Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - TSP - 2016.08.11 TRAFFIC SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION AGENDA Thursday, August 11, 2016 Council Chambers, 7:00 p.m. Members of the public may comment on any action or study item appearing on the agenda at the time it is called. Comments on other items should be made under agenda item #5. Provision of identifying information is optional but assists in preparation of the minutes. All votes are unanimous unless separately voted for the record. 1. CALL TO ORDER – 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. July 14, 2016 regular meeting minutes 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS – NON-AGENDA Members of the public may speak on any item not on the agenda. Members of the public wishing to suggest an item for a future Commission agenda may do so during this public comment period. The Ralph M. Brown Act (the State-Local Agency Open Meeting Law) prohibits the Commissio n from acting on any matter that is not on the agenda. Speakers are requested to fill out a “Request To Speak” card located on the table by the door and hand it to staff. The provision of a name, address or other identifying information is optional. Speakers are limited to three minutes each. The Commission Chair may adjust the time limit in light of the number of anticipated speakers. 6. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS a. Hoover School Re-opening Oral Discussion b. School Speed Limits Sub-Committee Report 7. INFORMATION ITEMS a. Engineering Division Reports Reports and/or updates on Public Works-Engineering Division projects and activities Staff Report b. Police Department Reports Reports and/or updates on Police Department programs and acti vities. c. Farmer’s Market Reports on inquires/comments/topics brought up by residents at booth during the Farmer’s Market . d. TSPC Chair/Commissioner’s communications Reports on meetings with City Council Members, general public, interested parties. 8. COMMITTEE & SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS 9. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 10. ADJOURNMENT NOTICE: Any attendees wishing accommodations for disabilities please contact the City Clerk at 650 -558-7203 at least 24 hours before the meeting. A copy of the Agenda Packet is available for public viewing at the City Clerk’s office, 501 Primrose Road, from 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. before the meeting and at the meeting. Visit the City‘s website at www.burlingame.org. Agendas and minutes are available at the site. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Traffic Safety and Parking Commission regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection during normal business hours at City Hall, 501 Primrose Road, Public Works - Engineering counter. NEXT REGULAR TRAFFIC SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION MEETING: Thursday, September 8th, 2016 1 TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Unapproved Minutes Regular Meeting of Thursday, July 14, 2016 1. CALL TO ORDER 7:04 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 3. ROLL CALL MEMBER PRESENT: Bush, Londer, Martos, Wettan MEMBERS ABSENT: Akers 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion: To accept the minutes of June 9, 2016 with the following two edits:  Page 2, item 6a, paragraph 4 – replace bicyclists with vehicles to correct context; and  Page 6, item 6b, paragraph 3 – correct spelling of Commissioner Wettan. M/S/C: Martos/Bush; 4/0/1 (Akers absent) 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS – NON-AGENDA Manito Velasco stated he provided comments to staff regarding the Carolan Complete Streets Project and has not heard back from staff with any feedback. He urged the Commission to reconsider his design suggestions. 6. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS a) Broadway Parking Sub-Committee (Oral Discussion) Commissioner Wettan invited John Kevranian to share his insights concerning the 2 Broadway parking conditions prior to the Commissioners comments and discussion. Chair Londer opened public comment. John Kevranian of 1241 Broadway stated the number one issue on Broadway is parking and shared the following observations and ideas:  Ten hour lots currently being utilized by employees;  Issues with side street parking being converted to two hours with the Residential Parking Program;  Suggested City negotiate lease for parking in lot south of Maverick Jack’s;  Parking structure is ideal but unsure about feasibility;  Change parking along Broadway to one hour;  Provide parking maps;  Remove meters on Broadway and install pay station to increase sidewalk width;  Add lot hours to directional parking signage; and  Convert east bound lane on Broadway between California and Chula Vista to two lanes to alleviate the back up of cars on Laguna in the mornings. Andrew Wong shared that he had discussed with Mr. Kevranian the possibility of utilizing the Goodwill parking lot for employee parking as it’s currently used for Goodwill drop-offs only. Additionally, he indicated that the stalls in Lot Q are at a 90 degree angle and the City will look into the possibility of reconfiguring the stalls to increase the number of parking spaces. Based on the oral discussion between the Commissioners, the following suggestions and considerations were made:  Inquire about utilizing the bank lots for additional parking in the evenings;  Encourage employees to park in a particular lot, such as Lot T;  Valet parking for take-out;  Possible parking lot reconfigurations to increase number of stalls; and  Feasibility of a parking structure. In summary, Commissioner Wettan felt the next steps are to begin measuring vacancies and key times, survey employees (supply and demand), apply the analyses and continue thinking how to increase parking capacity. b) Downtown Parking Sub-Committee (Oral Discussion) Commissioner Wettan shared the data he gathered regarding parking capacity in the downtown Burlingame Avenue area. Based on the data shared, the Commissioners made the following suggestions: 3  Encourage employees to park in specific lots;  Utilize the tennis court parking when the new Rec Center is constructed;  Remove some of the long-term parking in the core lots;  Make the outer parking lots cheaper (or free);  Charge more for core parking spaces; and  Continue surveying business owners and patrons. All Commissioners agreed that additional data was needed before drawing any conclusions. The Commission will plan to gather twenty additional data points between Labor Day and Thanksgiving. Mr. Wong will serve as the “hub” and will help coordinate time slots for the data collection. 7. INFORMATION ITEMS a) Engineering Division Reports  US101/Broadway Interchange Project – Stage 3 construction continues. Soil stabilization and mixing work completed, with pile driving work to begin week of July 11. No anticipated detours the next two weeks.  California Drive Roundabout – Awaiting date for next public meeting to review aesthetic treatments.  TSPC Email Communications – One communication.  City Hall Traffic Study – Revising finalized concepts. Working to present to the Commission at upcoming meeting.  Parking Restriction on California Drive – Signs have been installed for the p.m. peak parking restriction along California Drive from Trousdale to Dufferin.  California Drive Bike Facility – Tentative meeting scheduled for July 26 or 27.  Hoover School Update – Staff finalizing design work for selected contractors.  TSPC Priority List (Updated July 2016): TSPC Led Effort 1 Downtown Modal Access 2 B/PAC setup 6/9/16: Item 6a 3 School Speed Limit Notices/Review 4 School Traffic Issues 3/10/16: Item 6a 5 California Drive Commuter bike route 2/11/16: Item 6b 4 6 California Drive parking restrictions 7/14/16: Item 7a 7 Broadway Parking 7/14/16: Item 6a 8 Public Shuttles/Transit 9 Downtown Speed Limit Review 10 Review TSPC Mandate 11 Joint agreements with Caltrans Countywide 12 ECR Corridor Infrastructure 4/14/16 & 5/12/16 13 Bay Trail 14 Fee Schedules 15 Joint Commission Meeting (City Council) Staff Update via Report 1 Caltrans’ ECR/Floribunda Completed 2 Hoover School Update 7/1416: Item 7a 3 Downtown Parking Strategies 7/14/16: Item 6b 4 City Hall Traffic Calming/Floribunda 714/16: Item 7a 5 California Roundabout 6/9/16: Item 7a 6 General Plan – Circulation Element 7 Bike\Ped Plan Update: fwd to BPAC 8 Taxi Regulation: Update by BPD 9 Carolan Complete Streets Update 6/9/16: Item 6b 10 Grant Opportunities 11 Grade Separation 4/14/16: Item 6b 12 Traffic Brochure Completed 13 San Mateo's Peninsula Ave OC b) Police Department Reports Officer Garrett Pene started by thanking the Commissioners for the opportunity to present the traffic report. Officer Pene indicated there were a total of 31 accidents since the last TSPC meeting, with 12 being minor injury accidents. Four of the 31 accidents occurred along the El Camino Real Corridor; two at Floribunda Avenue and two at Burlingame Avenue. The primary collision factor for the accidents along El Camino Real were not yielding to cars traveling northbound and rear-ending vehicles attempting to make a left turn across traffic. Officer Pene shared that the new OTS Grant will be signed off in October and Sergeant Ford should be at the next TSPC meeting to share the details of the grant. In closing, Mr. Pene said their biggest enforcement effort coming up is on August 24 when Hoover School opens. He indicated that staff will flex their hours that week to ensure there is coverage and traffic issues get resolved. 5 c) Farmer’s Market Chair Londer indicated that representatives from the Commission participated in the Farmer’s Market last Sunday (7/10). He said the next Farmer’s Market will be after the August TSPC meeting and the Commission agreed to discuss their plans to participate in the August Farmer’s Market at the next TSPC meeting. d) TSPC Chair/Commissioner’s Communications Commissioner Martos provided information regarding the General Plan Update. He said at the previous meeting the group discussed emerging land use in seven areas of the City: Bayfront, North and South Broadway, North Rollins, Broadway, California Drive, El Camino Real, and Howard Avenue (downtown). Commissioner Martos also indicated that the growth of Burlingame, housing, and additional parking options were among the discussion topics. He suggested people visit the General Plan Update website at www.visionburlingame.org for more information. 8. COMMISSION & COMMITTEE REPORTS a) BPAC Since the BPAC was discussed in detail at the June TSPC meeting, there was no additional information to share. b) School Speed Limits Chair Londer and Commissioner Wettan agreed this should be a topic for next month’s meeting. More specifically, Commissioner Wettan wanted to include the Easton approach to Hoover School in next month’s discussion. 9. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  Hoover School  Carolan Complete Streets 10. ADJOURNMENT 9:24 p.m. 1 STAFF REPORT AGENDA ITEM NO: Item 6.b – School Speed Limit MEETING DATE: August 11, 2016 To: Traffic Safety and Parking Commission Date: August 11, 2016 From: School Speed Limit Subcommittee (Chair Londer and Vice Chair Akers) Subject: Item 6.b – School Speed Limit. RECOMMENDATION The Subcommittee proposes that the Traffic Safety & Parking Commission (Commission) recommend that the Burlingame City Council implement a 15 MPH school speed limit pilot program consisting of a 15 MPH speed limit on Quesada Way in the vicinity of Burlingame Intermediate School (BIS). BACKGROUND Section 22358.4 of the California Vehicle Code (AB 321 of 2007) authorizes a City to implement: A 15 miles per hour prima facie limit in a residence district, on a highway with a posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour or slower, when approaching, at a distance of less than 500 feet from, or passing, a school building or the grounds of a school building, contiguous to a highway and posted with a school warning sign that indicates a speed limit of 15 miles per hour. This 15 MPH speed limit may only be implemented on roadways with (a) a maximum of two traffic lanes; (b) a maximum posted 30 miles per hour prima facie speed limit immediately prior to and after the school zone. Section 22358.4 does not expressly require a speed study prior to the implementation of a 15 MPH speed limit. It states only that the City must consider the requirements of Vehicle Code section 627 before implementing a 15 MPH speed limit - not that it conduct a speed study compliant with section 627. Indeed, the August 22, 2007, Senate Floor Analysis for AB 321 explains that the bill was intended to: Allow a local government by ordinance to declare, without having to complete an engineering and traffic study, a prima facie speed limit of 15 MPH in a school zone in a residence district in its jurisdiction, or on a highway with a posted speed limit of 30 MPH or less, while children are going to or leaving the school, either during school hours or during the noon recess period. Item 6.b – School Speed Limit August 11, 2016 2 The reduction of vehicle speed from 25 MPH to 15 MPH improves vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle safety by (a) reducing stopping distances and (b) reducing the force of a collision if one does occur. DISCUSSION Since the passage of AB 321 numerous California cities have passed ordinances implementing 15 MPH school zone speed limits. For example, the City of San Francisco implemented 15 MPH speed limits at 181 separate schools in May 2012. The City of Berkeley set 15 MPH speed limits at its schools in 2014. The City of Burlingame has numerous schools at which a 15 MPH zone could be established. We believe that a good place to start would be Quesada Way between Trousdale Drive and Davis Drive. This street is home to two schools - BIS and Franklin Elementary School - and it otherwise satisfies the requirements of the statute. Other factors favoring a 15 MPH zone on Quesada Way include: 1) Many middle school students walk on their own or in groups to BIS, without parents escorting them, increasing the risk of conflicts between autos and pedestrians. 2) BIS has established bicycle parking on campus, promoting bicycling (which is a good thing) but again increasing the risk of conflicts between autos and bicyclists. 3) The street is a bicycle route, again increasing the risk of conflicts between bicycles and autos. 4) The elevation changes on Quesada Way can limit visibility. 5) The schools and fields are home to numerous after-school and extracurricular programs. 6) The proximity to Trousdale Drive, which serves as a thoroughfare, encourages higher speeds on Quesada Way. For the reasons stated above, the Subcommittee respectfully proposes that the Commission recommend that the Council implement a 15 MPH speed limit on Quesada Way from Trousdale Drive to 500 feet from the southern boundary of BIS 1 STAFF REPORT AGENDA ITEM NO: 7.a – Engineering Division Reports MEETING DATE: August 11, 2016 To: Traffic Safety and Parking Commission Date: August 11, 2016 From: Andrew Wong, Transportation Engineer – (650) 558-7230 Subject: Item 7.a - Engineering Division Reports/Public Works Update RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Commission receive a presentation by staff providing an update on various Public Works – Engineering projects and activities. BACKGROUND • US101/Broadway Interchange Project – Grading in preparation of the eastern overpass approaches were started in late July and will be completed by the 2nd week of August. Grading and construction of abutment walls for the southwest approach will continue throughout August with the goal to build retaining walls to hold fill for eastbound Broadway overpass by mid-September. Utility work is being carried out for all of August. • California Drive Roundabout - Awaiting date for next public meeting to review aesthetic treatments. • TSPC Email Communications – No new communications. • City Hall Complete Streets Study – Revising finalized concepts. Working to present to the Commission at upcoming meeting. • California Drive Bike Facility – 1st public meeting completed on July 26. Balanced attendance with bicyclists and residents. Design team obtained comments, will work on draft options which will be presented at the next yet to be scheduled meeting. • TSPC Priority List (Updated August 2016): Item 7.a – Engineering Division Reports August 11, 2016 2 TSPC Led Effort 1 Downtown Modal Access 2 B/PAC setup 6/9/16: Item 6a 3 School Speed Limit Notices/Review 8/11/16: Item 6b 4 School Traffic Issues 3/10/16: Item 6a 5 California Drive Commuter bike route 2/11/16: Item 6b 6 California Drive parking restrictions 7/14/16: Item 7a 7 Broadway Parking 7/14/16: Item 6a 8 Public Shuttles/Transit 9 Downtown Speed Limit Review 10 Review TSPC Mandate 11 Joint agreements with Caltrans Countywide 12 ECR Corridor Infrastructure 4/14/16 & 5/12/16 13 Bay Trail 14 Fee Schedules 15 Joint Commission Meeting (City Council) Staff Update via Report 1 Caltrans’ ECR/Floribunda Completed 2 Hoover School Update 8/11/16: Item 6a 3 Downtown Parking Strategies 7/14/16: Item 6b 4 City Hall Traffic Calming/Floribunda 714/16: Item 7a 5 California Roundabout 6/9/16: Item 7a 6 General Plan – Circulation Element 7 Bike\Ped Plan Update: fwd to BPAC 8 Taxi Regulation: Update by BPD 9 Carolan Complete Streets Update 6/9/16: Item 6b 10 Grant Opportunities 11 Grade Separation 4/14/16: Item 6b 12 Traffic Brochure Completed 13 San Mateo's Peninsula Ave OC DISCUSSION Some of these items may have been originally presented to City staff and/or the Traffic Safety and Parking Commission as public requests or comments. Items on this list are matters that would typically be addressed by City staff on an administrative level, or are City capital improvement projects. Matters that require broad public input or have a wide-spread impact are addressed as Commission “Study Items” (TSPC Agenda Item 6).