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SARATOGA
PEDESTRIAN, EQUESTRIAN & BICYCLE TRAILS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MINUTES
October 15, 2024
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DATE: October 15, 2024
TIME: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
LOCATION: Administrative Conference Room
13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
1. Call to Order – 4:01 PM
2. Roll Call:
PRESENT: Jim Stallman, Jeri Bromley (arrived 4:10 PM), Ping Li, Howard Miller (left 5:25 PM),
Marianne Swan, Ann Waltonsmith
ABSENT: None.
STAFF PRESENT: Emma Burkhalter, John Cherbone
3. Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda
for this meeting was properly posted on October 10, 2024.
4. Accept Agenda Items and Order: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government
Code Section 54954.2.
5. Approval of Minutes.
04-16-2024 PEBTAC Minutes – Draft
Recommended Action:
Approve April 2024 Minutes
MILLER/WALTONSMITH MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. MOTION PASSED (5-0-0-1).
AYES: STALLMAN, LI, MILLER, SWAN, WALTONSMITH. NOES: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE. ABSENT:
BROMLEY.
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
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A. Pending Trails Update – John Cherbone reported that the dead-end segment of the Villa Oaks
Trail has been closed for the foreseeable future.
B. Traffic Safety Update – four speed tables approved for construction by the Traffic Safety
Commission in September.
C. Blue Hills Elementary Pedestrian Crossing at Union Pacific Railroad Update – UPRR approved
City’s construction estimates.
D. Saratoga Village to Hakone Gardens Trail Update – no updates.
E. Hakone Gardens to Quarry Park Trail Gap Closure – Phase I Update – no updates.
F. Pierce Road Trail Update – City to require Masson Estates proposed subdivision to design and
build a portion of the trail that’s on their property.
G. Upcoming CIP Projects – none.
8. Old Business
None.
9. New Business
A. Trails Master Plan Segments 35 and 38-40
Segment 35
Segments 38-40
Recommended Action:
Review draft layouts and make a recommendation.
STALLMAN/SWAN MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE CONCEPTUAL TRAIL ALIGNMENTS WITH
THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS:
SEGMENT 35 (“MT. EDEN – 29”): THE TRAIL NEEDS TO BE A LOOP, COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS CONNECTING THE LOOP AT THE NORTH END IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE
NORTHMOST TWO BUILDINGS. THE SPUR AT THE SOUTH END OF THE TRAIL SHOULD BE
KEPT AS PROPOSED.
Proposed location
for connecting the
trail
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SEGMENTS 38-40(“MT. EDEN – 5”): ADD SEGMENT 39 WHICH RUNS PARALLEL TO MT.
EDEN ROAD.
MOTION PASSED (6-0-0-0). AYES: STALLMAN, BROMLEY, LI, MILLER, SWAN,
WALTONSMITH. NOES: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE. ABSENT: NONE.
10. Member Reports (information only, no actions to be taken)
Swan: 1. Met with CDD Director, Planner, Bill Brooks, and Jan Garrod to identify the Scherf trail
over the summer. 2. Met with House Winery and Cooper-Garrod to review the boundary trail
Segment 39
approximate
alignment.
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between Garrod and House property. Changes to trail should be reflected in the Trails Master
Plan
Li: received reports that the Shadow Oaks trail is covered in dog poop all summer.
Stallman: 1. Goathead clearing is complete for the year. 2. Request for woodchips to be placed
along Orchard Loop trail by the church parking lot.
11. Action Items Summary
House & Cooper-Garrod Trail to be added to a future agenda
12. Adjournment – 5:37 PM
Respectfully Submitted by
Emma Burkhalter, Public Works staff for the City of Saratoga