HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-12-2015 TSC Meeting MINUTES
CITY OF SARATOGA
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
Draft Minutes
DATE: March 12, 2015
TIME: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
LOCATION: Administrative Conference Room
13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
Call to Order 6:30 p.m.
Present: Chen, Cosyn, Guichard, Harris, Kane, Musselman and Vita
Absent: None
Approval of Draft Minutes
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
- VITA MOTIONED FOR APPROVAL
- MUSSELMAN GAVE SECOND MOTION
- APPROVED 7-0-0
JANUARY 8, 2015
- VITA MOTIONED FOR APPROVAL
- MUSSELMAN GAVE SECOND MOTION
- APPROVED 7-0-0
Sheriff’s Provided Report to the Commission
Old Business
1. Traffic Matrix #336
Issue: Request for stop sign at the corner of Hammons and Thelma by William Si
Action: TSC will review traffic calming plan developed by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
- TRAFFIC ENGINEER RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING: CITY STAFF
CONTACT THE PROPERTY OWNER TO TRIM BACK HEDGES, CITY RESTRICT
PARKING AT THAT LOCATION, AND TO MOVE THE STOP SIGN ON HAMMONS
AVENUE FOR BETTER VISIBILITY. INSTALL ALL WAY STOP FOR SIGHT
DISTANCE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. CAN JUSTIFY WITH SIGHT DISTANCE
ISSUES?
- GUICHARD MOTIONED TO INSTALL 2 STOP SIGNS TO CREATE A 4 ALL- WAY
SIGN INTERSECTION.
- VITA GAVE A SECOND MOTION.
- APPROVED. 7-0-0
Cosyn left at 7:05 p.m.
2. Traffic Matrix #337
Issue: Request for traffic calming remedies on Brookglen Drive by Sankaran Suresh
Action: TSC will review traffic calming plan developed by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
TRAFFIC ENGINEER RECOMMENDED FOR CITY STAFF TO CONTACT PROPERTY
OWNER TO TRIM BACK TREES AND HEDGE, CONSIDER A SHOULDER STRIPE, POST
SPEED LIMIT- THAT ADVICES 19 MPH AND INSTALL INPAVEMENT WARNING SIGNS
TO CREATE A NARROW STREET FEELING.
- VITA MOTIONED FOR CITY STAFF TO CONTACT PROPERTY OWNER TO TRIM
TREES.
- -MUSSELMAN GAVE SECOND MOTION.
- APPROVED 6-0-0
Recommendation:
New Business
3. Traffic Matrix #338
Issue: Request for solutions to reduce speeding and improve sight issue at the intersection of
Scotland Avenue and Tweed Court by Naren Mididaddi
Action: TSC will review traffic calming plan developed by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
- TRAFFIC ENGINEER RECOMMENDED CITY STAFF TO CONTACT PROPERTY
OWNER TO TRIM HEDGES ON BOTH SIDES, ADDING SHOULDER STRIPING ON
OTHER SIDE SIMILAR TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE, ADD STRIPING TO HELP THOSE
DRIVING ON SCOTLAND TO KNOW THAT THERE IS A DRIVEWAY/STREET
COMING UP.
- HARRIS RECOMMENDED TO IMPLEMENT TRAFFIC ENGINEER’S
RECOMMENDATION.
- MUSSELMAN GAVE SECOND MOTION.
- APPROVED 6-0
4. Traffic Matrix #339
Issue: Request for solutions to reduce speeding on Mellon Drive by Tanya Roosta.
Action: TSC will review traffic calming plan developed by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
- RESIDENT WAS NOT IN ATTENDANCE.
- VITA MOTIONED TO TAKE NO ACTION.
- HARRIS GAVE A SECOND MOTION. TO DO NOTHING. HARRIS- 2ND.
- APPROVED- 6-0-0
5. Traffic Matrix #340
Issue: Request for solutions to reduce speeding on Allendale Avenue by Winnie Lam.
- TRAFFIC ENGINEER RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY INVESTIGATE A
POSSIBLE SPEED TABLE AT THAT LOCATION.
- VITA MOTIONED TO IMPLEMENT TRAFFIC TABLE AS DIRECTED BY TRAFFIC
ENGINEER, AT TRAFFIC ENGINEER’S DISCRETION AND TO REEVALUATE
SPEEDS AFTER SPEED TABLE IS IMPLEMENTED.
- MUSSELMAN GAVE SECOND MOTION.
- APPROVED 6-0-0
Action: TSC will review traffic calming plan developed by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
6. Traffic Matrix #341
Issue: Request for solutions to improve pedestrian safety at Lomita Avenue and Komina
Avenue by Christopher and Saskia Adman.
Action: TSC will review traffic calming plan developed by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
- TRAFFIC ENGINEER RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING: STAFF TO
INVESTIGATE A WALKING AREA IN THE FRONTAGE OF THE HOMES TO
CREATE A PATH AND ASPHALT BURMS BETWEEN PARKING AREA AND
WALKING AREA OR RAISE TO CREATE A FALSE SIDEWALK.
- MUSSELMAN MOTIONED TO FOLLOW TRAFFIC ENGINEER
RECOMMENDATION AND TO INVESTIGATE WALKWAY AND RETURN WITH A
PLAN.
- HARRIS GAVE SECOND MOTION
- APPROVE 6-0-0
7. Traffic Matrix #342—Remove from traffic matrix
Issue: A member of the City Council recently requested that the City consider installing a
traffic light at the intersection of Cox and Wardell.
Action: Public Works Director will provide history about the request. TSC will review
information provided by the traffic engineer and make a recommendation.
Public Works Director provided report on Council’s interest to evaluate intersections for
controlled traffic light.
9. Staff gave report/ status updates.
Adjournment – 8:55 p.m.
- MUSSELMAN MOTIONED TO ADJOURN
- HARRIS GAVE SECOND MOTION
- APPROVE 6-0-0
Respectfully Submitted:
Mainini Cabute, Public Works Analyst for the City of Saratoga.