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CITY OF SARATOGA
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
Agenda
DATE: March 12, 2020
TIME: 6:30 PM
LOCATION: Administrative Conference Room
13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
Call to Order
Roll Call: Belal Aftab (Chair), Jonathan Choi, Ray Cosyn, Christopher Coulter, Mitch Kane,
David McIntyre, vacant
Staff: Mainini Cabute, John Cherbone, Ashley Brooks, Franziska Church, Sgt. L. Gonzalez
Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda
for this meeting was properly posted on March 9, 2020.
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 9, 2019- Regular Meeting
Sheriff’s Report to the Commission
Old Business
1. Traffic Matrix # 392
Issue: Evaluate the speed patterns at the curved area on Mendelsohn Lane.
Action: The TSC will review the item and make a recommendation.
2. Traffic Matrix # 465
Issue: Review plan for speed limit signs on Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road.
Action: The TSC will review the item and make a recommendation.
3. Traffic Matrix # 466
Issue: Review speed humps plan on Chester Avenue.
Action: The TSC will review the item and make a recommendation.
New Business
4. Elect new Vice Chair to serve immediately due to recent resignation.
5. Traffic Matrix # 462
Issue: Request by Saratoga resident for the City to improve placement of slip through lane at
the intersection of Allendale and Theater Way for the safety of cyclists. Resident also
requests to make Allendale a 25 mph speed limit along the full stretch.
Action: The TSC will discuss and make a recommendation.
6. Traffic Matrix # 463
Issue: Request by resident for speed bumps on Hill Avenue.
Action: The TSC will review the item and make a recommendation.
7. Traffic Matrix # 469
Issue: Request by resident for TSC to review curved area of Herriman Avenue between
Beaumont and Lannoy for vehicles speeding and potential collision with cyclists in bike lane.
Action: The TSC will review the item and make a recommendation.
8. Traffic Matrix # 470
Issue: Request by resident to review sight distance and safety on Stoneridge Drive when too
many cars are parked on one side overnight.
Action: The TSC will review the item and make a recommendation.
9. Traffic Matrix # 471
Issue: Request by resident to review parking congestion, sight distance, and speeding on
Rolling Hills and Prospect Avenue toward Fremont Older Preserve.
Action: The TSC will review the item and make a recommendation.
10. Traffic Matrix # 472
Issue: Request for a stop sign on Saratoga Avenue at Herriman to create interval timing for
drivers to enter the traffic flow on Saratoga Avenue from Herriman Avenue.
Action: The TSC will discuss the item and make a recommendation.
11. Continue from the January 9th TSC meeting: Reconsider the TSC recommendation to
Council regarding the speed survey and discuss future street reclassifications process in
Saratoga.
12. Continue from the January 9th TSC meeting: Discuss current Safe Routes to School Program
Approach
Action: The TSC will discuss and make a recommendation
13. Staff and Commission Updates
• Council Joint Meeting
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 Debbie Bretschneider, City Clerk’s
Office at 408.868.1294 or debbieb@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 9,
2020 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.