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Mayor Thorne reported the State has much more stringent standards than the Federal Government and the City is subject to and complies with State standards. What the current administration did in terms of withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, does not impact the City. City Manager Fialho stated staff can provide a status update on the City's Climate Action Plan after it researches the matter. Ann King and Rosemary Young, Tri-Valley Haven, spoke regarding the upcoming Feed Tri-Valley event and explained it is a collaboration of groups from the Tri-Valley that got together to impact hunger in the area and encourage people to give locally. Rob Rubin referenced SB 649 and asked what the City is doing to protect the public in terms of Wi-Fi and its impact on schools. Mayor Thorne asked staff to follow-up with Mr. Rubin. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS 14. Review and comment on the Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan Update City Traffic Engineer Mike Tassano acknowledged the attendance of several members of the Pedestrian, Bicycle and Trails Committee and thanked them for their work as well as Associate Traffic Engineer Matt Nelson. He presented details of the report addressing background and including public input, establishing goals and changing focus to completing corridors. Mr. Tassano presented the prioritization list, changes from the 2010 plan and funding. He addressed corridor versus individual projects, funding, and recommendations. Mayor Thorne stated there is a rumor regarding the possibility of removing a lane from Las Positas and City Traffic Engineer Tassano reported the Plan is only a roadmap and does not designate or presuppose that to provide the desired facility a lane must be removed. Such decisions will ultimately, be up to City Council and each section is treated individually. Mr. Tassano addressed enforcement noting the differences in priorities between motor citations and bicycle/pedestrian issues. Additionally, in response to a question by Mayor Thorne, Traffic Engineer Tassano commented on the rules of the road on bicycle boulevards. Councilmember Brown referenced an email received from a bicyclist who reported using Google to determine a route and was directed to an unsafe route. She wondered if there will be any communication between the City mapping applications such as Google Maps. City Traffic Engineer Tassano reported that to date, there has been no coordination with larger mapping agencies relative to safe bicycling trails. In reply to an inquiry by Councilmember Brown, City Traffic Engineer Tassano reported the City's website has information regarding safe routes to elementary and middle schools. He added it is the intent and goal to have a path on Foothill for pedestrians, joggers and cyclists. In response to a question from Councilmember Pentin, City Manager Fialho reported the Executive Summary identified a minimum of 70% time to be dedicated to the implementation of the plan, through internal staffing. He added that staff will identify resources for implementing of the plan, including consulting services, it may not result in the hiring of staff. Councilmember Pentin noted the existence of funds in related projects that could be applied towards total costs of the plan. City Manager Fialho added there is about $5 million in CIP that would result in improved safety, City-wide. Staff wants the flexibility to decide, internally, how best to accomplish staffing. City Council Minutes Page 3 of 8 June 6, 2017