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CITY OF SARATOGA
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
DATE: March 8, 2018
TIME: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
LOCATION: Administrative Conference Room
13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
Call to Order
Present: Belal Aftab, Jonathan Choi (Arrived 8:42 p.m.), Ray Cosyn, Christopher Coulter, E.J.Tim
Harris, Mitch Kane,
Absent: David McIntyre
Staff: Mainini Cabute, John Cherbone, Franziska Church
Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda
for this meeting was properly posted on March 2, 2018.
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 11, 2018- Regular Meeting
- COMMISSIONER BELAL AFTAB GAVE MOTION TO APPROVE
- COMMISSIONER COULTER GAVE SECOND MOTION.
- APPROVED 5-0 (Commissioner Choi and McIntyre absent)
Sheriff’s Report
- NONE
Presentation of General Plan Process
- DEBBIE PEDRO, CDD DIRECTOR GAVE REPORT.
New Business
1. Traffic Matrix #407- Chester Avenue
Issue: Request by Mary Ko to restrict parking between 14508-14509 Chester Avenue.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
- COMMISSIONER COSYN MOTIONED THAT CDD DIRECTOR MEET WITH THE
CONTRACTOR TO MITIGATE CHESTER CONSTRUCTION ISSUE.
- COULTER GAVE SECOND MOTION.
- APPROVED 5-0 (COMMISSIONER CHOI AND MCINTYRE ABSENT)
2. Traffic Matrix #408- Saratoga Ave/ Crestbrook Drive
Issue: Request by Junqing Chen to improve pedestrian safety at the Saratoga
Ave/Crestbrook crosswalk and consider traffic signal at that location.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
- COMMISSIONER BELAL AFTAB GAVE MOTION TO HAVE DIRECTED ENFORCEMENT,
MOVE THE YIELD SIGN, AND CUT THE SHRUBS.
- COMMISSIONER COULTER GAVE SECOND MOTION.
- APPROVED 5-0 (Commissioner Choi and McIntyre absent)
3. Traffic Matrix #409- Reid Lane
Issue: Request by Jenny Hong-Gonzalez to restrict parking on both sides of Reid Lane
between Saratoga Sunnyvale Rd. and Lacey Ave. during 7:45 am - 8:25 am and 2:45 pm-3:30
pm, Mondays thru Fridays. .
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation
- COMMISSIONER KANE MOTIONED TO HAVE TRAFFIC ENGINEER TO LOOK AT
GEOMETRY OF INTERSECTION AT SARATOGA SUNNYVALE AND REID AND SEE IF
THERE ARE ASPECTS THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO DRIVE VERY QUICKLY ON CERTAIN
TURNS VERSE OTHERS AND IF THERE ARE WAYS TO REDUCE SPEED THROUGH THE
INTERSECTION.
- COMMISSIONER AFTAB GAVE SECOND MOTION.
- DOES NOT PASS 3-2
- COMMISSIONER COSYN MOTIONS NO STOPPING DURING PEAK PERIODS FROM
SARATOGA-SUNNYVALE TO LYNDE ON THE NORTHSIDE OF REID.
- COMMISSIONER COULTER GAVE SECOND MOTION.
- APPROVED 5-0
- COMMISSIONER AFTAB MOTIONED TO STUDY THE OPTIONS OF THE INTERSECTION
AND OPTIONS FOR NO RIGHT TURN ON RED.
- COMMISSIONER KANE GAVE SECOND MOTION.
- APPROVED 5-0
(Commissioner Choi arrived 8:42 p.m.)
4. Traffic Matrix #410 –Quito Rd.
Issue: Request by Barbara Holden to reduce speeding and large heavy truck use on Quito
Road.
Action: TSC will review and discuss recommendation presented by the traffic engineer.
- COMMISSION CHOI MOTIONED TO PLACE SIGNS DIRECTING TRUCKS OVER 5 TONS TO
THEIR DESIGNATED TRUCK ROUTES PER GENERAL PLAN AND RESTRICTING THEM ON
QUITO BETWEEN POLLARD AND HIGHWAY 9.
- COMMISSIONER COULTER GAVE SECOND MOTION.
- APPROVED 6-0
5. Traffic Matrix #411- Allendale Avenue
Issue: Request by Sharan Bal to install a crosswalk at the intersection of Allendale and
Dolphin Avenue.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
- COULTER GAVE MOTION TO DO FOCUS STUDY OF FEASIBILITY OF CROSSWALKS AT
PORTOS DRIVE AND DOLPHIN DRIVE.
- COUSIN GAVE SECOND MOTION.
- APPROVED 6-0-0
Old Business
6. Traffic Matrix #401- Parking on Montalvo Rd – Moved to the end of the agenda to discuss
after the
Issue: Request by anonymous to restrict parking on Montalvo Road due to parking
congestion, which may prevent emergency vehicle access on that street.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
- COMMISSIONER COULTER MOTIONED THAT THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER CONTINUE
FURTHER STUDY ON MONTALVO ROAD TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE SHOULD BE
PARKING RESTRICTION AT MONTALVO.
- COMMISSIONER AFTAB GAVE SECOND MOTION.
- APPROVED 4-1 (HARRIS RECUSED HIMSELF)
7. 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 Nora Pimentel, City Clerk’s Office
at 408.868.1294 or npimentel@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 March 2,
2018 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.