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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - TSP - 2013.03.14TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION AGENDA March 14, 2013 7:00 p.m. — Council Chambers 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL 4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES —January 10, 2013 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS Persons in the audience may speak on any item on the agenda or any other matter within the jurisdiction of the Commission. 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 Commission Chairperson may limit speakers to three minutes each. 7. CURRENT BUSINESS 7.1 Downtown Parking Structure Potential Locations —Discussion 7.2 Outreach Events —Discussion 7.3 General TSPC Plans for 2013 —Initial Discussion 8. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF 8.1 Engineer's Report —Reports and/or updates on Public Works projects and activities 8.1.1 Requests/comments/responses to public traffic concerns (stop signs, crosswalks, speed control, parking) • Balboa/Devereux traffic sign for Lincoln School traffic • Larkspur/Linden temporary traffic -speed control measures • 2 -Hr Parking on Capuchino Avenue Construction and Design projects • Annual Thermoplastic Striping Project • Broadway/US101 Interchange Project • Burlingame Avenue Streetscape Project 8.2 Traffic Sergeant's Report — Reports and/or updates on Police Department programs and activities 8. 2.1 General/Selective Traffic Enforcement Report 8.3 Commissioners' Comments and Concerns 9. COMMUNICATIONS Report by Staff or Commissioners of citizen concerns or complaints regarding traffic, safety and parking issues that are within the Commission's jurisdiction. 9.1 Kevin Swint —Speeding on Chapin Avenue 9.2 Megan Fluke Medeiros —Healthy Communities Leadership Academy applications 9.3 Other Communications 10. COMMISSION &COMMITTEE REPORTS 10.1 Burlingame Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee (B/PAC) Committee meets 5:30PM in Conference Room B before each TSPC meeting. 11. NEW FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Dates for discussion to be determined later by Staff or Commissioners. 11.1 Primrose Rd/Howard Ave: Possible 24 -minute green zone 11.2 Accident and Citation Data: Renewed Discussion 12. ADJOURNMENT 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 at the Engineering Counter at City Hall located at 501 Primrose Road during normal business hours. MINUTES -ITEM 5 The City of Burlingame CALIFORNIA 94010-3997 www.burlingame.org TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Unapproved Thursday, January 10, 2013 Commissioners Present: Nicklas Akers, Chair Caroline Serrato, Vice -Chair Mark Noworolski Howard Wettan Commissioners Absent: Jeff Londer Staff Present: Augustine Chou, Transportation Engineer, Public Works Sergeant Jay Kiely, Police Department Joanne Louie, Administrative Secretary, Public Works Visitors: Laurie Simonson Manito Velasco 1. CALL TO ORDER. 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. 3. ROLL CALL. 4 of 5 Commissioners present. (Commissioner Londer absent) 4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Chair Akers acknowledged the audience. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - presence of former Commissioner Simonson in the Motion: To accept the minutes of December 13, 2012 as submitted M/S/C: Noworolski/Serrato; 4/0/1 (Commissioner Londer absent) 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS Ms. Simonson recommended a book, "Walkable City". She found it very pertinent to issues that TSPC addresses and a good read. Mr. Velasco inquired about receiving a parking citation when parked in his own driveway which has red tips. Mr. Velasco also sought support from staff to help improve safety on rl E: California Drive between the Bart Station and Broadway. CURRENT BUSINESS 7.1 Public Works Traffic Safety Brochures —Discussion Mr. Chou presented draft copies of brochure. He acknowledged that Commissioner Wettan; and, he asked directly. 7.2 Outreach Events —Discussion he Speed Limits brochure and Traffic Signals additional comments were received from that any further comments be forwarded to him Chair Akers reported that Commissioner Londer reserved a table on various dates at the Fresh Market for TSPC representation. The Commissioners would attempt to schedule some participation dates for the Fresh Market at a future meeting. 7.3 Accident and Citation Data —Initial Discussion Chair Akers and Commissioner Noworolski had previously reached out to the Police Department to inquire if there was GIS or mapping technology available to look at traffic in Burlingame, with particular emphasis at looking at accident and citation data to give a sense of where the Commission should be targeting. Mr. Chou suggested working with two Commissioners on an ad hoc or subcommittee level to get this information. Mr. Chou questioned the use of an accident data map since it was unclear at the time whether or not such maps would ultimately be for public use. Sergeant Kiely said there are two avenues to show this information — mining accident report information from their database, which is quite labor intensive; or, utilizing a visual display on Google maps. Sergeant Kiely stated that he would have his new officer work on this and would present data at a later date. This item will be revisited in a couple of months. Staff Reports 8.1 Traffic Engineer's Report 8.1.1 Requests/comments/responses to public traffic concerns (stop signs, crosswalks, speed control, parking) - Balboa/Devereux traffic sign for Lincoln School traffic Chair Akers recused himself from this item. Mr. Chou report ed that staff is fabricating back-to-back signs with "No Left/Right Turn". He said that these new signs would be posted on the southeast corner of Devereux and Balboa Avenue for added and better visibility. 8.1.2 Larkspur/Linden temporary traffic -speed control measures Mr. Chou reported that he has been working with residents Janet McDonald and Matthew Carlson on this issue and plans to meet with residents. He said that staff would try to setup temporary traffic delineators to mimic a traffic circle for approximately 6 months to a year to see if this addresses the problem at this intersection. If so, then staff would work further with the neighborhood to make a more permanent fixture. Construction and Design projects Annual Thermoplastic Striping Project Mr. Chou reported that the thermoplastic striping project is currently in progress. The extensive work to be done on Broadway between EI Camino Real to Highway 101 is pending a proper temperature. Broadway/US 101 Interchange Project Mr. Chou attended a project development meeting and the plans are to be at 100% completion specifications 151 2013, and project would tion this month (January). He stated that after that, the plans and would be forwarded to the Caltrans District Headquarters by April then onto Caltrans Sacramento Headquarters in June 2013. The then be awarded at about this time next year, and construction could begin in the next 15 — 18 months. He said the duration of the construction is anticipated to be between 2 and 2'/z years. Annual Street Resurfacing Project Mr. Chou reported that the plans are 60% done and upon completion will need Caltrans approval. He stated that staff expected the project to bid in March, with work to begin shortly after. 8.2 Traffic Sergeant's Report 8.2.1 General/Selective Traffic Enforcement Report Sergeant Kiely report ed that Burlingame was one of 14 agencies that would be participating in a countywide sting program. Sergeant Kiely also report ed that two grants were submitted in the prior month. One was for funding their participation in the countywide sting program; and, the other was funding for DUI checkpoints. 8.3 Commissioners' Comments and Concerns Commissioner Wettan mentioned that the roadway at Laguna and Capuchino caused him to bottom out considerably. 9. COMMUNICATIONS 9.1 Renee Ballinger — 2 -Hr Parking on Capuchino Avenue Chair Akers reported that he responded to Ms. Ballinger and informed her that her communication would be on this evening's agenda. 9.2 Other Communications None. 10. COMMISSION &COMMITTEE REPORTS 10.1 Burlingame Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory committee (B/PAC) Mr. Chou reported that B/PAC met earlier this evening and that the discussion was about the OBAG grant applications and the general schedule for application reviews. 11. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 11.1 Primrose Rd/Howard Ave: Possible 24 -minute green zone 11.2 General TSPC Plan for 2013 11.3 Parking Structure Study —Special TSPC Meeting 12.ADJOURNMENT 8:13 p.m. CURRENT BUSINESS -ITEM 7.1 STAFF REPORT AGENDA ITEM 7.1 TO: Traffic, Safety and Parking Commission DATE: March 11, 2013 FROM: Augustine Chou, Engineering Programs Manager/4 SUBJECT: Item 7.1 — Burlingame Avenue Downtown Parking Structure Meeting Date: March 14, 2013 RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Commission seek additional public input from this meeting and determine whether additional focus group meetings are necessary before providing Council with a Commission recommendation regarding a preferred location for the parking structure in the Burlingame Avenue downtown area. No formal actions or votes by the Commission are recommended at this time. BACKGROUND: At the September 4, 2012 Council Study Session meeting, staff made a presentation regarding an initial feasibility study for a parking structure in the downtown area. The study was deemed necessary to determine critical information on how to meet the continuing parking needs of the downtown businesses. At the study session, Council provided feedback and directed staff to conduct additional analyses that would involve property values and traffic circulation impacts from a parking structure. In addition, the Council directed staff to obtain public input from the residents and merchants through public meetings. Downtown Specific Area Plan: The commission may recall that, in October, 2010, the Council adopted the Burlingame Downtown Specific Plan. The purpose of this document is to provide growth guidance, development, and design standards for downtown Burlingame. The Specific Plan was the result of a thorough two-year process involving numerous public "visioning" sessions, and stakeholder meetings and interviews. In "Section 4.0 — Streetscape &Open Space" of the plan, it calls for the creation of a "signature" downtown open space area. This area would act as a signature "town square" area in the heart of the Burlingame Avenue commercial district. The location for consideration was identified in the document as the area currently on the Lot E site. Furthermore, the also plan identified Lot J as a potential parking structure site in conjunction with the Lot E conversion to the signature town square open space area. Downtown Parking Lots Redevelopment: Currently, the City is exploring public-private partnership opportunities with private developers to redevelop City Parking Lots E and N. There are no specific details available about the parking lot redevelopment, other than the fact that it is understood to include mix use. If these lots are redeveloped into mixed use, the loss of parking from these lots needs to be replaced. In addition, if Lot E is used for mixed use, other parking lot sites may need to be identified for the "town square" open space area. (Links to the Downtown Specific Plan may be found at: www.burlingame.org/index.aspx?page=971 or www. burlingame.org/Modules/ShowDocument.asgx?documented=6814) Page 1 of 2 S:W Public Works Directory\TSP Commission\Staff Reports\2013\3-14-13 SR -7.1 Downtown Parking Structure Discussions.doc DISCUSSION: In February of this year, the City held two meetings to gather public input regarding potential locations for a downtown parking structure. The general format for both meetings consisted of a brief presentation by William Hurrell of CDM Smith, a short "question and answer" session, and a more extensive break-out session where all the attendees formed small groups for detailed discussions. At the end, representatives of each group provided the consensus choices on potential parking structure location candidates. The meetings provided information and insight on factors and issues that were %J importance to both residents and the business community regarding the possible locations to consider for a parking structure. Throughout the discussions in both meetings, it was evident that the issue of a signature open space area posed questions which impacted the decision process for some attendees. Specifically, there were questions on how this Downtown Specific Plan goal would affect a decision regarding a potential structure on the Lot E and Lot J sites. In some discussions, this issue was not as prominent as it might have been. Staff determined that as a way to further address this matter, a third public discussion would be prudent. It is, therefore, advised that for this regular TSPC meeting, the purpose of the Commission and staff should be to continue gathering public input and further the discussions on a potential downtown parking structure location, especially with renewed emphasis in the context of the signature downtown open space concept. Furthermore, the Commission is asked to work in conjunction with staff to determine if there is a need to hold additional public meetings, either by way of regular TSPC meetings or specific focus group meetings to gather more public input, both residential and business. Page 2 of 2 S:W Public Works Directory\TSP Commission\Staff Reports\2013\3-14-13 SR -7.1 Downtown Parking Structure Discussions.doc CURRENT BUSINESS -ITEM 7.2 PW/ENG-Chou, Augustine From: Jeff Londer <jwlonder@aokom> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 10:25 AM To: PW/ENG-Chou, Augustine Subject: Sunday Fresh Market Augustine, The CEC has requested the following Fresh Market Sundays -April 14, June 9, August 11 & September 8. The August and September dates are important in that they are right before the Green Street Fair (Sept 15) and Recycling Event (Sept 14 & 15) which are the CEC's BIG initiatives. May 12, July 14, October 13, November 10 &December 8 are open for the TSPC. Please let the others know so we can discuss in March or April. Thanks, Jeff i COMMUNICATIONS -ITEM 9.1 PW/ENG-Chou, Augustine From: TSPC@Burlingame.org Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 6:55 AM To: PW/ENG-Chou, Augustine; Caroline Serrato (caroline94010@me.com); Jeff Londer Owlonder@aol.com); Mark Noworolski Omarkn@gmail.com); Nick Akers (nicklas.akers@gmail.com); Howard Wettan (hwettan@gmail.com) Subject: FW: Chapin Lane urgent safety issue Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged From: Kevin Swint[SMTP:KEVIN.SWINT(a�GMAIL.COM] Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 6:54:11 AM To: TSPC(d,)Burlingame.org Subject: Chapin Lane urgent safety issue Auto forwarded by a Rule Hello, I'm a 6.5 yr resident at 217 Chapin Lane and am writing to request help with frequent speeding traffic along our street. We have at least 10 kids who live along our short section of Chapin Lane (between Ralston and Pepper) and they very frequently play outside together on both sides of the street. It's a great situation in that all our neighbors know each other and enjoy spending time outside together. However, we have a constant problem with cars driving too fast down our street and all of us are very concerned about the chance of an accident (there have even been a couple of altercations between a neighbor and speeding drivers he has flagged down). Even the speed limit of 25 mph is way too fast given the curve of the street and the number of parked cars along it. This section of Chapin Lane doesn't really go anywhere and there's no real need to drive down it other than to get to one of the homes located there. However, it seems that quite a few drivers find it while navigating between Ralston, Barroilhet, and El Camino. We would very much like to find a way to improve this situation before a tragic accident occurs. I believe that most residents along our street would be in favor of permanent speed bumps being installed or some other barriers to excessive speed. What are our options and what is the process for pursuing them? Best regards, Kevin Swint 650.248.6302 217 Chapin Lane it COMMUNICATIONS -ITEM 9.2 PW/ENG=Chou, Augustine From: TSPC@Burlingame.org Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 5:16 PM To: PW/ENG-Chou, Augustine; Caroline Serrato (carol ine94010@me.com); Jeff Londer Owlonder@aol.com); Mark Noworolski Omarkn@gmail.com); Nick Akers (nicklas.akers@gmail.com); Howard Wettan (hwettan@gmail.com) Subject: FW: New 9 -month Healthy Communities Leadership Academy - now accepting applications Attachments: Flyer - Healthy Communities Leadership Academy 2013.pdf From: Megan Fluke Medeiros[SMTP:MEGAN.FLUKE.MEDEIROSCa�SIERRACLUB.ORG] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 5:15:12 PM To: undisclosed -recipients Subject: New 9 -month Healthy Communities Leadership Academy - now accepting applications Auto forwarded by a Rule Are you a resident of the Silicon Valley working toward making our region a better place? Want to develop your advocacy skills? 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