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TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
AGENDA
DATE: May 8, 2006
TIME: 6:30 PM
LOCATION: Administrative Conference Room
City of Saratoga
13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
Call to Order
Roll Call: Ballingall, Biester, Bustamante, Kane, Guichard
Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda for this
meeting was properly posted on May 4, 2006.
Accept Agenda Items and Order: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code
Section 54954.2.
Oral &t Written Communication
Any member of the public may address the Commission about any matter not on the agenda for this
meeting for up to three minutes. Commissioners may not comment on the matter but may choose to place the topic
on a f uture agenda
Approval of Draft Minutes
Draft Public Safety Commission Minutes for February 9, 2005
Old Business
1. Traffic Matrix #96 - Pam Roper
Issue: Review implementation of Speed Lumps on Three Oaks Way
Action: TSC will review and make recommendation if necessary
New Business
2. Traffic Matrix # 136 — Daniel Onn (Continued from meeting on February 9, 2006)
Issue: Requests traffic light at Herriman &t Saratoga Avenue, also light at Montauk Way and
Fruitvale Avenue
Action: TSC will make recommendation
3. Traffic Matrix # 141- Susan Zucca
Issue: Requests 25 mph knockdown sign on Allendale near Quito due to speeding
Action: TSC will make recommendation
4. Traffic Matrix # 142 - Fred Peterson
Issue: Requests pedestrian crossing at Crisp and Fruitvale Avenue
Action: TSC will make recommendation
5. Traffic Matrix # 143 - Cathleen Harden
Issue: Requests "Children At Play" sign on Manor Drive
Action: TSC will make recommendation
6. Traffic Matrix # 144 - Yumi Hiroshima
Issue: Requests speed bumps on Brookglen Drive due to speeding
Action: TSC will make recommendation
7. Traffic Matrix # 145 - Jeff Barco
Issue: Requests speed bumps on Komina due to speeding
Action: TSC will make recommendation
Traffic Matrix # 146 - Bo Wahlgren
Issue: Requests safety at intersection of Covina & Prospect be improved
Action: TSC will make recommendation
9. Traffic Matrix # 147 - Donna Butcher, Richard Mattern
Issue: Safety concerns on Montalvo
Action: TSC will make recommendation
Staff Report - John Cherbone
A. Aloha Avenue
B. Oak Street Pedestrian Crossing
C. Pierce Road Speed Bumps
Announcements by Commissioners and Staff
School Traffic Task Force Meeting
Adjournment to Next Meeting
Thursday, August 11, 2006
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Certificate of Posting of Agenda:
I, Kristin Borel, Administrative Analyst for the City of Saratoga, declare that the foregoing agenda for the meeting
of the Traffic Safety Commission of the City of Saratoga was posted on May 4, 2006, at the office of the City of
Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga, CA 95070 and was available for public review at that location. The agenda
is also available on the City's website at www.saratoga.ca.us.
Kristin Borel
From: properkaiser @comcast.net
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 2:48 PM
To: Kristin Borel
Subject: RE: Three Oaks Way Speed Lumps
Hi Kristin,
Did you see my earlier message?
Best Regards, Pam
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Erom: "Kristin Borel" <kborel @saratoga.ca.us>
> Bill,
> Thank you for your comments and observations. I will be forwarding
> all of the comments to the Traffic Engineer and he will make an assessment
> of the street and the bumps. We will then be bringing this back to the
> Traffic Safety Commission on May 8th for their review and discussion.
.> Please do not hesitate to contact me regarding any observations over
> the next few weeks.
> Sincerely,
> Kristin Borel
> Public Works Analyst
> 408 - 868 -1258
> - - - -- Original Message---- -
> From: Bill Boller [ mailto:billb @stanfordalumni.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 8:11 PM
> To: properkaiser@comcast.net; John Cherbone; mnunez @saratogausd.org
> Cc: susaneban @comcast.net; billb @stanfordalumni.org; Kristin Borel;
> Rick Torres
> Subject: Re: Three Oaks Way Speed Lumps
> Kristin and John,
> I'd like to add my thanks, as well. We appreciate very much your
> perseverence and responsiveness to our significant safety concerns.
> If you will forgive, me, I'm going to be a little more candid about
> one of the issues that Pam has raised with you; that of the lateral
> placement of the set of lumps at the West end of Three Oaks. 1 would
> like to invite you to observe this set, yourselves. I'm sure you will
> share our surprise and disappointment that the final placement of the
> two lumps relative to each other has negated their effectiveness
> entirely. In fact, as Pam has noted, they now serve to encourage
> drivers to merely swerve to the center of the road so that they do not
> have to reduce speed at all, as they now proceed down the center of
> the roadway between the significant gap. Pam was "kind" to suggest
> that they do partial good in this configuration. My observation of
> many vehicles suggests they do essentially no good, as installed, and
> in fact might actually be a cause of a future incident because of this
> placement.
> Please evaluate yourselves and I am confident you will arrange for
> modification to this installation.
> With Regards, Bill Boller
> - - - - -- Original Message - - - - --
> Received: 07:51 PM PST, 03/29/2006
> From: properkaiser@comcast.net
> To: jcherbone@ saratoga. ca .us>,mnunez @saratogausd.orgCc:
> susaneban @comcast.net
> (Susan
> Bancroft), billb@ stanfordalumni .org, °dpaisley93 @comcast.net. "Kristin
> Borel ", <kborel @saratoga.ca.us >, "Rick Torres" <rtorres @saratoga.ca.us>
> Subject: Three Oaks Way Speed Lumps
> Dear Kristin and John,
> cc: Rick and M. Nunez
> First, I would like to thank the Public Works and Traffic Engineering
> Dept.
> for the speed lumps on Three Oaks Way. The lumps do slowdown some of
> the traffic and are a nice addition -- they help make the street a bit
> safer.
> The signs are also a great help. Thank you very, very much! I will
> write a letter to the Mayor and City Council mentioning your excellent
> customer service.
> Second, I have observed that the lumps at the end of the street
> closest to Saratoga -Los Gatos Road are pretty far apart and cars can
> center their wheels in the middle of the two lumps and not do not slow
> down much. It's almost as smooth as the flat pavement when you center
> your wheels over the edges of the two lumps. When walking my dog,
> I've observed many larger vehicles just stradle the lumps in the
> center and keep traveling at a speed much faster than 25mph. Is there
> any way they can be moved closer to each other (side by
> side)? Those cars continue to drive down the middle of the street
> after
> their manuever and this is a problem. Also, could the lumps be raised
> to be higher?
> The lumps on the end of the street closest to Fruitvale do slow down
> traffic because they are closer to each other (the street is very
> narrow at this location). However, between these lumps and the next
> set of lumps the cars pick up speed again (much higher than 25 mph)
> until they stradle the lumps at -the end closest to Saratoga Los Gatos
> without slowing down much. Also, if you are the big Suburan with a
> "Master Craft" decal on the back window you can just go 45 mph over
> the lumps and keep on going without much of a "bump"
> (he
> does it daily).
> I don't want to sound like I'm complaining. Instead I look at my
> observations as continuous improvement suggestions. Now that the
>° lumps have been in for a couple of weeks I continue to observe unsafe
> behavior (the lumps aren't very
> steep) and cars are going over them at 25+ mph and then speeding up
> again.
> Are any improvement tweaks possible?
> Best Regards, Pam