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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - TSP - 2009.11.12 1 of 4 The City of Burlingame CITY HALL - 501 PRIMROSE ROAD CALIFORNIA 94010-3997 www.burlingame.org TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Approved Thursday, November 12, 2009 Commissioners Present: Mark Noworolski, Chair Jeff Londer Jerry McDonnell Commissioners Absent: Caroline Serrato Staff Present: Augustine Chou, Traffic Engineer, Public Works Sgt. Don Shepley, Police Department Joanne Louie, Administrative Secretary, Public Works Visitors: Ben Cohn, 2018 Trousdale Drive Doug Rothschild, 16 Lorton Avenue 1. CALL TO ORDER. 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. 3. ROLL CALL. 3 of 4 Commissioners present. 4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Chair Noworolski acknowledged and thanked former Commissioner Michael Bohnert for his years of service to the Commission. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Motion: To accept the minutes of September 10, 2009 as submitted M/S/C: Londer/McDonnell; 3/0/1 (Serrato absent) 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. 7. CURRENT BUSINESS 7.1 City Parking Stall Standards Mr. Chou presented a Staff Report seeking Commission concurrence to recommend to the City Council the revision of City parking stall standards to 8 ’-6” wide by 19’-0” long. He said that the revised standards would better reflect the more common use of modern, smaller vehicles with shorter doorswings and would meet the standards used by the majority of cities surveyed in the area. He added that once this commission reviewed the standards, staff would go to the Planning Commission for concurrence as well before finally going to City Council for approval. Motion: Support the staff report to recommend to City Council the revision of City parking stall standards from 9’-0” wide by 20’-0” long to 8’-6” wide by 19’-0” long. M/S/C: McDonnell/Londer, 3/0/1 (Serrato absent) 7.2 24-Minute/Short-term Parking on Burlingame Avenue Mr. Chou stated that there are currently several 24-minute short term spaces along Burlingame Avenue that were installed many years ago to accommodate certain businesses that needed short term parking spaces. He said that some of these businesses might have come and since gone, and that the spaces needed to be reevaluated, reallocated or justified. Mr. Chou said he would look at what type of usage these spaces are getting and provide an update at subsequent meetings. Commissioner Londer volunteered to assist Mr. Chou on this matter. 8. Staff Reports 8.1 Traffic Engineer’s Report 8.1.1 City Parking Lot H Conversion Mr. Chou reported that the conversion of City parking lot H to a pay lot is currently occurring. The pay box would be installed in early December and the implementation of the parking charge would occur some time between mid- December to early January, with a grace period allowed. 8.2 Traffic Sergeant’s Report 8.2.1 Residential Permit Parking Program Sergeant Shepley reported that the Chief of Police sought adoption of the Residential Parking Permit Program which had been a pilot program. The City Council adopted the resolution and the program has been extended beyond the initial pilot program area. Mr. Chou stated if a particular request for the Residential Parking Permit becomes controversial it will be brought forth to this Commission. Signage will be installed where necessary indicating a Residential Parking Permit area. 8.3 Commissioners’ Comments and Concerns 8.3.1 Miscellaneous Comments and Concerns Commissioner Londer mentioned his concern for people using cell phones while driving and would like to see it as an enforcement issue. Commissioner McDonnell reported that the east side by Rollins Road at the pedestrian overcrossing has a fence that is held up by an orange bar. The orange bar creates an obstacle which must be negotiated and can be a ha zard. Mr. Chou said he would bring this to the attention of CalTrans. Chair Noworolski stated that there have been a significant number of accidents at the intersection of Ray Drive and El Camino Real. Mr. Chou stated that he could gather accident data and formulate how to address the issue to determine whether the problem is a design or enforcement issue and let Caltrans know. Sergeant Shepley reported that he would add this intersection to the Selective Enforcement list. 9. COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Chou reported that he was forwarded an email from Mr. George Pope who complained about having parking meters in the library parking lot. Mr. Chou stated that city staff had already been in contact with Mr. Pope, but would contact him again to see if he wanted to further pursue this matter. 10. COMMISSION & COMMITTEE REPORTS 10.1 Burlingame Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory committee (B/PAC) Mr. Chou reported that the subcommittee met earlier this evening. Mr. Chou reported that San Mateo County would not have a 2010 TDA Grant application cycle. He said that the County decided that by doing so, there would be a larger pool of grant funds available for the 2011 cycle. Chair Noworolski noted that the B/PAC subcommittee needed another Commissioner due to the departure of former Commissioner Bohnert. He said that filling the missing subcommittee position would be tabled until next month or after the Commission vacancies are filled. 10.2 Website/Communications Subcommittee Commissioner McDonnell stated that he recently became aware of Citizen Connect, and that perhaps this tool could be utilized for parking concerns. 10.3 Neighborhood Parking Working Group None. 11. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 11.1 City Parking Lot Q – Possible lot re-configuration 11.2 Radar Speed Trailer – Future discussion about City procurement and use 11.3 24-Minute/Short term parking on Burlingame Avenue 12. ADJOURNMENT 7:58 p.m.