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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - TSP - 2017.09.141 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. 2 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. 3 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 4 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 5 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. 6 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. 7 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.