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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: August 17, 2011 AGENDA ITEM:
DEPARTMENT: Public Works CITY MANAGER: Dave Anderson
PREPARED BY: Kristin Borel DIRECTOR: John Cherbone
Public Works Analyst
SUBJECT: Motor Vehicle (MV) Resolution Restricting Parking on Melinda Circle
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Move to adopt MV Resolution restricting parking on a portion of Melinda Circle. REPORT SUMMARY:
The City was contacted by Christy McAulliff Elementary School concerned with pedestrian
safety for children entering and exiting the school property. The main concern is at the back gate
where the emergency access ramp exits directly onto Melinda Circle. During the peak drop off
and pick up periods at the school, parents park on both sides of Melinda Circle, including immediately adjacent to and in front of the emergency vehicle access driveway. Students who
use the emergency access driveway need to walk through and around the parked vehicles to
access and exit the school. Due to the congestion around the driveway, the visibility of the
students by the drivers is blocked by the parked vehicles.
To improve visibility of students walking and bicycling at the emergency vehicle access
driveway, staff recommends that No Parking or Stopping Anytime be implemented for ten feet
on either side of the driveway and across the driveway itself.
In order to enforce a new No Parking restriction, it is necessary that the attached Motor Vehicle Resolution be adopted by City Council.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
Approximately $250 in labor and materials is required for the City to post the sign. These
improvements are paid through the CIP which has a fund devoted to Traffic Safety.
CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FOLLOWING RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
The MV Resolution would not be adopted and traffic conditions would continue as is.
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ALTERNATIVE ACTION (S):
None in addition to the above.
FOLLOW UP ACTION(S):
The sign will be installed and the Sheriff’s Department will be notified of the new restriction.
ADVERTISING, NOTICING AND PUBLIC CONTACT:
This item was posted as a City Council agenda item and was included in the packet made
available on the City’s web site in advance of the meeting. A copy of the agenda packet is also made available at the Saratoga Branch Library each Monday in advance of the Council meeting
and residents may subscribe to the agenda on-line by opting in at www.saratoga.ca.us
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Map
2. MV Resolution