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17meetings

17 meetings listed from Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026; 16 transcribed, the newest on Sep 22, 2026, for 26 hours.

typical meeting 1 h 43 min · 6 members seated

What the members said

25:29
Homelessness and encampmentsI would summarize it as provide clarity on what Caltrans is willing to do and work with Caltrans on the homelessness encampment policy.Zac UngerMember · Public Works and Transportation Committee · Feb 24, 2026Open the meeting at 25:29
  • 19:54
    How do you choose where you direct a street sweeper to go in and clean up the street throughout the city?Noel GalloMember · Public Works and Transportation Committee · Jun 23, 2026Open the meeting at 19:54
  • Do we have systems in the city where people are looking at, you know, projected climate events, you know, a couple years in the future?Charlene WangCouncil member · Public Works and Transportation Committee · Sep 22, 2026 34:17Open the meeting at 34:17

Two members are in the running for most talk time

Noel Gallo and Ken Houston each average 6.6 to 7.3 minutes a meeting, and each could rank first; the data can’t order them.

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Latest meetings

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16 of 17 meetings transcribed, Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026.Newest: Oct 13, 2026
Public Works and Transportation Committee · 2 h 20 min · 7 public speakersSep 22 · 19th Street BART To Lake Merritt Project Construction Contract Amendment took 45 minThe longest item after routine business: 19th Street BART To Lake Merritt Project Construction Contract Amendment, 45 min of this 2 h 20 min meeting.Speakers: Ken Houston, Noel Gallo, Charlene Wang, Zac Unger
Longest item: 32% of the meeting11 agenda itemsWatch
Public Works and Transportation Committee · 1 h 52 min · 10 public speakersJul 14 · Collision Repair Contracts For Light And Heavy Vehicles took 34 minThe longest item after routine business: Collision Repair Contracts For Light And Heavy Vehicles, 34 min of this 1 h 52 min meeting.Speakers: Ken Houston, Noel Gallo, Zac Unger, Charlene Wang
Longest item: 30% of the meeting14 agenda itemsWatch
Public Works and Transportation Committee · 1 h 01 min · 3 public speakersJun 23 · Contracts With United Rotary Brush Corp. And Owens Equipment Sales took 15 minThe longest item after routine business: Contracts With United Rotary Brush Corp. And Owens Equipment Sales, 15 min of this 1 h 01 min meeting.Speakers: Ken Houston, Noel Gallo, Charlene Wang, Zac Unger
Longest item: 24% of the meeting10 agenda itemsWatch
Public Works and Transportation Committee · 1 h 34 min · 7 public speakersJun 9 · Bike Share Franchise Amendment took 36 minThe longest item after routine business: Bike Share Franchise Amendment, 36 min of this 1 h 34 min meeting.Speakers: Ken Houston, Charlene Wang, Noel Gallo, Zac Unger
Longest item: 38% of the meeting10 agenda itemsWatch
All 16 transcribed meetings

One more meeting is not transcribed yet.

Listed after the newest meeting above, not transcribed yet (video listings through Oct 20): 1

Coming upNothing posted on city calendars as of Oct 29. Some boards post elsewhere. RSS feed

Nine public speakers a meeting; the biggest crowd, 31, came on Feb 10, 2026

Feb 10, 202631 speakersMar 10, 2026The committee took up an informational report from the city administrator on the proposed reorganization of the Department of Transportation Parking Division.20 speakersJan 27, 202612 speakersJul 14, 2026Item 3, a cooperation agreement with AC Transit for the Fruitvale Avenue Transit Signal Priority Project, was taken up, and staff from the Department of Transportation presented it.10 speakersMay 26, 2026The committee took up an informational report from the City Auditor on the performance audit of illegal dumping.10 speakers

bar = public speakers at that meeting · tick = average meeting