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CITY HALL, 501 PRIMROSE ROAD, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 7:00 P.M.
THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2005
AGENDA SUGGESTED
ACTION
1.CALL TO ORDER 7:00 p.m.
2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
3.ROLL CALL
4.CURRENT BUSINESS
4.1 ACTION ITEMS
4.1.1 Minutes for June 9, 2005 Approve
4.2 DISCUSSION ITEMS
4.2.1 Carolan Avenue at Broadway - Extension of 2-hour parking
time-limit and installation of parking meters
Discussion and possible
action
4.2.2 City Hall Lane - Objection to the installation of one loading
zone and one metered parking on the west end of City Hall
Lane
Discussion and possible
action
4.2.3 Crosswalk Enhancement Policy - Criteria for certain safety
enhancements in crosswalks near schools and parks
Discussion and possible
action
4.2.4 Mahler Road - Height and overnight parking restrictions Discussion and possible
action
5.ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF NEW ITEMS Acknowledge Request,
Accept Testimony
5.1 California Drive and Howard Avenue - Parking meter and red curb
installation
6.FROM THE FLOOR Acknowledge Request,
Accept Testimony
7.INFORMATION ITEMS
7.1 Bicycle Safety Issues in Burlingame
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7.1.1 Allowing bicycles on sidewalks Discussion
7.2 From Council to Commission/Staff
7.2.1 Burlingame Downtown Parking Study Review
7.3 From Staff to Commission
7.3.1 Traffic Engineer’s Report
7.3.2 Traffic Sergeant’s Report
7.4 From Commission to Staff
7.4.1 Reports of citizen complaints or requests Direction to Staff
7.5 Comments and communication Direction to Staff
7.6 Next Regular Meeting: August 11, 2005 Announcement of
expected absences
8.INACTIVE ITEMS
8.1 Easton Drive - Eucalyptus tree at Easton and Cabrillo Pending sub-committee
study
8.2 Occidental Avenue - 6-month temporary re-installation of 2-hr
parking restrictions
Pending 6-month review
(2 months remaining)
8.3 Trousdale Drive and Quesada Way (Franklin School) - Crosswalk
enhancements
Pending traffic signal
warrant study
8.4 Howard Avenue and Crescent Avenue - 4-way stop signs Pending new pedestrian
counts
8.5 Gilbreth Road - Vehicle racing activity Pending information
from PD
9.AGENDIZED ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING - AUGUST 11, 2005 Direction to Staff
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TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION
Meeting Minutes - Unapproved
Thursday - June 9, 2005
Commissioners Present: Stephen Warden, Chair
Eugene Condon, Vice Chair
Russ Cohen
Dan Conway
Victor James
Commissioners Absent: None
StaffPresent:
Staff Absent:
Visitors:
Sergeant Don Shepley, Police Department
Augustine Chou, Traffic Engineer, Public Works
Lori Brock, Secretary, Public Works
None
Rochelle Tolard, 1609 Larsen Way
Jennifer Ulrich, 1637 Coronado
Karim Salma, 1375 Burlingmae Avenue
Riyad Salma, 1375 Burlingame Avenue
Howard Atkins, 732Lawel Street
Jim Nantell, City Manager
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Meeting Minutes - Approved
Thursday, May 12,2005
1. CALL TO ORDER
7:00 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
5 of 5 Commissioners present.
4. CURRENT BUSINESS
4.I ACTION ITEMS
4.1.1 Minutes for April 14,2005 and May 12,2005.
Minutes were amended to read as follow and then approved.
April 14, 2005, page 5, 8.5, paragraph 3
"Commissioner Cohen reported that the trees were inspected, and were
deemed in good health with a life expectancy of 30-60 more years."
May 12, 2005, page 4, 4.2.1, parugraph 2l
"Commissioner Cohen made a motion..."
May 12, 2005, page 4, 4.2.1, parugraph 22
'"Commissioner James said that he did not support shorter red zone due to
the fact that the citizens have been complaining about visibility at that
intersection for live years; and because staff..."
May 12, 2005, page 4, 4.2.1, paragraph 23
"Commissioner Conway stated that while he supported the motion, he was
not sure delineators fit into the overall strategy."
May 12, 2005, page 6, 4.2.4, paragraph 2
"Chair Warden recommended this item to be tabled until July, when
children..."
Motion: To accept the minutes.
IWS/C: Condon, James, 5/0/0
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4.2.1 Carolan Avenue at Broadway - Extension of 2-hour parking time-limit and
installation of parking meters.
Traffrc Engineer Chou explained that there was a previously posted
parking sign on Carolan Avenue which contained an error regarding the
days of enforcement. He said that of the four or five signs, only one sign
stated the missing day of Saturday. He explained that the inconsistent
posting was brought to the Crty's attention by Mike Harvey of Michael
Harvey's Auto Connection.
Mr. Harvey stated that he was requesting the City look into the installation
of parking meters with a 2-hour time limit, seven days a week. Mr. Chou
said that staffwas concerned about the logistics of enforcement (especially
on Sundays), and that the City did not currently have meter enforcement
for seven days a week.
Traffrc Sergeant Shepley explained the logistical problems of
enforcement. He said that there was already difficulty in Saturday
enforcement staffrng, and that it would be even more difficulty if Sundays
were added. Also, the City of Burlingame would be one of the only
peninsula cities enforcing parking on Sundays. He also posed the question
of whether Sunday enforcement would be for the entire city or just this
one particular area.
Sgt. Shepley also commented that the Crty's collection of revenue through
enforcement and meter collections may not be enough to pay for
additional parking enforcement personnel.
Mr. Harvey had a slide presentation and asked the City for 2-hour parking,
between Monday and Sunday, from 9AM to 9PM. He explained that
although he didn't believe that a 2-hour parking limit, from 9AM to 9PM
would be enforced, it will give him an opportunity to leave a note on the
driver's car asking them not to park for long periods of time before calling
the police deparhnent for enforcement.
Traffrc Engineer Chou stated that staff was against approving the request.
But that, if the Commission approved Mr. Harvey's request, then the
matter would go before the City Council for final approval. He cautioned
that enforcement would have to be on an on-call basis. . He added that
parking enforcement routes for PEOs @arking Enforcement Officers)
would have to be reassigned. New officers might also have to be hired
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since none currently work on Sundays. Mr. Harvey said that he believed
enforcement is only needed on an on-call basis.
Chair Warden asked the Commission the direction that they would like to
take on this subject.
Commissioner Conway stated that he understood Mr. Harvey's point, and
that a large portion of the Crty's revenue came from Mr. flarvey's sales.
However, Commissioner Conway stated that the proposed solution was
not feasible because the City could not enforce the proposed changes. He
also added that Mr. Harvey should not be responsible for parking
enforcement by having to place notes on vehicles.
Commissioner James and Commissioner Cohen agreed that it would be
better if Traffrc Fngineer Chou was able to provide additional information
regarding special precedence, alternate signage, and enforcement issues on
the matter.
Commissioner Condon stated that he was not comfortable with the "on-
call" demand for enforcement. He said a parking restriction sign for 8 PM
might be a possibility.
Commissioner Cohen suggested looking at temporary signs for the next
Commission meeting. Mr. Harvey stated that he had no interest in waiting
for the next meeting and did not agree with the City proposing a
temporary sign.
Chair Warden stated that he was concerned about "opening the door" to
similar requests for 9 AM to 9 PM enforcement in a variety of other areas
around the city. Chair Warden added that he wanted to find a way for this
to work for all parties involved. He said he did not want to see taking
away parking from North Park Aparhnent residents, &d that maybe
delaying their parking until 7 PM might work in allowing them to park for
two hours without needing any enforcement.
Commissioner Conway asked if the Commission or the Trafiic Engineer
had any additional requests to extend evening or Sunday times, or if this
was a problem in the past. Chair Warden informed the Commission that
only loading zones had been requested. Commissioner Cohen answered
that there were no additional requests.
Chair Warden suggests continuing this as a discussion item until next
month or for a motion to approve or deny the request.
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Mr. Harvey stated that he would agree to have his request denied by the
Commission so that he could go directly to the City Council to appeal the
vote.
Motion: To make this an Action Item.
MSC: Warden, Jarnes; 4/1/0 (Commissioner Cohen voted No)
Motion: To deny the request for 2-hour parking, 9AM to 9PM, Monday
through Sunday.
MSC: Conway, Warden; 2/3/0 (Commissioners James, Cohen, and
Condon voted No)
Motion: To continue this item for the July meeting and staff provides a
wriuen staffreport for review.
MSC: Conway, Cohen; 5/0/0
4.2.2 Cily Hall Lane - Objection to the installation of one loading zone and one
metered parking on the west end of City Hall Lane.
Chair Warden began by asking Commissioner Condon to consider
excusing himself from this item due to a potential conflict of interest.
Comrnissioner Condon agreed and excused himself fiom this item.
Traffic Engineer Chou explained that this item was an out-gowth of other
work performed on City Hall Lane. He said that there were parking
problems and disputes east of this location and the Commission had
elected to install parking meters to more fairly deal with the parking
problem there. Mr. Chou explained that at the time, the City did not see a
need to install parking meters or restrictions behind Crosby Commons
because there had been no existing parking problems. He added tha!
currently, the parking condition on this section of City Hall Lane was not
regulated.
Mr. Chou explained that because the area behind Crosby Commons was
still unregulated by parking meters, the general public was starting to park
behind Crosby Commons. He said that Mr. Karim Salma, owner of
Crosby Commons, was concemed because he could no longer use the two
"spaces" behind his building for his parking uses. He also said that Mr.
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Commissioner James stated that he believed it was wiser for staff to
provide a written staff report on all these issues before making a decision.
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Salma was concemed tiat parking for his tenants at Crosby Commons was
affected and that he and his tenants have problems with parking, loading
and unloading.
Commissioner Cohen provided the following historical data. When City
Hall Lane was established, problems arose because the area behind the
businesses was not marked for parking, but people were legally parking
their cars there. He said that there was a "hodge-podge" of people trying
to squeeze vehicles in all along the lane. Also, because this lane was
narrow, fire truqks would not use City Hall Lane, rather, they used the
parking lot. Commissioner Cohen also said that another issue was the
problem of dumpsters and hash cans in the area making parking difficult.
Mr. Riyad Salma stated that he represented the property owner (Mr. Karim
Salma) and said that he had concems with the proposal for several
reasons. He said that City Hall Lane was created by the granting of the
property from both the City and the properties along the private side ofthe
lane. Each property owner (including the City) gave up some property
and made this lane. He said that the deeds vary significantly from
property to property; and that, the deader conveyed what the land was to
be used for and the beneficiaries of the land owner. He said that the deed
specifically stated that the land was to be used by the tenants and the
invitee of the tenants. Mr. Riyad Salma stated that the deeds are old and
go back to the 1930's. He said that he and Mr. Karim Salma did not
believe that the proposed solution was a good one since they had fifteen
tenants in the building with only two parking spaces available.
Mr. Riyad Satna said that the firnctionality of the building w,rs very
difficult with all the interior spaces and a lot of tenants did not have a
street presence. He added that they did not have a loading/unloading
space for easy removal of their merchandise. In addition, he said that most
of the tenants did not use commercial vehicles, which was what a loading
zone was for. He stated that currently, the tenants or property owner just
parked in the spaces and when one of the additional tenants needed a
space for deliveries, lhe cars were moved and the delivery made.
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Mr. Chou said that parking along City Hall Lane was within the City's
righrof-way; and, that the City needed to find a way to fairly regulate this
area if there was a parking problem now. He also said that Engineering
and Police slaff recommended installing some type of regulated parking,
either two metered spaces, or one metered space and one loading zone, in
the two spots behind Crosby Commons, on City Hall Lane. He concluded
by saying that Mr. Salma, however, was concemed that regulated parking
would cause direct problems in terms of personal access to parking and
loading/unloading for himself and his tenants.
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Mr. Riyad Salma stated that if a parking meter were installed, there would
be no restriction on who could use the meter. If this was to be a l0-hour
meter, it would be used all day and a car would not be moved. He added
that the single loading zone would not benefit the building at all because it
would restrict the use to commercial plated vehicles. He concluded by
saying that they would be left with a building that would not function for
the vast majority of the tenants (13 out of 15), and which would not be
good for anybody.
Commissioner Cohen addressed a question to Traffic Engineer Chou,
asking if a white zone was restricted to commercial vehicles. Mr. Chou
infomred the Commission that a white zone is considered a passenger-only
loading/unloading zone.
Traffic Engineer Chou stated that staff would need to review any
documents regarding the widths of the property easements, which Mr.
Riyad Salma stated extends into the 20-foot righfof-way line from three
to five feet. Mr. Chou also stated that the City did not receive anything to
show that the City's right-of-way on City Hall Lane was less than 20 feet.
He said that according to the San Mateo County Assessor's parcel map,
the right-of-way width for City Hall lane was 20 feet.
Mr. Riyad Salma stated that he could provide the documents as needed,
but believed that they owned tlree to five feet beyond their building; and
if parking meters were installed in the 20-foot right-of-way area, it would
create a bit of a zigzag. He said that an altemative to this would be to put
public meters on private property, which was unacceptable.
Commissioner Cohen asked City Manager Nantell if he could provide the
Commission with additional information regarding this matter. Mr.
Nantell said that from the City Attomey, there is no problem with
installing the meter and loading zone. He said that if the installation fell
within the property lines of the building owners, the City could easily
move all the parking over to the otheq side of the lane. City Manager
Nantell said that he believed the real issue was whether the Commission
saw any real distinction in that.
Commissioner Cohen asked if parking were to be moved to the other side
of the lane and should someone stop their car, what kind of legal
ramification would the City have? He also asked if Mr. Riyad Salma
realized that if a vehicle stopped to load/unload in back of his building,
rhey might be liable for a citation.
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City Manager Nantell spoke and explained that this easement was required
to be kept open and accessible.
Mr. Riyad Salma said that there were two different types of properties in
the lane; private property (between 2 to 5 feet), and the 20-foot easement
which was actually City Hall Lane.
Chair Warden stated that he had contacted some of the tenants of Crosby
Commons, and that they made it clear to him that this was not their
loading zone, but private parking for the owners of the building. Mr.
Riyad Salma claimed that the area behind the building was a loading zone
and the tenants could not park there permanently. He added that they had
been asked not to park there because the space was being saved for
loading and unloading.
Mr. Howard Atkins spoke claiming that the parking system was working
well and he knew of no one who was complaining. He said he was willing
to get testimony from other tenants of Crosby Commons ifnecessary.
Mr. Karim Salma stated also that no one had complained. Mr. Riyad
Salma said he was satisfied with the status-quo and believed that there
were several factors that justified leaving the parking situation as it
currently was, as opposed to tlle need to have uniformed meters
throughout the lane.
Commissioner James asked what the basis of the action was for this item.
Traffrc Engineer Chou explained that if the item were to go to Council, a
staff report and the meeting minutes would be attached, which reflected
the discussion of this Commission. He added that the purpose of this
matter was to regulate the parking situation.
Commissioner James asked Mr. Riyad Salma if he was asking the
Commission to reconsider this action. Mr. Riyad Salma informed the
Commission that he would like to leave well enough alone - that they did
not have a problem before others started parking in the spaces behind their
building, but that there would be a problem if the Commission went along
with the proposed action.
Commissioner Conway said that he believed that there was a problem
between landlord and tenants, and that the "gentleman's agreement"
wasn't working out according to the visits the Commissioners had. Chair
Warden explained that the tenants' wording was that "this is the building
owner's private space, under an arrangement with the City". He added
that the tenants also said that it was diffrcult to use the spaces as loading
zones.
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Commissioner Cohen recommended bringing this item back to the
Commission for further questions. Chair Warden agreed to move this item
to next month. He also asked that a staff report be provided along with an
opinion from City Attorney Larry Anderson, regarding the City's legal
position.
4.2.3 Piay Drive at Lassen Way - Criteria for knockdown delineators in
crosswalks.
Commissioners Condon and Conway delivered to the rest of the
Commission a set of criteria of safety enhancing measures that they, as
the subcommittee, wanted to recommend for crosswalks at schools and
parks.
Mr. Chou recommended that this item be separated into two items. One
specifically regarding the crosswalk enhancements and the other
regarding delineators at the Ray Drive crosswalk. He also recommended
that the Commission act on the delineator issue.
Motion: To move this to an action item.
MSC: Condon, Conway; 5/0/0
Commissioner Condon had some questions about the length of the
approved red curb at the crosswalk. Mr. Chou explained that the
Commission approved an additional 10 feet of red curb, making the total
length of red now at 20 feet. Commissioner Condon said that he felt
satisfied with this length.
Motion: To deny the request for knockdown delineators in the crosswalk.
MSC: Condon, Conway; 5/0/0
Traffic Engineer Chou reported that there were no comments received
from outside the Commission" within this 120 day period. The
Commissioners all agreed that it would be good to carry over this item
onto next month's agenda and notiff Mr. Al Lovatti about the outcome at
that point.
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4.2.4 Mahler Road - Height and overnight parking restrictions.
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Commissioner Cohen recommended bringing this item back to the
Commission for further questions. Chair Warden agreed to move this item
to next month. He also asked that a staff report be provided along with an
opinion from City Attorney Larry Anderson, regarding the City's legal
position.
4.2.3 Piay Drive at Lassen Way - Criteria for knockdown delineators in
crosswalks
Commissioners Condon and Conway delivered to the rest of the
Commission a set of criteria of safety-enhancing measures that they, as
the subcommittee, wanted to recommend for crosswalks at schools and
parks.
Mr. Chou recommended that this item be separated into two items. One
specifically regarding the crosswalk enhancements and the other
regarding delineators at the Ray Drive crosswalk. He also ffi that the
Commission ffi act on the delineator issue.
Commissioner Condon had some questions about the length of the
approved red curb at the crosswalk. Mr. Chou explained that the
Commission approved an additional 10 feet of red curb, making the total
length of red now at 20 feet. Commissioner Condon said that he felt
satisfied with this length.
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Motion: To move this to an action item.
MSC: Condon, Conway; 5/0i0
Motion: To deny the request for knockdown delineators in the crosswalk.
MSC: Condon, Conway; 5/0/0
4.2.4 Mahler Road - Height and overnight parking restrictions.
Traffic Engineer Chou reported that there were no comments received
from outside the Commission within this 120 day period. The
Commissioners all agreed that it would be good to carry over this item
onto next month's agenda and notiff Mr. Al Lovatti about the outcome at
that point.
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF NEW ITEMS
None
6. FROM THE FLOOR
7. INFORMATION ITEMS
7.1 Bicycle Safety Issues in Burlingame
7.1.1 Burlingame Criterium Bike Race
Commissioner Condon explained that this race has always been a
promotion for child safety and biking. He said this year's race had close
to 900 participants registered. He added that Tom Simpson, Event
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Organizer, would like the City to look into allowing children to ride their
bicycles on the sidewalk in order to keep the children offthe street.
Traffic Engineer Chou stated that staff would have to check with the City
Attorney regarding the legalities of allowing bicycles on the sidewalk. He
said that the Californian Vehicle Code states that bicycles are to be ridden
on the street because they were considered moving vehicles.
7.2 Frcm Staffto Commission
7.2.1 Traffrc Engineer's Report
Traffic Engineer Chou reported that City Council will be holding a Study
Session for the Parking Study on June 20, at 6 PM, in Conference Room A. He
said that staff and the parking consultant; Wilbur Smith Associates would be
making the presentation, but that the Director of Public Works was hoping that
members of the TSP Commissioners would also attend to answer any specific
questions about the study.
7.2.2 Traffrc Sergeant's Report
Traffic Sergeant Shepley reported that Officer Bob Bowles might be retuming
to the Traffic Division on June 20t. He also reported that parking complaints
have dramatically dropped, and that the POEs contributed to some excellent
arrests.
Sgt. Shepley stated that street racing prevention had paid off over the weekend,
as six vehicles were pulled over and five were cited for equipment violations.
He reported that overall, during the month of May, sheet racing was quiet.
Sgt. Shepley added that the OTS (Office of Traffrc Safety) funded check point
program had a check point stop conducted on June 3, at the 1700 block ofEl
Camino Real. He said that there were 835 cars stopped with a variety of
citations and one warrant arrest. Regarding selective enforcement, Sgt. Shepley
reported that enforcement was unavailable for the month and the list was
currently at a low.
7.3 From Commission to Staff
7.3.1 Reports of citizen complaints or request
None
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7.4 Comments and communications
None
7.5 Next Meeting: Julyl4, 2005
There were no anticipated absences from either staffor the Commissioners.
8. INACTWE ITEMS
8.1 Easton Drive - Eucalyptus tree at Easton and Cabrillo
Traffic Engineer Chou reported that the Public Works Deparfrnent received new
traffic counters, and that counts could be conducted in the next month or so.
However, it was questioned whether the data from the counts would be accurate
since the counts would not include school traffic if done during summer.
8.2 OccidentalAvenue - 6-month temporary re-installation of 2-hour parking
restrictions.
Traffrc Engineer Chou reported no new comments from the residents.
8.3 Crosswalk enhancements - Trousdale Drive and Quesada Way (Franklin School)
Traffic Engineer Chou recommended that no action should be taken on this item
until the Commission adopted the Crosswalk Enhancement Policy drafted by the
subcommittee. He also recommended that the specific matter of Trousdale and
Quesada be separated from the general crosswalk enhancement issue for next
month's agenda.
8.4 Four-way stop signs - Howard Avenue and Crescent Avenue
Traffic Engineer Chou reported that pedestrian counts would not be done until
Pershing Park reopened.
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8.5 Vehicle racing on Gilbreth Road
Chair Warden reported that a lot of vehicles were coming into the City from the
East Bay. He said that City Attorney Larry Anderson would be asked to help
him draft a city ordinance to stop vehicle racing in the City for the Council's
approval.
Commissioner Cohen stated that he had noticed that Oakland's program of
arresting bystanders at side shows was not going well from a legal stand point.
Chair Warden mentioned that Police Chief Jack Van Etten had blocked off
streets at night after declaring racing a public nuisance. He said that the
Commission would eventually have to ask the Council for guidance.
10. AGENDVED FOR THE NEXT MEETING - July 14,2005
o 4.2.1- Carolan Avenue at Broadway (Discussion Item: pending staff report)
c 4.2.2 - City Hall Lane @iscussion Item: pending staffreport)
o 4.2.4 - Mahler Road @iscussion Item)
o 7.1- Allowing bicycles on sidewalks @icycle Safety Issues)
o 8.3 - Crosswalk Enhancement (Discussion Item)
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STAFF REPORT
SUBMITTED
TO: Traffic Safety and Parking Commission
DATE: July 8, 2005
FROM: Augustine Chou, Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT: Agenda Item 4.2.1 - Garolan Avenue at Broadway - Extension of 2-Hour Parking
Time Limit and lnstallation of Parking Meters
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends denying the request for the installation of 2-hour parking,
seven days a week, 9 AM to 9 PM on Carolan Avenue between Broadway and Cadillac Way.
DISGUSSION: Mr. Mike Harvey of Mike Harvey's Auto Connection, 1070 Broadway, is requesting
the City evaluate the feasibility of changing the current parking limitation from
2-hour parking, Monday through Saturday, 8 AM to 6 PM, to 2-hour parking Sunday through
Saturday, 9 AM to 9 PM.
This request stems from Mr. Harvey's need to maintain short-term parking at all times for his
business along Carolan Avenue. He states that weekend business is affected by the fact that
customer parking is severely hampered because of parkers from North Park Apartments and
employees from Rector Motors.
Staff does not support the implementation of a 7 day-per-week parking restriction. Such a
restriction would require continual enforcement that the City currently can not provide. Even
implementing an "on-call" enforcement policy would not work in this situation since the request also
includes changing and expanding enforcement times from 8 AM to 6 PM to 9 AM to 9 PM. Based
on personnel logistics, the City's Police Department would not be able to effectively enforce the new
parking restrictions.
Historically, parking enforcement times have been restricted to the hours of 8 AM to 6 PM, Monday
through Saturday. Sunday and holidays have always been exempt. This restriction is consistent
with all the neighboring cities around Burlingame. Staff examined no parking restrictions for the
cities of Millbrae, San Mateo, Foster City and San Bruno. lmplementation of the proposed
restriction would put Burlingame in the unusual situation of being the only city enforcing parking at
these times and days. Staff is also concerned about the City's ability to enforce the requested time
limits. Currently, the Burlingame Police Department does not provide enforcement on Sundays.
Since the City is currently limited in funding for personnel, implementing a 7 day-per-week
enforcement policy for one, small location would not be feasible from a staffing point of view. Also,
if such a policy were adopted, staff has concerns that the City would be adopting a precedence
setting condition that it is not prepared to manage on a citywide basis.
The parking situation on this part of Carolan is somewhat unique in that there is a mixture of parking
demands from both business and residents; however, this situation is not so unique that the City
does not have similar situations throughout town. lf new restrictions were to be implemented on
Carolan, the City must take into account the need to be prepared to implement the same
restrictions at other similar locations. At this time, based on available police and Public Works
resources, the City can not guarantee implementation and enforcement of 12-hour long parking
enforcement restrictions, 7-days a week.
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Date: Julv 14, 2005
STAFF REPORT
TO: Traffic Safety and Parking Commission
DATE: JULY 11,2005
FROM: Augustine Chou, Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT: Agenda lte,m 4.2.2 - City Hall Lane
SUBMITTED BY
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the installation of one load ing zone and one 10-
hour parking space behind Crosby Commons, on City Hall Lane
BACKGROUND: City staff determined that installation of some type of designated parking
was necessary at this location. Similarly, 10-hour parking meters were installed along the
north side of City Hall Lane, east of Crosby Commons all the way to Park Avenue. The use
of parking meters in this location was to create a more fair and equitable solution to the
parking situation on City Hall Lane. Before the use of parking meters, parking disputes and
parking/storage abuses occurred regularly on City Hall Lane. Owners of some businesses
were claiming open areas behind their shops as designated parking spaces for themselves
or their employees. Storage abuse of garbage dumpsters was also a problem. Various
businesses started to store their dumpsters along City Hall Lane causing shortages in
available parking spaces. Disputes over the proliferation of allowable dumpsters per
business, as well as their storage locations, have also occurred. Health issues over the
amount of garbage accumulated as a result of more dumpsters was also a major concern.
The Fire Department had fire access concerns since the back entrances were sometimes
blocked by too many parked cars. This led to the City having to implement clearly
designated parking spaces with 10-hour time limits. The 10-hour time limit was a way for
the City to recognize the legitimate needs of the business to use the spaces on City Hall
Lane while still providing for a more equitable way to allocate public parking.
DISCUSSION: The current proposal to add one more metered space and one loading
zone at the west end of City Hall Lane (behind Crosby Commons) is another step in the
City's attempt to make parking more fair and equitable for all who need it. Staff proposes
the installation of the two zones on the north side of the lane, as illustrated in Exhibit A.
The City's intent is to install both new spaces within the City's portion of right-of-way and off
any portion of private property or easement deeded over to the City with conditions.
The proposed parking configuration would be consistent in implementation and in design as
the eastern part of City Hall Lane.
EXHIBITS: Exhibit A - City Hall Lane Property Lines
Exhibit B - Proposed Parking Configuration
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