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Home My WebLink About04-19-2022 PEBTAC Agenda PacketCITY OF SARATOGA PEDESTRIAN, EQUESTRIAN & BICYCLE TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA April 19, 2022 Teleconference/Public Participation Information to Mitigate the Spread of COVID‐19 This meeting will be entirely by teleconference. All Committee members and staff will only participate via the Zoom platform using the process described below. The meeting is being conducted in compliance with the Governor’s Executive Order N‐29‐20 suspending certain teleconference rules required by the Ralph M. Brown Act. The purpose of this order was to provide the safest environment for the public, elected officials, and staff while allowing for continued operation of the government and public participation during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Members of the public can view and participate in the meeting by: Using the Zoom website https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84716778216 or App Webinar ID: 847 1677 8216 and raising their hand to speak on an agenda item when directed by the Chair. 1. Calling 1.669.900.6833 or 1.408.638.0968 and pressing *9 to raise their hand to speak on an agenda item when directed by the Chair. The public will not be able to participate in the meeting in person. As always, members of the public can send written comments prior to the meeting by commenting online at www.saratoga.ca.us/PEBTAC prior to the start of the meeting. These emails will be provided to the members of the Council and will become part of the official record of the meeting. During the meeting the Chair will explain the process for members of the public to be recognized to offer public comment. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Governor’s Executive Order, if you need assistance to participate in this meeting due to a disability, please contact the City Clerk at bavrit@saratoga.ca.us or calling 408.868.1216 as soon as possible before the meeting. The City will use its best efforts to provide reasonable accommodations to provide as much accessibility as possible while also maintaining public safety. TIME: 4:00 pm LOCATION: Virtual Zoom Meeting 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call: Stallman, Li, Miller, Swan, Waltonsmith; City Liaison Burkhalter 3. Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on April 14, 2022. 4. Accept Agenda Items and Order: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2. 5. Approval of Minutes. 01-18-2022 PEBTAC Minutes – Draft Recommended Action: Approve January 2022 Minutes 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. 7. Staff Report A. Pending Trails Update B. Traffic Safety Update C. Blue Hills Elementary Pedestrian Crossing at Union Pacific Railroad Update D. Saratoga Village to Hakone Gardens Trail Update E. Upcoming CIP Projects 8. Old Business A. Hakone Gardens to Quarry Park Trail Gap Closure – Phase I Recommended Action: None. 9. New Business None. 10. Member Reports (information only, no actions to be taken) 11. Action Items Summary 12. Adjournment Certificate of Posting of Agenda: I, Emma Burkhalter, Associate Engineer 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 April 14, 2022, 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. 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. CITY OF SARATOGA PEDESTRIAN, EQUESTRIAN & BICYCLE TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE DRAFT MINUTES January 18, 2022 1. Call to Order – 4:00 PM 2. Roll Call: PRESENT: Jim Stallman, Ping Li, Marianne Swan, Ann Waltonsmith ABSENT: Howard Miller. 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 January 13, 2022. 4. Accept Agenda Items and Order: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2. 5. Approval of Minutes. 10-19-2021 PEBTAC Minutes – Draft Recommended Action: Approve October 2021 Minutes SWAN/WALTONSMITH MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE OCTOBER 19, 2021 MINUTES. MOTION PASSED (4-0-0-1) BY VERBAL ROLL CALL. AYES: STALLMAN, LI, SWAN, WALTONSMITH. NOES: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE. ABSENT: MILLER. 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. Rick Whitacre spoke. 7. Staff Report A. Pending Trails Update General trails maintenance was performed, and the wood chips left on the Mt Eden Trail have been spread out. B. Traffic Safety Update This year the City will be working with the City of Cupertino to upgrade the striping on Prospect Road between Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road and Stelling Road. These upgrades will include green bike lanes, narrowed travel lanes to reduce speeding, and investigating adding a crosswalk at the intersection with Via Roncole. C. Blue Hills Elementary Pedestrian Crossing at Union Pacific Railroad Update No updates were shared at the meeting, but Staff was later provided with the following update: Staff has submitted a permit extension request with CPUC and plans to submit the Caltrans Field Review packet shortly. Staff will also be meeting with UPRR in the near future to discuss the project costs and the timeline for the additional mitigation items requested by UPRR. D. Saratoga Village to Hakone Gardens Trail Update No updates at this time. Staff has not yet heard back about the grant the City applied for last year. E. CIP Projects Public Works is requesting funding for a new CIP project to design a trail through Hakone Gardens that will connect the Hakone Gardens driveway entrance at Highway 9 to Quarry Park. An existing CIP project is underway to provide gap closure and ADA curb ramps for the sidewalks along Quito Road, south of Allendale Ave. 8. Old Business A. Trails & Walkways Master Plan Recommended Action: 1. Give any final comments on Trails and Walkways Master Plan. Proposed segment 64, which would have connected Okanogan Drive to private road, Quail Acres, has been changed to be a proposed trail connecting northern Taos Drive to the southern Taos Drive through the existing orchard. This revised alignment was previously a branch of proposed segment 63 and is not a new addition to the Trails and Walkways Master Plan. Proposed segment 63, which was identified as traveling along the southern side of the Okanogan Drive and connecting with the north end of proposed segment 64, will remain unchanged. See below images for changes. Proposed Segments 63 and 64 (old) Proposed Segments 63 and 64 (revised) 9. New Business A. Hakone Gardens to Quarry Park Trail Gap Closure – Phase I Recommended Action: None. New CIP project, to be funded by Park Development fees. 10. Member Reports (information only, no actions to be taken) Committee Member Li reminded PEBTAC and Staff that Let’s Work Volunteer Day at Quarry Park is back. Let’s Work Volunteer Day takes place on the second Saturday of every month through April and will start up again in November. Volunteers must sign up by the Wednesday prior to the Volunteer Day in order to be eligible, since we are no longer taking walk-ins. 11. Action Items Summary None. 12. Adjournment – 5:00 PM Respectfully Submitted by Emma Burkhalter, Public Works staff for the City of Saratoga Segment 63 Segment 63 Segment 64 Segment 63 Segment 64