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CITY OF SARATOGA
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
MINUTES
DATE: October 15, 2019
TIME: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
LOCATION: Linda Callon Conference Room- City Hall
13777 Fruitvale Avenue, CA 95070
Call to Order
Present: Belal Aftab, Jonathan Choi (Chair), Christopher Coulter, Michelle Fitzsimmons, Mitch
Kane,
Absent: Ray Cosyn, David McIntyre
Staff: Mainini Cabute, Franziska Church, Ashley Brooks
Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda
for this meeting was properly posted on October 11, 2019.
Accept Agenda Items: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code
Section 54954.2.
Oral & W ritten 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.
Old Business
None.
New Business
1. Safe Routes to School (SRTS):
a. Receive updates from schools on SRTS discussions
b. Discuss the following items:
a. Preferred school routes and m aps
b. Work Plan for 2019/2020
c. Schedule future Walk/Bike to School Day
d. Schedule next meeting
- COMMISSIONERS RECEIVED UPDATES FROM THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS REGARDING THEIR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL EFFORTS. MEETING
ATTENDEES INCLUDED PRINCIPALS FROM MARSHALL LANE ELEMENTARY, SARATOGA
HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE FACILITITES DIRECTOR FOR SARATOGA UNION SCHOOL
DISTRICT.
- COMMISSIONERS DISCUSSED DIFFERENT OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE
DIFFERENT SCHOOL COMMUNITIES AND RECEIVE FEEDBACK REGARDING FUTURE
TRAFFIC SAFETY CHANGES AROUND SCHOOLS.
- FUTURE EVENTS FOR CITY TO CONSIDER COORDINATING WITH SCHOOLS: WOW WEEK
IN SPRING 2020 OR BIKE/WALK/SCOOT TO SCHOOL IN 2020.
Adjournment 8:00 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, please contact Debbie Bretschneider , City Clerk’s
Office at 408.868.1294 or debbieb@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, Mainini Cabute , 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 11,
2019 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.