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CITY OF SARATOGA
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
Action Minutes
DATE: January 10, 2013
TIME: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
LOCATION: Administrative Conference Room
13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
Call to Order at 6:30 p.m.
Roll Call: Biester, Coulter, Guichard, Harris, Kirk, Musselman and Vita
Absent: Biester and Guichard
Staff: 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 January 3, 2013. Musselman 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.
No speakers
Approval of Draft Minutes
Draft Traffic Safety Commission Minutes November 8, 2012. APPROVED 5-0
Sheriff’s Report to the Commission
Sgt. Washburn reports
New Business
1. Traffic Matrix #299
Issue: Review crosswalks on Saratoga Avenue at Crestbrook and Herriman Avenue
Action: TSC will make recommendation
MOTION: Recommend that staff investigate the feasibility of flashing pedestrian signs
at the Herriman crosswalk. APPROVED 5-0
MOTION: Recommend an in-pavement warning light system for the crosswalk on
Herriman be added to the City’s CIP list. APPROVED 5-0
MOTION: Recommend that standard pedestrian crossing signs be added to the
crosswalk on Herriman and that the staff investigate pedestrian flags as a possible
option. APPROVED 5-0
MOTION: Recommend that staff investigate the installation of “sharks teeth”
pavement markings for the crosswalk at Crestbrook. APPROVED 5-0
Announcements by Commissioners and Staff
Adjournment at 7:50 p.m. to the Next Regular Meeting
Thursday, March 14, 2013
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 January 3, 2013 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.