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Home My WebLink About09-14-2017 TSC Meeting MINUTES CITY OF SARATOGA TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES DATE: September 14, 2017 TIME: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM LOCATION: Administrative Conference Room 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 Call to Order Present: Choi, Cosyn, Coulter, Harris, Kane, McIntyre Absent: Chen, Harris Staff: Mainini Cabute, John Cherbone, Franziska Church, Ashley Brooks Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on September 7, 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 May 11, 2017 - COMMISSIONER COULTER MOTIONS TO APPROVE MINUTES - COMMISSIONER COSYN GAVE SECOND MOTION - APPROVED 4-0 (COMMISSIONER KANE ABSTAIN) Sheriff’s Gave Report to the Commission Old Business None. New Business 1. Traffic Matrix #396- Kevin Moran Park Traffic Issue: Request by Srikant Gokulnatha to install no parking signs, lighted crosswalks at intersections, and speed bumps near and around Kevin Moran Park to prevent speeding. Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a recommendation. - COMMISSIONER KANE MOTIONS TO PAINT FROM NORTH SIDE TO RAMP TO RESTRICT PARKING. - COMMISSER COULTER GAVE SECOND MOTION. - APPROVED- 5-0 (COMMISSIONER CHEN AND COMMISSIONER HARRIS ABSENT) - COMMISSIONER COSYN MOTIONED TO REPLACE THE TRUNCATED DOMES INTO YELLOW. - MOTION FAILED. - COMMISSIONER CHOI MOTIONED TO EXPLORE NEW PLACEMENT OF RAMP. - COMMISSIONER COULTER GAVE SECOND MOTION - MOTION FAILED. 3. Traffic Matrix #397- Left Turn from Paramount Issue: Request by Arun Venkatachar to install buffer lane on Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road at the Paramount Drive intersection, reinstall No U-turn sign and trim bushes on westside of Saratoga-Sunnyvale, north of Paramount Drive. Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a recommendation. - COMMISSIONER COULTER MOTIONS TO INSTALL REFUGE LANE. - COMMISSIONER COUSYN GAVE SECOND MOTION. - APPROVED 5-0 - COMMISSIONER KANE GAVE MOTION TO REMOVE BUSH. - COMMISSIONER COULTER GAVE SECOND MOTION. - FAILED. - COMMISSIONER KANE GAVE MOTION FOR TRAFFIC ENGINEER TO LOOK AT STOP LINE AND LOOKING AT THE VISIBILITY - COMMISSION COULTER GAVE SECOND MOTION. - APPROVED 5-0 4. Traffic Matrix #398- Reid Lane Issue: Request by Henry Coles to have another survey completed on Reid Lane to allow Sheriff deputies to enforce speed limit using radar. Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a recommendation. - COMMISSIONER COULTER RECOMMENDED TO INCLUDE REID IN RADAR FEEDBACK ROTATION. - COMMISSIONER COSYN GAVE SECOND MOTION. - APPROVED 5-0 5. Traffic Matrix #399- Bulb outs at Kreisler and Wardell Issue: Request by Tom Howell to modify painted bulbouts because they compromise bicyclists safety. Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a recommendation. - COMMISSIONER COULTER RECOMMENDED TO REMOVE THE BOTTS DOTTS ALONG THE STRAIGHT SECTION OF THE BULBOUT AT WARDELL AND KREISLER. - COMMISSIONER COSYN GAVE SECOND MOTION. - APPROVED 5-0 1. Traffic Matrix #395- Braemar Drive (Moved to back) Issue: Request by Kay Xiao to evaluate speeding on Braemar and possibly install a Stop sign or speed hump near the slope on the road. Action: TSC will review and discuss recommendation presented by the traffic engineer. - COMMISSIONER COULTER TAKES NO ACTION. - COMMISSIONER COSYN GAVE SECOND COMMISSION. - APPROVE 5-0 6. Staff Gave Report on status of previous and future projects. Adjournment – commissioner coulter motioned to adjourn. Commissioner kane gave second motion. Approved. 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 September 7, 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.