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Home My WebLink AboutMin - TSP - 2016.07.141 TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Approved Minutes Regular Meeting of Thursday, July 14, 2016 1. CALL TO ORDER 7:04 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 3. ROLL CALL MEMBER PRESENT: Bush, Londer, Martos, Wettan MEMBERS ABSENT: Akers 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion: To accept the minutes of June 9, 2016 with the following two edits: • Page 2, item 6a, paragraph 4 – replace bicyclists with vehicles to correct context; and • Page 6, item 6b, paragraph 3 – correct spelling of Commissioner Wettan. M/S/C: Martos/Bush; 4/0/1 (Akers absent) 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS – NON-AGENDA Manito Velasco stated he provided comments to staff regarding the Carolan Complete Streets Project and has not heard back from staff with any feedback. He urged the Commission to reconsider his design suggestions. 6. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS a) Broadway Parking Sub-Committee (Oral Discussion) Commissioner Wettan invited John Kevranian to share his insights concerning the 2 Broadway parking conditions prior to the Commissioners comments and discussion. Chair Londer opened public comment. John Kevranian of 1241 Broadway stated the number one issue on Broadway is parking and shared the following observations and ideas: • Ten hour lots currently being utilized by employees; • Issues with side street parking being converted to two hours with the Residential Parking Program; • Suggested City negotiate lease for parking in lot south of Maverick Jack’s; • Parking structure is ideal but unsure about feasibility; • Change parking along Broadway to one hour; • Provide parking maps; • Remove meters on Broadway and install pay station to increase sidewalk width; • Add lot hours to directional parking signage; and • Convert east bound lane on Broadway between California and Chula Vista to two lanes to alleviate the back up of cars on Laguna in the mornings. Andrew Wong shared that he had discussed with Mr. Kevranian the possibility of utilizing the Goodwill parking lot for employee parking as it’s currently used for Goodwill drop-offs only. Additionally, he indicated that the stalls in Lot Q are at a 90 degree angle and the City will look into the possibility of reconfiguring the stalls to increase the number of parking spaces. Based on the oral discussion between the Commissioners, the following suggestions and considerations were made: • Inquire about utilizing the bank lots for additional parking in the evenings; • Encourage employees to park in a particular lot, such as Lot T; • Valet parking for take-out; • Possible parking lot reconfigurations to increase number of stalls; and • Feasibility of a parking structure. In summary, Commissioner Wettan felt the next steps are to begin measuring vacancies and key times, survey employees (supply and demand), apply the analyses and continue thinking how to increase parking capacity. b) Downtown Parking Sub-Committee (Oral Discussion) Commissioner Wettan shared the data he gathered regarding parking capacity in the downtown Burlingame Avenue area. Based on the data shared, the Commissioners made the following suggestions: 3 • Encourage employees to park in specific lots; • Utilize the tennis court parking when the new Rec Center is constructed; • Remove some of the long-term parking in the core lots; • Make the outer parking lots cheaper (or free); • Charge more for core parking spaces; and • Continue surveying business owners and patrons. All Commissioners agreed that additional data was needed before drawing any conclusions. The Commission will plan to gather twenty additional data points between Labor Day and Thanksgiving. Mr. Wong will serve as the “hub” and will help coordinate time slots for the data collection. 7. INFORMATION ITEMS a) Engineering Division Reports • US101/Broadway Interchange Project – Stage 3 construction continues. Soil stabilization and mixing work completed, with pile driving work to begin week of July 11. No anticipated detours the next two weeks. • California Drive Roundabout – Awaiting date for next public meeting to review aesthetic treatments. • TSPC Email Communications – One communication. • City Hall Traffic Study – Revising finalized concepts. Working to present to the Commission at upcoming meeting. • Parking Restriction on California Drive – Signs have been installed for the p.m. peak parking restriction along California Drive from Trousdale to Dufferin. • California Drive Bike Facility – Tentative meeting scheduled for July 26 or 27. • Hoover School Update – Staff finalizing design work for selected contractors. • TSPC Priority List (Updated July 2016): TSPC Led Effort 1 Downtown Modal Access 2 B/PAC setup 6/9/16: Item 6a 3 School Speed Limit Notices/Review 4 School Traffic Issues 3/10/16: Item 6a 5 California Drive Commuter bike route 2/11/16: Item 6b 4 6 California Drive parking restrictions 7/14/16: Item 7a 7 Broadway Parking 7/14/16: Item 6a 8 Public Shuttles/Transit 9 Downtown Speed Limit Review 10 Review TSPC Mandate 11 Joint agreements with Caltrans Countywide 12 ECR Corridor Infrastructure 4/14/16 & 5/12/16 13 Bay Trail 14 Fee Schedules 15 Joint Commission Meeting (City Council) Staff Update via Report 1 Caltrans’ ECR/Floribunda Completed 2 Hoover School Update 7/1416: Item 7a 3 Downtown Parking Strategies 7/14/16: Item 6b 4 City Hall Traffic Calming/Floribunda 7/14/16: Item 7a 5 California Roundabout 6/9/16: Item 7a 6 General Plan – Circulation Element 7 Bike\Ped Plan Update: fwd to BPAC 8 Taxi Regulation: Update by BPD 9 Carolan Complete Streets Update 6/9/16: Item 6b 10 Grant Opportunities 11 Grade Separation 4/14/16: Item 6b 12 Traffic Brochure Completed 13 San Mateo's Peninsula Ave OC b) Police Department Reports Officer Garrett Pene started by thanking the Commissioners for the opportunity to present the traffic report. Officer Pene indicated there were a total of 31 accidents since the last TSPC meeting, with 12 being minor injury accidents. Four of the 31 accidents occurred along the El Camino Real Corridor; two at Floribunda Avenue and two at Burlingame Avenue. The primary collision factor for the accidents along El Camino Real were not yielding to cars traveling northbound and rear-ending vehicles attempting to make a left turn across traffic. Officer Pene shared that the new OTS Grant will be signed off in October and Sergeant Ford should be at the next TSPC meeting to share the details of the grant. In closing, Officer Pene said their biggest enforcement effort coming up is on August 24 when Hoover School opens. He indicated that staff will flex their hours that week to ensure there is coverage and traffic issues get resolved. 5 c) Farmer’s Market Chair Londer indicated that representatives from the Commission participated in the Farmer’s Market last Sunday (7/10). He said the next Farmer’s Market will be after the August TSPC meeting and the Commission agreed to discuss their plans to participate in the August Farmer’s Market at the next TSPC meeting. d) TSPC Chair/Commissioner’s Communications Commissioner Martos provided information regarding the General Plan Update. He said at the previous meeting the group discussed emerging land use in seven areas of the City: Bayfront, North and South Broadway, North Rollins, Broadway, California Drive, El Camino Real, and Howard Avenue (downtown). Commissioner Martos also indicated that the growth of Burlingame, housing, and additional parking options were among the discussion topics. He suggested people visit the General Plan Update website at www.envisionburlingame.org for more information. 8. COMMISSION & COMMITTEE REPORTS a) BPAC Since the BPAC was discussed in detail at the June TSPC meeting, there was no additional information to share. b) School Speed Limits Chair Londer and Commissioner Wettan agreed this should be a topic for next month’s meeting. More specifically, Commissioner Wettan wanted to include the Easton approach to Hoover School in next month’s discussion. 9. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Hoover School • Carolan Complete Streets 10. ADJOURNMENT 9:24 p.m.