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Home My WebLink AboutTSC Packet 11-03-2011CITY OF SARATOGA TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION AGENDA DATE: November 3, 2011 TIME: 6:30 PM — 9:30 PM LOCATION: Administrative Conference Room 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 Call to Order Roll Call: Biester, Bustamante, Coulter, Guichard, Kirk, 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 October 28, 2011. 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 1, 2011 Sheriff's Report to the Commission New Business 1. Traffic Matrix 11277 Issue: Crosswalk evaluation on Fruitvale Avenue Action: TSC will make recommendation 2. Traffic Matrix 11278 Issue: Concerns on Canyon View Drive Action: TSC will make recommendation Announcements by Commissioners and Staff Adjournment to Next Regular Meeting Thursday, January 5, 2012 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, 2011 at the office of the City of Saratoga, 13/(/ 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 1, 2011 TIME: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM LOCATION: Administrative Conference Room 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 Call to Order at 6:35 p.m. Roll Call: Biester, Bustamante, Coulter, Guichard, Kirk, Musselman and Vita Absent: None Staff: Public Works Director Cherbone, Traffic Planner Church and Analyst Borel Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on August 25, 2011. 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 — front license plate enforcement Approval of Draft Minutes Draft Traffic Safety Commission Minutes for May 12, 2011. Approved 6-0-1, Vita absent for vote) Sheriff's Report to the Commission (6:40 pm) Capt. Neusel and Lt. Morrissey report New Business 1. Traffic Matrix 11274 (7:50 pm) Issue: Requests turn pocket on Quito Road at Martha Action: TSC will make recommendation MOTION: Recommend that the Traffic Engineer design a turn pocket on Quito Road at Martha and Public Works will implement. APPROVED 7-0 2. Traffic Matrix #275 (6:55 pm) Issue: Safety concerns on Springer Avenue Action: TSC will make recommendation MOTION: Recommend extending the double yellow line on Springer Avenue (up to 100 feet total) as recommended by the Traffic Engineer. APPROVED 7-0 3. Traffic Matrix #276 (7:30 pm) Issue: Concern about crosswalk on Allendale Avenue at Fruitvale Avenue Action: TSC will make recommendation MOTION: Recommend high visibility striping in the crosswalks at Fruitvale and Allendale Avenue, narrow the right turn channel off Allendale to 14 feet and install a Yield to Pedestrians sign. APPROVED 7-0 4. Discuss topics for Joint Meeting with City Council (8:00 pm) o TSC Yearly Summary "Year of the Crosswalk" Announcements by Commissioners and Staff (8:10 pm) Adjournment at 8:20 p.m. to the Next Regular Meeting Thursday, November 3, 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 August 25, 2011 at the office of the City of Saratoga, 13/// 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 #277 Kristin Borel From: Bill Boller [bill.boller@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2011 10:57 AM To: Kristin Borel Cc: Danny Swanson Subject: Traffic Safety Commission Hi Kristen, Here is an additional thought for consideration by the folks on the Traffic Safety Commission prior to our meeting re: crosswalks on Fruitvale. I imagine that the original reason for not placing the crosswalks immediately proximate the intersections may have been to help protect pedestrians from drivers making a "California stop" while turning right and looking left as they enter Fruitvale. We all know that pedestrians entering from the right at an intersection are at risk from drivers proceeding while looking to the left. If, in fact, this was the original reasoning, then moving the crosswalks to the North at the intersection, rather than simply placing them at the intersection but remaining on the South, would be a logical way to mitigate both problems. This, however, does introduce an additional concern. Considering how narrow Three Oaks is and the fact that the NW corner is completely obstructed by foliage, pedestrians on Three Oaks would now be at risk from cars turning right on to Three Oaks from Fruitvale. Again,when your commissioners visit the area they will immediately recognize how dangerous it is to be on the North side of Three Oaks near this intersection because of cars blindly turning right from Farwell. All pedestrians on Three Oaks, quite naturally and defensively, always use the South side of Three Oaks at this intersection. To help mitigate the concern from crossing to the North side of Three Oaks, it seems reasonable to also stripe a painted cross walk across the end of Three Oaks and across Farwell, in addition to the walkway across Fruitvale. Hopefully, this would help alert drivers to the fact that pedestrians might be crossing Three Oaks or Farwell, especially in conjunction with the use of the Fruitvale crosswalks. In talking with many neighbors, they all indicate that they do not currently use the crosswalks on Fruitvale because it feels safer to cross at the corner, outside of the crosswalk, as opposed to walking up Fruitvale to the crosswalks They also say they always "hug" the SW comer of Three Oaks in fear of cars coming around the comer travelling South on Fruitvale. This also holds for drivers of cars on Three Oaks, "hugging" this same corner. Please ask your commissioners to not only walk these areas from all directions, but to drive their cars West on Three Oaks to Fruitvale to see first hand how exposed they are to cars coming around the comer from Fruitvale, as they approach the intersection. Better yet, have commissioners on foot at the intersection at the same time as other commissioners approach in cars. The increased awareness of the simultaneous positions of all the people should provide valuable insight. Thank you to the commissioners, in advance, for their time and consideration. We look forward to meeting with them next month. With Regards, Bill Boller 10/17/2011 Kristin Borel From: Marianna Samson [marisamson@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 4:03 PM To: Danny Swanson; 'Bill Boller'; Kristin Borel Cc: 'Kaiser, Pam and Brian'; 'Thorpe, Sandra'; pjgast@comcast.net; 'Kra11, Karen and David'; saratogain@att.net; Gibson Anderson; andersonmickie@yahoo.com; Robert Swanson; BRo1187050@aol.com; Martha Phillips Suzanne Rivers; Lori Emery; scotte@employees.org;'Linda Rossen'; Gene Carter; 'Sylvia Katzman'; erothschild@apr.com; cbcolman@comcast.net; Daniel S. Mount; gmoran0l@aol.com; jerryoberthier@sbcglobal.net; Harriet Johnson; John Rohrbach Subject: Re: Fruitvale Crosswalk Safety Issue This is an excellent idea. I always wondered why the crosswalks were placed in such impractical places. I hope that the city can address this concern quickly. Marianna Samson Kristin Borel From: Gene Carter [gpcarter3@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 1:27 PM To: Kristin Borel Subject: Fwd: Fruitvale Crosswalk Safety Issue FYI Gene Begin forwarded message: From: "Danny Swanson" <danny(c1�,rspartnership.com> Date: August 31, 2011 1:01:44 PM PDT To: "'Gene Carter"' <gpcarter3@comcast.net> Subject: RE: Fruitvale Crosswalk Safety Issue Pass that info on to Kristin, please....We need to bombard them with complaints.... kborel@saratoga.ca.us alters, nervi-scv From: Gene Carter [mailto:gpcarter3@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 12:44 PM To: Danny Swanson Cc: Boller Holly Subject: Re: Fruitvale Crosswalk Safety Issue Thanks for the input Danny. We agree that the street is a tricky one to cross. This morning, the police had 3 cars pulled over, apparently for speeding. We did have drivers stop and let us go across at both Three Oaks and Fruitvale which was nice. We have a "walking" neighborhood that isn't apparent to the "flow through" traffic on Fruitvale which makes it a bit treacherous. Gene On Aug 31, 2011, at 12:21 PM, Danny Swanson wrote: Kristin Borel From: properkaiser@comcast.net Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 12:39 PM To: Bill Boller Cc: Sandra Thorpe; Danny Swanson; pjgast@comcast.net; Karen and David KraII; saratogain@atLnet; Kristin Borel Subject: Re: Crosswalk Safety Issue Hi Kristin, I recently had a scary situation (just last Wed) when crossing from Farwell to the pathway headed up Fruitvale toward Three Oaks. I was walking with my dog and a friend and her very large dog. It was difficult to maneuver the narrow shoulder to get to the cross -walk with two of us and dogs. We finally just walked across Fruitvale (not using the cross -walk) because it was much easier and safer than trying to walk up to the cross walk with all the traffic coming up from behind us from both Redwood and West Valley schools. Regards, Pam Kristin Borel From: Danny Swanson [danny@rspartnership.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 12:21 PM To: 'Bill Boller'; Kristin Borel Cc: 'Kaiser, Pam and Brian'; 'Thorpe, Sandra'; pjgast@comcast.net; 'Kral!, Karen and David'; saratogain@att.net; Gibson Anderson; andersonmickie@yahoo.com; Robert Swanson; BRo1187050@aol.com; Martha Phillips; Suzanne Rivers; Lori Emery; scotte@employees.org;'Linda Rossen'; marisamson@yahoo.com; Gene Carter; 'Sylvia Katzman'; erothschild@apr.com; cbcolman@comcast.net; Daniel S. Mount; gmoran0l @aol.com; jerryoberthier@sbcglobal.net; Harriet Johnson; John Rohrbach Subject: RE: Fruitvale Crosswalk Safety Issue Hi I<ristin....Bill Boller is correct on all accounts. The crosswalks need to be re -located, and they need to catch the attention of the downhill, speeding drivers. We will ALL appreciate your help with this. &keens, NM -nil 5Wbtnsvn Traffic Matrix #278 From: Apu Kumar [mailto:tuufaan@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 4:39 PM To: Kristin Borel Cc: Kumar, Deepa Subject: Canyon View Dr - road banking & street lights Hi Kristin, hope all is well. I am reaching out to you per the email from Rick Torres below. The neighborhood on Canyon View Dr would like to request a few items to be fixed prior to the rains/winter setting in. Please see attached map with markings for the requested traffic safety improvements. Incorrect Banking Of the Road On the drive up Canyon View, there is a section of the road that banks towards the steep side of the canyon. The railing barrier provides little comfort because the incorrect banking of the road makes cars swerve towards the canyon. This is extremely dangerous and needs to be addressed immediately. The road needs to be banked correctly. The map attached shows the approximate location marked in yellow of the stretch of road with incorrect banking. Installing Street Lights The homeowners on Canyon View concur that the city should install 8 or 9 street lights to ensure vehicular and pedestrian safety at the sharp turns and bends on Canyon View Dr. The map attached shows the suggested locations marked in green for new street lights. Thank you for the consideration. Best Regards, Apu Alip-Al -A4 QC, ., f ;.. 'kms' f., i•'.-,• l+4t11 _,. # .- r":,..,„