HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-09-2015 TSC Meeting MINUTES
CITY OF SARATOGA
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
DATE: July 9, 2015
TIME: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
LOCATION: Administrative Conference Room
13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
Call to Order
Roll Call: Chen, Cosyn, Guichard, Harris, Kane, Musselman and Vita
Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda
for this meeting was properly posted on July 1, 2015.
Accept Agenda Items: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code
Section 54954.2.
Rajiv Mathur 408-867-4361
Walnut Avenue one stop before High School. Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road- mark area as “keep
clear” area.
Oral & 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
May 14, 2015
-COMMISSIONER VITA MOTIONED TO APPROVE MINUTES
-COMMISSIONER CHEN GAVE SECOND MOTION
-APPROVED 7-0-0
Sheriff Gave Report to the Commission
Old Business
1. Traffic Matrix #327
Issue: Request for stop sign at the corner of Howen Drive and Saratoga Vista by Nagesh
Sreedhara.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
- TRAFFIC ENGINEER RECOMMENDED A YIELD SIGN AND CHATTER BARS.
- COMMISSIONER GUICHARD MOTIONED TO IMPLEMENT CHATTER BARS
COMMISSIONER MUSSELMAN GAVE SECOND MOTION
- 6-1-0 COMMISSIONERS APPROVED WITH COSYN OPPOSED
- COMMISSIONER CHEN MOTIONED TO HAVE THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER EXPLORE
SIGNAGE A THE INTERSECTION TO BE REPORTED AT THE NEXT MEETING
- COMMISSIONER COSYN GAVE SECOND MOTION
- APPROVED 7-0-0
New Business
2. Traffic Matrix #342
Issue: Request for restricted parking on the small stretch on Carneil Avenue that connects to
Saratoga-Sunnyvale by Janani Mahalingam.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
- TRAFFIC ENGINEER RECOMMENDS NORTH SIDE PARKING RESTRICTION.
- CHEN MOTIONED TO INSTALL NO PARKING SIGNS ON BOTH SIDE OF THE
STREET.
- COSYN GAVE SECOND MOTION FOR PARKING RESTRICTION ON BOTH SIDES
- APPROVED 4-3-0 COMMISSIONERS KANE, MUSSELMAN, AND VITA OPPOSED
- CHEN MOTIONED TO THAT STAFF COMMUNICATE TO RESIDENTS TO TRIM
FOLIAGE
- COSYN GAVE SECOND MOTION
- APPROVED 7-0-0 COMMISSIONERS
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- TRAFFIC ENGINEER RECOMMENDED PARKING RESTRICTION ON BOTH SIDES
OF THE SUMNER STRETCH OF THE ROAD.
- COMMISSIONER MUSSELMAN MOTIONED TO TAKE NO ACTION
- COMMISSIONER CHEN GAVE SECOND MOTION.
- APPROVED 7-0-0
3. Traffic Matrix #343
Issue: Request for lighted crosswalks at the intersection of McCoy Avenue and Quito by
Carolyn Driscoll.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
- TRAFFIC ENGINEER RECOMMENDED PEDESTRIAN ACTIVATED CROSSWALK,
ONE ON EACH SIDE AND AT THE MEDIAN AND TO ASK SAN JOSE TO SHARE
COSTS
- COMMISSIONER HARRIS MOTIONED TO HAVE DIRECTED ENFORCEMENT OF
CROSSWALK AND FOLLOW ENGINEERS RECOMMENDATION
- COMMISSIONER KANE AMMENDED TO ADD THIS PROJECT IN THE 2016
COUNCIL CIP SCHEDULE
- COMMISSIONER KANE GAVE SECOND MOTION
- APPROVED 7-0-0 COMMISSIONERS
4. Traffic Matrix #344
Issue: Request for stop signs at La Paz/Aspesi and Casablanca/Myren by Dawn Murakami,
Colleen Balough, and Chris Tar.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
- TRAFFIC ENGINEER RECOMMENDED TAKING INCREMENTAL APPROACH
WITH DIRECTED ENFORCEMENT. REVIEW LOCATIONS FOR INPAVEMENT
WARNING SPEED SIGNS. COME BACK IN NOVEMBER WITH NEW SPEED
SURVEY AND VEHICLE VOLUMES AT LOCATIONS AND FIND LOCATIONS TO
PUT INPAVEMENT SIGNS THAT SHOW 25 MPH
- COMMISSIONER MUSSELMAN RECOMMENDS TO DIRECT TRAFFIC ENGINEER
TO LOOK AT MORE DATA WHEN SCHOOL IS IN SESSION AND ASK FOR DIRECT
ENFORCEMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
- COMMISSIONER CHEN GAVE SECOND MOTION.
- APPROVED 7-0-0
5. Traffic Matrix #345
Issue: Request for speed bumps on Pierce Road by Robin and Steve Atherton.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
- TRAFFIC ENGINEER RECOMMENDED PERMANENT RADAR FEEDBACK SIGNS AT
CORNER OF PIERCE AND BELLA VINA
- COMMISSIONER MUSSELMAN RECOMMENDED IMPLEMENTING THE TRAFFIC
ENGINEER’S RECOMMENDATION
- COMMISSIONER GUICHARD GAVE SECOND MOTION.
- APPROVED 7-0-0
- COMMISSIONER KANE MOTIONED TO HAVE TRAFFIC ENGINEER TAKE
MEASUREMENTS OF THE SPEED IN 6 MONTHS TO COLLECT DATA AND
EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS OF RADAR FEEDBACK SIGN
- COMMISSION MUSSELMAN GAVE SECOND MOTION.
- APPROVED 7-0-0
7. Fehr and Peers Presentation on NACTO
- MOVED TO NEXT MEETING DUE TO LATENESS OF MEETING
8. Staff report/ status updates.
Preliminary evaluation on potential changes to signal phasing at select locations.
Adjournment
- COMMISSIONER HARRIS GAVE MOTION TO ADJOURN
- COMMISSIONER MUSSELMAN GAVE SECOND MOTION
- APPROVED 7-0-0
Respectfully Submitted By,
Mainini Cabute, Public Works Analyst