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CITY OF SARATOGA
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
DATE: January 12, 2017
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 January 6, 2017.
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 12, 2017
Sheriff’s Report to the Commission
Old Business
1. Traffic Matrix #337
Issue: Request to reduce speeding at Brookglen by John Helm. This item has been brought
to TSC in previous years. In 2013, the City installed bots dots at the “S” curve. In 2014,
Sankaran Suresh requested for additional traffic calming measures. At the time, the TSC
recommended that the City write a letter to trim the shrubs for better visibility of
pedestrians walking on the street.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
2. Traffic Matrix #347
Issue: Request for additional parking restriction at Melinda Circle by Alex Pang. This item
was heard in November 2015 and the TSC recommended that the corners at the intersection
of Melinda Circle have restricted parking and the corner of Melinda Circle opposite the back
of the school.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
3. Traffic Matrix #359
Issue: Request for comprehensive traffic calming plan for Sobey Road. This item has been
heard multiple times in the last two years and the area will be addressed through a
comprehensive plan.
Action: TSC will review and discuss plan presented by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
New Business
4. Traffic Matrix #380
Issue: Request for stop sign at Ascension and Miller by Vasu Sankhavaram
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
5. Traffic Matrix #381
Issue: Request for traffic calming methods to reduce speeding on Glen Brae from Scotland to
Beaumount by Lynn and Joe Pinto.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
6. Traffic Matrix #382
Issue: Request for traffic calming methods to reduce speeding on Douglass Lane by Rupen
Shah.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
7. Traffic Matrix #383
Issue: Request for traffic calming methods to reduce speeding at Homes Drive by Terrence
Lynch.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
8. Traffic Matrix #384
Issue: Request for traffic calming methods on Hill Avenue to reduce speeding by Rose
Vasseghi.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
9. Traffic Matrix #385
Issue: Request for restricted parking at 6th street and implementation of turnaround at Big
Basin Way by Marilyn Marchetti.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
10. Discuss Traffic Safety Commission current process.
11. Staff Report on status of previous and future projects.
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 January 6, 2017 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.