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MINUTES
JULY 11, 1991
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT :
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT:
STAFF
VfSITORS:
AMOROSO
KARP
EVANS
KOENIGS
PREGER
SIMONETTI,CHAIRMAN
oTDoNNELL ( VACATTON )
T. K. DELLAWAY, TRAFFIC ENGINEER
SGT. JIM ELDREDGE
MARIE GILBREATH, SECRETARY
LISA AINSWORTH, 1105 CAPUCHINO
MARTI KNIGHT, 455 CHATHAM ROAD
SALLY DRYER, 891 CALIFORNIA DRIVE
CAROL A. TANZI, 1528 COLI'MBUS AV.
CAROLYN GEORGE
2 LA MANCHA PL., MILLBRAE
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TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION
MINUTES
JUrY 11, 1991
CALL TO ORDER. 7:O0 p. m. by Chairman Sl-monettL.
PI,EDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. CoTnm . Evans .
ROLL CALL. A11 present except Comm. OrDonneII (on vacation).
CURRENT BUSINESS .
4.L Action Items.
4.1.1 June L3, L991 Minutes approved as submitted.
4.2 Discussion Items.
4.2.L (a) Request for Handicap Ramp - SoutheastCorner Primrose Road/Floribunda Avenue.
Staff reported to the Commission regardingrecent observation of thLs area and howthe vehicles are whipplng aroundFloribunda Avenue onto Primrose Road andsuggested that maybe speed limit, signs
and markings should be posted, and theBurlingame Police Department to exercise
some police enforcement.
After some discussion by the Commission,it was decided to put this item on theAugust Agenda under Actlon ftems. In theinterim, more observation will be made ofthis area.
(b) Reguest for Stop Sign - Primrose Road/Floribunda Avenue.
This item wil] be on the August Agenda
under Action Items.
4.2.2 (a) Request for 3o-Minute creen zone
89l- California Drive.
Sa1ly Dryer attended meeting and reportedto the Commission regarding cars from the
body shop parking on the street in the
morning and being tfrere most of the day
and how her customers have no room topark. She stated that her customers spend
approximatly 15 to 20 minutes in her
framlng shop and would not be parked onthe street longer than this time.
After some discussion with commission andstaff, it was recommended that one green
zone be installed without parking meters
to alleviate this problem on California
Drive .
After some dlscusslon, it was moved and
seconded to move this item to an ActionItemi unanimously approved by the Commis-
sion. It was unanimously approved togrant this request for a green zone onCalifornla Drive.
(b) Request for 3o-Minute Greerr Zone -
Southwest Corner Maj 11la,/California Drive.
This will be on the August Agenda underAction Items.
(c) Request for Red Curb - South Side of
Maji].]-a in 11oo B1ock.
WlIl be on Aug. Agenda under Action Items.
Request for Three-$lay Stop Slgns or SignalLights - Carmellta,/Callfornia Drlve.
Lisa Ainsworth attended the meeting and
spoke to the Conmisslon regarding the
accident which happened on Ylay 20, L991 atthis location. she saw the accident
happen and reported that she had seen two
near miss accidents since May at this 1o-
cation.
Staff brought informatlon to the meetlng
which included data on warrants and acci-
dents. An average of 16OO vehicles per
hour for an elght-hour period travel along
CalLfornia Drive. The accident warrants
do not qualify for signals. Staff re-
ported that yellow flashlng lights and
a crosshatched pedestrian walkway would
cost approxlmately S8, OOO.
It was motioned and seconded to move this
item to an Actlon Itemi unanimously
approved. Commission then motioned and
seconded to recommend the installaion of
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INACTIVE ITEMS. NONE.
NEW BUSINESS. NONE.
fNFORMATION ITEMS.
FROM THE FLOOR.
The Coflunission welcomed Sgt
ADJOURNMENT. 7:45 p. m.
pedestrlan flashing ye].low beacons withstaff to apply for funding for the futureinstalLation of signals.
Request for Stop Signs - Crosswalk on
Magnolia Avenue between Murchison Drive/
Trousdale Drive.
carol)i.n George, representatlve from theCalifornia Teachers Association, reportedto the CommLssion concerning pedestrian
safety at the crosswafk located on
Magnolia Avenue between Murchison Drive
and Trousdale Drive. Thelr employees usethis crosswalk and have compfaLned aboutthe cars speeding through this area.
Staff reported that the Burlingame Po1lce
Department had observed this crosswalk and
di.d not see a problem with speeding ofvehicles at this crosswalk. It does notqualify for a Stop signs since there are
no warrants. Staff suggested to the
Commission that this area be observed forsix months and then another review be madeat the end of this time.
Commission would ].ike to observe thisarea and bring back information to theAugust 8,1991 meetingi will be on the
Agenda under Action ltems.
El dredge to the Commlssion.
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