HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-10-2016 TSC Meeting AGENDA
CITY OF SARATOGA
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
DATE: March 10, 2016
TIME: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
LOCATION: Administrative Conference Room
13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
Call to Order
Roll Call: Chen, Choi, Cosyn, Coulter, Harris, Kane, McIntyre
Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda
for this meeting was properly posted on March 7, 2016.
Accept Agenda Items: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code
Section 54954.2.
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.
Approval of Draft Minutes
January 14,, 2016
Sheriff’s Report to the Commission
Old Business
1. Traffic Matrix #341
Issue: Request for solutions to improve pedestrian safety at Lomita Avenue and Komina
Avenue by Christopher and Saskia Adams. Traffic engineer recommended that the City
investigate a walking area in the frontage of the homes to create a path and asphalt burms
between parking area for raised walking path.
Action: TSC will review traffic calming plan developed by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
2. Traffic Matrix #344
Issue: Request for stop signs at La Paz/Aspesi and Casablanca/Myren by Dawn Murakami,
Colleen Balough, and Chris Tar. In July 2015 the TSC heard this item and the traffic
engineer recommended taking an incremental approach with directed enforcement, to
review locations for inpavement warning speed signs, and to come back at a future date
with new speed survey and vehicle volumes at locations to find locations to place
inpavement signs that show 25 mph.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
New Business
3. Traffic Matrix #357
Issue: Request for traffic calming methods on Quito between Pollard and over Highway 85
by Jamie Silzer
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
4. Traffic Matrix #358
Issue: Request for traffic calming methods to reduce speeding on Montrose Drive by Brian D.
Brackbil.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
5. Issue: The City Council would like to start a Public Safety Commission and use the Traffic
Safety Commissioners as the group of commissioners who will meet with residents to
discuss public safety concerns in Saratoga.
Action: TSC to discuss item and prepare to meet with the City Council on March 28th for a
more detailed discussion about future meeting logistics.
Adjournment
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 Office 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, Mainini Cabute, 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 7, 2016 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.