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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - TSP - 2015.12.101 TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Approved Minutes Regular Meeting of Thursday, December 10, 2015 1. CALL TO ORDER. 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. 3. ROLL CALL. MEMBER PRESENT: Martos, Londer, Akers, Wettan, Bush MEMBERS ABSENT: None 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) Motion: To accept the minutes of November 12, 2015 with the following edits: - Replace “short-term” in 6b paragraph with “short duration on the Commission before Commissioner Martos became Chair.” - Item 8b indicate that Sergeant Ford was reporting on this item - Replace “unsafe conditions” in 8d paragraph 1 with “congestion” - Replace “The citizens group” in 8d paragraph 3 to “A citizens group” M/S/C: Akers/Londer; 4/0/1 (Bush abstained) 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS – NON-AGENDA None. Commissioner Bush introduced himself and shared his excitement to serve on this Commission. 6. DISCUSSION/STUDY ITEMS a) San Mateo County Transit Authority Measure A, Call for Projects Mr. Wong presented a Staff Report seeking a letter of support from this Commission to the San Mateo County Transportation Authority as part of the City’s Measure A Grant Application for the proposed California Drive Bicycle Facility Project. Mr. Wong gave 2 background on this project and sought input and discussion on this matter. Chair Martos sought comments from the Commissioners. Vice Chair Londer inquired as to funding sources. Mr. Wong said the project is $1.2M and that there is a $1M grant cap per project. The City match is 17% which is roughly $200K. Commissioner Wettan felt it very important that the RFP includes a consultant to consider the feasibility of a Class I bike lane. We would like to have some confidence/insight that a Class I bike lane wouldn’t be taken away. Commissioners Wettan and Londer looked at this a couple of years ago and due to the amount of residential parking, a Class II bike lane would need a consultant to come up with an alternative design. Commissioner Wettan did not want to see proposed work (low hanging fruit) delayed pending this project. Mr. Chou added that in terms of potential easement issues, the City has on the southern end a long standing agreement and permit with the SFPUC, the property owner, to use part of their right of way currently for California Drive (southern end by Oak Grove Avenue to Broadway) - the northbound side. There is actually more real estate in this agreement which we have never used. Commissioner Wettan expressed concerned that electrification could swipe this easement back from us. Mr. Chou said Electrification, Grade Separation and High Speed Rail project plans are to be working to stay within the footprint of the railroad. No one plans to work outside of the footprint so we’re in good shape and our project is pretty safe. Commissioner Akers sought clarification if SFPUC was the only sister agency we need to work with. Mr. Chou said initially discussions would be with SFPUC, and then eventually Caltrain because they are also using land from SFPUC. Commissioner Akers and Vice Chair Londer agreed it would make sense to have a consultant hold conversations with the SFPUC regarding feasibility. The grant application deadline is December 18th. Commissioner Londer said the letters of support is not so much about what it says but the more letters submitted the better. 3 Commissioner Akers suggested that staff assist with drafting the letter. Item 7a was advanced here. Motion: Move that this Commission authorize and direct the Chair to execute an appropriate letter of support for the proposed grant application. M/S/C: Akers/Londer; 5/0/0 b) Nomination of TSPC Chair and Vice Chair Commissioner Wettan nominated Vice Chair Londer for Chair. Vice Chair Londer nominated Commissioner Akers for Vice Chair Item 7b was advanced here. Motion: Move to appoint Vice Chair Londer to Chair and Commissioner Akers to Vice Chair. M/S/C: Wettan/Bush; 5/0/0 7. ACTION ITEMS a) San Mateo County Transit Authority Measure A, Call for Projects Item was taken out of order following 6a. b) Selection of TSPC Chair and Vice-Chair Item was taken out of order following 6b. 8. INFORMATION ITEMS a) Engineering Division Reports • 2015 Street Resurfacing Program – Project is about 95% complete. Only items remaining are punch list items. • US101/Broadway Interchange Project – Stage 2 of construction continues. The new overpass concrete decking has been poured. New southbound US101 off ramp and new Broadway overpass approaches have been grades and ready for asphalt paving in January. PG&E transmission tower replacement to be completed over the course of the entire weekend of December 11-13. The current detour will end in the next 4 3-4 months. • Broadway Grade Separation PSR – Design team and city staff continues detailed analysis of specific preferred design concepts. PSR document production almost complete. Update presentation to Council planned for late January/early February 2016. Mr. Chou encouraged people to attend this meeting to view a very conceptual 3D rendering flyover which is also available in the Engineering office. Mr. Chou said he misspoke about the designs to come before this Commission. At the January 19th Council meeting there will be an abbreviated version of the public meeting. • California Drive Roundabout – Staff to review concept layouts in January. A public outreach meeting will occur in January – date yet to be determined. • TSPC Email Communications – One communication on 11/23/15 (Exhibit A). It was noted that the date column fell off the chart. • Downtown Parking Strategies – Parking lot inventory to resume in January. Staff has forwarded the names of the Downtown businesses which have responded to survey to the Commission for their use. • Hoover School Update – City Council subcommittee to report back in January to Council and provide direction or action for staff. Council will give Public Works direction on this matter at its January 4th meeting. It was felt that this process worked and was very effective and could serve as a model for future issues. • Caltrain Striping Improvements – On the weekend prior to Thanksgiving, Caltrain completed striping improvements at Broadway and Bayswater as part of their “near- term” plans outlined in the November 16, 2015 staff report to the City Council (Exhibit B). • TSPC Priority List (December 2015): √ 1) Caltrans’ ECR/Floribunda √ 2) Hoover School Update √ 3) Parking Strategies update √ 4) Stop Sign installations √ 5) B/PAC setup √ 6) Floribunda corridor 7) California Drive parking restrictions √ 8) California Roundabout 9) General Plan – Circulation Element √ 10) Larkspur/Linden traffic circle 11) Commuter bike route b) Police Department Reports Sergeant Ford reported that since the last meeting there were 37 accidents of which 5 one occurred at Floribunda Avenue and El Camino Real. Speed was the primary factor in that rear-end collision and did not involve anyone turning. Selective enforcement was done on the 1500 block of Floribunda Avenue on eight different occasions. There were no tickets or warning issues. The highest speed found was 31 mph. In preparation for El Nino, the Police Department has extra barricades and cones. The Traffic Division also escorted the Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony. During the period from December 18th – January 2nd the Office of Traffic Safety will do a media blitz and saturate the area with DUI checkpoints. There is also continued enforcement at the Broadway Interchange. c) Farmer’s Market No report. Farmer’s Market on Sundays will resume sometime in January. d) TSPC Chair/Commissioner’s communications Commissioner Akers expressed overwhelming joy of the presence of a 4 way stop at Ray & Balboa Avenues. Commissioner Akers said on many occasions residents have expressed concern about the condition of El Camino Real and its maintenance. Commissioner Akers took this time to thank John Martos for serving as Chair and the spectacular job he did leading TSPC this past year. Vice Chair Londer said in regards to El Camino Real, he proposed that we look at the Priority List and maybe make it an Action Item next month. Vice Chair Londer and Commissioner also thank Chair Martos for his leadership this last year. Chair Martos thanked the Commissioners for their comments and said it was a great opportunity and a pleasure to serve. 9. COMMISSION & COMMITTEE REPORTS Commissioner Wettan reported that B/PAC heard the proposal for the Measure A Grant application and it was received positively. Commissioner Wettan said there is a need to 6 figure out the constituency of the group, the need for basic guidelines, a method for follow- up, agenda planning and appointment of subcommittee TSPC members. 10. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - B/PAC Discussion - Priority List - California Drive Parking Restrictions – February or March 11. ADJOURNMENT 8:53 p.m.