HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-15-2009 PEBTAC MinutesSaratoga Pedestrian, Equestrian and Bicycle Trails Committee Meeting
City Hall Planning Offices
13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga
MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
Meeting started 7:00pm
Meeting adjourned 9:00 pm
I. Organization
Attendees:
Denise Goldberg, Chair
Jim Stallman, Vice Chair
Bill Brooks, Citizen Advisor (absent- excused)
Ray Cosyn, Citizen Advisor
Ann Waltonsmith, Citizen Advisor
Iveta Harvancik, Staff
II. Administration
Minutes approved for June 2009.
III. Oral and Written Communication
None
IV. Staff Report Parker Ranch Upper Tank Trail has been relocated; will open when legal description and
Council approval has taken place.
Shankar Trail is now dedicated and open.
Revised City Web Site showing additional Trail Maps with an Overview Map containing
hyperlinks should go live this week
V. Old Business
A. Joe’s Trail – working on finalizing easements; should go out to bid in Oct/Nov.
B. Village Bike Racks – Staff is making final selections of bike rack type, Village
Streetscape Project approval set for October
VI. New Business
A. Children’s Heritage Trail, Garden, and Farm – Conceptual Plan. Anna – described
situation where neighbor to Peck’s wants to sell and is hopeful to have property not
become condos. Betty – referenced heritage Easterbrook Garden as example of
what is being proposed. Attention was called to the California History Museum,
located at De Anza College, current display on the Learning Farm . Catherine -
Referenced 2 books: Last Child in the Woods – Richard Louv, and Urban Sprawl
and Public Health – Howard Frunkin. Cited as successful examples: Waldorf School
of the Peninsula garden and Hidden Villa in Los Altos. Motion to support Plan was
approved by the committee noting: 1) Trail from Saratoga Avenue connecting to the
High School could finally become a reality 2) Learning Center – Farm Garden and
Orchard – eliminating threat of more structures being built in the Heritage Orchard 3)
Neighboring city examples – Cupertino Blackberry Farm (and trail) and Sunnyvale
Central Park Orchard Center 4) Monte Sereno - Saratoga Foundation as a
potential financial sponsor
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B. Heritage Orchard Trail – Motion approved to ask Heritage Commission to 1) sign
path, 2) bury water lines crossing trail, 3) notify Redwood Principal about irrigation
system damage
C. Biking Through History Bike Tour – 1st weekend in November; committee offered
suggestion for route to include West Valley College
D. San Jose Bike Plan – Comment regarding the need for San Jose to put Bike Lanes
on their portion of De Anza to complete the corridor
VII. Member Reports (information only, no actions to be taken)
Pending Trail Updates - Saratoga to the Sea connecting to Hakone: still in discussion and
making its way through agency approval process
No action taken on submitting Blue Hills School RR Safety Crossing input to Cement Plant
Permit renewal EIR
North Campus Opening slated for Oct. 23 subsequent to Council approval on 21st
VIII. Action Item Summary
Staff to transmit PEBTAC approval to City Council of Children’s Heritage Trail, Garden, and
Farm – Conceptual Plan
Staff to submit PEBTAC request to Public Safety Commission regarding Redwood School
connection to Fruitvale Path
Staff to submit PEBTAC request to Heritage Preservation Commission regarding Orchard
Trail Irrigation System Damage
Denise and Ray to finalize History Bike Tour
Adjournment – next meeting October 20th