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Home My WebLink AboutMin - TSP - 1978.06.08CALI, TO OPOER A regular meeting of June 8, L97B; ealled TRAFFTC, SAFETY & PARI(rNG eol.t,',,rssroN JUNE B, 1978 the Tr.rffic, S.rfetY & Parking tc order by Chairman Subbotin Cornmission was held at B: O0 p.m. ROT,L CAI,L Present: Coinn,issioners I'Jcsent: Coi';niissioners Others Pres.eut: Thonras Fcle1z, Gunderserr, Subbotin, Su1ger. AI iamus, exeused ; .Graham. E. I4ocre, Traffic,r'eivil Engineer. PLEDGII O!' ALLEC.iAIiEI Commissioner Sulger ted the Pledge of Allegiance to the FIag. I-ITIiI]TES l.linutes of ti:,e necting of l4ay 11, I97B v/ere a.ccepted. CURRBI;T BUSi}]]iSS Bu rL in ;ne A',renue A::ea a.rkin . Coinrnissioner Gunderseu inquired i-f r. l4ann for double-deck.ing the pa;}'.ingplans pret'.i.c'rusly pre.pared by 1"1 lot east of tae Crcckqr Banlc Building rnight be a'.,aj-lab1e and of interesu during ti:is consideration. Mr. l4oore has not seen the pJ-ans and questiotrc"' vrhetler, with p::esent Cay j.nclusion of comPact spaces, they rvouLd be use* fu1. At that time there were problems .of f inancing which ptrt of f the project. The Drachman system would proUaUly'be used at this time r'rhich does include spaces for compact cars- I"1r. Moore mentione<l there are some real problems'concerning Lot A involving access and the irregu).ar shape. For efficiency, he would suggest Lot E, souEh of Levy's Departnterrt Store, if it could be s;quared up. It was agreed it rtrouLd not be wise to expend much effort until information about financing is available. Chairman Subbotin remarkecl that perhaps there wiil be a greater detrtand to maiptain services in the conrrnunity rather than additi.onal. capital improventents Levie:w. Chairrnan Subbotin rcviewecl minutes ancl included inform;rti.on relative to Conunj-ssion appointments being considered by a cornraittee of City Counci.l members Bavfront T::affic Study. Chairman Sub]:otin aslied if the menrbers rviro Traff ic, Saf ety & Parking Comrn.--2 June [J , 197[] attended the Subconrmittee meetinq had additional informatiorr, and Commissioner Foley reportccl that it .rrlas tlie consellsus ,of the Citycouncil not to exceed the $35,ooo fee for the Blayney Report. Chairman Subbotin read to City Council. the si>: it.ems recontmencied by the Subcornrnittee L. The Subcommittee basically preferre'd PLan 2 of the BlayneyReport. I{ith the modifications Lhat the floor area ratio for-restaurants be limited to 0.L5 and the floor ratio for offices beIimired ro 0.75 2. That an alternate plan be submitted to the city council,showing approximately t9 acres of residential concLntratecl bet\^reenAirport Boulevard and tl-re City Lagoon and Located on Parcel L7 ancl18 as shor,rn on the attached I'faps. That the residential have adensity of about 25 units per acre and be limited in height tothree or fcur stories over parking 3. That the master plan beas water front commercial. changed to show all of the Anza area 4. That the zoning on theTheatre be changed from I.1l 5. That the Cqditional use. House, Sheraton Hotel and Drive-In zoning. Hyattto C4 z.oning be amended to allorv offices only as a con- 6, That speciftc uses other assigned to specific lots orthe State Lands only hotels, uses are aLlor,ted Conuuissioner Fo1el' refer:red to There was a differe!1ce betr..,een arrd the recormnenclation of the use the 32. than the resid'ential area, not beparcels rvith the understanding that onrestaurants and comnrercial recreation the -.pccif ic number of units per acre. the Stibcommittec iecomrnendaticn of 35 Report, of 32. It vras suggested the,y I.'ir. It{oore rer.larl{cicl that the Blayney Report shou}d 1978, and the Drachtnan Report a little 1ater. He any problenis, and details can be cle.rred up as it be ccnp-leted June 30, cloes not anticipate Progresses. Consol idation of S. P. R. Il,.Staticn near Cerk Grc>ve Avenue. Mr. luloor:ereferred to SB 1379, projects t-.o irnnrove idation l.ends itself projcct vras started, avai.lable this year. rvhich ;rIIots some monies for cerl-ain pilot multi-rnodal developrnent, and t.his kind of consol- very v.relI to such requirenrents. At t'hc time tl:isit seerned the're would be e.ight million Collirs i Traffic, Safety & Parking Cornm.--3 June B, L97A A meeting is schedul"ed 'by Ci.ty staff with repriesentatives from the San Francisco lJater Department, PubIj-c Utilities Comrnission, Cal- Trans, M.T.e., San l.tateo County and SamTrans, just to ctiscuss it informally and see if this is rvorth pursuing. 'They are just sceking technical-type infornr.rtion j-n an explorat-ory way. Cornmissioner Gundersen asked if it was physicaliy possible, and Mr. l'loore replied that it seems so. Economically, he does not knor'r. The cost benefit may be very practical--it may have nterit. I'Ie s1:ent a Little tirne in an effort to study tire needs of paople as they detrain. There are so many all at once it is oifficult *-o couut i:hem. IIe estimated about twenty-five per cent are on foot. Thel'go in.r.l.l directiorrs, both at Broadway and at Burlingame Avenue. He spr:ke if T.D.A., rnonies and doing a transpcrtatj.on plan study OLD RUSI}IESS L Comrnissioner Fol.ey asked about the report on cros.sing guards., ..rnd Irtr. Moore stated it was completed arnd gil'en to Ci.ty Councii fc:: their recent meeting. It vras requested a copy be proviiecl fcr: Commissioner Fo1ey. I l1r. Ir'ioor€ explained he had r:eviewed plans submitted l:1, Sam Trans for j.nstallat'ion cf bus shelters in the CiLy cf Burlinganrc. There is a bus st.op mid-block on EI Caninc ReaI betrueen Ci:apii-r AVenUe and'Burli.ngame Avenue, which is a "no-n6," and he, therr,'- fore, is asking that they place the stop on the soutllrr'est corner of Burlingame Avenue. They have had corirplaints f ron the ol'rners of the apartment building on the eorner about the bus stop and lrere endeavoring to satisfy tirera. He,is requesting it be placcd at the southwest corner, the far side of the inl-ersection, ei.nd is supporLed by the Police Department. It should be placed as close to the crosswalk as possible, Et the signalized intersection. Ite asked the Cominission for their recolninendation, Chairman Subbotin inquirecl if there rnight be a reasoll to address the aesthetics of the design. Mr. l4oore replied that the desiqns were presented to City Cor-rnci}. One is a plexiglass tuoclcrnistic sheltcr, which is rnoveable, and one construcied of concrete. They are quitc' handsome. It is ant'icipated there ruil I be trvo at cl Camino Real ancl I'ioward Avenue; bne southbound at Burliugarne P\venue; trvo at Broadway; one nortltbound at hdeline Drive; onc southbo';nd at Irlurchison Drive; and one northbound at C.rlifornia Drivc and Broadway. a IiI]Vil BUSII{i]SS Traffic, Safety & Par)<ing Cornrn.--4 Jtine B, 1978 Chairrnan Subbotirt moved that this Cornrnission support the recolrrmen- dations of the PubLic i'lorks staff and the Safety staff regarding bus shel'ters and their location at the vari.ous intersections of the City of Burlingame. Commissioner Gunderscn seconded the motion and it carried rrnanimously. 2, LIr. Moore presentecl a plan vrhj.ch proposes a change at the park where No.r:th f,c1ne meets Bast Lane. It involves an entrance-vray into the park. By cutting off the curb diagonally, j-t would clirn- inate three or four parking stalls but they are very poorly uscd. Discussion anrl study of the pJ-an resulted in a mc;tiorr introduced iry Chairrnan Subbotin, seconded by Conimissicner FoIe1', that the necessar:y par:king stal.ls be elirninat.ed for the propo$ed i{ashington Par}r improvernents. The rnotion carricd unani.mously 3. I,lr. Moore spcke of having heard frr:m I'trs. i'ticha.eL l(. Ivlulclr:on, 1516-Cortez Avenue, rvith regarcl to a trenrendous; increase in parking on Cortez Avenue by .oerGorls- using the entrance int.o il;ry Pa.rl< "He suggested to he:: that a gate coul<l be installed, but she clid n,;i: want to i.nconvenience the chilCrcn anC pedc*;trians using the enl.r'arice to the park. She aiso did not ttrinl; a Lwo.-]rour parking limit wc;u-]C be appropri.'ate because of the residents and. uheir visitors. l.ir. l,lnore suggested a sign as;king ruotorj-sts to park on Balbca Avenue, whe-r:e there is all-ciay parki.rrg, would be irelpful" He thought perhaps tr'ro signs rnight be posted to see if iL is effective. Ci'rairmarr Subbotj.n aLso suggested padJ.oc)<ing the entrance to the tennis court at lire end near Cortez Avenue, whi-ch would also encourage use of the othcr gate. He then moved that the Commj-ssion support l4r, l4oore's.suggestion of the posting of signs. Seconded by Comm-i.ssioner Fotr"ey, th'e nrotion carried unanimously. Mr. Ivloore renrarked that he and Sergcant O'Brien plar: t.o attend a talk. by Traffic Engineer lrlarconi of San Francisco on preference parking, which pronises to be very interesting. ADJOURNI,IEI.IT The meetir:g adjourirecl at 9:10'p.rr. Respectfully submitt.ed, a Joseph A. A1i.rmus, Secr:etar:1r