HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - TSP - 2008.10.09October 9, 2008
7:00 p.m. - Council Chambers
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
4.1 Welcome newest Commissioner, Jeffrey Londer
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES -September 11, 2008
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 Devereux/Bernal -Staff report on traffic &pedestrian safety studies
8. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF
8.1 Traffic Engineer's Report
8.1.1 California Drive Signal Controller Upgrade Project -Verbal Report
8.1
.2 Bayshore Highway Signal Interconnect Project -Verbal Report
8.1 .3 US101 Aux. Lane/Broadway Ped. Overcrossing -Verbal Report
8.2 Traffic Sergeant's Report
8.2.1 Selective Enforcement List -Report
8.3 Commissioners' Comments and Concerns
8.3.1 Traffic &Parking Technology Seminar Series -Discussion
Traffic, Safety & Parking Commission - Agenda
October 9, 2008
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8.3.2 Miscellaneous 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.
10. COMMISSION &COMMITTEE REPORTS
10.1 Burlingame Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee
10.2 Miscellaneous Reports
11. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
11.1 City Parking Lot Q
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.
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The City of Burlingame
CALIFORNIA 94010-3997
www.burlingame.org
TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION
Meeting Minutes - Unapproved
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Commissioners Present:
Commissioners Absent:
Dan Conway, Chair
Michael Bohnert, Vice Chair
Jerry McDonnell
Mark Noworolski
Staff Present: Augustine Chou, Traffic Engineer, Public Works
Sgt. Dean Williams, Police Department
Joanne Louie, Administrative Secretary, Public Works
Visitors:
1. CALL TO ORDER
Rudy Horak
Farris Horak
Pat Giorni
7:00 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.
3. ROLL CALL. 4 of 4 Commissioners present (Commissioner Noworoski arrived at 7:05).
4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES -
Motion: To accept the minutes of August 14, 2008 as submitted.
M/S/C: Bohnert
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6. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Rudy Horak asked for clarification as to the procedure for public comment after hearing a
staff report.
The Commission discussed the order of public comment on the agenda and the idea of
Wing a second public comment session. It was determined that one public comment
session was sufficient.
Pat Giorni acknowledged and thanked all who were responsible for the California Drive LED
crosswalk in front of Christie's. Ms. Giorni reported that she noticed the traffic slowing and
change of driver behavior as a result.
7. CURRENT BUSINESS
7.1 Devereux/Bernal —Verbal update on staff efforts on pedestrian safety
Mr. Chou reported that study sessions were still being done and that a staff report with data
results will be ready for the next meeting.
8. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF
8.1 Traffic Engineer's Report
8.1.1 California Drive Signal Controller Upgrade Project —Verbal Report
Mr. Chou reported that the signal controllers at Broadway, Oak Grove, Bayswater,
Howard and possibly Peninsula Avenue would be replaced. He said that funding
was approved to replace the old equipment and use video detection to activate
signals. Mr. Chou added that Kimley-Horn consultants were selected as the
design consultants for this project and that the designs should be finished by the
end of October, with construction bidding to occur shortly thereafter. The project
should be completed at the end of 2008 or early 2009.
8.1.2 Howard Avenue &California Drive Bike Lanes —Verbal Report
Mr. Chou reported that the construction will begin early Spring 2009 in conjunction
with the annual resurfacing project.
US101 Aux. Lane/Broadway Pedestrian Overcrossing —Verbal Report
Mr. Chou report
ed that Caltrans' construction schedule was to finish the overpass
in October, pending the receipt of the electrical equipment. The final pedestrian
access to Broadway was to be several more months away after that.
8.1.4 Mills/Peninsula Hospital Project -ECR Parking —Verbal Report
Mr. Chou reported that the parking problems along EI Camino Real have been
resolved. He said that the hospital made sure that the shoulder area was clearly
signed as "no parking" for everyone.
8.2 Traffic Sergeant's Report
8.2.1 Selective Enforcement List — Report
Sgt. Williams showed a sample of the Residential Parking Permit for Bellevue and
Occidental Avenues and reported that there was minimal interest in the permit.
Sgt. Williams also distributed and reviewed the Selective Enforcement report.
8.2.2 Taxicab Permit Program —Verbal Report
Sgt. Williams reported that the Police Department was already handling the entire
taxing permitting matter, and stated that he was not sure why this item was
brought before this commission. The Commission agreed that this is a police
matter and would be handled at that level first.
8.3 Commissioners' Comments and Concerns
8.3.1 Traffic &Parking Technology Seminar Series —Discussion
Chair Conway reported that the date for the next seminar will be October 23, 2008
in the Lane Room at the Library. A conference call is to occur next week with the
guest speakers, Commissioner Bohnert, Mr. Chou and Chair Conway.
8.3.2 Miscellaneous Comments and Concerns
Commissioner McDonnell inquired about signal phasing at Oak Grove and
California Drive. Mr. Chou explained that problems exist with the traffic signals
due to damage from the storm drain construction work at the intersection. He
aIso confirmed that the signal would be repaired by the city and billed back to the
contractor that damaged the loops.
Commissioner McDonnell asked about visibility problems on eastbound Fox Plaza
Lane when entering Primrose Road. He said that there was a piece of plywood
blocking driver vision of the sidewalk. Mr. Chou said that he would have the
Building Department contact the owner of the building to take care of this issue.
Commissioner McDonnell stated that the signal at Rollins Road and Cadillac Way
is askew and needed re -alignment.
9. COMMUNICATIONS
None.
10. COMMISSION &COMMITTEE REPORTS
10.1 Burlingame Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee
No report — committee did not meet this month.
10.2 Miscellaneous Reports
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11. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
11.1 Devereux/Bernal Traffic Safety
11.2 City Parking Lot Q
Mr. Chou stated that he would schedule the design
staff workload and coordinate with Mr. Horak so
Broadway merchants.
Meeting adjourned at 7:54 p.m.
work for the future depending on
that he could report back to the
TO: Traffic, Safety and Parking Commission
DATE: October 6, 2008
FROM: Augustine Chou, Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT: Item 7.1 — Devereux/Bernal Discussion of Pedestrian Safety
RECOMMENDATION: No recommendation.
Meeting
Date: October 9, 2008
DISCUSSION: This staff report is a follow-up to the report given at the August 14 TSPC meeting.
For that report, staff explained that the Commission was presented with a request to examine the
use of stop signs at the intersection of Devereux and Bernal. This request stemmed from public
concern over perceived vehicle speeding and lack of traffic control during dismissal times at the
neighborhood schools such as Lincoln School, Burlingame Intermediate School, and Franklin
School.
Staff conducted several field studies examining vehicle speeds and traffic flow between vehicles
and pedestrians at the intersection of Devereux and Bernal. During the field studies, vehicle speeds
were monitored using a calibrated radar speed gun. The results showed that vehicle speeds were
typically below the 25 mph limit during the after-school times. No vehicle in the monitoring sample
was observed to have a speed greater than 24 mph, with the majority of the samples at 18-22 mph.
Based the results observed, staff determined that aside from one or two vehicles traveling above 22
mph, there is no persistent speeding problem by a large majority of the drivers in the area. As a
result, speed enforcement and citations cannot be issued since there are no violations.
Staff confirmed that a significant amount of pedestrian traffic is generated from all three schools;
howeverI the concentration of pedestrian and vehicle traffic at this intersection is not any more
critical than at the other intersections along the school routes. Field observations show that
intersections immediately next to school properties have more potential for pedestrian/auto conflicts
since this is where all parents and students must converge.
As previously reported, the City carried out several
installations, centerline enhancements, and new signage
mitigating actions such as crosswalk
route back in 2005 in order to highlight pedestrian traffic.
enforcement or engineering actions.
along the Ray/Devereux/Bernal school
Staff does not support any additional
Staff feels that if there is still concern over pedestrian safety while crossing at Devereux and Bernal,
a possible course of action could be for the school administrations to work with their respective
parent organizations to establish school crossing guard programs for area intersections.
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