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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-07-2007 Traffic Safety Commission AgendaCITY OF SARATOGA TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION AGENDA DATE: June 7, 2007 TIME: 6:30 PM LOCATION: Administrative Conference Room 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 Call to Order Roll Call: Ballingall, Biester, Bustamante, Coulter, Kane, Guichard Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on June 1, 2007. Accept Agenda Items: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2. Oral &r 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 future agenda. Approval of Draft Minutes Draft Traffic Safety Commission Retreat Minutes for March 15, 2007 Draft Traffic Safety Commission Minutes for April 12, 2007 Sheriffs .Report to the Commission Protocol &r Process Discussion - Communication with Law Enforcement - Chair Ballingall New Business 1. Traffic Matrix #187 - Carolyn Hemann Issue: Speeding concerns on Portos &z Harleigh Action: TSC will make recommendation 2. Traffic Matrix #188 - Mrs. Towns Issue: Speeding concerns on Regan Lane Action: TSC will make recommendation 3. Traffic Matrix #190 - Michael McCann Issue: Speeding concerns on Brookglen Action: TSC will make recommendation 4. Traffic Matrix #191 Issue: Request for "Hidden Driveway" sign on Pierce Road Action: TSC will make recommendation 5. Traffic Matrix #192 - Mabel Seid Issue: Request for speed bump on Tamworth Action: TSC will make recommendation Old Business 6. Traffic Matrix #179 - Larry Schuster Issue: Request speed bump on Upper Aloha Action: TSC will make recommendation 7. Traffic Matrix #181- Bill Hardy Issue: Speeding concerns on Ravenswood Drive Action: TSC will make recommendation 8. Traffic Matrix #186 Issue: Request for traffic and safety assessment on Herriman Action: TSC will make recommendation 9. Traffic Matrix #183 - Chris Zager Issue: Request parking be restricted to one side of Montalvo Road Action: TSC will make recommendation 10. Traffic Matrix #189 - Ritu Batra Issue: Request speed bumps on Montalvo Action: TSC will make recommendation 11. Traffic Matrix #147 Issue: Review installation of striping on Montalvo Road Action: TSC will make recommendation Announcements by Commissioners and Staff Adjournment to Next Regular Meeting Thursday, August 9, 2007 In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a disabled person and you need a disability- related modification or accommodation to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 408.868.1269 or ctclerk @saratoga.ca.us Requests must be made as early as possible and at least one full business day before the start of the meeting. Certificate of Posting of Agenda: I, Kristin Borel, Public Works 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 June 1, 2007 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. CITY OF SARATOGA' TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION Retreat Action Minutes DATE: March 15, 2007 TIME: 6:30 PM LOCATION: Administrative Conference Room, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 Call to Order at 6:35 p.m. Roll Call: Ballingall, Biester, Bustamante, Kane, Guichard Absent: None Staff. Staff: Analyst Borel, Director. Cherbone and Traffic Engineer Rashid Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on March 12, 2007. Borel reports on posting Accept Agenda Items: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2. No changes Oral &r 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 future agenda. None Old Business - None New Business 1. Directed Enforcement &t Communications with Law Enforcement Discussion with Captain Calderone 2. Traffic Safety Commission Mission Revision of Commission Profile and Mission Statement 3. Traffic Calming and Other Policies Develop process for speed bumps Phased approach to mitigation: enforcement, education and engineering 4. "Messaging to the Community" - Education Campaign Develop kit to empower a neighborhood including form letter Devise a limited "NTMP" process 5. Discussion &z Feedback from Staff Hold "Special Meetings" to discussion of policy issues, to set guidelines or develop goals and objectives. 6. Topics for Joint Meeting with City Council -May 16, 2007 • Increased Traffic Enforcement • Communication with the City Council • Sign proliferation • Safety vs. quality of life Announcements by Commissioners and Staff None Adjournment at 9:40 p.m. to Next Regular Meeting Thursday, April 12, 2007 In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a disabled person and you need a disability- related modification or accommodation to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 408.868.1269 or ctclerk @sarato ag ca.us.Requests must be made as early as possible and at least one full - business day before the start of the meeting. Certificate of Posting of Agenda: I, Kristin Borel, Public Works 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 March 12, 2007 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 Traffic Safety Commission Commission Profile: The Traffic Safety Commission investigates, reviews and analyzes issues, and makes recommendations to the City Council in traffic safety. As an advisory agency, the Commission is not authorized to set policy or give direction to public agencies such as the Sheriffs office or to City staff. Changed to: The Traffic Safety Commission investigates, reviews and analyzes traffic safety issues raised by the Community members and Public Safety Agencies. It provides a venue for the public to express concerns regarding traffic safety issues. The Traffic Safety Commission makes recommendations to the City Council regarding traffic safety. As an advisory agency the Commission is not authorized to set City policy. Mission Statement: To investigate and analyze issues, make recommendations to the City Council on traffic safety and traffic matters. The Commission increases awareness to traffic safety needs of the community by improving communications and involvement among residents. Chan e� d to: To support the City in its endeavor to provide safe streets for the citizens of Saratoga and to promote education in the Community regarding traffic, bicycle and pedestrian safety. CITY OF SARATOGA TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION Draft Action Minutes DATE: April 12, 2007 TIME: 6:30 PM LOCATION: Administrative Conference Room 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 Call to Order Roll Call: Ballingall, Biester, Bustamante, Kane, Guichard Absent: Bustamante &r Kane Staff: Analyst Borel, Director Cherbone and Traffic Engineer Rashid Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on April 5, 2007. Ballingall reports on posting Accept Agenda Items: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2. No changes. 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 future agenda. - Letter from Bob Wallace Re: Pierce Road - No Oral communications Approval of Draft Minutes Draft Traffic Safety Commission Minutes for February 15, 2007. Approved 3 -0 AGENDA 1. Traffic Matrix #178- Martin Lasich Issue: Request 4 -way stop signs on Quito Road at McCoy Action: TSC will make recommendation MOTION: Add striping to crosswalk at Quito &z McCoy and investigate the addition of a center median to create a pedestrian refuge area. (APPROVED 3 -0) 2. Traffic Matrix #177 - Marcia Palmquist Issue: Request additional red curbs on Saratoga Avenue near Sara Park Circle Action: TSC will make recommendation MOTION: Add 15 feet of red curb on Saratoga Avenue to the north side of each exit of Sara Park Circle. (APPROVED 3 -0) 3. Traffic Matrix #179 - Larry Schuster Issue: Request speed bump on Upper Aloha Action: TSC will make recommendation MOTION: Direct the Traffic Engineer to perform a speed survey,'volume count and accident data review and report at the next meeting with results. Ask Sheriff for Directed Enforcement after survey is complete. (APPROVED 3 -0) 4. Traffic Matrix #180 - Steve Allen Issue: Request speed bump on Aspesi because knockdown had to be removed because of constant damage Action: TSC will make recommendation MOTION: Follow recommendation by the Traffic Engineer to install a raised median with a 25 mph sign on Aspesi Drive at Aspesi Court. (APPROVED 3 -0) MOTION: Directed enforcement with a report back at the next meeting. (APPROVED 3 -0) 5. Traffic Matrix #181- Bill Hardy Issue: Speeding concerns on Ravenswood Drive Action: TSC will make recommendation MOTION: Direct the Traffic Engineer to develop a comprehensive plan for Ravenswood and present it at the June 7, 2007 meeting. (APPROVED 3 -0) 6. Traffic Matrix #182.- Tiffany Lyons Issue: Request 4 way stop at Winter Lane E� Chateau Drive Action: TSC will make recommendation MOTION: Install two Yield signs on Winter where it intersects with Chateau Drive. (APPROVED 3 -0) 7. Traffic Matrix #185 - Myrna Thompson Issue: Request Oak Street be made a "One Way" street Action: TSC will make recommendation MOTION: Recommends that no action be taken at this time. (APPROVED 3 -0) 8. Traffic Matrix #183 - Chris Zager Issue: Request parking be restricted to one side of Montalvo Road Action: TSC will make recommendation MOTION: Direct the Traffic Engineer to develop a design for the Hill Avenue intersection, develop possibilities for the straight portions of the road and reassess the striping on the curves. (APPROVED 3 -0) 9. Traffic Matrix #189 = Ritu Batra Issue: Request speed bumps on Montalvo Action: TSC will make recommendation MOTION: Direct the Traffic Engineer to develop a design for the Hill Avenue intersection, develop possibilities for the straight portions of the road and reassess the striping on the curves. (APPROVED 3 -0) 10. Traffic Matrix #147 Issue: Review installation of striping on Montalvo Road Action: TSC will make recommendation MOTION: Direct the Traffic Engineer to develop a design for the Hill Avenue intersection, develop possibilities for the straight portions of the road and reassess the striping on the curves. (APPROVED 3 -0) 11. Traffic Matrix #186 Issue: Request for traffic and safety assessment on Herriman Action: TSC will make recommendation ' MOTION: Direct the Traffic Engineer to create a comprehensive plan for Herriman and the surrounding area and present it at the June 7, 2007 meeting. (APPROVED 3 -0) 12. Traffic Matrix #156 Issue: Glen Brae temporary median review Action: TSC will review data on surrounding streets from Traffic Engineer No Action on this item - informational only. Announcements by Commissioners and Staff Union Pacific Railroad Upgrade project Adjournment at 9:40 p.m. to the Next Regular Meeting Thursday, June 7, 2007 In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a disabled person and you need a disability- related modification or accommodation to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 408.868.1269 or ctclerk@saratofza.ca.us Requests must be made as early as possible and at least one full business day before the start of the meeting. Certificate of Posting of Agenda: I, Kristin Borel, Public Works 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 April 5, 2007 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. Traffic Matrix #187 Kristin Borel From: Carolyn Ford - Hemann [carolyn_hemann @yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 8:32 AM To: Kristin Borel Subject: Re: Traffic Safety Commission Hi Kristin: I greatly appreciate your prompt response to my call and I appreciate you taking time out of your day to address my concerns regarding speeding in my neighborhood. As we discussed, I regularly walk through my neighborhood with my 3 month old son in a stroller and my two dogs, generally in the afternoons. On many occasions, I have witnessed folks speeding down Harleigh between Fortuna Court and Portos. On one occasion, going left out of Fortuna Court, my friend and I (2 strollers, 2 adults and 2 dogs) were almost hit by an oncoming car coming around the curve. On another occasion, I was in my car driving the speed limit and was illegally passed by another vehicle. Perhaps drivers may have a false sense of security since the street is a straightaway and wide. I have. never seen a patrol car in the neighborhood. I would greatly appreciate the traffic board's review of the safety of this street at their upcoming June meeting. Should you have further questions, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Carolyn & Justin Hemann 13731 Fortuna Court - - - -- Original Message - - -- From: Kristin Borel <kborel @saratoga.ca.us> . To: carolyn_hemann@yahoo.com Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 4:55:53 PM Subject: Traffic Safety Commission Hi Carolyn, It was nice speaking with you the other day. I was going through the items for the April meeting, and the Agenda is already full. I will schedule you item for the June 14th meeting, which is held here at City Hall at 6:30 pm. In the meantime, this will give us enough time to gather some speed data for the meeting. Can you please send me an email describing the situation in your neighborhood and what you observe? This would be helpful for the Commissioners to get an idea of your concerns. Please let me know if you have any further questions. 5/22/2007 TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION — Traffic complaint Form DATE: 3/21/07 NAME: Mrs. Towns ADDRESS: 13035 Regan Lane PHONE: EMAIL: 867 -9786 Traffic Matrix #188 DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR TSC MEETING: '6/7/07 DESCRIPTION OF TRAFFIC ISSUE: Speeding concerns on Regan Lane during commute times and cars not stopping at t Stop sign at Blauer & Regan. Traffic Matrix ##190 TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION — Traffic complaint Form DATE: 3/26/07 NAME: Michael McCann ADDRESS: 12777 Brookglen Drive (across from Greenbrook Ct.) PHONE: 253 -2632 EMAIL: mmmmmracin(a)earth]ink.net DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR TSC MEETING: 6/7/07 DESCRIPTION OF TRAFFIC ISSUE: Speeding concerns on Brookglen Drive. Brookglen is a cut through between Cox and Prospect and has a large straight stretch in which vehicles speed. Traffic Matrix #191 Kristin Borel From: sreader [shawn @reader.com] Sent: . Wednesday, April 25, 20076:42 PM To: Kristin Borel Cc: 'Cliff Reader; 'Doug Boales; 'Stephen Clark' Subject: RE: Hidden Driveway Hi, Kristen: There are 3 mailboxes at the end of the driveway. Ours has our name on it as well as the number. We are the first driveway on the left on Pierce Road, before you reach the Mountain Winery, if you come up through Saratoga Village and turn right on Pierce. Thanks for your efforts, Shawn From: Kristin Borel [mailto:kborel @saratoga.ca.us] Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 1:54 PM To: sreader Subject: RE: Hidden Driveway Hi Shawn, No pictures are necessary, but you can send one if you like that I can include in the packet of information that I provide to the Commission. The Commissioners will all go out to the site before the meeting date to see for themselves. Is there a house number or number on the mailbox that is obvious, or just the last drive at the end of Pierce? Kristin From: sreader [mailto:shawn @reader.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 12:37 PM To: Kristin Borel Subject: RE: Hidden Driveway Thanks for your quick response. Unfortunately, one of my sons has a band performance that night at the high school. I would still appreciate an agenda. Perhaps one of my neighbors can attend. If not, can we submit photos or something concrete? We are located at the very end of Pierce and Congress Springs, so the bicyclists are going fast, often faster than 25MPH, downhill at that point. One of my neighbors has been hit. Thanks, Kristen, Shawn From: Kristin Borel [mailto:kborel @saratoga.ca.us]. Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 10:44 AM To: sreader Subject: RE: Hidden Driveway Hi Shawn, 5/22/2007 Page 2 of 2 I will schedule this for our next Traffic Safety Commission meeting on June 7th. The meetings start at 6:30 pm and are held in the Administrative Conference Room. Do you think you would be able to attend? It is helpful if the resident is available if the Commissioners have questions. I can send you agenda, about a week before the meeting. Sincerely, Kristin Borel Public Works Analyst 408 -868 -1258 From: sreader [mailto:shawn @reader.coml Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 6:22 PM To: Kristin Borel Subject: Hidden Driveway. I live on Pierce Road. Our driveway is the last one before reaching Congress Springs (Hwy.9). We have a frequent problem with bicyclists coming down Pierce not knowing that there is a driveway. We have to pull out far enough for visability that there is a danger of hitting a cyclist as they ride to the far right of the road. This is especially a problem with the clubs who are often going very fast . Could the city have a sign placed before our driveway warning of a hidden driveway? I have seen another such sign on Pierce. Thanks, Shawn Reader 5/22/2007 Traffic Matrix #192 TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION — Traffic complaint Form DATE: 5/1/07 NAME: Mabel Seid ADDRESS: 20697 Woodward Court PHONE: 867 -2068 EMAIL: DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR TSC MEETING: '6/7/07 DESCRIPTION OF TRAFFIC ISSUE: Requests speed bump on Tamworth Avenue between Verde Vista Lane and Seaton Avenue. During school hours drivers are going to fast on Tamworth trying to get their children to Foothill Elementary School. Item 7 23 May 2007 Traffic Matrix #1.81 To: Traffic Safety Commission; Kristin Borel, Public Works Re: Ravenwood Drive neighborhood traffic - for meeting June 7, 2007 Thank you for giving part of your meeting time to the Ravenwood Drive neighborhood. Our neighborhood has submitted numerous petitions about traffic problems to you over many years, and most recently, an application to the Neighborhood Traffic Safety program submitted two years ago. Although the program application was turned down, we are glad to see that your commission is considering the safety of our streets once again. At the last meeting concerning Ravenwood, your commission seemed to settle on the suggestion of plastic speed bumps as a fast solution to neighbors' calls to do something about speeders. We would not want to see these devices installed, except as an interim measure, or to test the effectiveness of berms in general. The look and noise the plastic berms generate are objectionable. Three Oaks where we have seen them has very few homes adjacent to them. Many of the streets in our area that experience cut - through traffic around McFarland such as McCoy, Devon, Paseo Lado and Martha have permanent berms that blend with the streets. And Bucknall and adjacent streets have small median signs, "Speed Limit 25 Drive With Care" that may be effective. We would like to see a coordinated approach in solving an identified problem. It seems there is agreement that a traffic problem with speeders exists, and perhaps your road surveys have confirmed this by now. From observations over 18 years we would expect that 90% of it is from Marshall Lane school traffic. There is very little traffic other than residents themselves at other times. Enforcement of the traffic laws that already exist is not being addressed enough as a mitigation. If you know there is a disproportionately high percent of speeders at certain times (enough to justify speed bumps), wouldn't that justify stationing an officer on Ravenwood Drive during those times? The cost could no doubt be offset by the revenue from ticketing traffic violations. Marshall Lane and the school district need to be notified that unsafe conditions caused by speeding drivers will no longer be tolerated; put the responsibility back on the school where it belongs. Readdress the school bus issue; enrollment keeps going up along with the cars but nothing is done to keep numbers from increasing. Recruit some parents to stand at corners, or at the entrance to the streets with signs to proceed with care. I'll bet you could find more than a few willing neighborhood volunteers. All of these measures would help make our streets safer and enjoyable again for all residents. Thank you again for your attention and time. Lisa & Steve Kurasch 18665 Ravenwood Drive Saratoga 374 -9472 See what's free at http: / /www.aol.com. 5/25/2007 MAY -25 -2007 13:47 CSAA 4083661696 P.01i01 To: The Saratoga Traffic Safety Commission Attn: Kristin Borel Re: June 7, 2007 meeting — addition of speed bumps on Ravenwood Drive To Whom It May Concern: pertinent to the discuss of the April 2007 meeting, if speed bumps are installed on Ravenwood Drive in Saratoga, I would lice to see permanent speed bumps without vertical signage. We have a proliferation of signs already and the new stop sign at the corner of Ravenwood and Marilyn is a continuum of un- enforced signage. The absence of vertical signage would be appropriate and in keeping with the character of our neighborhood on Ravenwood. The addition of more pole signage will definitely detract from the spansiveness of our street. Retail shopping centers in the area and residential ef neighborhoods s asphalt Mountain View, California function with berm out o with either shipping, stenciled on ground signage or both. r Approximately 90% of the traffic on Ravenwood is created in some way by Marshall bane School. Traffic is generated by dropping off and/or picking the students, traffic due to before ox after school daycare, traffic to school . events and traffic due to sports practices. We need to have measures in place to control the traffic such as additional officers to enforce the limits and codes that have been established for our neighborhood.. As far as issues that have already been approved and decided, Lane d like to confirm that the sidewalk that has been approved on Marilyn be gins and ends on Marilyn. The sidewalk will not extend onto Ravenwood. I adamantly object to a sidewalk on Ravenwood, aesthetically it would impact the neighborhood and inhibit the flow of traffic. Sincerely, Patty Steinfurth Ravenwood Drive Saratoga TOTAL P.01 Item 8 Traffic Matrix # 186 , Kristin Borel From: John Cherbone Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 9:38 AM To: Brian Berg Cc: Kristin Borel Subject: RE: Herriman /Lexington sidewalk issue Hi Brian, Yes, the TSC has directed our Traffic Engineer to look at the whole area including the turn onto Lexington. Stay tuned for the report in the next couple of months. Sincerely, John From: Brian Berg [mailto:brianberg @gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 10:23 PM To: John Cherbone Subject: Herriman /Lexington sidewalk issue Dear John, I wanted to make sure that the safety issue re: west -bound pedestrians walking on Herriman and turning onto Lexington is included in the safety study being done re: this intersection. Making this turn at night is very dangerous as drivers "hugging" to the right could easily hit a pedestrian. I'm not sure how this could be best addressed, so I will leave to an "expert" like you. Thanks. Brian A.. Berg bberg a,bswd.com Voice: 408.741.5010 13712 Lexington Ct, Saratoga, CA 95070 Cell: 408.568.2505 5/30/2007 Emails and letters from previous meetings regarding Items 6 -11 Item 6 Traffic Matrix #179 Kristin Borel From: Larry Schuster [Imschuster @att.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 12:39 PM To: Kristin Borel Subject: April Meeting Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Blue Kristin Per our conversation, my wife and I live at 14760 Aloha Ave, which is at the intersection of Komina. We have a stop sign that was installed sevral years ago in front of our house to slow down the traffic between Lomita and Komina on Aloha. The stop sign has helped, but most cars fly down the hill (from Lomita to Komina) and only slow down for the stop sign. The lump installed on Komina would be a perfect solution to further slow down this traffic. 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Durin g that period of time parents, late to school, have sped down our street in order to drop off or,. pick up their children at Marshall Lane School. Unfortunately, Ravenwood. is a long straight street in which drivers can exceed 35-40 miles her hour. We have been very. lucky that a small child has not been seriously injured or killed. Recently a police officer tickets a motorist in front of.our home for speeding. In the past couple of years, several new families have moved into our neighborhood. Many young children are now residing along Ravenwood along with our. seven grandchildren that are with us many days. Please before a tragedy occurs - install speed bumps. We have been in contact with the city for many years about this necessity. Absolutely nothing has been done!! You have in your possession a letter we wrote in the last several years and also a response letter from the city. Please once again install speed bumps — it's an absolute necessity. It will slow down traffic to a legal limit. We will not be able to attend the April meeting. We will be in Australia fof the month of April. However, if you give us the date, time and location we will inform a.g many . neighbors as possible. Sincerely, Bill and Val Hardy • vC November 29; 2004 Danielle Surdin City of Saratoga 13777 Fruitvale Saratoga, CA 95070 Dear Ms Surdin, Per our conversation on November 20`h, I am to request that the Ravenwood Drive's ever- increasing speeding problem be placed on the City Council's agenda as quickly as possible. We have lived here for over 38 years and. the cars speeding down our street (mostly to take children to school) is getting continually worse. We would like to suggest that a speed bump be placed in front of our home. We have seen them in other neighborhoods and to my knowledge are slowing down the traffic. The City has in the past placed an electronic speed sign on Ravenwood, but this only slows people down when it is in place. We have observed that as soon as it is removed from the street, people resume their "normal" speed. Our greatest fear is that someone will be hurt or a life lost before anything has been done to remedy the situation. Please place this item on the City Council's December 9t' agenda. I would like the Council to discuss and handle this issue ASAP. your prompt attention to this matter is greatly appreciated. Looking forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Valerie Hardy 18534 Ravenwood Drive Saratoga, CA 95070 (408) 379 -0667 1 U 1 11 o� 13777 FRUITVALE AVENUE • SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA 95070 • (408) 868 -1200 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Aileen Kao Incorporated October 22,1956 Kathleen King Norman Kline Nick Streit February 4, 2005 Ann Waltonsmith Ms. Valerie Hardy 18534 Ravenwood Drive. Saratoga, CA 95070 Dear Ms. Hardy, Thank you for contacting the City1regarding speeding cars on Ravenwood Drive. I wanted to touch base with you regarding the status of your issue. Several of your neighbors contacted the City regarding this issue last spring and . submitted petitions requesting that the Marshall Lane/Ravenwood neighborhood be put officially in the queue for the City's "Neighborhood Traffic Management Program" There are currently six other neighborhoods ahead of Ravenwood. The NTMP process is very effective, but is also. very time intensive. In addition, City staff and resources are spread thin due to limited funds. Let me know if you are interested in getting in touch with your neighbor wfio contacted the City about this issue last spring. I would be happy to pass on your contact:. . information to her. Also, feel free to contact me if you have any additional questions. I work part-time on Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays from 8 AM until 3 PM. Sincerely, Sue Crimi Assistant, City Manager's Office Phone: 408.868.1265 Email: scrimi @saratoga.ca.us r] e RE:, pedestiah crossing on Herriman Kristin Borel From: Barbara Powell Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 5:07 PM To: John Cherbone; Kristin Borel Subject: FW: pedestian crossing on Herriman Hi John or Kristin, Did you already respond to this? Thanks! Barbara Item 8 . Traffic Matrix #186 From: Karen Perizzolo [mailto:kperizzolo @comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 11:25 AM To: Aileen. Kao; Sujatha M; Ann Waltonsmith; Chuck Page; Jill Hunter; Kathleen King Cc: Brian Berg; Barbara Powell; Dave Anderson; John Cherbone; kbores @saratoga.ca.us; Rick Torres; badri_ram @yahoo.com Subject: Re: pedestian.crossing on Herriman Could you please inform us of the meeting schedule of the traffic and safety commission so that we can attend the meeting? Thank you. Karen Perizzolo -- Original Message - - -- From: Aileen Kao To: Sujatha M ; Karen Perizzolo; Ann Waltonsmith ; Chuck Page'; Jill Hunter; Kathleen King Cc: Brian Berg ; Barbara Powell ; Dave Anderson ; John Cherbone ; kbores .saratoga.ca.us ; Rick Torres ; badri ram @yahoo.com Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 1:11 PM Subject: RE: pedestian crossing on Herriman Dear Ms. Sujatha Mudupalli, Thanks for sharing your thoughts with all of us. Please note that all matters in regards to traffic and safety will go to staff and traffic and Safety commission for further detailed discussion, study planning and etc. Council members will not be able to discuss any issues via email. exchange, and we follow the Brown Act which keeps us all within legal boundary. Thank you. Aileen Aileen Kao Mayor, City of Saratoga - - -- Original Message---- - From: Suiatha M f mailto:suia mudupalli(@yaboo.com) Sent: Fri 3/16/2007 10:50 AM To: Aileen Kao; Karen Perizzolo; Ann Waltonsmith; Chuck Page; Jill Hunter; Kathleen King RE: Pedestian crossing on Herriman Page 2 of 5 Cc: Brian Berg; Barbara Powell; Dave Anderson; John Cherbone; kbores@sarato ag`ca_us; Rick Torres; badri ram@yahoo.com . "Subject: Re: pedestian crossing on Herriman Hello Ms Kao, Thanks for your very prompt response. I'm very impressed with the 24 -hr turnaround in installing the knock -down sign and. Bott's dots after Karen sent her first email. I look forward to seeing the flashing lights installed very soon. I also request the city to study the traffic congestion on Herriman Ave and come up with a long term solution.Herriman Ave is majorly congested during the morning and evening school hours, it will only'get worse as more and more high school seniors drive to school. Some kind of grandiose plan would be required to solve the problem.One of our neighbors suggested two great plans: 1. Move the High School main entrance to Sunnyvale- Saratoga road which can handle heavy traffic (there is already a back entrance to High School from. Sunnyvale- Saratoga road). - The advantage of this plan -is the Herriman entrance can be used mainly by pedestrians. This will encourage majority of the lids in the "Golden Triangle" bike or walk to School. I can easily see this will reduce atleast 100 cars during the peak hours. 2. Align the High School entrance with Lexington Ct and add traffic signal to streamline traffic in the 4 7way intersection: After the bad experience we are very scared of letting our daughter walk or bike to School. My daughter and her friend were planning to bike to the Middle School but now both the girls and the parents are scared to let them do it. We can't help but add to the traffic mess by driving them to School. We only live 1 -2 blocks away from High School. Unless the street crossing on Herriman is made very safe, we will be very apprehensive of letting them walk even to High School. Thanks in advance for making the roads safe for the kids. - Sujatha Original Message - -- From: Aileen Kao <akao @saratoga.ca.us> To: Sujatha M <suja_mudupalli @yahoo.com >; Karen Perizzolo <kperizzolo @comcast.net>; Ann Waltonsmith <awaltonsmith @saratoga.ca.us >; Chuck Page <cpage @saratoga.ca.us>; Jill Hunter <jhunter@saratoga.ca.us >; Kathleen King <kk2king @saratoga.ca.us> Cc: Brian Berg <brianberg @gmail.com >; Barbara Powell <bpowell @saratoga.ca.us >; Dave Anderson <davea @saratoga.ca.us >; John Cherbone <jherbone @saratoga.ca.us>; kbores @saratoga.ca.us; Rick Torres <rtorres @saratoga.ca.us>; badri_ ram @yahoo.com Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 12:53:47 AM Subject: RE: pedestian crossing on Herriman Dear Ms. Sujatha Mudupalli, Thanks for your sharing your thoughts with us. Since the first email from Ms. Karen Perizzolo, many email responses have followed and actions have been taken from staff. We wanted to assure everyone that the safety of our residents is the utmost important concern of our City Government. Your suggestions of flashing lights for the crosswalk will be discussed by the staff and they will respond with appropriate plan(s). Again, I am very song that your child was injured and we will take every possible measure to ensure the safety of our residents. Thank you. Aileen Aileen Kao RE: pedestian crossing on Herriman Page 3 of 5 Mayor, City of Saratoga - - -- Original Message---- - From: Sujatha M [mail to: suja mudupallina.vahoo.com] Sent: Thu 3/15/2007 10:13 PM To: Karen Perizzolo; Ann Waltonsmith; Aileen Kao; Chuck Page; Jill Hunter; Kathleen King Cc: Brian Berg; Barbara Powell; Dave Anderson; John Cherbone; kbores@saratoga.ca.us; Rick Torres; badri_ram @yahoo.com Subject: Re: pedestian crossing on Herriman Dear Saratoga City Council, I'm the mother of the l 0yr old girl involved in the accident. I'm glad to see that knock down sign is installed in the crosswalk on Herriman Ave and Lexington Ct. The other plan to install Bott's dot is not sufficient to solve the problem. Installing the flashing light pedestrian crossing will be more effective. When pedestrians want to cross the road, they can, press a button that will cause the lights to flash along the crosswalk. The flashing lights will actually'convey the intention of a pedestrian to cross the road and will alert the drivers from a distance that a pedestrian is getting down to the crosswalk. This will also work well in the night. The mechanism is similar to the walk sign at the traffic lights. Kids are more familiar with it and it will help the kids to stop and wait for the lights to flash before getting on to the crosswalk, giving them an extra opportunity to look both sides. I have seen the flashing lights installed along the crosswalk on Miller Ave in Cupertino near Miller Middle School and being more effective in giving the pedestrians the right of way. I'm also told that the streets near the schools in the city of San Jose have flashing lights installed along the crosswalk. I hope the city council will take the extra step to make the roads safe for our kids to walk to School. The more kids walk to School, the less cars on the road. Herriman Ave is a major thoroughfare for the Saratoga High, Redwood Middle and Foothill Elementary schools, investing in making the road safe will be a great benefit for the residents. Thanks, - Sujatha - - -- Original Message - -- From: Karen Perizzolo <kperizzolo @comcast.net> To: Ann Waltonsmith <awalt6nsmith @saratoga.ca.us >; Aileen Kao <akao @saratoga.ca.us >; Chuck Page <cpage @saratoga.ca.us >; Jill Hunter <jhunter@saratoga.ca.us >; kk2king@saratoga.ca.us Cc: Brian Berg <brianberg @gmail.com>; Barbara Powell <bpowell @saratoga.ca.us >; Dave Anderson <davea @saratoga.ca.us >; Sujatha M <suja_mudupalli @yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 1:09:28 PM Subject: Re: pedestian crossing on Herriman Thank you for your prompt response. I am copying it to Sujatha Mudapalli, the mother of the injured girl. We had spoken' several times since the accident of how to get things moving, but weren't sure of how to get started. It sounds like we've at least started the ball rolling. Karen Perizzolo - - -- Original Message - - - -- From: Ann Waltonsmith To: Karen Perizzolo ; Aileen Kao ; Chuck Page; kking @saratoga.ca.us ; Jill Hunter Cc: Brian Berg; Barbara Powell ; Dave Anderson Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 11:31 AM Subject: RE: pedestian crossing on Herriman Dear Karen Perizzolo Thank you for the email on this accident. I had not heard about it. I am passing your email on to our City Manager and Assistant City Manager. I am sure you will be hearing from the City Staff shortly. Thank you Ann Waltonsmith RE: pedestian crossing on Herriman Ann Waltonsmith Vice - Mayor, City, of Saratoga From: Karen Perizzolo [mailto:kperizzolo .comcast.net] Sent: Thu 3/15/2007 9:43 AM To: Aileen Kao; Chuck Page; Ann Waltonsmith; kking @saratoga.ca.us; Jill Bunter Cc: Brian Berg Subject: pedestian crossing on Herriman March 15, 2007 Aileen Kao, Mayor Ann Waltonsmith, Vice -Mayor Kathleen King, Council Member Chuck Page, Council Member Jill Hunter, Council Member Dear Members of Saratoga City Council, Page 4 of 5 I read the article in this week's Saratoga News about the pedestrian accident on Big Basin Way with great interest. The Council is to be commended for its rapid response in installing the Botts' Dots and knock down signs at multiple crossings within the village. I am curious to know, however, why the much more serious pedestrian accident at the school crossing on Herriman Ave on February 5, when a ten year old girl ended up hospitalized at Valley Medical Center for more than a week, has received little or no official attention at all. In case you are unaware of the details of this accident, the child (who usually walks home with my daughter from Foothill Elementary, but my daughter was home ill that.day) was walking eastbound on Herriman Ave along the high school around 3:30pm. Two cars were already stopped at the school crossing at Lexington Ct allowing a bicycle to cross. She assumed they had seen her, since one of them waved to her, and she entered the school crossing. Unfortunately, the other driver had not seen her, and hit the accelerator just as the girl entered the cross walk. The car struck the girl, causing a compound fracture of her lower leg. I found it odd at the time that the accident never appeared in the Saratoga News, but thought that might be because it was a child. The child involved remains confined at home, with the school district providing home schooling, because of the severity of the fracture. The paper described the school district's discussion of the accident, where the subject of a crossing guard for this school crossing came up. Foothill's principal was quoted as having instructed her students on making eye contact before crossing the street. Every child has already been told that by their parents a hundred times -does that mean they do it consistently, every time? Of course not! They're kids. It is our job as adults to try and minimize the hazards around them while they gain the maturity to be consistent about safety rules. The consensus of the article was that crossing guards were expensive, and no official action needed to be taken. 1 drive through this intersection multiple times a day, and it is absolutely unsafe for pedestrians. I have pulled to the right (because I tam onto Lexington to reach my house) and stopped for pedestrians to cross, only to have cars pull past me on the left to zoom by, clearly paying no attention to the law that says they must stop. Crossing there myself, I frequently have to wait for multiple cars to pass before one will deign to stop to allow me to cross. At drop off and pick up time for the .. schools, it is a hundred times worse, with cars jockeying to turn left into and out of the high school parking lot, which is offset from Lexington just enough that no -one seems to know who has the right of way. Of course, this is the time that our kids, whether they are elementary, middle school or high school age, are trying to cross. If you don't believe me that it is this bad, I challenge you to come out and sit from 8- 8:30am or 3- 3:30pm one day (checking the high school schedule first to make sure they aren't on some alternate schedule that day, since it seems to change week by week just to confuse the parents.) Something must be done about this pedestrian crossing before another accident, potentially a fatal one, occurs. Botts' dots and knock down signs would be the minimum needed. Several school crossings in Cupertino have lights along them that illuminate in response to a button pressed by a pedestrian wishing to cross. I'm sure these wouldn't be cheap, but RE: pedestian crossing on Herriman Page 5 of 5 neither would a lawsuit if you fail to act and another accident occurs. A four way stop, to encompass Lexington and the outflow from the high school parking lot might be another alternative. A crossing guard would also work, but'then next year the funding might evaporate, or there would be an argument over who was paying, and I could easily see this not being a long term solution. A final idea would be a side walk from Lexington to Saratoga - Sunnyvale Ave on the church side of the street, so the kids can cross at the light (this would not solve the high schoolers' problem, because you would never get them to walk the extra distance, but would help the kids in our neighborhood who want to walk to Foothill.) There is ,a push right now to get our kids more active, and moaning in the press about why kids don't walk to school anymore the way they did when we were young. I walked to and from school starting in second grade. We, however, had sidewalks, and everyone walked so there were far fewer cars on the road. My daughter is now frightened to walk home from school. Having safe school crossings for our children is part of our city's responsibilities, not just safe intersections in the business district. Please show that Saratoga cares as much for its younger citizens as it does for its consumers. Take action and fix this dangerous school crossing now. Sincerely, Karen Perizzolo, MD 20393 Chalet Lane Saratoga resident since 1993. 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. h!W:fltools.search.yaboo.com/shortcuts/#news Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q &A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. hto:Hanswers,yahoo.com/dir/?Iink--list&,sid=396546021 Page 1 of 2 Kristin Borel }keyn rncun From: Sujatha M [suja_mudupalli @yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 9:53 PM To: Karen Perizzolo; Kristin Borel; Brigitte Ballingall Subject: Re: Traffic Safety Commission Meeting Hi Kristen, Thanks for sending the agenda. Unfortuntely, I won't be able to attend the meeting on Apr 12th. I would request the commission to strongly consider installing a traffic signal. Eventhough it is the most expensive option, it is well suited for that intersection. It will help to have safe pedestrian crossings. From the novice teenage drivers to the busy adults, all would know well to honor a traffic light and the young pedestrians would know how to wait for the "walk" sign and safely cross the road. - Sujatha - - - -- Original Message - - -- From: Karen Perizzolo <kperizzolo @comcast.net> To: Kristin Borel <kborel @saratoga.ca.us >; suja_mudupalli@yahoo.com; Brigitte Ballingall <brige26 @hotmail. com> Sent: Monday, April 9, 2007 5:29:52 PM Subject: Re: Traffic Safety Commission Meeting Hi, all, I will'try to attend this meeting, but may be going camping. have a couple of thoughts. The first is that if a traffic study is done, it needs to be before school gets out, and on days the high school is in session. The traffic counters need to know the school schedules and count at the peak times to get a sense of how it is on the worst days. For reasons I don't know, Wednesday mornings seem to be the worst, when the high . school starts later, perhaps because the folks going to the high school end up interfering with those of us returning from dropping kids at the. elementary schools. Second, although I had some trouble understanding the .first public speaker at the Council meeting at the time, when he was talking about a sidewalk on both sides of Lexington on Herriman, if you look at the corner, he has a point. It would be much safer for pedestrians if there was at least a sidewalk on the corner itself so there was a safe place to stand while waiting to cross, so that the cars doing rapid right turns onto Lexington.and not looking where they are going don't run you down while you are waiting or on the close approaches to the corner. Visibility around that corner is poor, and especially if cars are parked there (I know it is a "no parking zone" but I've been watching and at least half the time there are cars parked in that stretch during school hours), pedestrians end up in the middle of the road as, they approach the intersection. Thirdly, I believe that since the high school changed its car line drop off pattern to allow only a one way circle through their lot, traffic through our intersection has increased, since cars go through once, turn left into the lot at the entrace past Lexington (causing cars to back up behind them while they wait to turn), then exit at the far end of the high school and often go through a second time on their way out to Saratoga - Sunnyvale. Perhaps this isn't the cause, but it seems like there are many more cars coming from the left as I am trying to turn right onto Herriman in the morning. I know this traffic pattern has been otherwise beneficial, but it may be having mixed results. Page 2 of 2 I know my former neighbor, Kathy Waite, asked about speed bumps on Lexington around ten years ago and was told that the city didn't believe in them due to "liability" issues. On the other hand, I've seen speed bumps going in on other streets in recent times. That should be considered in the overall plan. It would help the safety of the intersection by cutting down on cut through traffic, by making it a less attractive route to cut through. A non - safety issue, but to forward to the appropriate body would be the need to pave Lexington in the near future. They keep patching it, but with the amount of traffic it gets, the patches don't hold. Somehow Thelma has been repaved twice since the last time Lexington got repaved... I hope to see you Thursday night. Thank you for looking into this matter. Karen Perizzolo - - -- Original Message - -- From: Kristin Borel To: kperizzolo @comcast.net ; suja mudupalli _yahoo.com Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 4:38 PM . Subject: Traffic Safety Commission Meeting Hi Karen &r Sujatha, I have attached the Agenda for the Traffic Safety Commission meeting on Thursday, April 12th at.6:30 p.m. It is held in the Administrative Conference Room which is near the City'Manager's Office at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue . You item is at the end of the Agenda, so your item would probably not be heard until after 8:00 p.m. I have given the Commission copies of your emails that.you wrote to the City Council, and the Chair of the Commission was present for the April 4t' City Council meeting. If you would like them to have any other information, you can send an email to me and I will forward it on to them. I hope that you will be able to attend the meeting. I look forward to meeting you. Sincerely, Kristin Borel Public Works Analyst 408 - 868 -1258 Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q &A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. Page 1 of 2 Kristin Borel From: William Klett [n2cirrus @sbcglobal.net] Sent: . Wednesday, April 11, 2007 9:53 PM To: Kristin Borel Subject: Re: FW: Traffic Safety Commission Kristin, Thanks for the updated email. It was my pleasure as well tallking to you. Know that I appreciated your phone call and efforts to deal with the City traffic problems. Sounds like you have tons of work lined up with all of the, citizen requests for various traffic reliefs. I forwarded your email to our neighborhood email list so hopefully you will receive some positive input and some worthwhile suggestions regarding the neighbors concerns. In addition to the speeding and crosswalk incident experiences I mentioned to you, I would like to request that "speed bumps" be considered as a possible soulution to the whole problem. I dislike them; however, I know they work. While I believe speed bumps would alleviate some problems on Herriman, I know it may be difficult to implement the idea as there would probably be much opposition in the form of public protest and funding. The solution to Herriman may only be realized by strict law enforcement, but that is' always an on going effort and subject to availability of traffic patrol. Speed bumps are always present with warning signs and definitely will slow vehiclar traffic, and may even give some protection to the crosswalks. Please consider the speed bump. idea for Lexington as a good remedy to the speeding problem to and from the High School. I do not suggest speed bumps like those on Elva off of 4th street, but rather the dual type which are quite smooth, highly visible and extremely effective. Two dual bumps would be needed on Lexington near the addresses of 13688 and 13749. This would provide for a much slower and safe speed on the street which would make those residents happy as well as those young and old people who walk on the roadway with their books and dogs. Another benefit might be less street maintenance. The heavy fast traffic may have contributed to the continuing pothole problems; therefore, by adding the "bump" may well save some money in the long run. Just a thought... Please call or email if you have any question or comments. Best regards, Bill Klett 867 -1880 Kristin Borel <kborel@saratoga. ca. us> wrote: The Herriman item is #11 on the Agenda, not #10 - sorry for any confusion. - Kristin Kristin Borel gym: brian scottoline [brianscottoline @gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 10:42 PM To: Kristin Borel Subject: herriman and lexingon court ms. borel, i am writing to you on behalf of the residents of 136761exington court. we attended the city council meeting last week and brought up the issue of not only the traffic issues associated with herriman, but also the speeding that occurs throughout the day on lexington court. lexington court is a collector road for the golden triangle leading into herriman, particularly for the high school, as well as an alternative for reaching herriman from saratoga- sunnyvale road, and as residents, we witness constant speeding up and down the road. we appeal to the TSC to consider not only solutions for the problem of herriman road but to consider lexington.court as an associated and closely linked issue to be included in solutions for herriman. thank you for your time, brian scottoline malena ramos mitsue ramos M Herriman, Lexington. and the High School Traffic Problem April 2007 J. Mattox & K Perizzolo — 20393 Chalet Lane, Saratoga 411[0 a� e he 40 0 {� . •`. w Herr imil Ave M. � - •,,... it W.. +�:�` ?� "� - �"'... '�, . 5� �- ,4444 � .�. '#n° • v4- d �., <,i' .� -i � � s � � � �''"�k M � •'A q '° a _ s 1 0071NeV s all ' 07 uro I T%d nologia to 40 ��7V" High School Parking Lot 4 • Problems • See mapping on overhead photo next page • 1. Speeders on Lexington during HS peak. periods - dropoff, pickup, lunch 2. No safe way to move along Herriman toward elementary school (westbound) without crossing to HS (south) side — No sidewalk on north side of Herriman — No crosswalk on north side of Herriman /Saratoga - Sunnyvale Road intersection — Many elementary school children need to walk westbound along Herriman from Lexington (and others) to get to school • Camino Rico, Beaumont, Saratoga Vista also drain into Herriman from north side • Foothill Elementary just short distance west of Herriman /Saratoga - Sunnyvale Road intersection 3. Unsafe to cross to HS side at Lexington - Herriman intersection at peak periods — Distracted drivers — High traffic at peak times — Crazy traffic patterns • Misaligned entry/exit to HS parking lot (See 3A on next page) • Unofficial 'drop offs' on Lexington while waiting for stop sign (See 3B on next page) — Evidence: Recent injury accident to student and car crash 4. Unsafe to stand near intersection on north side waiting to cross Inadvisable to 'just assume people will stop' for crosswalk — need to wait for break in traffic but .... • No sidewalks — need to wait on the street itself • Hard for drivers to see onto Lexington when turning from Herriman • Unofficial 'drop offs' in morning on west side CO owl ID Mb m • N _ n N 4e • Iw ID .,` it I �"'r Aw ap e• . m HerVman Ave CA Pk, k k_ +.' �.i-, - �r. ._ r •/, 1. m 2007+ eq:.'�n. `a """ • 2007 EE,t u rope . i P fools wR -n L Why kids walk on Herriman Saratoga HS Possible Improvements • Avoid need to cross Herriman — Improve north side walking path • Sidewalk along north side of Herriman • Crosswalk on north side of Herriman /Saratoga - Sunnyvale intersection • Make Herriman- Lexington crossing safer — Align HS parking lot exit with Lexington • Alternatively close it off and have HS lot filled /drained at west and east ends - 4 -way stop sign ($) or traffic light ($,$$$) at Herriman /Lexington /aligned HS lot exit — Provide safe places on north side to wait to cross — Prohibit HS dropoffs on Lexington in AM • Slow traffic — Active traffic enforcement on Lexington at HS peak traffic times _ — Speed -bumps on Lexington and /or Herriman Recommendations 1. Create sidewalk on north. side of Herriman -from Sunnyvale- Saratoga at-least to Beaumont • Reduces elementary schoolers' need to cross Herriman (and a safe place to wait to do so for high- schoolers) 2. Add crossing to north side of Herriman /Sunnyvale- Saratoga Rd intersection • Avoids elementary schoolers having to cross two busy streets at that intersection -first south across Herriman and then cross Saratoga Sunnyvale at existing crossing 3. Align central HS parking lot exit with Lexington (or- block it off) 4. If central exit kept- and - aligned, put in 4 -way stop signs at Lexington /Herriman /Parking Lot exit 5. Active traffic enforcement on Lexington at peak times 6. Speed bumps on Lexington and /or Herriman Item 9,10,11 Traffic Matrix Kristin Borel #18351895147 From: Robert Zager [rzager @ix.netcom.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 11:31 AM To: Kristin Borel; chris @zager.cc Subject: RE: Montalvo Road Issues Hi Kristin: Montalvo Road has safety issues. I have lived off Montalvo Road for over ten years. During that time, I have had numerous near miss head -on collisions on Montalvo Road. I am pleased to see that the City is taking action to address this. The basic issue is that a significant number of people use the opposite "lane" to navigate the turns in the road. This is not a surprise because historically there has been no lane designation on the road. After the City painted lane designations (dots on the road), the situation improved. However, the lane designation breaks down when cars are parked on either side of the road — parked cars shift the traffic toward the center and opposite side of the road and well beyond the lane designation. This situation is particularly dangerous due to the fact that in many places, where the road ends isn't all that clear and cars frequently park in the traffic lanes. When cars are randomly parked on both sides of the road, the road is so narrow that traffic shifts to avoid the parked cars and the lane designations are irrelevant. Emergency vehicles would have a very difficult time navigating the available road. When there are parties in the area the useable road surface is reduced to barely one lane by parked cars. This is particularly dangerous because this often occurs at night. Whether the solution to parking is to designate some areas no parking zones or to clearly designate the parking areas and the road surface will require traffic engineering studies. Regarding the issue of raised dots, there are noise issues to consider. Possibly the City can use paint and see if that remedies the situation. If paint doesn't work, dots can be installed later. The'clear designation of lanes on Montalvo Road is sorely needed. When you determine where to locate the lane designations, please pay particular attention to the affects of cars parking on both sides of the road. I have little doubt that in many places the road cannot accommodate parking. Best Regards, Christine Zager From: Kristin Borel [mailto:kborel @saratoga.ca.us] Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 8:52 AM To: chris @zager.cc Subject: Montalvo Road Issues Hi Chris, It was a pleasure speaking with you today. The Traffic Safety Commission's next meeting is going to be held on Thursday, April 12, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Room (near the City Manager's Office) at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue. The issue of markings on Montalvo Road will be discussed I will add your concern to limit the parking. I will send you an Agenda about a week before the meeting. It would be helpful if you would send me an email outlining your concerns with the current parking, 5/30/2007 Kristin Borel "om: Ritu Batra [ritubatra @comcast.net] cent: Friday, April 06, 2007 9:48 AM To: Kristin Borel Subject: RE: letter for Traffic Safety commission Hi Kristin, First and foremost I would like to thank you for helping me address my concerns regarding the safety issue on Montalvo Road. I will not be able to attend the meeting on the 12th due to violin performance of my son. I will outline my concerns and hope you can make. I have lived in montalvo for the past 8 years and have the opportunity to observe the traffic on the monadvo road both by car and by foot. 1. The gate of montalvo is very oddly placed which causes near misses in both directions by cars, if at all it can be fixed it will be great: 2. The turn near the first house on the right when you enter the montalvo gate is a blind turn and routinely the service people park their vehicles on both sides causing a major traffic hazard. The road narrows down to a single lane. If we can limit the parking to only one side and install mirrors maybe we can eliminate just a bit of this problem i.e I would prefer to have no vehicles parked on the montalvo road. Montalvo road is really not a normal residential street because of the historic landmark villa montalvo. As a _'fsult there is just too much traffic on the road which tends to not follow the speed limit as I literally got run over by a speeding driver at the blind turn that I mentioned above. This happened.while I was going on my morning walk to downtown Saratoga. If we could have speed bumps that would definitely limit the speed of the drivers. I can guarantee that something bad is bound to happen on this road as I have walked and driven on this road at all hours of the day being a stay home mom. We also need more supervision by the traffic cops so that people are more careful. I have lived here 8 years never seen any cops. 4. Also because there are no lines dividing the two sides on the road, drivers tend to drive in the middle which also is a huge traffic hazard. I have had many near misses. I definitely support the markings for dividing the two sides of the road. Kristin I hope my concerns are coherent enough to add in your agenda, if not call me at 868 -9743. Thank you so much for being persistent I really appreciate it. Ritu Batra - - - -- Original Message - - - -- -)m: "Kristin Borel' <kborel @saratoga.ca.us> . ,Dj: letter for Traffic Safety commission Date: Fri Apr 6, 200712:48 am Size: 3K To: <rbatra @comcast.net> Page 1 of i Kristin Borel From: DJButcher @aol.com Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 8:04 PM To: Kristin Borel Subject: Re: February Traffic Safety Meeting Dear Kristen, I would like to request an extention until April of the discussion of markers /lines on Montalvo Road. Judy Magnuson and I will both be out of town for the Feb 15 meeting. We are greatly concerned about having lines and markers on our road. Montalvo Road is a located in a lovely setting. It is not a "city" type road. It is narrow in places necessitating driving in the middle of the road. If someone is parked on the side of the road it is impossible to get around. Walkers are on our road all the time and naturally it is necessary to go over the center line to pass them. What will be achieved by putting markers on our road - not much and who will monitor the activity of the drivers ?. No one will observe the markers/ line so the city will have incurred an unnecessary expense and will have ruined the looks of Montalvo Road. Let's just leave it alone. PLEASEII Donna Butcher 20433 Montalvo Road Saratoga C iii ?i ?nm Kristin Borel m: John Cherbone ent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 5:32 PM To:' Kristin Borel Subject: FW: montalvo road markers - -- Original Message---- - From: Norman Kline [mailto:kline @libraryworld.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 5:18 PM To: John Cherbone; Dave Anderson 1. ' Subject: Fwd: montalvo road markers Good.. nicely done. Norm Begin forwarded message: > From: Judy Magnuson' <judy @launchnet.com> ate: November 21, 2006 5:16:47 PM PST "Norman Kline" <kline @libraryworld.com> Subject: RE: montalvo road markers > Hi Norm, > Sorry if I gave the wrong impression of what happened. I did not > mean to > infer that this was a hasty decision. I just got a call from > Kristen in > John,s office and she told me that they have put the project on > hold until > they hear from the neighbors. I am so happy and pleased to know > that our > input makes a difference. > Thanks so much for your help. > Judy > - - - -- Original Message---- - > From: Norman Kline [mailto:kline @hbraryworld.com] > t: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 5:06 PM RJudy Magnuson u ject: Re: montalvo road markers > Judy, > 1 > Staff is pretty neutral about these things. They don't go running > around. > doing this on their own. I'll ask them to provide some type of > documentation of the > commission meeting and who exactly requested the changes. > Thanks, > Norm > On Nov 21, 2006, at 4:59 PM, Judy Magnuson wrote: » Iii Mr. Kline, » » I guess that you were sending me an e-mail at the same time that I was » sending one to you. Mr. Kline, I spoke to almost all of the » neighbors and » they are unanimously in agreement that nobody on this road has » requested or » wants these markers. Would you please tell me the names of the » persons that » you were told requested this. I was told this morning by Mr. Cherbone's office that some people expressed » concerns about the traffic at a get - ,together this May at Montalvo., » I don't » know who these people were, but I know that it was not anyone on » this road » Shouldn't we at least have a say in this? I can't imagine how this » could i> have happened so fast. Please call me. » Thanks again. » Judy » - - < -- Original Message--- - )> From: Norman Kline [mailto:kline @bbraryworld.com] > Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 200612:25 PM > To: Judy Magnuson > Cc: Nick Streit; Ann Waltonsmith; Saratoga City Council Kathleen > King; > Norman Kline; Aileen Kao; Dave Anderson; Cathleen Boyer; John > Cherbone Subject: Re: montalvo road markers 2 » Dear Judy, » This is a followup to your email this morning. » I talked to our Public Works Director, John Cherbone, and he said » that this project was created in response to residents on Montalvo » who were concerned about safety. The Traffic Commission reviewed the » issue and recommend these reflective markers be place on the road to » help drivers stay within their lanes. » John and his staff will be contacting you to provide information » about the Traffic Commission process and how you can proceed if you » believe this project is not warranted. » I'll try and drive by in the next few days and take a look at it » myself, but John has indicated that these reflectors are probably the » least offensive devices on a road. » Walking that fine line of responding to safety concerns while also keeping what makes us special is sometimes very hard. Clearly, we » want to keep this a beautiful country road. » Sincerely; orman Kline Mayor, >> City of Saratoga » On Nov 21, 2006, at 11:36 AM, Norman Kline wrote: »> Dear Judy, »> Thank you for your email. That street is incredibly beautiful and w I would hate to have it looking like an expressway. »> »> Let me check with staff and get back to you with an official >» explanation. »> Norman Kline w Mayor, »> City of Saratoga t n Nov 21, 2006, at 11:28 AM, Judy Magnuson wrote: ear Council Members, »» >»> 3 1 � W> »» Today.I saw city workers beginning. installation for markers on »» Montalvo Road.' As a resident of this road, I was so amazed that »» this was being done without prior notice to me or to any other »» neighbors. I know that our road is an access road to Montalvo »» entertainment events but, isn't it enough that we have to accept »» all the traffic. Do we also have to have this beautiful »» neighborhood road changed to look like a highway? Who authorized »» this? Did anybody from Montalvo road express an interest in »» having these markers installed, or did this request come from »» somebody who does not live on this road? »» I was told that these markers mean the same as a double yellow >>>> line. Why would they be used here on this lovely tree lined »» street? Please reconsider this ugly thing that is about to »» happen here. This street is a symbol of an old and beautiful part »» of Saratoga. Is this what we want people to see? »» Thank you so much for your prompt attention to this matter. w>, Please help us to maintain the beauty and integrity of our »» neighborhood. »» Sincerely, »» Judy Magnuson »» »» »» »> P:� 4 Page 1 of 1 0 Kristin Borel, From: John Cherbone Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 10:06 AM To: DJButcher@aol.com Cc: Kristin Borel; Dave Anderson Subject: RE: Montalvo Road Dear Donna and Michael, We have placed this project on hold. There will be no safety improvements placed on the road until after more public input. I am sure we can find alternative solutions to safety concerns that have been raised by residents in your area. This issue will be brought before the Traffic Safety Commission a second time to discuss alternatives. The City will inform you of the date and time of the next meeting (in February). Thanks for your input and we look forward to working with area residents on this issue. Sincerely, John From: DJButcher @aol.com [mailto:DJButcher @aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 9:_05 AM To: John Cherbone Subject: Montalvo Road Dear John, It is with a great deal of concern that I have observed a crew from Saratoga prepping our lovely street for some sort of road.markers. I just wonder what those markers will achieve. I drive my street several times a day and can assure you that no one will be able to drive within the markers unless no parking signs are put on the street. Our neighborhood is filled with walkers and bikers. We will always need the leeway to go around the persons. The main problem on our street is speed not whether or not a car is slightly over the middle. It is a unneeded and unwanted UGLY solution to the traffic situation on Montalvo Road. PLEASE DO NOT PROCEED WITH THE MARKERS ON MONTALVO ROAD. Sincerely, Donna and Michael Butcher Is John Cherbone ' From: Norman Kline [kline @libraryworld.comj Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 12:25 PM To: Judy Magnuson Cc: Nick Streit; Ann Waltonsmith; Kathleen King; Norm Kline; Aileen Kao; Dave Anderson; Cathleen Boyer; John Cherbone Subject: Re: montalvo road markers Dear Judy, This is a f ollowup to your email this morning. I talked to our Public works Director, John Cherbone, and he said that this project was created in response to residents on Montalvo who were concerned about safety. The Traffic Commission reviewed the issue and recommend these reflective markers be place on the road to help drivers stay within their lanes. John and his staff will be contacting you to provide information about the Traffic Commission process and how you can proceed if you believe this project is not warranted. I'll try and drive by in the next few days and take a look at it myself, but John has indicated that these reflectors are probably the least offensive devices on a road. Walking that fine line of responding to safety concerns while also keeping what makes us special is sometimes very hard. Clearly, we want to keep this a beautiful country road. Sincerely, Norman Kline Mayor, City of Saratoga On Nov 21, 2006, at 11:36 AM, Norman Kline wrote: > Dear Judy, > Thank you for your email. That street is incredibly beautiful and I > would hate to have it looking hike an expressway. > > Let me check with staff and get back to you with an official > explanation. > Norman Kline > Mayor, > City of Saratoga > On Nov 21, 2006, at 11:28 AM, Judy Magnuson wrote: >> Dear Council Members, >> Today I saw city workers beginning installation for markers on >> Montalvo Road. As a resident of this road, I was so amazed that this >> was being done without prior notice to me or to any other neighbors. >> I know that our road is an access road to Montalvo entertainment >> events but, isn't it enough that we have to accept all the traffic. >> Do we also have to have this beautiful 1 L-] >> neighborhood road changed to look like a highway? Who authorized >> this? Did anybody from Montalvo road express an interest in having these markers installed, or did this request come from somebody who, does not live on this road? >> I was told that these markers mean the same as a double yellow line. >> Why would they be used here on this lovely tree lined >> street? Please reconsider this ugly thing that is about to >> happen here. This street is a symbol of an old and beautiful part of >> Saratoga. Is this what we want people to see? >> Thank you so much for your prompt attention to this matter. >> Please help us to maintain the beauty and integrity of our >> neighborhood. >> Sincerely, >> Judy Magnuson 0' 2 Montalvo Road Markers Page 1 of 1 Kristin Borel From: Ann Waltonsmith Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 7:36 AM To: Aileen Kao; King, Kathleen; Norm Kline; Nick Streit;.jhunter95070@yahoo.com; Chuck @chuckpage.org Cc: Dave Anderson; John Cherbone; Kristin Borel Subject: FW: Montalvo Road Markers FYI Ann Ann Waltonsmith Councilmember, City of Saratoga From: Waltonsmith [mailto:waltonsmith @comcast.net] Sent: Wed 11/29/2006 8:50 PM To: Ann Waltonsmith Subject: Montalvo Road Markers - - -- Original Message-- - From: Bill McDonnal [mailto•wimcdonnal@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 12:16 PM To: Ann Waltonsmith Subject: Montalvo Road Markers Hi Ann, Yesterday, we received .a flyer urging Montalvo Road residents to contact you and others to object to the City installing markers on "our beautiful" Montalvo Road. Marianne and I are both very much in favor of these markers being installed. We've dodged enough cars driving in the center of the road, sometimes even having to stop. It appears that they will be installed only where there is impaired visibility; this shouldn't be a big deal. Bill & Marianne McDonnal 867 -01]0 January 31, 2007 Mr. John Cherborne Public Works Director City of Saratoga 13777 Fruitvale Avenue Saratoga, CA 95070 RE: Montalvo Road traffic markers Dear John, We, the residents of Montalvo Road in Saratoga, CA would like to petition you to permanently stop all work pertaining to traffic markers on Montalvo Road. As told to 2y you via Kristen Doyle,and to Mr. Norman Kline, former mayor of Saratoga, we strongly object to anything that makes our beautiful road look like a major highway. TheseJ1 V.�, markers were never requested by any of the residents on this road. We are aware of 3 speeders on this road, but as previously stated, we also know that the violators are not visitors to Montalvo, because most visitors are uncertain of where Montalvo is, and usually drive quite slowly. Rather we feel that they are members of staff or artists residents from Montalvo who are familiar with the road. These drivers will not be slowed r.. down by the markers but will just avoid them. We further feel that it is the responsibility of the Montalvo Association to tell the former• to be aware that this is a neighborhood and to drive carefully. Mr. Kline told me that I would be contacted by your office as to how to proceed concerning this. I have not yet been contacted and know that there is a meeting in February. Since I will be out of town at that time, I am forwarding this letter stating our concerns. Thank you so much for your consideration of this problem and for stopping the work last fall and giving us a chance to respond to this. 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The third is a general letter about pedestrian safety sparked by the concerns on Herriman. Please let me know if you have any questions. Kristin Borel From: M. McCann [mmmnmracin @earthlink.net] Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 9:27 AM To: Kristin Borel Subject: RE: Letter for TSC Page 1 of 2 T� .e w, 3 — B v'v d le— q e t�1 Kristin - Hopefully this is NOT too late for your meeting next week. So, with regard to the traffic issue on Brookglen Drive... We have lived on Brookglen Drive for close to 20 years. During this time the neighborhood had gone from primarily retirees to young families raising small children. My family is a mix of the retired and young family - I'm retired from 13 years of Palo Alto police department, 12 years Public Works in Santa Clara. My daughter is 8 years old. My wife works at home. The speeding issue was addressed several years ago (7 -9 years ?). At that time alternatives to slowing traffic were presented to a group of homeowners for their consideration: additional stop signs, lines on the street, speed bumps, active enforcement, etc. The general consensus at that time was pretty sad ranging from "I don't want a stop sign in front of MY house," "Speed bumps are ugly," "Round - abouts have been tried before," etc. Seemed to be primarily cosmetic concerns not solutions. Brookglen continues to be the quickest/shortest route between Cox and Prospect Road, AM to PM, school hours, weekends, pretty much all the time. Speeding tickets have been issued to "transients" using the neighborhood for the quick cut - through AND residents. Brookglen is divided up into three sections - marked off by stop signs. Section one: Prospect to Brookview is a straight shot. The street appears to be wider due to the lack of curvature. This, the longest section of the street, has 3 courts entering the street from the left. Section 2: Brookview to Bellwood is curved and appears to narrow so (hopefully) traffic slows. Section 3: Bellwood to Brockton is also curved and has one court entering from the right. A traffic survey was conducted a couple weeks ago on the first section of the street. I do not believe it ran a full week. On another note, I don't know about you, but when I see the traffic survey lines draped across the street, I automatically check my speedometer. (perhaps THAT's the solution!) I would like to know what the survey turned up. You cringe as you hear cars scream down the street, praying you don't hear a "thunk" and brakes locking up. We don't let our daughter play in the front yard. And, if we do go bike riding, we take our bikes to what we consider to be a quieter street in the neighborhood: Palmtag, Woodside, etc. A number of our neighbors, with and without young children, feel the same way. We would welcome the chance to reopen the dialog to SLOW DOWN the traffic on Brookglen Drive. And personally, if you would like to put a Stop Sign, Round - about, or a speed bump in front of our house, we would welcome it! Please keep me informed as to the when /where of the next meeting. I look forward to meeting you. - Michael McCann 12277 Brookglen Drive - - - -- Original Message - - - -- From: Kristin Borel To: mmmnmracineearthlink.net 5/31/2007 Kristin Borel Z1-e vy, 7 2cA.ve n W oo d From: Anuradha.Mayer @Sun.COM on behalf of Anuradha Mayer [Anuradha.Mayer @Sun.COM] Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 8:46 PM To: Kristin Borel Subject: Ravenwood Drive Neighborhood Traffic Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Green Hi Kristin, My husband Dave Snider and I are residents on Ravenwood Avenue in Saratoga and would like to share some thought with you about the traffic on our street. We understand that this will be a topic at the meeting on June 7th as well and appreciate that there is time devoted to this issue. We would like to see a coordinated approach in solving an identified problem. It seems there is agreement that a traffic problem with speeders exists and perhaps your road surveys have confirmed this by now. It is clear that 90% of this traffic is related to Marshall Lane school. Enforcement of the traffic laws that already exist is not being addressed enough as a mitigation. We are in fear of our safety when we take our dogs for a walk and have had several close calls in the year we've lived on Ravenwood. Parents and the school faculty should share this concern and take part in addressing the issues. We would appreciate your support in finding a resolution to the traffic issues on Ravenwood Drive. It is a wonderful neighborhood and is currently hindered by these ongoing traffic issues. Thanks for your time and attention to this matter. Regards, Anuradha Mayer 18657 Ravenwood Drive Saratoga, CA 95070 408.378.6544 r GenarzuJ IeWcv c,6ou�" Dear Saratoga Council Members and Staff, I am writing this letter in regards to the article "Accident waiting to happen out on Herriman", in the Saratoga News May 291h edition, I also have grave concerns for our students who have the courage to walk to school not only on Herriman Ave but on all of our streets, particularly Saratoga Ave. Our city needs to take a stand in providing for the safety of all its residents and visitors while also making our city bicycle and pedestrian friendly. With obesity and pollution two of our societies current concerns, Saratoga needs to join it neighboring cities of Palo Alto, Los Gatos and Los Altos in being a leader in bicycle and pedestrian access and safety. This is can be done by slowing traffic, adding bike lanes and sidewalks; we can join them in being greener and more proactive pedestrian friendly city. . This being said, we need to look at all our streets leading up to the historical center of our town and make sure they are safe for pedestrians and cyclists. As you approach the town from all sides, you move through areas of concentrated single- family homes and neighborhoods, schools, churches, parks and libraries. These are areas with high concentrations of families with children. On Saratoga Avenue from Hwy 85 to Hwy 9, which we call the historical mile and is a beautiful entrance to our historical town, are four large churches, direct access to six public and private schools, the city library, two city parks, and homes that line both sides of Saratoga Ave. This is one mile of road that should be pedestrian friendly, but has pedestrian access only on one side of the street. The speed limit is 35 miles per hour and cars go much faster. When a car stops to make a turn, the other cars go around the turning vehicle by driving into the bike lanes. Children stop at the sidewalks crossings and are forced to wait for the traffic to clear even though they have the right of way. We need to take a look at Saratoga Avenue, which is the pride of our community and the historic entrance to our city. We need to make it more accessible and pedestrian friendly. Like Harriman Ave, it is an accident waiting to happen. No wonder parents do not allow their children to walk to school, the library or the park, they are worried about their safety. If you look at our leading neighboring communities, they are proactive in making their communities pedestrian friendly, they slow the speed limit on many of their roads to 25 miles an hour. For example, in Palo Alto on Embarcadero St, which is a direct access road from Hwy 101 to El Camino Real, the speed limit is 25 miles per hour. All the roads leading in and around Stanford University are 25 miles per hour. In Los Gatos, on University Ave from Hwy 85 to the center of town the speed limit is also 25 miles per hour. These cities also have sidewalk and bike lane access on both sides of the street, they post warning signs that there is to be no passing in the bike lanes. These are just a few examples of how to make our city more pedestrian friendly. On a personal note, I have three children who walk back and forth to school every day. There are ten children on our street, and my kids are the only three who walk. Why? It is not safe to walk on Saratoga Ave. My kids have to walk in the bike lane up to Harriman Ave to get to the first crosswalk. They take their lives in their hands every day they walk to school. Every morning and evening when they leave, I become anxious when I hear a siren out the window and ask I myself the question "Did my kids get hit by a car, did they make it safely ?" Instead of walking to schools our streets and schools are congested with cars dropping their kids off. Kids are being driven to school by their parents who live less than a mile of the surrounding schools. What happened to the two mile walking radius around schools? If we made our city streets safer maybe more parents would encourage their children to walk. Saratoga should be fighting to maintain its friendly, safe, pedestrian friendly community. I am requesting that the city not only access pedestrian safety on Harriman, but also the historic mile of Saratoga Ave leading into town. We should be a model to other communities around us, not a follower. Let's not wait until one of our children is hit by a car and dies on our streets. Regards, Sarah and Larry Patzman 19956 Baroni Crt Saratoga, CA 95070 I am a resident of Regan Lane in Saratoga. I am unable to attend the town hall meeting but would like to voice my objection to .the noise and speed of the traffic through our neighborhood. I live at the intersection of Regan Lane and Lj epava Drive and the vehicular traffic is growing in both volume and speed as cars turn off Kilbride and Lj epava heading down Regan Lane at speeds that are threatening to walking residents, small children and pets. We have even experienced a fast- moving vehicle turn the Kilbride corner onto Regan and run over our front lawn with no warning, destroying our landscaping, never stopping and putting our entire family at risk. Please consider speed bumps or another form of traffic control on our street and those surrounding the immediate area. The speed of these vehicles is dangerous, and the thoughtlessness of the drivers is putting our entire area at risk. Let's do something before someone pays with an injury or worse. ikki Kirw June 6,'2007 Ms. Kristin Borel, Public Works City of Saratoga Saratoga, CA 95070 13070 Regan Lane Saratoga, CA 95070 Subject: Speed on Regan Lane (attached map) Dear Kristin, Fran and I have owned our home on Regan Lane since summer of 1975. We have had the pleasure of watching the area change and grow. One practice we have not enjoyed is watching the traffic and speed increase on Regan Lane, between Blauer and Kilbride. I am also told it is a problem between Blauer and Pierce as well. The other problem we have seen is people who do not slow down or stop for the stop sign at Regan and Blauer. The speed on Regan is in both directions, from Blauer and from Kilbride. There is also a speed problem of people coming up Ljepava and merging through the sweeping curve onto Regan and vice a versa. This same condition exists from Argonaut to Regan. My belief is the City recognizes the problem as enforcement has periodically increased and there was a speed measurement machine near the corner of Blauer and Regan. By the way, the placement of the machine was useless as it was almost impossible to get up to the speed limit before passing the machine when turning onto Regan from Blauer. These problems are totally unacceptable to us and something must be done. The potential solutions could include: 1. Better enforcement. Typically that only works for a short time and people go back to their old habits as soon as enforcement leaves. 2. Addition of stop signs at a couple of intersections on Regan between Blauer and Kilbride. 3. Addition of speed humps on Regan between Blauer and Kilbride. Thanks for listening and we look forward to a solution that will resolve the speed and stop sign problems once and for all. 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