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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-16-2018 PEBTAC MinutesCITY OF SARATOGA PEDESTRIAN, EQUESTRIAN & BICYCLE TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Minutes DATE: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 TIME: 4:00 pm LOCATION: City of Saratoga Planning Conference Room, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 1. Call to Order Meeting called to order by the Chair at 4:00pm 2. Roll Call: Present: Stallman, Waltonsmith, City liaison Borel & Engineer Burkhalter; Absent: Swan 3. Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on January 10, 2018. So noted 4. Accept Agenda Items and Order: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2. No change 5. Approval of Minutes. Minutes for October 24, 2017 meeting approved. Vote, 2-0-1, Swan absent 6. Oral and Written Communication: Any member of the public may address the Committee about any matter not on the agenda for this meeting for up to three minutes. Committee Members may not comment on the matter but may choose to place the topic on a future agenda. Diane from the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition announced that this year's Bike Festival, held at San Jose History Park will be on May 6th. Info is available at siliconvalleybikesfestival.org for the event. 7. Old Business Blue Hills Safety Railroad Crossing update: Completion by the end of the year is anticipated. Action by the CPUC is winding up and funding will be used before it expires at the end of the year. Trail Report: Staff provided a report describing maintenance done for horse trails in the Mt. Eden Parker Ranch area. Also, erosion repairs are being staged for Villa Oaks and Parker Ranch trails. The city’s annual capital improvement project (CIP) meeting will take up building a retaining wall for a segment of the Villa Oaks Trail and trail stairs from Farr Ranch Ct. to Parker Ranch Ct. Prospect Rd. Complete Streets Project: Construction signage is being put up and summer construction is anticipated after additional funding approval makes its way through VTA. Erosion control placement and surveying activity is taking place. Anza Trail Certification update: Action by the National Park Service to provide signs is pending. Highway 9: Pathway construction is completed for now with future phases to be done when funded. It was noted by the Chair that the Austin Way segment hill is one section where there is no pathway along the highway. Squaring off of the Austin Way intersection at the bottom of the hill along with using Austin Way to bypass the highway segment are alternatives currently in place for that segment. Bohlman and Norton: Changes will take place at the next opportunity where a new fence was built encroaching on an existing path. 8. Staff Report Pending trails update – The Saratoga to the Sea Partnership Agreement with Mid Penninsula Open Space will make Measure AA funds available. Staff is preparing a Request for Proposal (RFP). – The Chair commented that the Congress Springs Park connection to Cox may be taken up at the March CIP meeting. Announcements - New Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons for pedestrian crossings are on hold due to the Federal Highway Administration not wanting to include a patented device in their Uniform Traffic Control Devices registry. Future action is anticipated to resolve this matter. 9. New Business General Plan Updates • Circulation Study Session is February 12th at 6:00 pm in the multipurpose room in the Joan Pisani Community Center. This is an overview/kickoff meeting. • Circulation Element Study Session on March 13th. • Land Use Study Session on February 27th. • Open Space/Conservation Study Session on March 27th. Mention by the Chair was made regarding a possible path connecting Fruitvale to Bainter (County). 10. Reports (information only, no actions to be taken) Members reports None 11. Action Items Summary • A sign will be needed for the path connecting the Village to Hakone • Attend the Circulation Element updates 12. Adjournment at 5:00 p.m. 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, contact Kristin Borel at 408-868-1296 or kborel@saratoga.ca.us. Requests must be made as early as possible and at least one full business day before the start of the meeting. Pedestrian, Equestrian and Bicycle Trails Advisory Committee Agenda Note: In accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, copies of the staff reports and other materials provided to the Pedestrian, Equestrian and Bicycle Trails Advisory Committee by City staff in connection with this agenda are available at the office of the City Manager 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 office of the City Manager at the time they are distributed to the Pedestrian, Equestrian and Bicycle Trails Advisory Committee. 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 Pedestrian, Equestrian and Bicycle Trails Advisory Committee of the City of Saratoga was posted on January 10, 2018 at the office of the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, 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.