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Item 6e Renort from renresentative to Con~,estion Mana~,ement A2encv (CMA) re2ardin~ review of draft Corridor Mana~,ement Proiect List. Ms. Michelotti agreed with Mr. Pico's suggestion to select the third ACE train as the number one priority. Mayor Tarver supported the ACE train and the allocation of the money, but he did not agree with most of the other projects in the top priority list. He reminded people that Council had specifically stated it would only support ramp metering if the City were given the option of saying yes or no and yet millions of dollars are being spent on ramp metering, concepts of traffic management, TOS surveillance, etc. He strongly supported a West Dublin BART station. He understood efforts are being made to get fimding for that project through a private/public partnership, but in the meantime funding is being used for parking at the east Dublin station. He did not support that. Mr. Lum indicated that the details of the projects on the allocation list have not yet been worked out. That is part of the process. Ms. Michelotti indicated she also wanted the West Dublin BART station, but the parking situation at the east station is also important. She agreed with Mayor Tarver that the City should have more information before it agrees to the ramp metering being turned on. Mr. Lum explained that these Corridor Management projects involve many things, including ramp metering. He described several ofthe projects proposed to develop a coordinated strategy for corridor management, including ramp metering. Ms. Dennis asked about the sustainability of the ACE train. Money is being spent from very limited CMA funds and she is concerned whether the ACE train can continue on its own. Mayor Tarver indicated it is $50 million a mile for a BART track and that could pay the subsidy for the ACE train for about 25 years. He hoped the federal government or other agencies would investigate funding operations for this train. Ms. Michelotti said the current allocation is for a third train, which will generate more fares. Ms. Dennis did support the ACE train, but had a concem about its operation. She wanted everyone to be aware of the possibilities. She indicated she has been traveling on the 880 corridor now and there is a big positive difference with ramp metering. It works well to make the freeway traffic flow evenly. That corridor is as bad or worse than 1-580 and she has not noticed long backups on the ramps. She understands the Mayor's concern on whether it will work here, but she has only seen it operating the way it is supposed to. She has only seen improvements. Pleasanton City Council 21 10/26/99 Minutes