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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-02-2016 Joint Meeting Materials City of Saratoga CITY COUNCIL JOINT MEETING Discussion Topics Joint Meeting with the Traffic Safety Commission March 2, 2016 | 6:00 p.m. City Hall | Administrative Conference Room 6:00 p.m. Welcome 6:15 p.m. Traffic Safety Commission Work Plan 6:30 p.m. Crime Prevention 6:45 p.m. Other Remarks & Wrap Up Dinner will provided during at the Joint Meeting. The Regular Session of the City Council begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Civic Theater. Joint meeting attendees are invited to attend the Regular Session and share an overview of the joint meeting. Traffic Safety Commission (TSC) Work Plan Page 1 of 2 CITY OF SARATOGA Memorandum To: Mayor Cappello & Members of the Saratoga City Council From: Mainini Cabute, Management Analyst II Date: 3/02/2016 Subject: Traffic Safety Commission (TSC) Work Plan The City of Saratoga Traffic Safety Commission proposes the following work plan for 2016:  Continue to investigate, review and analyze traffic safety issues raised by the Community  Promote education to the Community regarding traffic, bicycle and pedestrian safety  Continue to refine the TSC process to find ways to improve website information and communication to the public.  Establish guidelines for Traffic Calming as needed  Review projects on the Capital Improvement Project list and prioritize for funding 2015 Summary: Each month, the City receives several traffic safety concerns and complaints from residents who are looking to make traffic changes in their neighborhood. The City adds each item to the upcoming Traffic Safety Commission meeting, which meets regularly on odd months, six times annually. The traffic safety concerns vary but many times the complaints involve speeding, sight distance issues, crosswalks, restricted parking and traffic safety issues involving pedestrians, especially students. Fiscal Impacts: The Traffic Safety Commission gives recommendations to the City on how to resolve traffic safety issues. Often times, the recommendation requires changes to the street or intersection to improve safety. Sometimes the recommendations are a simple striping project or sign installation, while others require a larger project, involving a lighted crosswalk, speed tables, or permanent radar feedback signs. The current annual budget for the recommended changes does not allow for expeditious resolutions of the traffic safety issue. Simple projects such as striping can take six months to complete due to project prioritizing and more significant projects, such as lighted crosswalks, can take two or more years due to budget constraints. The table below shows the items that were heard in 2015. It does not include items involving vegetation trimmings, direct enforcement requests, and items that resulted in no action by the Traffic Safety Commission (TSC) Work Plan Page 2 of 2 Commissioners. Note: there were no action items for January 2015 due to lack of quorum. All of the items were sent to the March meeting for review. Date Issue TSC Recommendation Status 3/12/2005 Speeding on Scotland and Tweed Striping to improve visibility Complete 3/12/2015 Traffic safety/ risk of collision/speeding on corner of Hammons and Thelma Install stop signs at corner for 4-Way stop ability Complete 3/12/2015 Speeding at Allendale Speed bumps and shoulder striping Delayed due to budget= $40K 3/12/2015 Speeding at Lomita Ave and Komina Create walking area for pedestrian path and asphalt berms Delayed due to budget= $40K 3/12/2015 Unsafe left turn at Cox/Wardell Install designated left turn unit. Delayed due to budget= $30K 5/14/2015 Speeding /dangerous turn on Mellon Drive at Radoyka Stripe center line with chatter bars To be implemented this spring with a project bundle 5/14/2015 Traffic Calming at Arroyo De Arguello Neighborhood Implement traffic calming methods in neighborhood identified by Traffic Engineer To be implemented this spring with a project bundle 7/09/2015 Restrict parking on Carneil Ave due to sight line visibility Install restricted parking signs Complete 7/09/2015 Crosswalk safety at McCoy and Quito Install lighted crosswalk Delayed due to budget= $30K 7/09/2015 Stop signs at La Paz/ Aspesi, Casablanca/Myren Continue to collect data to determine whether stop signs should be installed. In progress 7/09/2015 Speeding at Pierce Install permanent radar feedback sign at corner of Pierce and Bella Vina Delayed due to budget= $15K 9/10/2015 Speeding on Bohlman Striping to help guide cars on right side of the street and increase botts dots. In progress 11/12/2015 Unsafe pedestrian travel and traffic congestion at Melinda Circle Install parking restriction paint and signs and install cross walk In progress TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION WORK PLAN, MEMBERSHIP, DUTIES 2016 WORK PLAN  Continue to investigate, review and analyze traffic safety issues raised by the Community  Promote education to the Community regarding traffic, bicycle and pedestrian safety  Continue to refine the TSC process to find ways to improve website information and communication to the public.  Establish guidelines for Traffic Calming as needed  Review projects on the Capital Improvement Project list and prioritize for funding CURRENT MEMBERSHIP Name Term Ending Elig. for Reappointment EJ Tim Harris 12/31/16 Yes Mitch Kane 12/31/17 Yes David McIntyre * 12/31/17 Yes John Chen, Vice Chair 12/31/18 Yes Ray Cosyn, Chair 12/31/19 Yes Jonathan Choi 12/31/19 Yes Christopher Coulter 12/31/19 Yes * Oath of Office scheduled for March 2, 2016 RESOLUTION NO. 05-032 – MISSION The exclusive mission of the Traffic Safety Commission shall be to investigate, review, and analyze issues, and make recommendations to the City Council and City staff regarding traffic safety. The Commission shall work to increase awareness of, and attention to, the traffic safety needs of the community by improving communications and involvement between the community, and the City government on services, needs and programs.