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Home My WebLink About03-11-2010 Traffic Safety Commission Minutes CITY OF SARATOGA TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION Action Minutes DATE: March 11, 2010 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, Kane, Kirk, and Vita Absent: Bustamante & Guichard Staff: Traffic Engineer Rashid, Transportation Engineer Hervol, Director Cherbone & 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 5, 2010. Borel Reports Accept Agenda Items: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2. Borel Reports 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 14, 2010. APPROVED 5-0 Sheriff’s Report to the Commission Captain Calderone reports New Business 1. Traffic Matrix #247 – Sabine Tremmel (6:43 p.m.) Issue: Speeding on Saratoga Creek Drive Action: TSC will make recommendation MOTION: Recommend directed enforcement from the Sheriff’s Department between 3:00-6:00 p.m. APPROVED 5-0. 2. Traffic Matrix #249 – Paul Wassem (7:10 p.m.) Issue: Speeding and safety concerns on Springer Avenue Action: TSC will make recommendation MOTION: Encourage neighborhood to work with the Sheriff’s Department to improve traffic issues. APPROVED 5-0. 3. Traffic Matrix #248 - Gibson Anderson (7:40 p.m.) Issue: Requests speed bumps and signage for speeding concerns on Farwell Avenue Action: TSC will make recommendation MOTION: Recommend two in-pavement 25 mph roadway signs and two permanent radar feedback signs in locations recommended by the Traffic Engineer. APPROVED 5- 0. Old Business 4. Traffic Matrix #96 - Pam Roper-Kaiser (8:40 p.m.) Issue: Review of speed data on Three Oaks Way Action: TSC will make recommendation MOTION: Recommend 25 mph in pavement sign be placed in location recommended by the Traffic Engineer. APPROVED 5-0. 5. Traffic Matrix #240 - Shanthi Jayadev (9:15 p.m.) Issue: Review draft plan from Traffic Engineer of Dagmar / Saratoga Avenue intersection. Action: TSC will make recommendation MOTION: Accept draft plan from the Traffic Engineer and place project on the CIP list. APPROVED 5-0. 6. CIP – Review of project list (9:20 p.m.) Announcements by Commissioners and Staff (9:25 p.m.) Adjournment at 9:35 p.m. to the next Regular Meeting Thursday, May 13, 2010 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 5, 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.