City of Oakland, CA
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The document contains the agenda and partial minutes from Oakland's Bicyclist and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC) monthly meetings held in December 2014 and November 2014. The December 18, 2014 meeting, scheduled from 5:30–7:30 pm at City Hall, included nine commissioners and covered four primary items: design alternatives for a Lake Merritt to Bay Trail pedestrian/bicycle bridge (35 minutes), near-final design review for OBAG-funded bikeways on Oak Street, Madison Street, 8th Street, and 9th Street leading to Lake Merritt BART (30 minutes), adoption of draft commission by-laws (20 minutes), and a three-month agenda look-ahead (15 minutes). The document also references approval of November and December 1 special meeting minutes and provides public comment procedures under Robert's Rules of Order.
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