HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-20-2017 PEBTAC MinutesCITY OF SARATOGA
PEDESTRIAN, EQUESTRIAN & BICYCLE TRAILS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
DATE: Tuesday, June 20, 2017
TIME: 4:00 pm
LOCATION: City of Saratoga Planning Conference Room, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga,
CA 95070
1. Call to Order: Meeting called to order by the Chair at 4:00pm
2. Roll Call: Present: Stallman, Waltonsmith; City liaison Harvancik; absent: Swan
3. Report on Posting of the Agenda: So Done
4. Accept Agenda Items and Order: No changes
5. Approval of Minutes: January 17 meeting minutes approved
6. Oral and Written Communication: None
7. Old Business
● Blue Hills Safety Railroad Crossing update: Application submitted to CPUC in
March; Approval by CPUC Safety and Enforcement received this month.
● Prospect Road Improvements update: Construction contract to be awarded in July
● Anza Trail Certification update: June 21 City Council item to approve National Park
Service (NPS) agreement; Wayside signs and interpretive placards to be provided by
NPS
● Garrod Trail connection to Parker Ranch Open Space: Completed
8. Staff Report
● Pending trails update: Hakone new trail signs now installed
● Announcements: Upcoming CIP projects:
Village to Hakone pathway design
Village turnaround
Saratoga to the Sea Trail: Quarry Park to Sanborn
3 miles, 3 bridges - partnering with Mid Peninsula Open Space
Crosswalk flashing beacons at Herriman at Lexington; Quito at McCoy, Cox at
Joe’s trail
9. New Business
● Quarry Park: GIS mapping of trail system may take place this summer
10. Reports
● Jim reported that roads and pathways fronting Saratoga, Marshall Lane, Blue
Hills, St. Andrews, and Sacred Heart Schools and WVC were free of goathead weeds.
Redwood, Christa McAuliffe, Argonaut, Joe’s Trail and the Heritage Orchard Trail had
a handful each; Saratoga High is a mess and Foothill is free except for the upper ball
field. These 2 schools will need on site grounds staff support to attack the problem - it
was suggested to interest the Youth Commission in helping to see what can be done.
Goathead puncturevine eradication has been conducted citywide - initially centered on
doing schools and pathways to schools to preclude bicycle users from getting flat tires.
The thumbtack seeds are also debilitating to pets - the seeds numbering in the 1000s per
plant. Cyclists using Saratoga Streets have not had to contend with Goatheads for a
couple of years now but inspections will continue through 2020 to ensure eradication.
A suggestion was made to recognize PEBTAC member Jim Stallman and his son David
Stallman for their long-term ongoing City-wide effort to eradicate the Goathead
(puncture vine) weed.
11. Action Items Summary: Attend the City Council Meeting for the Anza Trail Certification
June 21.
12. Meeting Adjournment was at 4:55pm.