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Home My WebLink About7-12-2018 TSC Meeting MINUTES CITY OF SARATOGA TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING Minutes DATE: July 12, 2018 TIME: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM LOCATION: Administrative Conference Room 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 Call to Order 6:30 Present: Belal Aftab (arrived late), Ray Cosyn, Christopher Coulter, E.J.Tim Harris, David McIntyre Absent: Jonathan Choi, Mitch Kane (Chair) 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 July 3, 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 June 7, 2018- Special Meeting - COMMISSIONER COULTER MOTIONED TO APPROVE MINUTES - COMMISSIONER HARRIS GAVE SECOND MOTION - APPROVED 4-0 (Commissioners Aftab, Choi, Kane absent) Sheriff Report to the Commission (Commissioner Aftab Arrived late for meeting) Old Business 1. Traffic Matrix #401- Montalvo Road Parking Issue: Request by Commissioner Tim Harris to restrict parking on Montalvo Road in between Montalvo Heights Drive and Montalvo Lane due to narrowness of the road preventing emergency vehicles from traveling to that location. This item was first placed on the agenda by the neighbors of Montalvo Lane and heard by the Commission in November 2017. The item was delayed due to the ambiguity of the issue but is now represented by Commissioner Harris since he is a Montalvo Lane resident. Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a recommendation - COMMISSIONER COULTER MOTIONED TO RESTRICT PARKING ON BOTH SIDES BETWEEN MONTALVO HEIGHTS AND MONTALVO LANE. - COMMISSIONER MCINTYRE GAVE SECOND MOTION. - APPROVED (4-0) (COMMISSIONERS CHOI AND KANE ABSENT, COMMISSIONER HARRIS RECUSED) 2. Traffic Matrix #416- Prospect/ DeAnza-Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road (deferred to September meeting) Issue: Request by Adwait Ullal to improve traffic safety at entrance and exit in front of Valero gas station on DeAnza- Saratoga-Sunnyvale. Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a recommendation 3. Traffic Matrix #417- Golden Triangle Issue: Request by Raj Reddy to add sidewalks around Scotland and Glenbrae, stop signs at the Golden Triangle (GT) area, and increase street lights at GT areas to improve traffic and pedestrian safety. Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a recommendation - COMMISSIONER COULTER MOTIONED TO TAKE NO ACTION. - COMMISSIONER HARRIS GAVE SECOND MOTION. - APPROVED 5-0 New Business 4. Traffic Matrix #418- Fieldstone Issue: Request by Bob Lopresto to install stop signs at Fieldstone and Springer intersection. Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a recommendation. - COMMISSIONER COULTER MOTIONED FOR STAFF TO TO INSTALL STRIPING, CONTACT PROPERTY OWNER TO CUT SHRUBS TO IMPROVE SIGHT DISTANCE, AND INSTALL SIGNAGE INFORMING OF INTERSECTION. - COMMISSIONER HARRIS GAVE SECOND MOTION. - APPROVED 4-0 5. Traffic Matrix #419- Quito Road Issue: Request by Harish Tyagi to reduce speeding and improve traffic safety on Quito Road. Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a recommendation. - COMMISSIONER COULTER MOTIONED TO DIRECT STAFF TO WORK WITH THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT A PEDESTRIAN STING AT THE INTERSECTION OF QUITO AND MCCOY. - COMMISSIONER HARRIS GAVE SECOND MOTION. - APPROVED 5-0. 6. Traffic Matrix #420- Montalvo Road (Moved to September meeting) Issue: Request by Rajeev Shrivatsava to reduce speeding and improve traffic safety on Montalvo Road. Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a recommendation - COMMISSIONER COULTER MOTIONED TO MOVE TO SEPTEMBER - COMMISSIONER AFTAB GAVE SECOND MOTION. - APPROVED 5-0 7. Traffic Matrix #421- Cumberland Drive Issue: Request by Barbara Namian to improve traffic safety at Cumberland Drive from Cox Avenue to stop sign at Via Escuela Drive and vice versa. Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a recommendation. - COMMISSIONER AFTAB MOTIONED TO INSTALL INPAVEMENT WARNING SIGNS AND DOUBLE YELLOW STRIPING FOR THE INPAVEMENT. - COMMISSIONER COULTER GAVE SECOND MOTION. - APPROVED 5-0 - COMMISSIONER HARRIS GAVE MOTION FOR STAFF TO WORK WITH SHERIFF TO SCHEDULE DIRECTED ENFORCEMENT. - COMMISSIONER MCINTYRE GAVE SECOND MOTION. - APPROVED 5-0 8. Traffic Matrix #422- Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road at Kirkmont Drive Issue: Request by Robert Pearse to improve pedestrian safety across Saratoga-Sunnyvale at Kirkmont Drive in Saratoga. Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a recommendation - COMMISSION HARRIS MOTIONED FOR TRAFFIC ENGINEER TO BRING BACK PLAN IN SEPTEMBER FOR VARIOUS APPROACHES. - COMMISSIONER MCINTYRE GAVE SECOND MOTION. - APPROVED 5-0 9. Traffic Matrix #424- Prospect and Covina (Removed from agenda because request is already part of Prospect Road improvement project) Issue: Request by Mary Jo Bernard to improve crosswalk at Prospect and Covina. Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a recommendation - NO ACTION Adjournment Coulter motioned to adjourn/ Aftab gave second motion. 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 June 27, 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.