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Home My WebLink AboutTSC Packet 11-04-2010DATE: TIME: LOCATION: Call to Order CITY OF SARATOGA TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION AGENDA November 4, 2010 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM Administrative Conference Room 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 Roll Call: Biester, Bustamante, Coulter, Guichard, Kane, Kirk, and Vita Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on October 28, 2010. Accept Agenda Items: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2. 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 Draft Traffic Safety Commission Minutes for September 9, 2009 Sheriff's Report to the Commission Old Business 1. Traffic Matrix #245 - Larry & Lisa Pott Issue: Review of new speed data on Mendelsohn Action: TSC will make recommendation 01-14-2010 TSC recommened directed enforcement and use of the radar trailer 2. Traffic Matrix #257 - Laura Murphy Issue: Concerns around Saratoga Elementary School Action: TSC will make recommendation 3. Traffic Matrix #258 - Brad Daniels Issue: Request for truck weight limits on Pierce Road Action: TSC will make recommendation New Business 4. Traffic Matrix #254 - Vic Nalwa Issue: Request speed bumps on Cumberland Action: TSC will make recommendation 5. Traffic Matrix #255 - Jaime Abhari Issue: Requests speed bumps on El Camino Grande Action: TSC will make recommendation 6. Traffic Matrix #256 - Howard Young Issue: Request Stop signs on Thelma at Hammond Action: TSC will make recommendation 7. Traffic Matrix #259 - Judy McGinley Issue: Request speed bumps on Clemson Avenue Action: TSC will make recommendation Election of New Chair and Vice Chair Announcements by Commissioners and Staff Calendar for 2011 Adjournment to Next Regular Meeting Thursday, January 13, 2011 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. In accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, copies of material provided to the Traffic Safety Commission by. City staff in connection with this agenda are available at the office of the Public Works Department at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California 95070. Any materials distributed by staff after the posting of the agenda are made available for public review at the Public Works office at the time they are distributed to the Traffic Safety Commission. 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 October 28, 2010 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 Draft Action Minutes DATE: September 9, 2010 TIME: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM LOCATION: Administrative Conference Room 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 Call to Order at 6:31 p.m. Roll Call: Biester, Bustamante, Coulter, Guichard, Kane, Kirk, and Vita Absent: None Staff: Traffic Planner Church & Analyst Borel Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on September 1, 2010. Borel reports Accept Agenda Items: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2. No changes. 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. 1 speaker —Jim Stallman — ticketing for missing front license plate, ticket revenue, and a new bill which reduces fines for rolling stops at red lights. Approval of Draft Minutes Draft Traffic Safety Commission Minutes for July 8, 2010. APPROVED 5-0-2, Biester and Bustamante abstain. Sheriff's Report to the Commission (7:25) Lt. Morrissey and Capt. Calderone report Old Business 1. Traffic Matrix #251 (7:45 p.m.) Issue: Review Radar Feedback sign locations on Quito Road Action: TSC will make recommendation MOTION: Accept recommendation of Traffic Engineer for the placement of permanent radar feedback signs on Quito Road. APPROVED 7-0 New Business 2. Traffic Matrix #253 - Danny Swanson (6:35 p.m.) Issue: Request Stop Signs on Farwell Avenue Action: TSC will make recommendation MOTION: Ask the neighborhood to reconsider permanent radar feedback signs with time windows as a method of reducing speeds. APPROVED 7-0 MOTION: Recommend edge striping along edge of Farwell to delineate lanes. APPROVED 7-0 3. Discuss topics for Joint Meeting with the City Council on October 6, 2010. (7:55 p.m.) Possible topics - CIP projects, accomplishments, Safe Routs to School trainings, Sheriff's attendance at meeting, meeting schedule reduction, what information do we want from Council, Council prospective, signage 4. Development of Stop Sign warrants information for website (8:25 p.m.) Commission recommended using less technical description - Staff will post on TSC website. Announcements by Commissioners and Staff Adjournment at 8:30 p.m. to the Next Regular Meeting Thursday, November 4, 2010* *Note: This meeting date moved because our regular meeting schedule falls on Veterans Day. 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@bsaratoga.ca.us Requests must be made as early as possible and at least one full business day before the start of the meeting. In accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, copies of material provided to the Traffic Safety Commission by City staff in connection with this agenda are available at the office of the Public Works Department at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California 95070. Any materials distributed by staff after the posting of the agenda are made available for public review at the Public Works office at the time they are distributed to the Traffic Safety Commission. 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 September 1, 2010 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 #257 Kristin Borel From: Laura Murphy [Iaurabuhl@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 9:16 AM To: Kristin Borel Cc: Iweiss@saratogausd.org Subject: Re: Traffic Safety Concerns Kristin: I wanted to follow up with you and see if there is any progress being made to resolve the below safety issues. Regards, Laura Murphy On Nov 8, 2009, at 2:53 PM, Laura Murphy wrote: > Kristin: > I wanted to follow up with you about my traffic safety concerns. As I mentioned Thursday evening at the Oak Street Neighborhood Task Force meeting, I live on Mendelsohn Lane. I have three kids: 2 attend Saratoga Elementary School and the other attends Village Preschool (which is behind the fire station on Park P1). We walk or ride our bikes almost every day. Generally, I walk from Mendelsohn Lane to Hwy. 9. I walk along Hwy. 9 to Vickery. I then use the alley way from Vickery to Aloha. I cross Aloha at Forest Hills to Saratoga Elementary. After dropping off my two oldest children, I head down Oak Street, cross Highway 9 to Village Preschool. Here are my comments/concerns: > 1. There is no cross walk across Mendelsohn or, more importantly, Montalvo and Vickery. From Hwy 9 heading towards Los Gatos, cars pull into the bike lane and hug the corner to turn right onto Montalvo. This is an extremely dangerous intersection even for adult walkers, much less children. I have tried using the pass through, but this is also very dangerous as cars cannot see you behind the tall trees and the road way narrows where the griffins are located. I would like to see a cross -walk preferably with flashing lights similar to the one across Hwy. 9 at Oak Street. > 2. There is no bike lane on Aloha or Forrest Hills. In addition, there is no cross -walk across Aloha at Forest Hills. As we all know, many parents drive up Aloha to Komina to Oak Street. Unfortunately, drivers are not yielding to walkers/bikers and many times seem to be traveling above the speed limit. In addition, many parents use Forest Hills to drop off their children and there are no precautions taken for children walking or riding their bike. This is within 150 yards of school and there is no cross -walk. I would like to see a bike lane on Aloha and Forrest Hills and cross -walks. > 3. There is no unobstructed way to get to school on Highway 9. One must go onto the Highway because the bike bath is interrupted and forces pedestrians on to Hwy. 9. Again, this is dangerous not only for children but also for adults. I would like to see a pedestrian friendly path so residents can have a safe, unobstructed path to walk to town. > I am more than happy to walk with anyone and show them the areas of my concern. If we make our community bike and walker safe, we will get more kids walking and biking to school. On a positive note, I appreciate the flashing light cross -walk at Oak Street and Hwy 9. That has helped immensely! Thank you! > Thanks, 1 Page 1 of 3 Kristin Borel From: Laura Murphy [laurabuhl@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2010 5:51 PM To: Kristin Borel Cc: Iweiss@saratogausd.org; Diane Smalley Subject: Fwd: Traffic Safety Concerns Kristin: Per your request, I am sending an email outlining my concerns, proposed solutions and details regarding my concern with the Aloha/Forest Hills entrance to Saratoga Elementary School. I understand that this issue will be addressed at the November 4th Traffic Safety Commission meeting. I am also copying Lane Weiss and Diane Smalley on this email in the effort of full disclosure. CONCERNS/PROBLEMS: There is a serious safety issue with cars and children crossing Aloha to Forest Hills and children reaching school safely on Forest Hills, particularly at the 3:OOpm pick-up. SOLUTION: Create a red no -parking zone on the ramp leading to school. Add a bike lane and no -parking signs on Forest Hills. Add a cross -walk across Aloha to Forest Hills. BACKGROUND: In general, at the 3:OOpm pick up, cars are parked on both sides of Forest Hills. This leaves one lane for cars going both ways, children on bikes and walkers. In addition, cars are parking illegally in the Saratoga District Office ("District Office") parking lot in the dirt. This reduces the area that kids can utilize to get around a section of the cars parked on Forest Hills. The following are just a few of the incidents that have occurred within the last 2 weeks. Starting with the most recent incident, a parent came within 6 inches of my stroller (with my 4 year old in it) in an attempt to turn right on Aloha before I started crossing the street. This car came so close to us, that I knocked on the side of the car to let the driver know how close it had come to us. On Friday, September 24th, my son was almost hit twice on Forest Hills while he was biking home. The first near miss came at Forest Hills and the District Office. Because cars are parked on the street, drivers coming out of the District Office cannot see kids on bikes approaching. This could be alleviated by a bike lane. The second near miss on the 24th occurred when a parent parked on Forest Hills pulled out after her child hopped in her car. There is nothing wrong with this except that there is no bike lane and no sidewalk so my child is forced to ride his bike to the left of cars and he was in the drivers blind spot. A bike lane would alleviate this problem. With respect to the proposed crosswalk across Aloha, there are families that live on the corners of Lomita and Aloha. They do not use the crosswalk at Komina and Aloha because of the dangers of walking down Komina. Instead, they walk to Forest Hills and cross Aloha. This is an obvious place for a crosswalk and would help both parents driving to know to look for kids crossing the street and for kids to know where to cross the street. CONCLUSION: There are 3 entrances to the school. There is one on Komina at Oak Street, the Oak Street parking lot and Forest Hills. The only entrance with no markings, sinage or crosswalk is Forest Hills. Considering the number of students that use this entrance, it is in desperate need of safety precautions before a child is injured. The school is aware of the dangers as evidenced by the list serve emails and the city is aware of this as I have been emailing you with my concerns since November 2009. Action needs to be taken before someone is hurt. I am not advocating that Forrest Hills not be used as a drop-off/pick-up, that is unrealistic. However, if the street is zoned appropriately, this will be a safe place for children to come and go from school regardless of if they are on a bike, walking or being picked up by a parent legally parked. RESPONSE TO YOUR COMMENTS: During our phone conversation, you stated that it was the school's responsibility to provide a safe drop-off and pick up for children. In addition, you said that Lane Weiss and 10/27/2010 Page 2 of 3 Diane Smalley should do more to prevent parents from picking up and dropping off their kids at the Forest Hills location. As I stated on the phone, the school does provide a safe drop off and pick up in the front of the school. As far as Mr. Weiss and Ms. Smalley's responsibility for enforcing the no -drop off zone on Forrest Hills, I do not see how they have any authority to enforce this as a no drop-off/pick-up as there are no red zones and there are is an absence of no -parking signs. The city needs to make this a safe place for kids and the sheriff should enforce the rules. I look forward to working with you to solve these problems in a timely manner. Regards, Laura Murphy cell 408-219-0918 Begin forwarded message: From: Laura Murphy <laurabuhl a@.yahoo.com> Date: February 2, 2010 9:16:09 AM PST To: kborel a(7.saratoga.ca.us Cc: Weiss saratogausd.org Subject: Re: Traffic Safety Concerns Kristin: I wanted to follow up with you and see if there is any progress being made to resolve the below safety issues. Regards, Laura Murphy On Nov 8, 2009, at 2:53 PM, Laura Murphy wrote: Kristin: I wanted to follow up with you about my traffic safety concerns. As I mentioned Thursday evening at the Oak Street Neighborhood Task Force meeting, I live on Mendelsohn Lane. I have three kids: 2 attend Saratoga Elementary School and the other attends Village Preschool (which is behind the fire station on Park P1). We walk or ride our bikes almost every day. Generally, I walk from Mendelsohn Lane to Hwy. 9. I walk along Hwy. 9 to Vickery. I then use the alley way from Vickery to Aloha. I cross Aloha at Forest Hills to Saratoga Elementary. After dropping off my two oldest children, I head down Oak Street, cross Highway 9 to Village Preschool. Here are my comments/concerns: 1. There is no cross walk across Mendelsohn or, more importantly, Montalvo and Vickery. From Hwy 9 heading towards Los Gatos, cars pull into the bike lane and hug the corner to turn right onto Montalvo. This is an extremely dangerous intersection even for adult walkers, much less children. I have tried using the pass through, but this is also very dangerous as cars cannot see you behind the tall trees and the road way narrows where the griffins are located. I would like to see a cross -walk preferably with flashing lights similar to the one across Hwy. 9 at Oak Street. 10/27/2010 2. There is no bike lane on Aloha or Forrest Hills. In addition, there is no cross -walk across Aloha at Forest Hills. As we all know, many parents drive up Aloha to Komina to Oak Street. Unfortunately, drivers are not yielding to walkers/bikers and many times seem to be traveling above the speed limit In addition, many parents use Forest Hills to drop off their children and there are no precautions taken for children walking or riding their bike. This is within 150 yards of school and there is no cross -walk. I would like to see a bike lane on Aloha and Forrest Hills and cross -walks. 3. There is no unobstructed way to get to school on Highway 9. One must go onto the Highway because the bike bath is interrupted and forces pedestrians on to Hwy. 9. Again, this is dangerous not only for children but also for adults. I would like to see a pedestrian friendly path so residents can have a safe, unobstructed path to walk to town. I am more than happy to walk with anyone and show them the areas of my concern. If we make our community bike and walker safe, we will get more kids walking and biking to school. On a positive note, I appreciate the flashing light cross -walk at Oak Street and Hwy 9. That has helped immensely! Thank you! Thanks, Laura Murphy cell 408-219-0918 10/27/2010 Page 3 of 3 Kristin Borel Traffic Matrix #258 From: bradd67@comcast.net Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 3:04 PM To: Kristin Borel Subject: trucks Attachments: Weight limits roads.doc Kristen Borel Dear traffic commission, I am addressing you for any help to reduce, reroute or eliminate truck traffic on Pierce road. I live on the first straight section where the speed bumps are. We have every kind of truck you can imagine, EVERYDAY. Gravel trucks, dump, Box trucks, Concrete, Tree trimming, utilities,•school buses, tour buses, Pepsi/ Alhambra Delivery trucks (large), I have even seen double deck car transport trucks. The noise is unbearable. I cannot use my front porch for anything. I have not yet gone to my neighbors, asking their opinion. I am aware of State, Federal commerce protection laws. Weight limits are the first question I have. 1. What ability does the city have to lower the weight limit on its own streets? I looked at the State website and only found State Regs on roads/highways. Not local residential road laws. (attached) 2. Can the city assist in signage redirecting trucks to Sarahills, Arroyo De Arguello, Mt Eden, Big Basin or Tollgate road as other entry/exit points. I understand this just pushes the issue to another road, but Pierce has 90% of the truck traffic. 3. The downtown business district would even benefit from the Mt. Winery tour buses going through town, instead of the miles of S turns on Pierce road. 4. The other problem is street width. When I moved to Pierce rd. the street was a normal 16-18 feet wide. Eight foot lanes were the norm. When the city repaved it, the street was widen to 25ft. The wider the street, the larger and faster vehicles will travel. I measured from center line to edge of pavement, 12.' 6" for ONE lane. Vehicles are limited to 8ft wide. I am aware fire trucks want as much room as they can get. Their trucks are the problem, bigger with each new model. Delivery trucks of all kinds can use smaller 1-2 ton trucks. Residential streets should not have semi tractor/ trailers up and down it, everyday. Pierce does. Brad Daniel 12881 Pierce rd Saratoga, Ca. 95070 408-867-5017 10/27/2010 Weight: The maximum overall weight limit is 80,000 pounds. The CVC also specifies maximum axle weight limits as well. Generally, the maximum allowable weights are 20,000 pounds on single axles and 34,000 pounds on tandem axles equipped with the proper tire weight capacity ratings. For weight requirements, see the web page 'Weight Limitations" at: http:ttwww.dot.ca.govthgttraffoosttrucksttrucksizetweight.htm ei ht Limitation Summarized here are the California Vehicle Code (CVC) sections related to vehicle weight. The CVC sections on this web page are paraphrased for brevity. For the full legal wording, please go to the on-line CVC Weight Sections 35550 - 35558. Vehicle Combination 80,000 pounds Single Axle 20,000 pounds Axle Group: less than 8'-6" between outer axles Axle Group: 8'-6" or more between outer axles GENERAL RULE 34,000 pounds See the CVC weight chart below. 35550. (a) The gross weight on any one axle shall not exceed 20,000 pounds, and the gross weight upon any one wheel, or wheels, supporting one end of an axle, shall not exceed 10,500 pounds. (b) The gross weight limit for any one wheel, or wheels, shall not apply to vehicles the loads of livestock. (c) The maximum wheel load is the lesser of the following: (1) The load limit established by the tire manufacturer, on the tire sidewall. (2) A load of 620 pounds per lateral inch of tire width, as determined by the manufacturer's rated tire width on the tire sidewall. The steering axle, however, must go by the load limit by the tire manufacturer. AXLE GROUP WEIGHT CHART 35551. (a) The total gross weight in pounds imposed on the highway by any group of two or more consecutive axles shall not exceed that given for the respective distance in the following table: Distance in feet between the extremes of any group of 2 or more consecutive axles 2 axles 3 axles 4 axles 5 axles 6 axles 4 34,000Tr 34,000 34,00 5 34.000 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 6 34,000 [ 34,000 34,000 34,000 ) 34,000 7 34,000 = 34,000 ] 34,000 34,000 34,000 8 34,000 x 34,000 34,,000 34,000 . 34,000 WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS 35701. (a) Any city, or county for a residence district, may prohibit the use of a street by any commercial vehicle or by any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit, except: • vehicles subject to the Public Utilities Code Sections 1031 through 1036 (passenger stage corporations), and • vehicles used for the collection and transportation of garbage using traditionally used routes in San Diego County. (b) The ordinance shall not be effective until appropriate signs are erected. (c) No ordinance adopted after November 10, 1969 shall apply to any state highway on the National Network (NN). (To determine which routes are NN, click here for the Truck Route List in Excel and look for NN in the column "Type."), unless approved by a two-thirds vote of the California Transportation Commission. (d) The solid waste management plan prepared under Section 66780.1 of the Government Code by San Diego County may designate the traditionally used routes. (e) "Traditionally used route" means any street used for one year or more as access to or from a solid waste disposal site. 35702. Local weight limits are only effective on local roads. State highway weight limits must be approved by the Department of Transportation. An alternate route must be provided. PICK UPS & DELIVERIES EXEMPTED 35703. No ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 35701 shall prohibit any commercial vehicles coming from an unrestricted street having ingress and egress by direct route to and from a restricted street when necessary for: • picking up or delivering goods from or to any building or structure on the restricted street, or • delivering materials used in the repair, alteration, remodeling, or construction of any building or structure on the restricted street for which a building permit has previously been obtained. PUBLIC UTILITIES EXEMPTED for the construction, 35704. No ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 35701 to decrease weight limits shall apply to any vehicle owned by a public utility or a licensed contractor while necessary installation, or repair of any public utility. DELIVERIES & PICKUPS Section 35703 allows deliveries and pickups on roads restricted by weight per Section 35701: "No ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 35701 shall prohibit any commercial vehicles coming from an unrestricted street having ingress and egress by direct route to and from a restricted street when necessary for the purpose of making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares, and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on the restricted street or for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling, or construction of any building or structure upon the restricted street for which a building permit has previously been obtained." Traffic Matrix #254 From: Vic Nalwa [mailto:vic@fullview.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 11:07 AM To: Kristin Borel Cc: Vic Nalwa Subject: Re: Speeding Traffic on Cumberland. Hi Kristin, Thank you for your call. As we discussed, the stretch from Cox to Via Escuela on Cumberland is so long without a Stop sign that drivers routinely seem to hit 40 mph on it. A neighbor's dog recently got run over at the corner of Mallory and Cumberland, and another neighbor mentioned being hit by a speeding car when pulling out of a driveway onto Cumberland. Then, I would greatly appreciate a traffic analysis on Cumberland to see how we may resolve this. Thank you for your help, Vic Nalwa. 19915 Mallory Court 408.872.0766 Traffic Matrix #255 From: jclaire@aiholdingsllc.com [mailto:jclaire@aiholdingsllc.com] On Behalf Of Jamie Claire Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 4:09 PM To: Kristin Bore) Subject: Re: Traffic Safey Commission Hi Kristin, we contacted you because of a speeding problem we believe is occurring in the residential area of El Camino Grande, immediately after turning off of Highway 9. Our property is #15452 and is the first house on the right. The frontage of our property runs from Sunnyside Road which is just at Highway 9 to more than half of the way to Monte Vista spanning 3 homes across the street (see attached). Many cars are accelerating and going beyond the speed limit immediately after turning on to El Camino Grande. This could be because there is a slight dip in the road which falls just in front of our property. The speeding could also be due to the fact that there is no stop sign at the Monte Vista intersection. Furthermore, the road begins to incline around the Monte Vista intersection so cars accelerate to ascend up the slope. We have 2 young children, ages 2 and 5, and therefore immediately become aware of the speeding issue which is readily noticeable as well as audible. We bring this issue to the attention of the Traffic Commission so that measures can be taken to decrease the speed of vehicles on this strip of El Camino Grande. Preferably, we would like to see speed bumps installed in 2 places along El Camino Grande in front of our property: first, just after passing Sunnyside, and second, as approaching Monte Vista (also marked in the attached). If you should need any further information from us, please don't hesitate to contact me. We would be happy to present or comment at the Commission meeting as well. Thank you, Jamie & Al Abhari 415-336-1445 Traffic Matrix #256 Kristin Borel From: howard young [hyoung8@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 5:35 PM To: Kristin Borel Cc: Howard Young (E-mail) Subject: Re: Traffic Safety Commission Attachments: Thelma Ave.jpg Hi Kristin, Thanks for all the information. My name is Howard Young. My home phone number is 408-867-9348. I've been driving my daughter to Saratoga High School for the past two years. Through my driving experience I believe STOP signs are needed on Thelma Ave crossing Hammons Ave. Hammons Ave already has STOP signs. Here are the reasons: 1. Driving south bound on Hammons Ave thru Thelma Ave after stop is sometimes difficult and dangerous because the morning sun is shinning right into your eyes looking out for traffic to the left (East side). A lot worse in the cold Winter mornings due to condensation on the side windows. The reflection of the sun would block you from seeing very far. The rainy days are equally bad. 2. Many high school students who just got their driving licenses are also driving the same routs on either Hammons Ave or Thelma Ave. 3. Many students need to walk or bike to school crossing Thelma Ave (no STOP signs). • 4. Thelma Ave is a wider street than Hammons Ave and is connected to Saratoga -Sunnyvale Rd (40 - 50 mph). In my opinion people tend to drive faster on Thelma Ave coming to the Hammons Ave intersection since they don't need to stop (no STOP signs) rushing to work or to school. Nobody wants to be late. 5. Some people thought Thema Ave and Hammons Ave are 4 -way stops. They would just stop and go thinking it's a 4 -way stop. I witnessed a few road rages and loud honking. I may not be able to attend the November 4th meeting. Please present this to the Traffic Safety Commission meeting on behalf of my family and others . Thank you very much. p.s. Attached is a simple map of Thelma and Hammons Avenues. From: Kristin Borel <kborel@saratoga.ca.us> 10/27/2010 95070 - Google Maps Google maps Address Saratoga, CA 2ba00 Page 1 of 1 Get Google Maps on your phone Text the word "GMAPS" to 466453 •20 Thelma Ave Thelma Ave Primary Plus University School 14 g Franklin Ave—R2�w' Frantdin Ave t ran[illriAve 20398 2M35 20100 Thai Mark Evans 1 - Group elm Sm fi £i; r t Saratoga Vista Ct r.. 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Clemson have been targeted for: Mail thefts, Cars being Egg'd, Home being under construction been burglarize and most recently a car was shot with a BB gun which shattered the driver side window. 5.) Most importantly, we want to make this street safe again. Thank you! Judy Hi Kristin, October 9`1,2010 I'm sending all the signatures and comments next to their home address with regard to getting the speed bump process started. I've highlighted some addresses because they entered in the wrong section. 4 residents out of 34 don't want speed bumps. As you can see, the majority want speed bumps on Clemson. Most residents will have good comments and a few will have negative comments. Most of the residents will be at this scheduled meeting on November 4`h. Some will have Questions as to: 1.) Cost and who pays. 2.) Length of time to get the process started. 3.) How many speed bumps and where will they be placed. 4.) Are signs required or can "bump" be indicated on the ground? 5.) Is there another option besides speed bumps? Thank you for getting Clemson Street on your agenda and if you need any other information, please ask or send an email. Sincerely, Judy & Brian McGinley 18381 Clemson Avenue Saratoga, CA 95070 (408) 379-8342 j udy_truong @ sbcglobal .net 18297 Clemson Avenue Print Name Requesting speed bumps on Clemson Avenue Lugs \if Signature 18283 Clemson Avenu Print Name Signature e -co., \IA 18269 Clemson Avenue Signature VJ, d re) Print Name 18255 Clemson Avenue 18241 Clemson Avenue Print Name Ktyig Lov4 l Signaturrl /491X/4---- 18492 Clemson Avenue (First house across from Al) Requesting speed bumps on Clemson Avenue 18381 Clemson Avenue J' Print Name 73' a J4 t»iley _,, Signature 18367 Clemson Avenue Print Name E('1 CG 4 C..'n�J i 1 H oh iavv, 1!, %IL ll.// Signature 18353 Clemson Avenue Print Name / e AbA‘L Signature 18339 Clemson Avenue Print Name M IC l-kA£L Y . 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