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CITY OF SARATOGA
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
Action Minutes
DATE: June 9, 2005
TIME: 6:30 PM
LOCATION: Administrative Conference Room
City of Saratoga
13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
1. Call to Order
Chair Biester called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m.
2. Roll Call: Ballingall, Biester, Bustamante, Kane, Guichard
Absent: Bustamante
Staff: Director Cherbone, Analyst Borel, and Traffic Engineer Rashid
3. Report on Posting of the Agenda: Borel reported that Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2,
the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on June 1, 2005.
4. Accept Agenda Items and Order: Item 9 moved to follow Item 10, Item 10 F moved before 10A.
Election of new Vice Chair moved to end to follow Item 9.
5. Election of new Vice Chair – MOTION: Nominate Guichard as Vice Chair. Motion passed 4-0.
6. Oral & Written Communication
No oral or written communication
7. Approval of Draft Minutes
MOTION: Motion made to approve the draft Traffic Safety Commission Minutes for March 10, 2005,
amended as proposed. Motion passed 4-0.
8. Discussion of New Council Direction for Commission
9. Staff Report - John Cherbone
A. Project Reports
Marshall Lane / Sobey Road Traffic Safety Improvement Project
Highway 9 Safety Project
Aloha Intersection Project
Oak Street Pedestrian Improvement Project
Cox Avenue R/R Crossing Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement Project
Gateway Improvement Project
B. Discussion of Bicycle, Trail & Pedestrian Committee
10. New Business
A. Traffic Matrix Item #94 – Todd – 18629 Clemson Avenue: Request for speed control on Clemson (see
attached map and letter) MOTION: Motion made to approve the request for a 25 mph sign to be
placed on Clemson. Motion passed 4-0. MOTION: Motion made to approve a stop sign on
Clemson at Villanova. Motion denied 2-2-0, 2 abstain.
B. Traffic Matrix Item #95 – Vickery – 18843 Casa Blanca: Request for speed bumps and street lights on
Casa Blanca, pedestrian crossing signal at Dagmar is slow to respond. Recommendation to Staff to
notify this person about operation of signal and Saratoga street light policy.
C. Traffic Matrix #96 – Roeper - 19610 Three Oaks Way: Request for remedy to many traffic concerns
(see attached letter) MOTION: Motion made to direct Staff and Traffic Engineer to obtain data
that encompasses a holistic perspective of the street, and report back with a reasonable and
appropriate recommendation to eliminate speeding, with a motion to amend to include Farwell
Avenue. Motion passed 4-0.
D. Traffic Matrix Item #97 – Snow: Request for better crosswalk markings at Titus and Prospect (see
attached letter) No action taken at this time. Staff and Traffic Engineer have a meeting with San
Jose Staff about this intersection. Staff will report back at next meeting.
E. Traffic Matrix Item #101 – Miller - 19401 Shubert Drive: Request for speed reduction on Cox, speed
bumps on DeHavilland, and reduce number of crosswalks on Cox at Miller from two to one. (see
attached maps and letter) Direction given for Traffic Engineer to gather data and report back at the
next meeting.
F. How to proceed with neighborhood traffic issues with cancellation of NTMP
11. Announcements by Commissioners and Staff
12. Adjournment at 9:15 p.m to next meeting
September 8, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.