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SARATOGA
PEDESTRIAN, EQUESTRIAN & BICYCLE TRAILS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
AGENDA
January 16, 2024
DATE: January 16, 2024
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 January 12, 2024.
4. Accept Agenda Items and Order: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government
Code Section 54954.2.
5. Approval of Minutes.
10-17-2023 PEBTAC Minutes – Draft
Recommended Action:
Approve October 2023 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. Hakone Gardens to Quarry Park Trail Gap Closure – Phase I Update
F. Pierce Road Trail Update
G. Upcoming CIP Projects
8. Old Business
A. Trail Naming Process
Recommended Action:
Come up with a trail naming process.
9. New Business
A. Mechanical and Non-Pesticide Weed Abatement Grant (DPR Alliance 2024 Grant Program
Application)
Draft Letter
Recommended Action:
Approve draft letter of support from PEBTAC for grant application.
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 January 12, 2024, 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.