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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - TSP - 2008.02.21 Page 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, February 21, 2008 Commissioners Present: Dan Conway, Chair Michael Bohnert, Vice Chair Mark Noworolski Stephen Warden Jerry McDonnell Commissioners Absent: None Staff Present: Augustine Chou, Traffic Engineer, Public Works Sgt. Dean Williams, Police Department Joanne Louie, Administrative Secretary, Public Works Visitors: Farris Horak, 1332 Edgehill Drive Pat Giorni, 1445 Balboa Avenue Charles Voltz, 725 Vernon Way Rudy Horak, 1332 Edgehill Drive 1. CALL TO ORDER. 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. 3. ROLL CALL. 4 of 5 Commissioners present (Commissioner Noworolski, 7:10PM) 4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT None. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Motion: To accept the minutes of January 17, 2008 as submitted M/S/C: Warden/Bohnert; 3/1/1 (McDonnell abstained) Page 2 of 4 6. PUBLIC COMMENT Rudy Horak suggested extending the operational time period for parking meters in the commercial areas from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm as means of additiona l revenue. Mr. Horak mentioned that this is being done at other nearby cities. Charles Voltz expressed his support for the idea and recommended a survey of the surrounding communities. Pat Giorni expressed her concern that the City take a look in the fu ture at enforcing no parking to allow adequate street sweeping. 7. CURRENT BUSINESS 7.1 Commission Procedures Policy Chair Conway and the Commissioners reviewed the draft policy page by page and offered their input and comments. These included a new section on procedures to vote off officers, the duty of the Chair as it pertains to the press, the duty of the Vice Chair regarding orientation of new members, and the order of business/agenda format. Mr. Chou will return next month with a second draft based o n the input and comments offered. 8. Staff Reports 8.1 Traffic Engineer’s Report 8.1.1 TDA 08/09 Grant Application – Verbal Update Mr. Chou reported that a presentation will be made next week to the County B/PAC regarding the City’s TDA grant application for Bike Maps. 8.1.2 Neighborhood Speed Watch Program – Update Mr. Chou made a presentation on the Community Speed Watch Program outlining the program objectives, description, steps and requirements for volunteers. Commissioner Noworolski asked about the cost of the program. Mr. Chou replied that he did not have the specific details, but that the highest single cost would be the purchase of the radar unit if the City did have one available already. Mr. Chou stated that the City was seeking grant funding to purchase another radar unit if possible. Commissioner Warden stated that this program needs to be done as soon as possible before school lets out for the summer. Page 3 of 4 Motion: Endorse the Community Speed Watch Program as presented. M/S/C: Warden/Noworolski; 5/0/0 8.2 Traffic Sergeant’s Report 8.2.1 Residential Permit Parking Program – Verbal Update Sergeant Williams reported that the proposed Residential Parking Pilot Program went to Council this past Tuesday. Sergeant Williams reviewed a summary of the final details of the program. 9. COMMUNICATIONS Commissioner Noworolski inquired as to the status of the crosswalk request near Ray Park, especially in light of a recent accident where a dog was hit by a vehicle on Balboa by the park. Mr. Chou replied that work orders were already sent out for th is work, but that due to inclement weather, the crews were backlogged. He said the work would be done when the situation was warmer and drier. Commissioner McDonnell suggested that a green, left-turn arrow indicator be considered for the intersections of Rollins Road & Cadillac Way and El Camino Real & Murchison Avenue. He also suggested looking into a right-turn arrow signal at northbound Carolan onto eastbound Broadway. Mr. Chou replied that the Broadway/California/Carolan signals were being redesigned at this time. He added that signal operation would be looked at by the consultant/contractor during this time. Commissioner Warden requested status on the container issue that has been on -going. Mr. Chou replied that Associate Engineer, Victor Voong spoke with the resident and the contractor. He said Mr. Voong was assured that the container would be gone soon since the construction/remodel work has been finaled by the City. Commissioner Warden reported that the sewer system work on California Drive and Oak Grove Avenue might have damaged the signal sensors, resulting in a longer light. Mr. Chou acknowledged that he was aware that during trenching, the loop detectors were cut and the signal was on “recall” mode. Commissioner Warden suggested that due to the increase in business and the mix on Broadway, parking has been difficult. He suggested that consideration should be made to raise the meter rates to match Burlingame Avenue rates. He added that this could be a future agenda item that should involve the businesses. Mr. Chou suggested that a subcommittee could be formed at an exploratory level. Commissioner Noworolski volunteered to be on the subcommittee. Commissioner Warden reminded the Commission of the Commissioner’s dinner on March 14, 2008. Page 4 of 4 Chair Conway expressed his thanks for the timely repair of the traffic signal by St. Catherine’s church, at El Camino Real and Bayswater Avenue. Chair Conway reported that the first seminar series went very well and that the next topic would be on parking. Chair Conway suggested that more public relation efforts be made to drive up future attendance to the seminar series. Commissioner Warden suggested the series be videotaped and shown on the local Burlingame station. Commissioner McDonnell suggested that it be advertised in the water bills. The next seminar will be offered at a date yet to be determined in April. Mr. Chou advised that the Downtown Specific Plan Workshop was being held on March 15th at 9am in the Lane Room. He said that this workshop was specifically related to B/PAC and traffic calming issues around downtown. 10. COMMISSION & COMMITTEE REPORTS 10.1 Burlingame Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee Commissioner Bohnert reported that the TDA grant for bike maps was been submitted. He also expressed his interested in getting involved with the Downtown Specific Plan subcommittee. Commissioner McDonnell agreed to also join this subcommittee. 10.2 Miscellaneous Reports None. 11. ADJOURNMENT 9:03 pm