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TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION
Approved Minutes
Regular Meeting of Thursday, March 12, 2020
1. CALL TO ORDER 7:03 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
3. ROLL CALL
MEMBERS PRESENT: Bush, Israelit, Londer (arrived during item 6.b), Martos (via phone),
Wettan
MEMBERS ABSENT:
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a) February 13, 2020 Meeting Minutes
The February 13, 2020 meeting minutes were scheduled to be approved at the April 9,
2020 Traffic Safety and Parking Commission meeting. Since the April meeting was
cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the February meeting minutes will be on the
May 14, 2020 agenda for approval.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS – NON-AGENDA
No public comment.
6. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
a) Community B/PAC Update (Informational Only)
No update.
b) Removal of P.M. Peak Period On-Street Parking Restrictions Along the 1700 Block of
California Drive (Trousdale Drive to Dufferin Avenue)
Mr. Wong provided a brief presentation and stated the purpose of the discussion is to
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determine TSPC’s support regarding the request to remove the parking restriction along
the 1700 block of California Drive between the hours of 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. He explained that
the restriction was first implemented in 2016 to increase bicycle safety because at the time
there was only a Class III facility (sharrows). In 2018, Mr. Wong said the California Drive
Complete Streets Project was completed which resulted in the installation of a Class II
facility along the 1700 block of California Drive. He said the residents in the area have
now requested the removal of the parking restriction.
Chair Israelit opened public comment.
Silas Chong stated the parking restriction is no longer necessary with the new dedicated
bike lane. He does not think the parking restriction increases bicycle safety anymore and
he felt it was not fair to the residents given the new bike facility.
Dawn Young advocated for the restricted parking hours to be removed and pointed out
the lack of parking for workmen and visitors.
Dale Young stated the parking restriction was implemented prior to the dedicated bike
lane. She said there is now room for the bicyclists and for vehicle parking and therefore
the need for the parking restriction no longer exists. Ms. Young said the parking restriction
is a great inconvenience to the homeowners. Additionally, she said there is a red curbed
space that is unnecessary and requested that it be removed.
Mr. Wong pointed out that three emails were received with comments from the public
concerning this item and were provided to the Commissioner’s for review.
Chair Israelit closed public comment.
Commissioner Londer said he planned to go with staff’s recommendation to remove the
parking restriction but after participating in the B/PAC meeting, he said B/PAC did not
have an opportunity to weigh in on this item given because they weren’t sure this evening’s
meeting would occur given the current circumstances surrounding the Coronavirus.
Commissioner Londer said the B/PAC was very certain that it is a dangerous situation to
allow cars to cut into the bike lane during the evening commute. Commissioner Londer
requested to hold off on any vote until the B/PAC has a chance to provide comments.
Commissioner Martos clarified that the number of parking spaces impacted by the
restriction is 6. He stated the parking restriction was implemented as a temporary fix when
there was no bike lane on California Drive. Commissioner Martos said he is leaning in
favor of staff’s recommendations to remove the parking restriction but would reserve his
judgement until he hears the concerns of the B/PAC. Additionally, Commissioner Martos
indicated he is looking for more data as well. For example, he would like to know how
much is the bike lane utilized during the 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. period.
Mr. Wong clarified that staff was not recommending to remove the bike lane as there are
merits to both sides. He said staff just wanted to hear the Commissioner’s feedback now
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that there is room for both the bike lane and parking facilities. He also said collecting data
at this time was not ideal due to the current circumstances.
Commissioner Bush thought part of the B/PAC’s root concern was due to the road
curvature and their recommendation when the bike lane was constructed was to have the
bike lane up against the curb. He said B/PAC is also concerned about the door zone.
Commissioner Bush stated the temporary parking restriction provides a suboptimal
makeshift refuge for the bicyclists. He also stated that he concurred with his with his
colleagues to hear B/PAC’s concerns. Lastly, Commissioner Bush recognized the need to
accommodate parking for the residents and a number of compromises may need to be
made.
Vice-Chair Wettan clarified with a resident that the red curbed space is located on the
north end, adjacent to the Peninsula Art Museum driveway and was done without any
communication to the resident’s in the area. Dale Young emphasized other areas with the
same configuration have no parking restrictions. Mr. Wong stated the red curbed area was
installed as part of the bike facility upgrade.
Vice-Chair Wettan recalled when the restriction was implemented, staff carefully
measured the levels of traffic and there is a good deal of traffic during the evening
commute. He said the decision was made based on different circumstances. Now that
there is a bike lane, he said his sense is people are going to ride in it regardless of the
presence of vehicles. Vice-Chair Wettan acknowledged the danger of swerving will exist
no matter what occurs with the parking. He closed by saying his inclination is to remove
the parking restriction but also would like to hear the concerns of the B/PAC.
Chair Israelit stated she was not on the Commission when the parking restriction was
implemented. She said she agreed with Vice-Chair Wettan in that she didn’t believe riders
would move into an empty parking area to avoid the vehicle traffic. Chair Israelit
acknowledged that the lack of street parking in the evening greatly impacts the twenty
households on that block. She suggested reflective flexible or permanent posts where the
road curves to delineate the bike lane is curving and make it more visible to southbound
traffic. She said she thought B/PAC was concerned with the portion of the bike path that
leaves the curb and goes on the other side of the parking lane. Chair Israelit said she is
generally leaning towards getting rid of the parking restriction.
Commissioner Londer stated he likes the idea of delineators and then clarified that bikers
have told him that they do ride where cars would have been parked to be closer to the
curb. He said he is glad that the Commission wants to hear the B/PAC’s feedback before
moving forward with a recommendation.
7. INFORMATION ITEMS
a) Engineering Division Reports
• Broadway Grade Separation – Staff has submitted the Infrastructure for
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Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant application. Mayor Beach, City Manager
Goldman, and Director Murtuza traveled to Washington, D.C. to lobby both elected
and federal officials on the merits of the project. Grant selections are expected to
be announced this summer.
• Lots F and N Construction Update – Contractor to close Lot F on April 1.
• Paloma /Sanchez Traffic Calming – The process is underway. Staff has received
some signed petitions, but it has not yet reached the level of support needed to
bring back to the Commission.
• Hoover Elementary School – Recent improvements include the installation of the
new “through access” restriction signs and refreshed high visibility crosswalks.
Staff is currently working on the additional sign installations, as well as repairs to
the path along Easton Drive.
• Broadway Parking – The 2-hour parking along Broadway has been implemented.
Signs and meters now show both the time change and rate change. Staff is working
on completing a parking study for Lot S to determine parking turnover.
• TSPC Priority List (revised February 2020):
TSPC Led Effort
1 Downtown Parking and Access 3/12/20: Item 7a
2 Bike\Ped Plan Update: fwd to BPAC 1/9/20: Item 6c
3 School Traffic and Safety Issues 3/12/20: Item 7a
4 Neighborhood Traffic Calming 3/12/20: Item 7a
5 Broadway Parking 3/12/20: Item 7a
6 Citywide Transportation Alternatives 2/13/20: Item 6c
7 Bay Trail Improvements
8 Electric Vehicles 12/12/19: Item 6b
9 Bike Share Feedback 12/12/19: Item 6b
Staff Update via Report
1 Caltrans’ ECR Corridor 2/13/20: Item 7a
2 Hoover School Update 3/12/20: Item 7a
3 Downtown Parking Strategies 12/12/19: Item 7a
4 City Hall Traffic Calming/Floribunda 4/11/19: Item 6b
5 California Roundabout 5/9/19: Item 7a
6 Oak Grove/Carolan Traffic Signal 10/10/19: Item 7a
7 Bike\Ped Plan Update: fwd to BPAC 1/9/20: Item 6c
8 Rec Center Parking
9 Old Bayshore Corridor Study 12/12/19: Item 7a
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10 Grant Opportunities 11/14/19: Item 7a
11 Broadway Grade Separation 3/12/20: Item 7a
12 San Mateo's Peninsula Ave OC
13 School Speed Limit Updates 6/13/19, Item 7a
14 School Safety Improvements 3/12/20: Item 7a
15 Lyon-Hoag Neighborhood Traffic Calming 10/10/19: Item 7a
16 300 Burlingame Point Traffic Impacts 8/8/19: Item 7a
17 Broadway/California Update
2020 Agenda Item Action Status
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Council Direction Regarding Improving
Short-Term Parking in the Burlingame
Avenue Downtown Area
Lot W to be converted to
SMART meters
b) Police Department Reports
Sergeant Perna distributed the accident reports and noted there were 19 accidents this
reporting period. He highlighted two accidents, a vehicle/pedestrian accident in a private
parking lot on Airport Boulevard and a vehicle/bicycle accident at Bernal Avenue and
Broadway.
Vice-Chair Wettan inquired about an incident at Clarendon Road and Howard Avenue.
Sergeant Perna stated it was not an accident but a deliberate criminal act involving
juveniles to which the Commission agreed not to discuss.
c) Farmer’s Market
Commissioner Londer stated there will be no participation in the Farmer’s Market next
weekend due to the current circumstances with the Coronavirus. He clarified that the
Farmer’s Market is still scheduled to occur at this time.
d) TSPC Chair/Commissioner’s Communications
Vice-Chair Wettan attended the Burlingame School Board meeting this month and there
was a report out from their Traffic Liaison Committee. He said there was some discussion
about school drop-off and pick-up and police enforcement around the temporary one-way
traffic at various schools. Vice-Chair Wettan wanted the TSPC to be aware that the
School Board is monitoring these things in parallel with the TSPC. Lastly, he said that he
believes education from the school in tandem with police enforcement is a priority in terms
of safety at Hoover School.
8. COMMISSION & SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
a) Downtown Parking (Martos & Wettan)
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No update but Vice-Chair Wettan did say that he looked forward to hearing about the
progress of the Lot N garage.
b) Broadway Parking (Bush & Israelit)
No update but Chair Israelit did note that she saw the new 2-hour time limit in effect on
Broadway.
c) School Traffic (Israelit & Londer)
No update.
d) Citywide Transportation Alternatives (Londer & Wettan)
Commissioner Londer reported that he and Vice-Chair Wettan did meet a while back and
discussed a couple of ideas, one of which was having a shuttle from the Millbrae Caltrain
Station to the Burlingame Caltrain station on Burlingame Avenue with one stop at
Broadway. He indicated that SamTrans would not provide a letter of support as it conflicts
with one of their routes. Commissioner Londer mentioned there is a new shuttle request
from the Oculus (Facebook) site to the Millbrae transit hub. Mr. Wong stated it is a public
shuttle.
Vice-Chair Wettan felt it was misguided that SamTrans would not provide the City with a
letter to support the proposed shuttle request along California Drive. He also pointed out
there was a second shuttle proposal to the schools and downtown areas and that there
are many kids that like taking public transit to Burlingame Avenue. Vice-Chair Wettan was
hopeful the TSPC would keep an eye on that, especially given the discussion on
autonomous shuttles at the City Council goal setting session. He felt the kids could really
benefit from it.
9. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
• P.M. parking restriction along the 1700 block of California Drive
• Parking analysis for Rhinette Avenue and Juanita Avenue
• Status update on the new parking structure
• Electric vehicles and charging stations
10. ADJOURNMENT 8:17 p.m.