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CITY OF SARATOGA
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
MINUTES
DATE: September 25, 2018
TIME: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
LOCATION: Prospect Center- Grace Building
19800 Prospect Road, Saratoga, CA 95070
Call to Order
Roll Call: Belal Aftab, Jonathan Choi, Ray Cosyn, Christopher Coulter, E.J.Tim Harris, Mitch
Kane (Chair), David McIntyre
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 20, 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
None.
Old Business
Big Basin and 4th Street 4-way Stop Sign
Issue: The City installed a 4-way stop at Big Basin Way and 4th Street on March 28, 2018.
The TSC met on June 7, 2018 to discuss data collected after the installation. On June 7th the
TSC recommended that the City continue to collect data through the summer and to report
back in September. The traffic engineer collected traffic data during June, July and August
and will be presenting the information to the public at this meeting.
Action: TSC will review the traffic data and discuss next steps.
- COMMISSIONER COULTER MOTIONED TO TAKE NO ACTION AND TO KEEP THE 4-WAY
STOP AT THE INTERSECTION ON BIG BASIN WAY AND 4TH STREET.
- COMMISSIONER AFTAB GAVE SECOND MOTION AND STATED THAT THE TSC WILL
CONTINUE TO STUDY BIG BASIN WAY AND EXPLORE DIFFERENT POSSIBLITIES TO
IMPROVE TRAFFIC CONGESTION.
- PASSED 6-0 (COMMISSIONER CHOI ABSENT)
New Business
None.
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 September
20, 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.