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CITY OF SARATOGA
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
Action Minutes
DATE: March 8, 2012
TIME: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
LOCATION: Administrative Conference Room
13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
Call to Order at 6:30 p.m.
Roll Call: Biester, Bustamante, Coulter, Guichard, Kirk, Musselman and Vita
Absent: Bustamante
Staff: Public Works Director Cherbone, Traffic Planner Church and Analyst Borel
Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda
for this meeting was properly posted on March 1, 2012. Borel reports
Accept Agenda Items: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code
Section 54954.2. No additions or changes
Oral & Written Communication
Any member of the public may address the Commission about any matter not on the agenda
for this meeting for up to three minutes. Commissioners may not comment on the matter
but may choose to place the topic on a future agenda.
No speakers
Approval of Draft Minutes
Draft Traffic Safety Commission Minutes January 5, 2012. APPROVED 6-0
Sheriff’s Report to the Commission
Lt. Morrissey reports
New Business
1. Traffic Matrix #282 (6:35 p.m.)
Issue: Request for new crosswalk on Cox Avenue at Cumberland
Action: TSC will make recommendation
MOTION: Recommend accepting the Traffic Engineers crosswalk plan with signage on
the east corner of the intersection of Cox Avenue and Cumberland. APPROVED 6-0
2. Traffic Matrix #283 (7:30 p.m.)
Issue: Crosswalk evaluation on Trinity and safety concerns at corner
Action: TSC will make recommendation
MOTION: Recommend Traffic Engineer’s plan for striping and Bott dots on the
southern corner on Trinity Avenue. APPROVED 6-0
MOTION: Recommend contacting the resident on the northern corner of Trinity for
possible restricted parking during peak drop off and pick up, along the property line
adjacent to the pathway to the school. APPROVED 6-0
3. Traffic Matrix #284
Issue: Evaluation of median on Prospect Avenue at Titus
Action: TSC will make recommendation
MOTION: Recommend removing shrubs in the center of the median, replace with
ground cover and investigate the possibility of lowering the median. APPROVED 6-0
MOTION: Recommend the Traffic Engineer investigate signage which limits left hand
turns during school commute hours at the corner of Titus Avenue and Prospect Road,
and report back at a future meeting. APPROVED 6-0
4. Election of new Chair and Vice-Chair
MOTION: Nomination of Elena Musselman for Chair and Judy Coulter as Vice-Chair.
APPROVED 6-0
Announcements by Commissioners and Staff
Recognition of Michael Bustamante’s last meeting on the Commission
Adjournment at 8:55 p.m. to the next Regular Meeting
Thursday, May 10, 2012
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before the start of the meeting.
In accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, copies of material provided to the Traffic Safety Commission by City
staff in connection with this agenda are available at the office of the Public Works Department 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 Public Works office at the time they are distributed to the Traffic Safety
Commission.
Certificate of Posting of Agenda:
I, Kristin Borel, Public Works Analyst for the City of Saratoga, declare that the foregoing agenda for the meeting of
the Traffic Safety Commission of the City of Saratoga was posted on March 1, 2012 at the office of the City of
Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Ave., 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.