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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - TSP - 2015.01.141 TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Approved Minutes Regular Meeting of Wednesday, January 14, 2015 1. CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 3. ROLL CALL MEMBER PRESENT: Akers, Noworolski, Wettan, Londer, Martos MEMBERS ABSENT: None 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) Motion: To accept the minutes of December 18, 2014 as submitted M/S/C: Londer, Akers; 5/0/0 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS – NON-AGENDA None. 6. DISCUSSION/STUDY ITEMS (Chair Martos asked and received consensus agreement from the Commission to move Item 6.c. forward on the agenda as the first item of discussion. Subsequent discussion items resumed the order shown on the meeting agenda.) a. Floribunda Avenue One-Way Street Discussion Mr. Wong presented some historical background for this discussion. He explained that one option to address the Floribunda/ECR accident concerns and the Floribunda speeding concerns was consideration for one-way traffic on Floribunda Avenue on the 1500 block. Jennifer Pfaff stated that she wondered if this idea would be considered or implemented prior to, concurrently with, or after the proposed Caltrans project. 2 Chris Bush asked if this might cause problems with the EIR, and also suggested looking at creating a cul-de-sac at the El Camino Real end. There was no further public comments, and Chair Martos open the floor for Commission discussion. Commissioner Akers expressed concern about restrictions and burden to residents of a one- way street. And, asked about the feasibility of a one-way designation for only a short segment right at the ECR intersection. He also commented that the No Left Turn restrictions on ECR could be considered. Commissioner Wettan commented that he felt the City should make all efforts to prevent left turns since it was unsafe. He added that the City should not wait for Caltrans to implement split-phasing; and, that the City should take actions to stop left turns now. Vice-Chair Londer stated that he concurred with Commissioner Wettan; and, that speeding was also an issue. Commissioner Noworolski said that that a one-way designation on Floribunda would impose a substantial impact on the residents, and make access much harder for some. He added that this area was mainly made up of high-density residential units. Chair Martos stated that he concurred with the concerns about greater impacts on the residents of the area with a one-way street designation. Mr. Chou explained that the City’s consideration of a one-way street on Floribunda could trigger Caltrans to re-evaluate and re-issue a new EIR due to what could be deemed a significant change to the existing conditions cited in the original EIR. Mr. Wong stated that other stakeholders such as Police and Fire would need to be included if further discussions were to actually happen regarding one-way designation. The Commission also had questions about why there was so little residential response to this matter, even after individual and neighborhood notification was made. The Commission agreed to continue discussion of this item and see if a better response could be obtained from the affected residents at the next regular meeting. b. Hoover School Area-wide Traffic Impact Analysis Mr. Chou briefed the Commission on the background of Hoover School and its current status, re: the cessation of construction and legal litigation between the Burlingame School District and surrounding Hillsborough neighbors. He also identified some general concepts which could be looked at by the City regarding overall measures to anticipate pedestrian 3 and vehicle traffic generated by Hoover School once it opens. Commissioner Wettan commented that he would like to see the School District reach out to the City for help in determining impacts and possible solutions to the traffic situation in and around the school site once it opens. Commissioner Londer agreed and felt that some traffic mitigating action might be considered now. Motion: To form a sub-committee to work with staff, and ultimately with the School District, on possible traffic safety measures for Hoover School. M/S/C: Wettan, Londer; 2/3/0 The motion did not carry. However, Commissioners Akers and Noworolski did agreed that some mitigation would ultimately be needed, but they felt that without being able to see what the School District’s ultimate plan was for on-site traffic mitigation, it would be hard for the City to anticipate useful actions to take on City streets. The Commissioners all agreed that the best course of action would be to prepare future discussions once the situation at Hoover School was resolved. Chair Martos stated that he felt he had consensus agreement that this matter should be tabled for future discussion once the School District has clearly established a circulation plan on site that would provide the City with a better idea of what to consider as possible mitigations to traffic impacts on City streets. c. El Camino Real/Ray Drive Potential School Crossing Guard Mr. Wong explained the pedestrian safety and traffic conditions of the intersection at El Camino Real and Ray Drive. He also explained some of the planned signage improvements to help pedestrian safety on the corners. Steve Pariani updated the Commission and the public on the Burlingame School District’s vote to pay half the cost of an additional crossing guard at the intersection. He also stated that he supported the pedestrian safety measures and signage proposed by Mr. Wong. Jennifer Pfaff asked if there was a possibility for Caltrans to consider “zebra” striping at the existing crosswalks in addition to the proposed signage. Commissioner Wettan said that he supported the School District’s decision to pay half for a crossing guard. He added that it was a great outcome and was a key component for safety at the intersection. Commissioner Noworolski stated that he also supported the decision; and, that any 4 additional safety measure at the intersection was critical. Commissioner Akers said that he would like to see staff report back with more safety measures from Caltrans. Chair Martos thanked Mr. Pariani for bringing this issue to light. Motion: To move this item to February’s agenda under Action Item for vote. M/S/C: Londer, Wettan; 5/0/0. 7. ACTION ITEMS a) None. 8. INFORMATION ITEMS a) Engineering Division Reports Mr. Wong presented a staff report regarding updates on various Public Works – Engineering projects and activities. • 2015 Street Resurfacing Program – Preliminary design and layout work ongoing. City parking Lots H and K to be considered. • Carolan Complete Streets Project – Design team working on design options for presentation in to be scheduled Spring meeting. • Linden/Larkspur Intersection Temporary Traffic Circle – In monitoring phase. Fall meeting with neighborhood to be scheduled. • US101/Broadway Interchange Project – construction on-going by Caltrans and their contractor (Ghilotti Construction). Major traffic impacts to occur in Spring 2015. • Floribunda/El Camino Real Intersection Update – Caltrans in process of reviewing public comments to Draft Environmental Impact Report document (DEIR). City staff to closely monitor impacts to be able to react before Caltrans does. • Broadway Grade Separation PSR Update – Initial public outreach meeting is set for Wednesday, February 11, 6PM at the Burlingame Rec Center, Social Hall. • Electric Vehicle Charging Station Update – Charging equipment in place. Lot 5 to be resurfaced and restriped prior to opening to the public. • Post Office Parking – Current Post Office to close January 17, and to re-open at new site along Primrose on January 20. b) Police Department Reports Cpl. Murphy reported that selective speed enforcement was still continuing; and, that additional special enforcement was being conducted at the Ray/ECR intersection. Officers were focusing on speeding and pedestrian right-of-way violations. Cpl. Murphy also reported that additional enforcement was conducted on Ralston Avenue in response to past complaints about speeding. 9. COMMISSION & COMMITTEE REPORTS a) Burlingame Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee (B/PAC) Commissioners Londer and Wettan reported that the committee discussed several items. The group talked about identifying and putting together a preliminary list of possible future grant projects to improve bike and pedestrian safety, but none were established yet. The committee members also discussed the helping to initiate bike-fair and bike-sharing programs that would be sponsored by others. They also talked about the status of minor work orders regarding California Drive, added bike racks at various locations city- wide, and possible pedestrian improvements on El Camino Real. Commissioner Londer stated that the next meeting for the B/PAC would be in February, although the plan was to meet every other month from then on. 10. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS a) TSPC sub-committee status (Safety Brochures, Parking Strategies, Municipal Code Review) Commissioners Wettan and Akers asked that there be a discussion and update on the various Commission sub-committees established last year; and, whether or not they should continue or be discontinued. b) Farmer’s Market Event Commissioner Londer asked the this issue either be discussed in the future by the commission or by establishment of sub-committee, or by being worked out at staff level 6 regarding having Commissioners represent TSPC with a table at the event, especially since the market event was beginning on Sunday, January 18. 11. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 9:24 PM.