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CITY OF SARATOGA
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
Action Minutes
DATE: March 10, 2011
TIME: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
LOCATION: Administrative Conference Room
13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
Call to Order at 6:32 p.m.
Roll Call: Biester, Bustamante, Coulter, Guichard, Kane, Kirk, and Vita
Absent: Bustamante
Staff: Traffic Planner Church, Public Works Director Cherbone 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 March 3, 2011. Borel reports.
Accept Agenda Items: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code
Section 54954.2. No additions.
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.
No speakers
Approval of Draft Minutes
Draft Traffic Safety Commission Minutes for January 13, 2011. Approved 5-0-1, Kane
abstained.
Sheriff’s Report to the Commission (6:35 pm)
Lt. Morrissey reports
New Business
1. Traffic Matrix #266 (6:40pm)
Issue: Concerns with crosswalk at Quito and McCoy
Action: TSC will make recommendation
MOTION: Install ladder style striping to crosswalk and add pedestrian crossing signs
at the side of the road on both sides of the street. APPROVED 5-0-1, Kirk abstained.
2. Traffic Matrix #267 (7:50 pm)
Issue: Traffic issues on 4th Street and Springer Avenue
Action: TSC will make recommendation
MOTION: Recommend no action be taken at this time. APPROVED 6-0
3. Traffic Matrix #268 (8:10 pm)
Issue: Request street light on corner of Pierce and Old Oak Way
Action: TSC will make recommendation
MOTION: Recommend no action be taken at this time. APPROVED 6-0
4. Traffic Matrix #269 (7:15 pm)
Issue: Request for sidewalk on Quito Road between Old Adobe and Vessing Road
Action: TSC will make recommendation
No action – referred to Pedestrian, Equestrian, Bicycle and Trails Advisory Committee
(PEBTAC).
5. Discussion of Crosswalk Policy (8:30 pm)
Review Memo from Fehr & Peers and discuss further at the next meeting.
6. Review Traffic Safety Commission Capital Improvement Projects List (8:45 pm)
Prioritized remaining projects.
Announcements by Commissioners and Staff
Possible meeting date change?
Starting September 2011, will move TSC meetings to the first Thursday of the Month.
Adjournment at 9:05 p.m. to the Next Regular Meeting
Thursday, May 12, 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 March 3, 2011 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.