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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - TSP - 2017.05.111 TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Approved Minutes Regular Meeting of Thursday, May 11, 2017 1. CALL TO ORDER 7:05 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 3. ROLL CALL MEMBER PRESENT: Akers, Bush, Londer, Martos, Wettan MEMBERS ABSENT: 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion: To accept the minutes of April 13, 2017 with the following edits: • Page 1, item 4, bullet 2 (Approval of Minutes) – correct reference from San Mateo Citizens Advisory Committee to San Mateo County Transportation Authority Citizens Advisory Committee; • Page 1, item 5, paragraph 2 (Public Comments) – remove unnecessary period after Sue Bottarini; • Page 3, item 6a, paragraph 3 (California Drive Complete Streets) – corrected information to read that the residents vehicle was hit three times while parked on California Drive; • Page 4, item 6a, paragraph 2 (California Drive Complete Streets) – remove extra word “it”’ • Page 4, item 6a, paragraph 4 (California Drive Complete Streets) – change reference from crossing the highway to crossing Broadway; 2 • Page 4, item 6a, paragraph 6 (California Drive Complete Streets) – revised the last sentence in the paragraph as it was a run on sentence; • Page 5, item 6a, paragraph 1 (California Drive Complete Streets) – corrected misspelling of Chair Wettan; • Page 5, item 6a, paragraph 1 (California Drive Complete Streets) – revised last sentence and changed the verb tense of indicated to indicating; and • Page 7, item 7b, paragraph 2 (Police Department Reports) – corrected sentence by replacing “and” with “at.” M/S/C: Londer/Bush; 5/0/0 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS – NON-AGENDA No public comments. 6. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS a) Vancouver Avenue Traffic Restrictions Mr. Wong indicated notices went out to the residents in the area of Roosevelt Elementary School and to the school administration informing them of tonight’s discussion regarding traffic restrictions on Vancouver Avenue. At last month’s TSPC meeting, the Principal of the school requested to restrict traffic turning onto Vancouver Avenue during peak drop- off and pick-up periods, similar to what was implemented for Hoover Elementary. Mr. Wong stated that the schools current and preferred route is to drop-off/pick-up curbside in front of Roosevelt Elementary and exit southbound on Vancouver Avenue to Carmelita Avenue. Mr . Wong provided visuals of the east, west, north and southbound approach prior to reaching the Vancouver intersection. Mr. Wong and staff observed a peak drop- off period and recognized approximately 10 vehicles traveling northbound on Vancouver Avenue, which is against the schools preferred route. Mr. Wong believed about half of the drivers appeared to be parents of children attending Roosevelt Elementary. In addition, Mr. Wong indicated that residents in the neighborhood have expressed their concerns regarding possible impacts if a turn restriction is implemented. Chair Wettan opened public comment. Tom Eiseman indicated he was unaware of the details associated with the proposed turn restriction and therefore is uncertain as to how this will impact residents returning to their homes. He asked what the proposed hours will be, how it will affect deliveries, and access for contractors. Mr. Eiseman said he does not see any harm with a turn restriction if it’s a 3 small window—thirty minutes. Mr. Wong responded to Chair Wettan’s inquiry about the timing of the turn restrictions for Hoover Elementary School based on Mr. Eiseman’s questions. Although he did not recall the exact times, Mr. Wong said he believed the morning window for the drop-off turn restriction to be 7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. and the afternoon window from 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Commissioner Akers commented that Lincoln Elementary School also has a turn restriction. He said he does not feel the turn restriction to be problematic due to the fact that the window of the restriction is short in duration. He then turned the focus back to Mr. Eiseman for additional comments. Tom Eiseman shared that he has been, and will continue to be, supportive of the school. He said his son attended Roosevelt Elementary years ago and he still continues to report issues of concerns he observes to school administration. Mr. Eiseman indicated he does not mind vehicles parked in front of his home but he is unclear how the afternoon restriction would work as his wife works from her home office. Mr. Eiseman asked about possible queuing as a result of a turn restriction and the impact it may have on the residents on Bernal Avenue. Subsequently, he asked the Commission if the residents on Bernal Avenue were notified as they might experience additional traffic with a turn restriction on Vancouver Avenue. Chair Wettan responded and said the Commission has reviewed similar requests for Lincoln and Hoover Elementary Schools. He said he felt that the turn restrictions implemented for Hoover and Lincoln Elementary Schools have been a success. Chair Wettan felt if the timing of the turn restriction is narrowly tailored to the actual peak drop- off and pick-up periods, this would work for Roosevelt Elementary as well. He said people generally avoid nearby school traffic as it is now and it also may encourage some drivers to approach the back of any queued cars if it’s moving and flowing smoothly. At Chair Wettan’s request, Mr. Wong clarified that there was a meeting with school representatives, engineering staff, Commissioner Londer, and Police. He said this is where he observed drivers traveling northbound on Vancouver Avenue. Mr. Wong went on to say that Roosevelt Elementary has high pedestrian and bicycle traffic and the purpose of the meeting was to gather observations. The Commission and Mr. Eiseman continued to have an interactive discussion where there was consensus that this proposal could work if the window for pick-up and drop-off is narrow. The Commission also clarified that with this proposal, Vancouver Avenue would not become a one-way street as those residents on Vancouver Avenue would have the option to travel in either direction—it is the vehicles coming in that are of concern and would have turn restrictions. Chair Wettan closed public comment and sought feedback from his fellow Commissioners. 4 Commissioner Londer indicated that he observed the school drop-off period the morning of April 24, 2017. At that time he did not feel the current route was problematic but noted that may have been attributed to the presence of a uniformed officer. Commissioner Londer did observe the police officer encouraging some parents not to drop their child off at certain places. In order to increase safety, Commissioner Londer said that he is in favor of an entry restriction on Vancouver Avenue during a limited drop-off and pick-up period. Commissioner Martos inquired about restricting the parking on the west side of Vancouver Avenue as there are no homes fronting the west side of the street—just the east side. He felt this would make the roadway wider by approximately 7-8 feet to allow for two-way traffic. Commissioner Akers said this would force residents to drive past the school unless permitted to park in the wrong direction. In response, Mr. Wong indicated the width of Vancouver Avenue is 28 feet curb-to-curb with parking on both sides, leaving about 12 feet for vehicles to travel. He also said there is a white zone at this location for the school bus to drop off students which also includes a newly implemented special needs bus. Mr. Wong shared that typically bus zones are painted red to indicate no parking but residents did not want to lose the parking spot when school is not in session. Commissioner Martos continued with his comments and said if we create circulation by forcing a one-way street, how will it impact the residents on Bernal Avenue? He suggested staff get a better idea from the residents on Bernal Avenue before moving forward with any changes to the traffic circulation. If turn restrictions are implemented, Commissioner Martos also suggested to utilize the lighted sign board on Carmelita Avenue, in addition to PD enforcement. Vice-Chair Bush brought up an email received from Tom Eiseman, which mentions the inability to make a left turn on Broadway from northbound El Camino Real. He inquired about our expected plan if there is currently a left-turn restriction from El Camino Real to Broadway and another restriction prohibiting the ability to turn northbound on Vancouver Avenue. Mr. Wong clarified that there is no turn restriction at Broadway and Vancouver Avenue and since the turn restriction from northbound El Camino Real to Broadway has been in place by Caltrans for some time now, people will access Broadway as they have been. Vice-Chair Bush inquired about vehicles turning onto Roosevelt Avenue and using it as a drop-off location when the prescribed place for drop-off is the large white zone and school frontage. Vice-Chair Bushed asked about a possible turn restriction from Vancouver to Roosevelt Avenue. Mr. Wong felt this would lead to selective enforcement and also noted that there have not been any concerns raised with Roosevelt Avenue being utilized as a drop-off location. Lastly, Vice-Chair Bush mentioned the roadway is fairly constricted and asked if implementing turn restrictions would result in increased speeding and other safety 5 concerns for pedestrians. Mr. Wong indicated he did not believe speeds would increase with a turn restriction. Chair Wettan felt the residents along Vancouver Avenue would not be willing to give up street parking on one side of their block for a small window each day to avoid having a restriction as suggested by Commissioner Martos. Chair Wettan said he received two or more emails regarding speeding and pedestrian safety on Broadway. He asked Mr. Wong if he has received similar comments to which he indicated there has been no mention of concerns related to speeding, only complaints related to parking. Commissioner Akers circled back to the suggestion regarding potential parking restrictions on Vancouver Avenue and after taking a closer look, he said there appear to be walkways that lead out to Vancouver Avenue from the home frontages. Commissioner Akers said if he lived on Vancouver Avenue, he would choose not to park on the east side of the street as it would force him into the school traffic at Roosevelt Elementary. He also said this would be potentially burdensome to the residents of Vancouver Avenue and there should be minimal impacts to homeowners, especially since there was not a large number of residents present to provide any feedback. Commissioner Akers felt we should practice incrementalism as we do in other aspects of City government. He closed by saying the actual blockage in front of school typically evades within 5-10 minutes after the end of the school day and urged the Commission to impose no more than 30 minutes or turn restrictions (possibly less) depending on traffic flow. Mr. Wong reminded the Commission that the turn restrictions can be implemented as a potential pilot program which would allow them to obtain additional feedback and implement changes incrementally as they have with the restrictions in place for Hoover Elementary. The Commission crafted the following motion: The Traffic Safety and Parking Commission recommends that the City implement a one- year pilot program to impose left and right-turn restrictions to limit northbound traffic on Vancouver Avenue from Carmelita from 15 minutes before and 15 minutes after the beginning of the school day and 15 minutes before and 15 minutes after the end of the school day. Akers/Londer 5/0/0 b) Parking Restrictions on 2800 Block of Easton Drive Mr. Wong indicated this was a discussion item requested by the Commission as a future agenda item at the previous TSPC meeting. Mr. Wong said with the opening of Hoover Elementary School, the initial thought was to restrict parking on northern portion of Easton 6 Drive but through the design process, the City accommodated a few on-street parking spaces. He said as time has passed, due to the narrow roadway and parking conditions, the on-street parking is impacting the path of travel for pedestrians. Chair Wettan asked if the intent is to red-curb the remaining spaces on the north side of Easton Drive to which Mr. Wong indicated they are open to suggestions. Chair Wettan also asked if City staff has observed, at drop-off or pick-up, pedestrians walking in the street to avoid the vehicles and restricted walking path. Mr. Wong indicated that staff has observed pedestrians walking in the street around the vehicles. Chair Wettan opened public comment. Leonis Blyukher, the homeowner of 2816 Easton Drive indicated that from his perspective things have been working fairly well during the duration of the pilot program. He said his household has not been inconvenienced too much since they have been able to retain the parking in front of their home. Mr. Blyukher said he has observed pedestrians walking around vehicles and into the street but reminded the Commission that Easton is a one- way street during the drop-off window and feels the pedestrians have a very clear view of the roadway any possible oncoming cars. Mr. Blyukher confirmed that the purpose of any recommended changes will be for the safety of the pedestrians and in his opinion, the street parking is the least of the safety concerns. He suggested the City focus on the stretch of Easton Drive from the pedestrian bridge to Easton Circle as he feels the broken pathway is a major safety concern and is what is forcing pedestrians into the street during the rainy season. He closed by sharing that he has spoken to fellow homeowners that also feel removing the street parking will cause additional problems. Chair Wettan closed public comment. Commissioner Londer said he was on site this afternoon and confirmed the poor condition of the sidewalk just as Mr. Blyukher indicated. He said the sidewalk is walkable as you get closer to the school. Commissioner Londer felt if the cars were parked a little further away from the property, it would allow more room for pedestrians to walk the designated path of travel and still allow the cars to act as a buffer. He indicated he is not sure that is the best solution as it would force vehicles into the roadway. Commissioner Londer also felt that having residents of Easton Drive move their cars to Bernal or Benito Avenue is a fairly long way to have to park a vehicle. During his on-site visit, Commissioner Londer spoke to the crossing guard and was told that not many students walk Easton Drive that most are coming from Summit Drive. The crossing guard indicated that could be a result of the poor sidewalk on Easton Drive. Commissioner Londer indicated he was not comfortable suggesting to remove the on-street parking. He said he would prefer pedestrians to walk between the property and vehicles. Commissioner Akers said he would remove the parking. He indicated the primary purpose of the street is to permit vehicle and pedestrian traffic and it currently does not. Although he said he recognizes there are issues closer to Easton Circle which should be addressed 7 over time, fundamentally it is a street that should be accessible for pedestrians and vehicles to travel. Commissioner Akers indicated he was perplexed as to why parked vehicles have not been cited in the past for obstructing the walkway. In his opinion, the parking is secondary. Vice-Chair Bush asked Sergeant Shepley if parking on the curb “hump” is grounds for a citation. Sergeant Shepley indicated that if a car is parked on the curb “hump” not passed it on to the designated pedestrian path, it is tough to enforce. Once the vehicle is passed the hump and onto the sidewalk restricting pedestrian access—including strollers and wheelchairs, he said it is an enforceable citation. Sergeant Shepley shared that they have not received any complaints regarding the parked cars along Easton Drive, they have all been about the inability to utilize the sidewalk in its current condition. Vice-Chair Bush inquired about the possibility of adding a delineating stripe between the roadway and walkway to identify what is intended for parking and what is intended as the pedestrian path. Mr. Wong explained there is not enough room with the ADA clearance requirements. He reiterated that the standard clearance is five feet but three feet is the ADA minimum with an obstacle. Vice-Chair Bush then inquired about the plans to address the poor sidewalk conditions on Easton Drive. Mr. Wong indicated a work order was issued for paving maintenance and would follow-up on the status of the work order. In addition, Mr. Wong said as part of the TLC project, there will be a sidewalk study to determine the feasibility for Summit Drive. Vice-Chair Bush said they have put their best effort forward to provide a safe pedestrian path while trying not to significantly impact the residents. However, he feels there is not adequate space to accommodate both the parking and a safe designated pedestrian path. Based on this, and the feedback from his fellow Commissioners, Vice-Chair Bush is in favor of providing additional space for the pedestrian walkway. Commissioner Martos confirmed that the number of pedestrians utilizing Easton Drive is minimal as Summit Drive has been the popular route. He then inquired when the sidewalk would be implemented on Summit Drive. Mr. Wong indicated that the grant money will be allocated to the City at the end of the year and he anticipates the City can begin working on the final design at the start of 2018. The question as to how we can encourage one-hundred percent of the pedestrians to use Summit Drive as opposed to Easton Dive was posed by Commissioner Martos. He indicated he does not want to take away any parking. Commissioner Martos suggested we find ways to encourage pedestrians to use Summit Drive through signage and school crossing guards. He said at this point he would like to see the actual number of people traveling via Easton Drive to get to Hoover School and make an effort to encourage those pedestrians to walk from Hillside Circle to Summit Drive before we take away the parking designated on Easton Drive. Chair Wettan also indicated he does not want to remove the street parking either. He said 8 parking is needed in Burlingame. Chair Wettan is hopeful the facilities will improve on Easton Drive as ideally he would like to see the pedestrians distributed between Easton and Summit Drive to access the school. Chair Wettan said he observed the area and noticed a mother and small child walking in the middle of the street along Easton Drive and he sees that as a big concern. He said he did not observe anyone walking in between the homes and cars to serve as a buffer as the Commission originally thought. At this point, Chair Wettan said he would be in favor of leaving the street parking on Easton Drive only if City staff can work with the homeowner to acquire enough space for an adequate sidewalk. As the street is constructed today, he said we cannot keep the parking on Easton Drive as there is just not enough space. In response to the Commissioners comments, Mr. Wong shared the possibility of another option by utilizing a time limited parking restriction similar to what occurred on California Drive between Trousdale and Dufferin. He said the parking could be restricted only for morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up windows. Chair Wettan responded and said based on the space limitations, he thinks the time restricted parking would address the bulk of the risk and requested feedback regarding the proposed time restricted parking option from his fellow Commissioners. Commissioner Akers indicated that he sees the rationale of time restricted parking to address the safety concerns for pedestrians but said school playgrounds and other facilities are utilized outside regular school hours, particularly on weekends. He said we are trying to provide basic walkable streets and pedestrian access and in his opinion, the time restricted parking option does not make sense at this location. Commissioner Akers said in the long run a sidewalk would be wonderful but the first incremental step would be to remove the parking as he is also concerned with pedestrians walking along Easton Drive at dusk. Commissioner Londer indicated he is torn but recognizes the stretch of Easton Drive is not wide enough to accommodate through traffic, street parking and safe pedestrian access. He then inquired if the homeowners had adequate driveway space to park their vehicles. Leonis Blyukher, who spoke during public comment, indicated that he relies on the street parking to accommodate five vehicles, two of which are for disabled drivers. Vice-Chair Bush said he was sympathetic towards implementing a time based restriction until a sidewalk is in place there. He said a time based restriction on parking may initially ease the burden to the homeowners. Vice Chair bush felt it is very important to have the pedestrian path available by the beginning of the school year. He said Easton Drive might not be useable now but he thinks that it’s due to a number of concerns that should be addressed over the summer to make the path more walkable. Chair Wettan indicated he is in favor of the time restricted parking as the City doesn’t have the real estate available. Chair Wettan reopened public comment at Commissioner Akers suggestion to obtain feedback regarding the workability of a time restriction on parking. 9 Leonis Blyukher felt the value of a time based parking restriction is marginal because it means they have to hustle to re-park their cars. He suggested looking into other safety measures such as the installation of speed bumps. Mr. Blyukher shared that when driving to Franklin School he noticed streets such as Drake and Bernal have parking on both sides with barely 10 feet available for two-way traffic. Chair Wettan responded to his comment indicating that the difference is there are full sidewalks at those locations. Mr. Blyukher said if there is a possibility to provide sidewalk, he is all for it. Before making any changes, he requested to see a comprehensive plan for the entire pathway from Easton Circle rather than making suggested improvements in segments. He would like to see how the pieces will all come together since he felt the Commission was making piecemeal decisions. In addition, Mr. Blyukher and his wife said they were open to finding a compromise with the City in order to maintain street parking in front of their home. Chair Wettan indicated he did not want to be too restrictive, but said he is opposed to leaving the conditions as they currently are. He conveyed that he would like to see Mr. Blyukher and the neighbor(s) work with the City to create the space necessary for a sidewalk or find a creative solution to add an additional parking space on their property to accommodate their cars. Chair Wettan asked his fellow Commissioners if they were willing to allow the homeowner and City staff time to work together to find a possible compromise. Commissioner Martos responded to suggest the Commission consider restricting pedestrian access along Easton Drive and force people to use Hillside and Summit Drive during the drop-off and pick-up times to avoid implementing any parking restrictions. He acknowledged that this does not address Commissioner Akers concern regarding the weekends but felt that there is a lot less traffic on weekends. He thought by using signage indicating access is restricted to pedestrians during certain times of the day, they could avoid making this a complicated issue. Chair Wettan felt restricting pedestrian access would not be a favorable option for residents. Commissioner Londer confirmed with Mr. Wong that the City does not own the entire stretch of Easton Drive, part of it actually falls in Hillsborough’s jurisdiction. Through the Chair, Mr. Wong shared that the ultimate long-term goal for Easton Drive is to install sidewalks and allow for on-street parking but given the roadway restraints and the fact that part of the land belongs to the Town of Hillsborough, the City felt the TLC grant would be better used for improvements to Summit Drive. Additionally, Mr. Wong shared that the cost for design and construction of sidewalks on Easton Drive is in the tens of millions which is much more than the cost to improve Summit and the grant acquired is only for one-million dollars. Mr. Wong also reminded the Commission that the idea to work with the Town of Hillsborough to convert Easton Drive to a one-way street was considered but determined not to be a valid option since Easton Drive is a collector street. 10 Chair Wettan said he still is in the same place—something needs to be done. He recognized they can create some time to find a better solution and asked Mr. Wong to work with the residents and City staff to find a solution to avoid a parking restriction. Mr. Wong suggested we look at the set-backs to determine if the City may have additional space to work with depending on where the property lines actually are. Chair Wettan said if there was a consensus to allow for more time to find another viable solution, they could revisit this topic in July or August at the latest. Vice-Chair Bush asked about having to seek City Council approval for additional parking restrictions and wanted to confirm we would have the time to include any proposed changes with the overall Hoover School parking and circulation plan prior to the start of the new school year. Mr. Wong indicated that the Commission would have to make a decision in July to incorporate it with the overall plan as it will go to City Council twice—first as a public hearing item and second as a consent item for adoption. Commissioner Akers felt the Commission could give the resident and City staff additional time to think through other viable options but he would like to see police look at citing any vehicles obstructing the walking path in the interim. He felt it might open up some space and encourage pedestrians to walk between the homes and parked cars. Commissioner Akers also indicated that when this item comes back to the Commission for a recommendation he will be inquiring about the set-backs to see if it provides for additional options. He was inclined to allow no more than two months’ time to come up with another plan in order to fold it into the adoption of the overall traffic circulation and parking plan for Hoover Elementary. The Commissioners came to a consensus and agreed to allow no more than two months for the residents and City staff to work together to craft other ideas to potentially avoid additional parking loss on Easton Drive. The Commission requested that this item return as a future agenda item in July. 7. INFORMATION ITEMS a) Engineering Division Reports • US101/Broadway Interchange Project – Stage 5 work is currently underway. Remaining Stage 4 work involves building Crowne Plaza approach to grade with Airport/Bayshore/Broadway intersection. Contractor working on maintaining some access to the bicycle/pedestrian overcrossing with the expectation to return to full access in June. Airport, Bayshore, and the US 101 southbound on-ramps are currently open. Chair Wettan asked if the northbound US 101 Broadway exit will be rerouted before the project is completed and Mr. Wong explained that it will be rerouted for all northbound traffic to travel underneath the Broadway overpass, turn right at Bayshore 11 and again at the Crown Plaza intersection to get to Broadway. Commissioner Londer shared that he has received several complaints about the signage within the project limits and Vice-Chair Bush indicated he has observed drivers using the wrong lane to access Broadway too. Mr. Wong said staff is consistently working with Caltrans and their contractor to improve directional signage and roadway markers within the project as the City has also received a number of complaints stating the signage and markings are confusing. Mr. Wong said the project is tentatively scheduled for completion this summer and he will ensure all the concerns are addressed. • 2017 Street Resurfacing Program – At the April 17 City Council Meeting, the contract was awarded to O’Grady Paving. Work to commence after preconstruction meeting. • Larkspur/Linden Traffic Circle – Construction scheduled for the first week of May. The neighborhood was given notice about the construction impact and potential delays associated with the project. • Peninsula Avenue Overcrossing – Two meetings have been scheduled for May. The first meeting will be on May 16 in Lounges 1 & 2 at the City’s Recreation Center and the second meeting will be held the following night (May 17) at the City of San Mateo. The specific purpose of the Burlingame meeting is to obtain input from Burlingame residents. Commissioner Londer felt it was important to attend the San Mateo meeting as members of the San Mateo City Council should be present and the concerns of Burlingame residents should be heard by the elected officials of San Mateo. • City Hall Area Traffic Calming – Staff to still test traffic circle layout with Central County Fire Department (CCFD). No update from residents circulating Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP) petition. Communications to staff from neighborhood residents indicate they are not supportive of the program. • TSPC Email Communications – Mr. Wong indicated he received a recent request for red-curbing on Willborough Road which was not reflected in the communication log. • TSPC Priority List (Updated May 2017): TSPC Led Effort 1 Downtown Modal Access 2 School Traffic Issues 5/11/17: Item 6a 3 California Complete Streets 4/13/17: Item 6a 4 B/PAC setup 5 Neighborhood Traffic Calming 12 6 SR2S Review 7 Broadway Parking 8 Public Shuttles/Transit 9 Grant Strategies 10 ECR Corridor (ECR Task Force) 11 San Mateo's Peninsula Ave OC 4/13/17: Item 7a 12 Parking and traffic considerations w/Planning 13 Bay Trail 14 Intro to Paving Staff Update via Report 1 Caltrans’ ECR/Floribunda 2 Hoover School Update 5/11/17: Item 6b 3 Downtown Parking Strategies 4 City Hall Traffic Calming/Floribunda 4/13/17: Item 7a 5 California Roundabout 6 General Plan – Circulation Element 7 Bike\Ped Plan Update: fwd to BPAC 8 Rec Center Parking 9 Carolan Complete Streets Update 5/11/17: Item 7a 10 Grant Opportunities 3/9/17: Item 7a 11 Grade Separation 5/11/17: Item 7a 12 San Mateo's Peninsula Ave OC 4/13/17: Item 7a 13 School Speed Limit Updates 3/9/17: Item 7a 14 Burlingame Point - Bay Trail 15 School Safety Improvements 3/9/17: Item 7a 16 California Complete Streets 5/11/17: Item 7a 17 California Drive parking restrictions 4/13/17: Item 6a 18 Traffic Brochure b) Police Department Reports Sergeant Shepley reviewed the accident log from the last 30 days and indicated it was the second lowest number of traffic reports taken, with a total of twenty-one. He pointed out there were two major injury accidents which is the most they have had within one reporting period, with the cause for both being a violation of the pedestrian right-of-way. Sergeant Shepley also said that although the total number of accidents were down, the number of people injured in collisions this month was at its highest. He indicated hit and run accidents have decreased. Vice-Chair Bush noted there were five accidents on Rollins Road so Sergeant Shepley went over each of the accidents on Rollins Road and explained they all varied in location along Rollins Road and in primary cause. In closing, Sergeant Shepley reminded the Commissioners that anything that requires a medical procedure is considered a major injury accident. 13 c) Farmer’s Market The Commission participated in the Farmer’s Market last weekend during the Streets of Live event. The next Farmer’s Market is the third Sunday in June which is Father’s Day. The Commissioners agreed to discuss possible participation at the June TSPC meeting. d) TSPC Chair/Commissioner’s Communications Commissioner Londer said he was approached at the previous Farmer’s Market by residents living on Alvarado Avenue between Adeline and Hillside Drive. The resident said that cars on Alvarado Avenue have a hard time turning on to Hillside as the cars on Hillside are not stopping to allow people traveling on Alvarado to make the turn onto Hillside. The residents suggested to Commissioner Londer to move the new stop sign to a more visible location. Commissioner Londer suggested updating the stop sign to indicate it is a 3-way stop. Mr. Wong replied and said Public Works staff is currently taking inventory of traffic signage and will be updating signs throughout the City accordingly. Chair Wettan felt the stop sign is not very visible where it is currently located and there is foliage that possibly might be obstructing the sign. Mr. Wong indicated that staff would put in a work order to trim the foliage to increase visibility of the sign. Chair Wettan also pointed out he thought this particular intersection should have a high visibility crosswalk with additional indicators given the current conditions and that it is utilized by Hoover Elementary students. He felt this particular crosswalk is a g ood candidate for “bells and whistles.” Mr. Wong indicated staff would look into his request. Vice-Chair Bush shared that Strava has a product on the market to extract aggregate data of bicyclists and runners to see what routes they take in a particular location. He felt this was an interesting concept and requested sample data from San Francisco. Vice- Chair Bush was not certain how applicable the data will be but Chair Wettan said it might be a good guide to assist in the planning of future bike routes. 8) COMMISSION & COMMITTEE REPORTS a) Downtown Parking (Martos & Wettan) Chair Wettan and Commissioner Martos indicated that they have updated downtown parking data available. Commissioner Martos reviewed the data and pointed out the core lots were saturated during the data collection times, which led him to believe the core lots are at capacity the majority of the time. He noted that the outer lots had parking available in the evenings, particularly on Fridays. Commissioner Martos indicated that there have been discussions around what to do with Parking Lots F and N by City Council. He felt the data they have collected should be 14 shared with City Council in order to be included with their considerations and to help them make a more informed decision regarding those particular lots. He said the City Attorney encouraged the subcommittee to put together a report with a more digestible summary for City Council prior to the June 5 City Council meeting as there will be discussions and possible decisions made regarding parking and long-term capital plans. Chair Wettan concurred with Commissioner Martos’ remarks and added that even in the long-term lots, there has been a considerable reduction in capacity during peak hours, particularly on Thursdays, even in the outer lots such as lots G, H, and O. Commissioner Akers concurred with the plan to put together an executive summary prior to the June 5 City Council meeting. Commissioner Londer indicated that he shared an article via email with City Council that predicted eighty percent of drivers will not own cars by the year 2030. He then sought clarification as to which lots are considered core lots and suggested it be indicated on the spreadsheet of raw data. Commissioner Martos felt the core lots consisted of A-3, C, D, E, J, M, V, and possibly W, which is on the edge of the core. b) Broadway Parking (Wettan & Bush) No update. c) School Speed Limits (Londer & Akers) No update. d) Envision Burlingame (Martos & Londer) Commissioner Londer indicated the General Plan is moving along and he believed there is one more meeting left. Commissioner Martos clarified that the next and last meeting is on May 24 at 7 pm. He said the most recent topics of discussion have been engagement and enrichment, which included discussions around arts and culture, education, lifelong learning, civic engagement and infrastructure. Commissioner Martos said there was a lengthy discussion on infrastructure that consisted of telecommunications, energy, water and sea-level rise. Following this process will be meetings for the public to review the draft plan prior to going to City Council. Commissioner Martos felt the biggest controversy facing City Council is how to utilize the land at the end of Rollins Road. e) El Camino Real Task Force (Wettan & Londer) Commissioner Londer indicated the consultant reached out to him regarding his take on the process of the task-force. Commissioner Londer indicated that although it is difficult to 15 see the light at the end of the tunnel, he is looking forward to coming up with some solutions to address the concerns of the El Camino Real corridor moving forward. Chair Wettan said it has been interesting as he has learned a lot about the technical challenges they are faced within the corridor. Commissioner Londer indicated that next meeting is Thursday, May 18 and to date, representative(s) from the Town Hillsborough have not been present in the community group meetings. f) BPAC (Bush & Londer) Chair Wettan felt there were a lot of potential BPAC members at the previous Commission meeting and requested the list from Mr. Wong. 9) FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Parking on Easton Drive Extension of red-curbing (Willborough Road) Bike routes to Burlingame High School Executive summary of downtown parking Working document for stop sign warrants attached to Engineer’s Report 10) ADJOURNMENT 9:58 pm