said he was also pursuing a merit badge. He advised the Council <br /> that the new street lights being installed around the city are not as bright as what they've replaced and <br /> often fail to provide sufficient light for pedestrian purposes. <br /> John Loll, merit badge counselor, explained that both boys were working towards their Citizenship in <br /> the Community Badge. He thanked the city for installing a crosswalk at Peters and Angela Avenue as <br /> he had suggested when he last spoke before the Council. He agreed with Amav that the new LED <br /> street lights are troublesome. Specifically, he said that they do not focus well, spill over into driveways <br /> and windows and are very glaring at night. He suggested that if the city had waited or perhaps studied <br /> the types of instruments available that a better solution could have been found. <br /> PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS <br /> 21. Presentation regarding the City of Pleasanton Mobile Citizen App <br /> Mr. Smith presented the staff report, noting that the item is informational only in nature. He stated that <br /> over the last decade the city has been working to leverage technology to more efficiently manage the <br /> work that it does. The city's computerized maintenance management system is fully integrated with an <br /> infrastructure database and Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping. Asa final piece of this <br /> system staff is looking to introduce the Mobile Citizen program, which is a smart phone application that <br /> allows residents and business to communicate maintenance issues with any of the city's resources in a <br /> non-emergency situation. He shared a brief video highlighting the features of Mobile Citizen. <br /> Mr. Fialho noted that the same features would be made available on the city's new website when it is <br /> rolled out in the June/July timeframe. <br /> Councilmember Cook-Kallio asked and Mr. Smith confirmed that if someone were to report an issue <br /> with something not under the city's jurisdiction, the information would be forwarded to the appropriate <br /> party. <br /> Councilmember Brown asked if GIS mapping would allow staff to identify a location even if a <br /> photograph were not of the best quality. <br /> Mr. Smith confirmed, explaining that Mobile Citizen also logs the GPS location when an issue is <br /> reported. <br /> Councilmember Brown noted that her phone is set to block her GPS location. <br /> Mr. Smith explained that the program will notify users if their GPS is off. If they still do. not wish to <br /> activate GPS, they may type in the address. <br /> City Council Minutes Page 5 of 15 April 15,2014 <br />