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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - TSP - 2012.12.13 The City of Burlingame CALIFORNIA 94010-3997 www.burlingame.org TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Approved Thursday, December 13, 2012 Commissioners Present: Nicklas Akers, Chair Jeff Londer Mark Noworolski Caroline Serrato Howard Wettan Commissioners Absent: None Staff Present: Augustine Chou, Transportation Engineer, Public Works Sergeant Jay Kiley, Police Department Joanne Louie, Administrative Secretary, Public Works Visitors: Georgia Rothrock 1. CALL TO ORDER. 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. 3. ROLL CALL. 5 of 5 Commissioners present. 4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Chair Akers acknowledged the appointment of Commissioner Wettan and re-appointment of Commissioner Noworolski to the Traffic Safety and Parking Commission. Commissioner Wettan and Noworolski expressed their pleasure in being on the Commission. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Motion: To accept the minutes of November 8, 2012 as submitted M/S/C: Londer/Noworolski; 3/0/2 (Commissioners Serrato and Wettan abstained) 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. 7. CURRENT BUSINESS 7.1 Public Works Traffic Safety Brochures – Discussion Mr. Chou recapped that the Commission previously completed review of the Bicycle Safety brochure; and that for this meeting, new comments were being collected for the Neighborhood Traffic Safety Tips brochure and Pedestrian Crosswalks brochure. He noted that the next two brochures for review will be Traffic Signals and Speeding brochures. 7.2 Outreach Events – Discussion Initial discussion was started regarding TSPC participation at events for 2013 to serve for outreach purposes. Discussion included having the Commissioners work out personal schedules for their individual participation prior to Farmers Fresh Market starting up again. 7.3 Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee (B/PAC) and TSPC representation of B/PAC – Discussion Mr. Chou reported that Planning Commissioner David Cauchi was recently reappointed to represent the Planning Commission at future B/PAC meetings. Chair Akers led discussions on who might want to represent the TSPC on the B/PAC in place of the vacancy left by Laurie Simonson. Commissioner Wettan expressed his interest to join Commissioner Londer on the B/PAC for TSPC. Motion: Commissioner Londer and Commissioner Wettan will be designated as the Traffic Safety and Parking Commission representatives to the B/PAC. M/S/C: Akers/Noworolski; 5/0/0 8. Staff Reports 8.1 Traffic Engineer’s Report 8.1.1 Requests/comments/responses to public traffic concerns (stop signs, crosswalks, speed control, parking) - Burlingame Ave/Lorton Ave. Stop Sign Warrant Study Mr. Chou noted that the intersection on this item is actually Burlingame Avenue and Park Road. An email communication was received requesting that the City look into a 3-way stop at this intersection. Mr. Chou explained that a prior request and Stop Sign warrant study was done, but the results showed that the minimum warrant requirements for a 3-way stop could not be met at that time. He stated that a second study will be performed since some time has passed, to determine if traffic volume or patterns have changed. Mr. Chou said that if the warrant conditions could be met for this study, he would bring this matter back to the Commission for additional public comment. 8.1.2 Construction and Design projects - Annual Thermoplastic Striping Project Mr. Chou reported that this annual project was contracted and ready to commence. He also provided plans of three additional intersections that have been included as part of this year’s thermoplastic striping project. He said that these intersections were chosen for additional striping because they are wide intersections, with high potential for vehicle conflicts due to sight-visibility concerns. The intersections are: o Burlingame Avenue/Victoria Road/Rollins Road o Oak Grove Avenue/Bloomfield Road/Rollins Road o Trenton Road/Dwight Avenue/Rollins Road - Burlingame Avenue Streetscape Project Mr. Chou reported that design plan completion was at 95% and that the project was about ready for advertisement for bids. - Broadway/US101 Interchange Project Mr. Chou reported that 100% completion of the project design plans was fast approaching. He said there was one meeting left between the City and the design team to confirm previously discussed aesthetics and landscaping issues. - Carolan Avenue Road Diet Design & Grant Application Mr. Chou reported applications were due the next day (12/14/12) for the One Bay Area Grant (OBAG). He reported that an application would be submitted for the Carolan Avenue Complete Streets Improvement Project. - California Drive/Bellevue Avenue Roundabout Design & Grant Application Mr. Chou reported that, along with the Carolan Avenue project above, staff was also submitting an OBAG application for a roundabout and traffic safety improvements project for California Drive and Bellevue Avenue. He stated that the project was an attempt to reduce vehicle speeds on California Drive when approaching Burlingame Avenue, as well as a way to create more of a gateway effect when coming to Burlingame Avenue. 8.2 Traffic Sergeant’s Report 8.2.1 General/Selective Traffic Enforcement Report Sergeant Kiley reported that this past month’s efforts focused at City Hall for the tree lighting ceremony and the downtown area due to complaints. Sergeant Kiley also reported that, effective January 14, 2013, the Police Department would be fully staffed with two additional officers. 8.2.2 Cortez Avenue Bicycle Accident – Update Upon a previous Commission request, Sergeant Kiley reported on some specifics regarding the fatal bicycle accident on Cortez Avenue several months back. He informed that Commission that the tragic incident involved a cyclist that accidentally rode between the connected trailers of a large tandem-trailer dump truck. 8.3 Commissioners’ Comments and Concerns Commissioner Wettan reported that some parents at Lincoln School were concerned about the drop off and pickup at Devereux Drive. He stated that the school no longer had “early bird – late bird” sessions and cited two specific problems: - Vehicles were still coming the wrong way on Devereux Drive, - Vehicles were double-parking in the middle of the street. He said that the situation seemed to be an enforcement issue. Commissioner Serrato stated that she had met with the principal in the past about the traffic situation. She added that when the police were present, the drivers followed the rules but that once they were gone, the problems would continue. Mr. Chou stated that he would look into the situation again and determine if this item needed to be place on the agenda for a future meeting. Chair Akers thanked Sergeant Kiley and his team for their efforts at the tree lighting and parade. Chair Akers also mentioned that neighbors on Balboa Avenue also inquired about parking citations being issued for wrong-way parking. Sergeant Kiley responded that it was typically to issue warnings notices rather than citations initially. 9. COMMUNICATIONS 9.1 Georgia Rothrock – Bicycles on City Sidewalks Chair Akers acknowledged materials received from Ms. Rothrock. 9.2 Other Communications None. 10. COMMISSION & COMMITTEE REPORTS 10.1 Burlingame Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory committee (B/PAC) Mr. Chou reported that B/PAC met and discussed the OBAG applications. He also reported that there was a discussion regarding an on-going bicycle and pedestrian traffic study. The data from this study would be summed up and brought to the Commission when all the data was compiled. Mr. Chou stated that a discussion also occurred about public outreach and education to inform bicyclist about prohibited riding on sidewalks. 11. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 11.1 Primrose Rd/Howard Ave: Possible 24-minute green zone Mr. Chou explained that this item was still set for a future discussion item. 11.2 Accident and Citation Data Mr. Chou explained that this item was still set for a future discussion item. 11.3 General TSPC Plan for 2013 Chair Akers asked that this item be added to Future Agenda Items for future discussion. 12. ELECTION FOR 2013 Nomination and vote for Chairperson Motion: Nominate Commissioner Akers for Chair. M/S/C: Noworolski/Serrato; 5/0/0 Nomination and vote for Vice-chair Motion: Nominate Commissioner Serrato for Vice-chair M/S/C: Akers/Londer; 5/0/0 13. ADJOURNMENT 8:52 p.m.