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TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION
Approved Minutes
Regular Meeting of Thursday, September 14, 2017
1. CALL TO ORDER 7:06 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
3. ROLL CALL
MEMBER PRESENT: Bush, Londer, Martos
MEMBERS ABSENT: Akers, Wettan
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion: To accept the minutes of August 10, 2017 as submitted.
M/S/C: Londer/Bush; 2/0/1 (Martos abstained)
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS – NON-AGENDA
Vice Chair Bush opened the floor for public comment.
John Poritz spoke on the parking issue on the west side of Carolan Avenue between Toyon
and the south end of the Northpark Apartments. This portion of Carolan Avenue has a
parking restriction from 10:00 pm to 7:00 am. Per Mr. Poritz, Enterprise Rent a Car has been
dumping their cars overnight on this portion of Carolan Avenue and more recently in front of
the homes on Toyon and Larkspur. Not only is this a nuisance but it also encourages others
to park overnight. Mr. Poritz feels Enterprise Rent a Car is doing business on the city streets
and willing to pay for tickets and tows as opposed to providing a lot for their vehicles. Mr.
Poritz has been contacting the Police Department regarding this matter and wanted to thank
them for their assistance with enforcement and hopes for continued enforcement. Mr. Poritz
also expressed his desire for the City to provide an official placard to identify vehicles
belonging to residents so that neighbors will not think a vehicle is abandoned.
Leslie Beatty spoke as a representative of B/PAC and said that they met this evening and
discussed key items that B/PAC would like to focus on.
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6. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
a) Gilbreth Road Parking Restriction Modification
Mr. Wong made a presentation on the parking issue for the Community Center located
at 1722 Gilbreth Road. Mr. Wong provided background on the matter and staff
recommends that the Commission seek and compile public input and provide
recommendations to City Council regarding modifying the parking restriction along
Gilbreth Road from Cowan Road to Mahler road from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am to 12:30 am
to 6:00 am. The request was generated due to their facility hosting evening events
which go past the current time restrictions.
Vice Chair Bush sought public comment of which there was none.
Vice Chair Bush sought input from the Commissioners.
Commissioner Londer sought confirmation that the Community Center was agreeable
with the revised 12:30 am restriction.
Commissioner Martos was concerned about changing an ordinance not knowing the
longevity of the Community Center being at this location. Mr. Wong said he would get
this answer prior to this going to City Council.
Vice Chair Bush was concerned about the cost implications of making this change
particularly if this Community Center does not plan on being there long term.
Motion: Move to support staff’s recommendation to modify the parking restriction
along Gilbreth Road from Cowan Road to Mahler road from 10:00 pm to
6:00 am to 12:30 am to 6:00 am. provided the Community Center at 1722
Gilbreth Road remains viable for at least one calendar year.
M/S/C: 3/0/0
b) Update Downtown Parking Sub-Committee
Vice Chair Bush opened the floor for public comment of which there were none.
Commissioner Martos gave some background information on the need for this sub-
committee and discussed some recommendations to address the lack of parking during
peak periods in the core area. Commissioner Martos brought up a couple of proposals
the he would like the Commission to consider.
The first proposal was to not have 10 hour parking in the lots within the core to
encourage turnover. This includes changing Lot W from ten hour to two or four hours;
and changing long term spaces in Lots C and A3 to two hour only.
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The second proposal was to consider an app that motorists could use to utilize and park
in empty spaces in private parking lots. There are various apps that are designed to
allow for this – SpotHero, Parker and Cityfyd to name a few. Commissioner Martos
spoke with the Mayor and Councilmember Colson about CitiFyd and they liked this idea
and felt it should be studied.
Both of these proposals would require public input and input from the app vendors.
Vice Chair Bush sought comments from the Commissioners.
Commissioner Londer thought both proposals were excellent ideas and worthwhile to
pursue.
Vice Chair Bush thought Proposal 1 of moving long term parking out of the core was an
excellent idea and from his early morning observations he would like to add the first
floor of Lot A be changed from long term parking to two or four hour parking. Vice Chair
Bush also felt there were also opportunities for parking turnover by looking at the free
parking spaces on portions of Park Road, Highland Avenue, Lorton Avenue and
Primrose Road, although they are on the fringe of the core.
Vice Chair Bush also brought up that the Municipal Code does not allow for landlords to
charge their tenants for parking separately and this would have to be investigated to
learn if utilizing parking apps could be implemented. Given the price for parking in
Burlingame, it might be challenging to get businesses to sign up for participation
because the alternative to paying for app parking is to park in a public space for as low
as .50 cents an hour to a max of $2.00 an hour. Pricing strategy needs to be looked at
with respect to parking in the downtown area. Another observation in the morning hours
is that many construction workers are parking in the downtown core and perhaps they
could utilize the empty parking spaces at Coyote Point. He also thought that the
Commission should look at valet parking in core lots. Vice Chair Bush felt that monetary
consideration is not a concern for him but rather having change for the meter is a
challenge. He also felt the downtown core could demand parking fees in the range of
$5-6. Vice Chair Bush questioned whether setting parking rates is under the purview of
this Commission.
Commissioner Martos recommended that this item be brought back as an agenda item
and to seek public input. He will coordinate with Chair Wettan as to when and how to
bring back this item. Commissioner Martos said they plan to meet with Cityfyd and will
also have another subcommittee meeting.
7. INFORMATION ITEMS
a) Engineering Division Reports
− US101/Broadway Interchange Project – Ribbon Cutting event held on September 14 and
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was well attended.
− 2018 Street Resurfacing Program – Staff has introduced the streets projected to be included
in the project to the community BPAC for their input.
− Carolan Avenue Complete Streets – Construction anticipated to start late-September. City’s
project will overlap with portions of Summerhill’s sewer construction operations currently
underway.
− Larkspur/Linden Traffic Circle – Once the landscaping has been installed by the Park and
Recreation staff, the traffic circle project will be completed
− Peninsula Avenue Overcrossing – Awaiting the date of the public meeting for the project. .
− Hoover School Update – The flashing beacon and no parking signs along Easton have been
installed. Staff worked with both residents to minimize the impacts of the sign installation.
− Roosevelt School Update – The turn restriction onto Vancouver Avenue have been installed.
− TSPC Email Communications – None for the month.
Mr. Wong also introduced Michael Tsai, staff’s new Transportation Engineer, who was in the
audience.
• TSPC Priority List (Updated August 2017):
TSPC Led Effort
1 Downtown Modal Access
2 School Traffic Issues 5/11/17: Item 6a
3 California Complete Streets 7/13/17: Item 7a
4 B/PAC setup 8/10/17: Item 8a
5 Neighborhood Traffic Calming
6 SR2S Review
7 Broadway Parking
8 Public Shuttles/Transit
9 Grant Strategies 7/13/17: Item 6a
10 ECR Corridor (ECR Task Force)
11 San Mateo's Peninsula Ave OC 7/13/17: 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 9/14/17: Item 7a
3 Downtown Parking Strategies 9/14/17: Item 6b
4 City Hall Traffic Calming/Floribunda 4/13/17: Item 7a
5 California Roundabout
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6 General Plan – Circulation Element
7 Bike\Ped Plan Update: fwd to BPAC 7/13/17: Item 6a
8 Rec Center Parking
9 Carolan Complete Streets Update 7/13/17: Item 7a
10 Grant Opportunities 6/8/17: 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 6/8/17: Item 7a
18 Traffic Brochure
b) Police Department Reports
Officer Garrett Pene reported that in the last month there were 25 collisions of which 16
were non-injury and 9 with injuries. The Police Department continues to have traffic
enforcement stops on Broadway between California Drive and Airport Boulevard due in
part to the interchange construction. They continue to provide education over
enforcement in this area. They also have been using this same strategy at Hoover
School and Roosevelt School. Officer Pene also mentioned that the Pet Parade is
coming up on September 23rd.
c) Farmers Market
Commissioner Londer reported that TSPC had presence last month at Farmers Market
and that they will also be there this coming Sunday. Commissioner Martos volunteered
to participate on Sunday from 9:00 to 11:00 am.
d) TSPC Chair/Commissioner’s Communications
Commissioner Martos reported that he and Mr. Wong attended the Caltrain
Electrification meeting on August 23rd and that there were many comments and
concerns. There were discussions on loss of trees and the trimming back of trees. A
major concern of Commissioner Martos is the anticipated increase of trains per hour
going through Broadway and the problems that can create. Commissioner Martos said
there is a need to “step on the gas” on Grade Separation.
Vice Chair Bush brought up that there was an item on the Burlingame Voice regarding
distracted pedestrians who are not being attentive. He also noted that with the start of
the school year he has observed the number of kids and parents bicycling to
Washington School have shot up dramatically.
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8. COMMISSION & COMMITTEE REPORTS
a) Downtown Parking (Martos & Wettan)
Discussed in Item 6b.
b) Broadway Parking (Bush & Wettan)
No report.
c) School Speed Limits (Akers & Londer)
No report.
d) Envision Burlingame (Londer & Martos)
Commissioners Londer and Martos attended the final meeting for Envision Burlingame.
Commissioner Martos mentioned that the draft is online and searchable. What might be
of interest to this Commission is that there will be a comprehensive bike plan in the
general plan. Also discussed is parking plan stipulations for better ways for finding lots,
accessing lots and public parking and the need for requirements for a comprehensive
downtown parking plan. This need is written in the draft general plan. The draft plan will
be viewable online and there is a public workshop on October 11, 2017 from 7:00 to 9:00
pm. There will be presentations every half hour from the consultants. The draft general
plan is to be brought to Council at the end of this year. Envision Burlingame was a very
long and informative process and it was nice to hear the visions and views of the future
of Burlingame. Commissioner Londer said the Citizens Advisory Committee portion of
developing the draft plan is complete and now the draft is open for comments, review,
EIR process and is an on-going process before City Council finalizes the plan.
e) El Camino Real Task Force (Londer & Wettan)
Commissioner Londer reported that the ECR Task Force will be meeting next week after
a several month break. The citizen’s advisory group has been on break the last couple of
months but the technical group has been meeting all along.
f) BPAC (Bush & Wettan)
Vice Chair Bush reported that B/PAC met this evening and discussed strategic priorities
and objectives this committee would like to achieve. Vice Chair welcomed and is excited
about the new momentum of this group. Vice Chair Bush acknowledged that Chair
Wettan would like to see organizational documents however they were not ready at this
point.
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9. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
- Stop Signs Introduced in the City (October)
- Safe Routes to Schools
o Vice Chair Bush thought it would be interesting to have Rusty Hopewell
speak from the Burlingame School District
- Public Shuttles
- B/PAC
10. ADJOURNMENT 8:17 p.m.