HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-19-2021 PEBTAC MinutesCITY OF SARATOGA
PEDESTRIAN, EQUESTRIAN & BICYCLE TRAILS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MINUTES
October 19, 2021
1. Call to Order – 4:00 PM
2. Roll Call:
PRESENT: Jim Stallman, Ping Li, Howard Miller, Marianne Swan, Ann Waltonsmith
ABSENT: none.
STAFF PRESENT: Emma Burkhalter
3. Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the
agenda for this meeting was properly posted on October 14, 2021.
4. Accept Agenda Items and Order: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government
Code Section 54954.2.
5. Approval of Minutes.
07-20-2021 PEBTAC Minutes – Draft
Recommended Action:
Approve July 2021 Minutes
SWAN/WALTONSMITH MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE JULY 20, 2021 MINUTES. MOTION PASSED
(5-0-0-0) BY VERBAL ROLL CALL. AYES: STALLMAN, LI, MILLER, SWAN, WALTONSMITH. NOES:
NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE. ABSENT: NONE.
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.
Resident Lori Burns requested PEBTAC provide information on timing or create a prioritization on
segments, asked how residents are engaged in the trails process, and asked Staff to fix error on
Segment 53 (Staff confirmed).
7. Staff Report
A. Pending Trails Update
• Parks Department has been busy with clearing brush at San Marcos Open Space for
fire mitigation and have been unable to complete other trail repairs lately.
• “No Bikes” signs installation at Quarry Park scheduled.
B. Traffic Safety Update
• Saratoga Avenue improvements are complete.
• Quito Road striping improvements have been postponed to Spring 2022 due to
weather.
• Traffic Safety Commission is recruiting new members.
C. Blue Hills Elementary Pedestrian Crossing at Union Pacific Railroad Update
• UPRR requesting additional improvements beyond previously requested
improvements; funding obtained this year for these improvements is insufficient.
D. Saratoga Village to Hakone Gardens Trail Update
• No updates.
8. Old Business
A. Trails & Walkways Master Plan
Recommended Actions:
1. Review draft Trails Master Plan and assist Staff with completing the map and trail details.
This will be an ongoing effort over the next year to prepare a Trails Master Plan for the
latest General Plan Update.
2. Advise Staff on Trail Segments 33 and W, trail names, missing trails, and inaccurate trail
details.
• Segment 33 was confirmed to be for pedestrians and equestrians.
• Segment W is still unknown, may be in incorrect location. Staff to search for any
existing easements and report back. Committee may recommend removal.
• Inaccurate description of existing conditions for segments 53 and 54. Staff to
research and report back.
• Wardell property with existing physical trail identified; to be added as a proposed
trail.
• PEBTAC requested two “aspirational” trail segments be added which connect
Quarry Park Trails to hillside roads to the south of Quarry Park.
3. Volunteer opportunity to help Staff confirm accuracy of trail locations.
• Committee Members invited to meet with Staff and correct alignments of trail
segments they have walked.
9. New Business
None.
10. Member Reports (information only, no actions to be taken)
11. Action Items Summary
• Staff to look for any record of Segment W.
• Staff to locate and review documents from around 2008 regarding trail segments 53 and
54 and the Saratoga Heights HOA.
• Staff to let PEBTAC know when the owner of the property that segment 60 passes over
has been contacted.
• Staff to update the Draft Trails & Walkways Master Plan.
12. Adjournment – 5:35 PM
Respectfully Submitted by
Emma Burkhalter, Public Works Staff for the City of Saratoga