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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - TSP - 2015.09.10TRAFFIC SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION AGENDA Thursday, September 10, 2015 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 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 Commission 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/STUDY ITEMS a. Hoover School Update Staff report b. Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Update Staff report 7. ACTION ITEMS a. Larkspur Drive/Linden Avenue Traffic Circle Staff report 8. 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 activities Oral report c. Farmer's Market Reports on inquires/comments/topics brought up by residents at booth during the Farmer's Market. Oral report d. TSPC Chair/Commissioner's communications Reports on meetings with City Council Members, general public, interested parties. Oral report 9. COMMITTEE & SUB -COMMITTEE REPORTS 10. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS a. Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Update b. Hoover School Update 11. 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 oH 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, October 8th, 2015 To: Traffic Safety and Parking Commission Date: September 10, 2015 AGENDA ITEM NO MEETING DATE: From: Andrew Wong, Transportation Engineer — (650) 558-7230 Subject: Item 6.a —Hoover School Update RECOMMENDATION 6.a — Hoover School Update September 10, 2015 Staff recommends that the Commission receive an update on the recent information provided by the Burlingame School District, as well as staff's current and future activities. BACKGROUND The Hoover School site is currently in the process of modernizing facilities as part of the Hoover School Project. In response to this modernization work, residents in the Town of Hillsborough filed a law suit to halt further construction/remodel work on the basis that the school district did not fully conduct environmental/traffic impact studies. The litigation has been resolved, and work has resumed at the site. The school is anticipated to open in Fall of 2016 DISCUSSION In July, Burlingame School District made a brief presentation to the Traffic Safety and Parking Commission. Since this meeting. staff has had several meetings with the District, obtained both the Student Attendance Area (Attachment A) for Hoover Elementary and the District's anticiV ated student's travel paths (attachment B) to the school from the attendance area. In the meetings, staff has also discussed other items related to the District's modernization project. These issues include pedestrian safety and access, and utility concerns. Hoover School's attendance boundaries are Mills Canyon and Adeline Drive to the north, Columbus Avenue to the east, Summit Drive and Easton Drive to the south, and Skyline Boulevard and Alturas Drive to the west. Using this attendance area map the District developed the anticipated student's travel paths. There are three areas which the District has determined students will travel from. Path #1 shows the route for students travelling from the northeast of the attendance area, accessing Hoover via Summit Drive, Hillside Circle, and Hillside Drive. Path #2 is for students coming to school from the north by using Alvarado Drive, Hillside Drive, Hillside Circle, Summit Drive, and Canyon Road, Lastly, Path #3 shows students using Hillside Drive and Easton Drive from the southeast. 1 Item 6.a - Hoover School Update September 10, 2015 The District's diagrams show the proposed stop sign and crosswalk locations, as well as potential improvements to Easton Circle and the Easton Staircase. Anytime a private development project is proposed, the city requires the developer to mitigate project related impacts. In this case, staff will be analyzing the information and the need for appropriate improvements and will be working with the District to address them. Once the analysis in complete, staff will be seeking policy direction from the City Council regarding the potential costs, resources, and priorities related to these improvements. 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This is an informational item, and no action is required. BACKGROUND The City's BPAC was formed over 10 years ago as part of the Transportation Development Act (TDA) grant application process. The primary purpose of the Committee was to provide input and support for potential grant funded projects. The structure of the Committee was to include two members from the Traffic Safety Parking Commission, one Planning Commissioner, and one staff member. Members of the public were free to provide constructive input on the above topics. Traditionally, the Committee has been informal, which allowed for no distinction between Committee members, staff, of the public. This casual format provided another venue for any resident to contact the City, specifically on bicycle and pedestrian concerns. DISCUSSION Over the past year the Committee has expanded their roles to include input regarding various capital improvement projects, and a desire to introduce non -grant funded projects. This has resulted in blurring of the original purpose for the BPAC, and has increased staff's difficulty in managing agenda items, deliverables, and the implementation of projects. Due to these concerns, the Public Works Director has requested staff to review, develop, or re- establish guidelines for BPAC operations. This would be a move similar to what other agencies have done. These guidelines would include, but not be limited to: goals, meeting schedule, membership, role and responsibilities, the decision process, and the reporting structure. Once developed, an overview of these guidelines would be presented to the TSPC at a future meeting for public discussion, and then to City Council for direction and approval. 1 To: Traffic Safety and Parking Commission Date: September 10, 2015 AGENDA ITEM N0: MEETING DATE: From: Andrew Wong, Transportation Engineer — (650) 558-7230 Subject: Item 7.a —Larkspur Drive/Linden Avenue Traffic Circle RECOMMENDATION 7.a — Larkspur/Linden Traffic Circle September 10, 2015 Staff recommends that the Commission obtain public input regarding the temporary traffic circle at Larkspur Drive/Linden Avenue; and, based on that input make a recommendation to the Public Works Director on whether or not to move forward with design and installation of a permanent traffic circle. BACKGROUND In 2012 staff received requests from the neighborhood near Larkspur Drive/Linden Avenue about speeding through the intersection, and reckless driving. The reckless driving consisted primarily of vehicles "burning out", or preforming "donuts" in the wide intersection. Staff held several meetings with the neighborhood to discuss potential alternatives, including additional stop signs, and a traffic circle. After discussion at these meetings, the neighborhood and staff decided to move forward with the installation of a traffic circle. In Summer of 2014, a temporary traffic circle was installed. This temporary traffic circle provided the functionality, but did include any of the aesthetics of the permanent installation. The purpose of this temporary traffic circle was to provide the City with the ability to return the intersection to its previous configuration if the final decision was to not employ the permanent traffic circle. DISCUSSION After the last meeting at City Hall with the neighborhood, the traffic circle was ultimately selected as it was the one option which could address most of the neighborhood's concerns. Additional stops signs while addressing speeding concerns, would not eliminate or even reduce the reckless driving in the intersection. Since this would be the first traffic circle in Burlingame, staff proposed a temporary installation to study the impacts. The temporary circle also allowed the neighborhood to experience the traffic 1 Item 7.a - LarkspurlLinden Traffic Circle September 10, 2015 circle and be able to have an opportunity to provide additional comments before committing to a permanent installation. Through both several site visits, and input form the neighborhood; the traffic circle has reduced the speeding through the intersection, as well as eliminated the reckless driving. Previously the 85% speeds along Linden Avenue ranges between 26.3 to 29.0 mph (October 2012), after the installations the speed range dropped to 22.6 to 25.9 mph (November 2014). As part of the traffic circle installation, red -curbing was added at all approaches to facilitate vehicles moving out of the traffic circle. This change concerned some residents as approximately nine on -street parking spaces were removed. The next step is to consider installation of a permanent traffic circle with aesthetic improvements as appropriate. The purpose of tonight's meeting is to hold a discussion, obtain public input, and then make a recommendation to the Public Works Director on whether or not to move forward with design and installation of a permanent traffic circle. 2 To: Traffic Safety and Parking Commission Date: September 10, 2015 AGENDA ITEM No: MEETING DATE: From: Andrew Wong, Transportation Engineer — (650) 558-7230 Subject: Item 8.a -Engineering Division Reports/Public Works Update RECOMMENDATION 8.a — Engineering Division Reports September 10, 2015 Staff recommends that the Commission receive a presentation by staff providing an update on various Public Works — Engineering projects and activities. BACKGROUND • 2015 Street Resurfacing Program —Work has commenced on Clarice, Martinez, Loma Vista, Karen Court, and Arguello. Staff has scheduled weekly meetings with the contractor. • US101/Broadway Interchange Project —Stage 2 of construction continues. This includes soil engineering work under the areas of the new overpass. PG&E is continuing working for a permanent solution to replace the high-tension power line tower that collapsed on 8/28/15 due to a construction mishap. The tower replacement is expected to take 2-3 months. Caltrans and Ghilotti Construction have proposed a work plan that will not affect these repairs or delay the construction schedule. • Broadway Grade Separation PSR — A second outreach meeting is set for Wednesday, September F The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m., at the Library's Lane Room. The design team and city staff will be presenting their analysis of several design concepts for possible grade separation. • California Drive Roundabout —Staff has had kick-off meeting with the design team. Initial public outreach meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. in the Library's Lane Room. • Caltrans' ECR/Floribunda Project The Mayor, City Manager, and Director of Public Works met with Bijan Sartipi, Director of Caltrans District 4. • TSPC Email Communications — No new communications, although City has new "Click, See, Fix" App which has gone live. Item 8.a - Engineering Division Reports • TSPC Priority List (May 2015): 1) Caltrans' ECR/Floribunda 2) Parking Strategies update �l 3) Stop Sign installations 4) B/PAC setup 5) Floribunda corridor 6) California Drive parking restrictions 7) California Roundabout 8) General Plan — Circulation Element 9) Larkspur/Linden traffic circle 10) Commuter bike route 11)* Hoover School Update DISCUSSION September 10, 2015 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. 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