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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - TSP - 2002.09.12 The City of Burlingame CITY HALL - 501 PRIMROSE ROAD CALIFORNIA 94010-3997 www.burlingame.org TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Approved Thursday, September 12, 2002 Commissioners Present:Jim Evans, Vice Chair Russ Cohen Lisa De Angelis Commissioners Absent:Jim McIver David Mayer Staff Present:Frank Erbacher, Assistant Public Works Director Augustine Chou, Traffic Engineer, Public Works Doris Mortensen, Administrative Secretary, Public Works Dawn Cutler, Traffic Sergeant, Police Department Staff Absent:None Visitors:Marika Metcalfe, 401 Occidental Avenue, Burlingame Rich Peterson, 340 Occidental Avenue, Burlingame Scott Mason, 344 Occidental Avenue, Burlingame Terri Malaspina, 1512 Chapin Avenue, Burlingame David Zinman, 1400 Carlos Avenue, Burlingame Ken Pearce, 1801 Murchison Avenue, Burlingame TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Approved Thursday, September 12, 2002 1.CALL TO ORDER. 7:00 p.m. by Vice Chair Evans. 2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. 3. ROLL CALL.3 of 5 Commissioners present. 4.CURRENT BUSINESS. 4.1 ACTION ITEMS. 4.1.1 Approval of Minutes for August 8, 2002 The minutes were submitted and approved with one correction of Item 4.2.1, first paragraph: replace the last sentence with “Chair McIver suggested meeting first with the C-1 and C-3 areas (including Burlingame Plaza) during the regular September Traffic Commission Meeting. The Commission will meet later with the M-1 area. The last area to meet with will be the R-1 area.” 4.1.2 Special Meeting to Discuss Hillside Drive Speed Bumps Vice Chair Evans suggested this meeting be held in conjunction with the next regular Traffic Commission Meeting and the other commissioners agreed. 4.2 DISCUSSION ITEMS. 4.2.1 Millbrae BART Station - Parking Impacts on City streets - Possible Parking Restrictions - Commercial Area west of California Drive to Burlingame Plaza Area Comm. Cohen explained that the Commission is looking for input from the commercial area so that the City can proactively address potential parking problems posed by BART parking in this area. From the floor, Mr. Pearce already has his private property posted and suggested parking permits if BART causes a problem. Mr. Chou advised that he received two responses: a business at 1860 El Camino Real supports a two-hour parking limit; and a business at 1515 Trousdale Drive has on-site parking for patients already, but employees park on the street and may be affected by BART customers. For next month’s meeting, notices will be sent to the M-1 area east of the railroad tracks to Highway 101 and up to David Road. 4.2.2 Occidental Avenue - Speed Zone Change and Stop Sign Request - Letter Mr. Chou advised that after looking at speed limits on other streets, staff is comfortable with consideration of reduction of the speed to 25 mph on Occidental Avenue. Sgt. Cutler advised she had spoken with two Traffic Commissioners - one might have a problem with it, the other would not The City of Burlingame Page 2 TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Approved Thursday, September 12, 2002 as long as it was a legal Engineering traffic study and had the same criteria. Mr. Chou performed a speed study of 200 vehicles on a weekday during non-peak hours and the critical speed was 32 mph; and although staff would look at making it 30 mph, they will look at other factors to justify the 25 mph as part of the study. From the floor, Mr. Peterson submitted a petition for their neighborhood to be included in the Residential Traffic Calming Program and a neighbor’s letter and stated that the 25 mph limit would be terrific. However, he also strongly favors 4-way stop signs at Occidental and Chapin Avenues. Ms. Metcalfe stated exiting her driveway is very difficult with speeding traffic going by. She recommends stop signs and 25 mph limit. Mr. Mason stated although 25 mph limit is not the best idea, stop signs are necessary. Mr. Malaspina stated he can hear drivers “punch it” coming off of El Camino Real and go speeding by all the time. Mr. Erbacher advised that there have been only two accidents in the late ‘90's which could have been due to speed, and the traffic volume and pedestrian volume are too low to warrant stop signs at this site. Therefore, if this commission recommends stop signs to Council, staff would disagree. Vice Chair Evans supports lowering the speed to 25 mph as a first step and using intensive police enforcement to see what effect it would have on the traffic, as well as installing enlarged speed limit signs. Sgt. Cutler advised that the speed would be radar-enforced as a result of the speed survey. It was moved and seconded (Comms. De Angelis/Cohen) to make this an Action item immediately. It was then moved and seconded (Comms. De Angelis/Cohen) to recommend to Council to reduce speed to 25 mph between El Camino Real and Barroilhet Avenue with increased police enforcement and to install enlarged speed limit signs and two Speed Enforced by Radar signs, one each way, and to include this site in the Police Department’s Selective Enforcement Report. Unanimously approved by the Commission. Mr. Mason asked that the intersection be marked with 25 mph in the pavement as well. Mr. Erbacher stated that speed markings on pavement are usually not done due to maintenance costs; instead, the City will install raised centerline markers near the Floribunda intersection and the Chapin intersection to encourage reduced speed. 4.2.3 Joint Council-Commission Meeting - October 7, 2002, 6:30 p.m. After a brief discussion, staff agreed to prepare a list of items for the Commission to present to Council which include: suggest overnight parking remain status quo; budgeting for more police enforcement; BART input meetings; and list of RTCP requests awaiting funding. Vice Chair Evans will be absent from this meeting. 4.2.4 Request for Height Limit Parking on Occidental Avenue at Bellevue Avenue Mr. Erbacher will send a letter to the petitioner advising that this site belongs to County of San Mateo. Also, the problem of sight distance is a Hillsborough issue. The City of Burlingame Page 3 TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Approved Thursday, September 12, 2002 4.2.5 Request for Height Limit Parking at 1864 Rollins Road Mr. Erbacher will send a letter to the petitioner advising that the business whose trucks were parking there are now gone so the problem has been eliminated. 5. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF NEW ITEMS. 5.1 Request for Speed Bump on Hillside Drive at Carlos Avenue Mr. Chou stated that speed studies show critical speed is high with the 85%-ile at 37 mph. From the floor, Mr. Zinman stated there is no speed control near this site and since it’s a straight-away, cars race down the hill; so he is requesting a speed bump to slow the traffic, especially since there is a speed bump farther up in the county area of Hillside Drive. Vice Chair Evans stated that there are no speed bumps within the city limits since the City does not favor them. This will be a discussion item next month as a request to review speed concerns. 6. FROM THE FLOOR. 7. INFORMATION ITEMS. 7.1 From Staff to Commission 7.1.1 Traffic Engineer’s Report Mr. Chou advised that the traffic signal work at California Drive and Carmelita Avenue at California Drive and Carmelita Avenue and the pedestrian signal at Morrell Avenue is in progress. The controllers were being tested and they are now ready for installation on September 19th and will be on-line on September 24th. After being on red flash for two days, the signals will be operational and will be fine-tuned for synchronization. Sgt. Cutler advised that the police will be present to monitor the traffic. Also, there are plans to install illuminated crosswalks on California Drive at Lorton Avenue with a pedestrian-activated signal. 7.1.2 Staff Action Log - Attached. 7.1.3 Burlingame Parking Study Mr. Chou advised that he met with the consultant to discuss submittal of a Scope of Work to include the second phase of this study which will be on the feasibility of further parking meter increases and to re-do the parking study showing a comparison of results to the original study. The study, to start in October, will be presented to this Commission for review. Vice Chair Evans suggested that the public attend to provide their input. Comm. Cohen confirmed that part of the study will be a review of behavioral changes since the free lots were opened. The City of Burlingame Page 4 TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Approved Thursday, September 12, 2002 7.2 From Commission to Staff 7.2.1 Reports of citizen complaints or requests Comm. Cohen reported that when turning right on Broadway from Laguna Avenue, northbound, the new bulbout seems excessive and cars must cross over the centerline to complete the turn. Mr. Erbacher stated he will advise the streetscape project manager. 7.2.2 Comments and communication - None. 7.2.3 Expected absences of Commissioners at the Thursday, October 10, 2002 meeting Comm. DeAngelis and Sgt. Cutler will be absent for this meeting. 8. INACTIVE ITEMS. 8.1 Request for traffic control on Dwight Road Mr. Erbacher advised that the bid is $51,300 for this project. The Gas Tax Fund will pay for curb and gutter and median work, and the General Fund will pay for construction of the four walls. This is the first traffic calming project in Burlingame. 8.2 Petition from Bayswater & Howard residents requesting a traffic study of area to determine if traffic- calming measures warranted This item is on hold for the Traffic Calming Program. Comm. De Angelis suggested noticing the petitioners of the lack of funds for the RTCP. Mr. Erbacher advised that he will notice the petitioners after Council reviews available funding status. Sgt. Cutler submitted the Selective Enforcement Report which shows 19 citations issued. 8.3 1007 Chula Vista Avenue - Letter requesting Speed Limit Signage for Traffic-Calming effect to constrain speeding drivers This item is on hold for the Traffic Calming Program. Comm. De Angelis suggested noticing these petitioners also of the lack of funds for the RTCP. Mr. Erbacher advised that he will notice the petitioners after Council reviews available funding status. 8.4 Request for speed limit and truck weight limit enforcement, a traffic signal on Trousdale Drive at Skyline Boulevard, STOP sign on Trousdale Drive at Loyola Drive and STOP sign on Trousdale at Quesada Way. Results of Traffic Data Gathering - Speed limits Sgt. Cutler submitted the Selective Enforcement Report which shows 36 citations issued, 14 were for speed violation. The City of Burlingame Page 5 TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Approved Thursday, September 12, 2002 8.5 Howard Avenue - Speed and Trucks (e-mail) This item is on hold for the Traffic Calming Program. Comm. De Angelis also suggested noticing these petitioners of the lack of funds for the RTCP. Mr. Erbacher advised that he will notice the petitioners after Council reviews available funding status. 8.6 1300 Block of Vancouver Avenue - Speed Concerns (petition) This item is on hold for the Traffic Calming Program. Comm. De Angelis suggested noticing the petitioners of the lack of funds for the RTCP. Mr. Erbacher advised that he will notice the petitioners after Council reviews available funding status. 9. AGENDIZE FOR THE NEXT MEETING. 4.1.2 Discussion Item 4.2.1 Discussion Item 5.1 Discussion Item 10. ADJOURNMENT. 8:40 p.m. The City of Burlingame Page 6