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Home My WebLink About04-18-2023 PEBTAC Agenda Packet SARATOGA PEDESTRIAN, EQUESTRIAN & BICYCLE TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA April 18, 2023 DATE: April 18, 2023 TIME: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM LOCATION: Administrative Conference Room 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 Public Participation Information In accordance with Saratoga City Council’s Remote Public Participation Policy, members of the public may participate in this meeting in person at the location listed below or via remote attendance using the Zoom information below. Members of the public can view and participate in the meeting by: 1. Attending the meeting in person at the City Hall Linda Callon Conference Room, located at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070; OR 2. Accessing the meeting through Zoom • Webinar URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84716778216 • Webinar ID: 847 1677 8216 • Call In: 1.408.638.0968 or 1.669.900.6833 (enter the Webinar ID provided above when prompted) Public Comment Members of the public may comment on any item for up to three (3) minutes. The amount of time for public comment may be reduced by the Chair or by action of the Traffic Safety Commission. Public Comment will begin with speakers attending in-person first followed by those attending via Zoom. As always, members of the public can send written comments to the Commission 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 Commission 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. 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 13, 2023. 4. Accept Agenda Items and Order: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2. 5. Approval of Minutes. 01-19-2023 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. Countywide Trails Master Plan Map Update Project Presentation from SCC Parks 8. 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 9. Old Business A. Hakone Gardens to Quarry Park Trail Gap Closure – Phase I Recommended Action: None. 10. New Business None. 11. Member Reports (information only, no actions to be taken) 12. Action Items Summary 13. 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 13, 2023, 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. SARATOGA PEDESTRIAN, EQUESTRIAN & BICYCLE TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE DRAFT MINUTES January 17, 2023 DATE: January 17, 2023 TIME: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM LOCATION: Administrative Conference Room 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 1. Call to Order – 4:00 PM 2. Roll Call: PRESENT: Jim Stallman, Marianne Swan ABSENT: Ping Li, Howard Miller, Ann Waltonsmith 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, 2023. 4. Accept Agenda Items and Order: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2. 5. Approval of Minutes. 07-19-2022 PEBTAC Minutes – Draft Recommended Action: Approve July 2022 Minutes NO ACTION TAKEN DUE TO LACK OF QUORUM. 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. Matt Bordoni and Paula Cappello spoke regarding the Vickery Lane access trail where a neighbor on the corner fenced on off his backyard closing it off. It was noted by staff that there is no action for PEBTAC to take on this and staff will not agendizing any requests regarding this item. As a quick refresher, PEBTAC has already reviewed the Vickery Ave/Marden Trail and has advised the Public Works Director that PEBTAC is in support of the City accepting any trail easement offered for dedication. 7. Staff Report A. Pending Trails Update All trails sprayed for poison oak and weeds just before Christmas, bollards installed at Parker Ranch Trail entrance off Burnett Road, trails being repaired following storms. B. Traffic Safety Update None. C. Blue Hills Elementary Pedestrian Crossing at Union Pacific Railroad Update Staff continuing to work with UPRR and working on plans. One mitigation site has had new striping applied. The question was brought up over whether the railroad will be ceasing operations with the announcement of the cement plant ending certain operations made this past November. D. Saratoga Village to Hakone Gardens Trail Update Funding secured for project through Rep. Anna Eshoo. E. Upcoming CIP Projects Extension of Joe’s Trail to be added to New Business. 8. Old Business A. Hakone Gardens to Quarry Park Trail Gap Closure – Phase I Recommended Action: None. Update: Owner of property between the two parks and his representative visited City Hall in late 2022 and are open to working with staff to dedicate a trail easement across property to allow for gap closure. 9. New Business None. 10. Member Reports (information only, no actions to be taken) Stallman: City should ask VTA to keep Saratoga updated on Hwy 85 transit lane project actions so corridor linked funding can be used to build the Joe’s Trail extension. Swan: pothole on Saratoga Avenue pathway, flooded sidewalk on La Paloma, and Mexican Sage plant encroaching on sidewalk. 11. Action Items Summary 12. Adjournment – 4:58 PM Respectfully Submitted by Emma Burkhalter, Public Works staff for the City of Saratoga Countywide Trails Master Plan Map Update Project Rebecca Coates-Maldoon, Countywide Trails Program Manager Presentation to City of Saratoga Pedestrian, Equestrian & Bicycle Trails Advisory Committee April 18, 2023 Countywide Trails Master Plan Overview Countywide Trails Master Plan (1995) Vision: “[P]roviding a network of trails that connects cities to one another, connects cities to the County’s regional open space resources, connects County parks to County parks, and connects the northern and southern urbanized regions of the County…” 3 CWTMP Key Concepts Trails of countywide significance –i.e., not all trails in Santa Clara County Conceptual routes, not detailed plan of trail alignments Emphasizes use of public lands Guide for County’s work on trails Coordinated vision for existing external trail plans / efforts –does not pre-empt local trail plans 4 CWTMP Map5 CWTMP Trail Information General descriptions and goals for each route Intended uses Priority rating 6 Regional Staging Areas Evergreen College/ Montgomery Hill Park Metcalf Road & Coyote Creek Park Chain San Martin Ave/ New Ave Area Lyndon Canyon & Hwy 17 Area Gavilan College 7 Countywide Trails Master Plan Map Update Project Project Scope Update CWTMP Map Consider adding new trails Reprioritize trails Consider staging areas Minor refresh for graphics, formatting, etc. 10 Project Timeline Background research Draft map development Spring/Summer 2022 Draft map development Stakeholder outreach Fall 2022 Draft map development Jan-Feb 2023 Public meetings City presentations Online engagement Feb-April 2023 Map revision, trail reprioritization Stakeholder & public outreach May-June 2023 PRC, HLUET, Board of Supervisors approvals Summer/Fall 2023 11 Draft Map12 https://arcg.is/jfa8a Proposed Map Changes Active Transportation Integration Trail Updates Consistent with Current Planning Inclusion of Additional Trails in CWTMP Regional Staging Area Modifications 13 Active Transportation Integration Better integrate CWTMP with countywide active transportation planning Shift on-street bikeway determination to transportation agencies 14 Active Transportation Overlap15 CWTMP Map continues to include: •VTA Bicycle Superhighway / CWTMP off-street trail overlap (e.g., Coyote Creek Trai) •On-street connections necessary to link regional parks and open spaces in South County •On-street connections that close short gaps in off-street trails Trail Updates & Realignments Examples •Built trails since 1995 •City updates •Trail plans •New public lands •Partnership opportunities 16 Proposed Additions to CWTMP Map Key Trail Name Proposed Intended Use General Location C35 Five Wounds Trail Hiking/bicycling San Jose C36 Three Creeks Trail Hiking/bicycling San Jose C37 Canoas Creek Trail Hiking/bicycling San Jose, Martial Cottle County Park C38 East Channel Trail Hiking/bicycling Sunnyvale, Cupertino C39 Cupertino I-280 Trail Hiking/bicycling Cupertino C40 Stevens Creek-Arastradero Trail Hiking/equestrian Los Altos Hills, Stevens Creek County Park, Rancho San Antonio County Park & Open Space Preserve C41 Mt. Eden Trail Hiking/equestrian Saratoga, Stevens Creek County Park C42 Saratoga to Skyline Trail Hiking/equestrian; portions hiking/bicycling/equestrian Saratoga, Sanborn County Park C43 Coyote Valley Trail Hiking/bicycling/equestrian Coyote Valley, Santa Teresa County Park, Tilton Open Space Reserve C44 Gilroy Gardens Trail Hiking/bicycling/equestrian Gilroy C45 Diablo Range Trail Hiking/bicycling/equestrian Eastern Santa Clara County, Joseph D. Grant County Park, Henry Coe State Park C46 Loma Prieta Trail Hiking/bicycling/equestrian Rancho Canada del Oro Open Space Preserve, Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve S9 Mt. Umunhum to the Sea Trail Hiking/bicycling/equestrian Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve, Santa Cruz County Regional Staging Area Modifications 11 light rail, train, and BART stations near trails (<0.1 mile) proposed as Areas of Evaluation for Regional Staging Removal of 3 Areas of Evaluation now within parklands Keep Gavilan College, Evergreen College Areas of Evaluation 18 Trail Reprioritization •Cities set priorities in their jurisdiction Incorporated Areas •Public feedback •Countywide Trails Master Plan prioritization framework Unincorporated Areas 19 Countywide Trails Map Update: Saratoga20 Primary Trails •Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail (R1) •Southern Pacific Rail Trail (C9) •Stevens Canyon Lookout Trail (C11) Active Transportation Integration •Removal of on-street routes (e.g., R1 bikeway, C12) Proposed addition of: •Mt. Eden Trail (C41) •Saratoga to Skyline Trail (C42) Prioritization is City-determined Upcoming Feedback Opportunities Feedback today Meetings and presentations •Check website for full schedule Explore the draft map and provide input by April 30, 2023 21 Public Feedback Tool22 Interactive Draft Map Public Input Survey Project Information Questions & Mailing List Rebecca Coates-Maldoon Countywide Trails Program Manager rebecca.coates-maldo@prk.sccgov.org Explore the Draft Map and Provide Input! 23 https://parks.sccgov.org/ countywide-trails-master- plan-map-update-project https://arcg.is/jfa8a Project Information & Public Meeting Schedule Comments Due April 30th