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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-08-2012 Traffic Safety Commission Minutes 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 In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a disabled person and you need a disability - related modification or accommodation to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Of fice at 408.868.1269 or ctclerk@saratoga.ca.us Requests must be made as early as possible and at least one full business day 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.