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TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION
Approved Minutes
Regular Meeting of Thursday, November 10, 2022
1. CALL TO ORDER 7:04 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
3. ROLL CALL
MEMBERS PRESENT: Leigh, Martos, Ng, Rebelos
MEMBERS ABSENT: Israelit
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a) October 13, 2022 Regular Meeting Minutes
The October 13, 2022 Regular Meeting Minutes will be available for approval at the December
TSPC meeting.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS – NON-AGENDA
Ms. Brewer read the following email received from the Public Comment inbox.
Dear Traffic Safety and Parking Commissioners:
We feel the commission should enact improvements for both security and safety at the Highland
Avenue Garage (City Lot N) Located at 160 Lorton Ave in Downtown Burlingame. As the property
owner at 128 Lorton, which borders the parking garage, I have noticed that this newly built parking
structure does not have any barrier gates on either entrance. This is a grave concern for both
security and safety and I suggest the commission implement a plan to add a barrier gate
immediately. By not having a physical reason to slow down upon entrance or exit I have personally
seen cars come in and out and speeds that could severely harm innocent pedestrian traffic due to
the lack of planning foresight. There are no speed bumps or warnings that a car is exiting the lot
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and lot of blindspots where a pedestrian could be struck all because of the lack of a barrier gate,
something 99% of parking structures have, many of which were not just recently built. The barrier
gate would also serve to prevent entrance during quiet hours as well and I think would be an easy
fix, one that would keep the community of Burlingame safe and secure.
Thank You,
Chelsea, Otto & Joey Miller
6. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
a) Mercy High School Related Traffic Calming
Mr. Wong began his presentation with an overall history of the Mercy High School traffic calming
efforts as listed below.
• Last March, City staff along with Mercy High School staff met with neighbors to obtain
feedback regarding Mercy related traffic.
• TSPC formed the Mercy School Traffic Calming Committee to work with the neighbors,
school, and City staff.
• Based on feedback gathered, staff developed some concepts.
• In August, staff along with the TSPC Committee, and Mercy, again met with neighborhood
and presented draft concepts for discussion purposes.
• Staff revised the draft concepts based on additional feedback.
• Obtained feedback from neighborhood and presented concepts at the October TSPC
meeting.
• Staff revised concepts and will work on funding traffic calming improvements, which he
noted that is currently where the project is now. Tonight’s presentation will be a revision
of the initial concepts presented last month.
Mr. Wong went over the following revised concepts:
• Mercy to send out reminder notifications to student body regarding proper drop off and
pick up procedures.
• Mercy to increase usage of both existing shuttles, including off-site satellite stops along
the route to school. Satellite drop offs along Hillside and Alvarado.
• Mercy to consider queuing vehicles on-site during afternoon pick-up.
• Mercy to reinstitute traffic control officer with additional person acting as a crossing
guard.
• Six proposed speed cushion installations (2 on Alvarado, 3 on Adeline, 1 on Benito).
• Replace existing 25 MPH sign at 1418 Alvarado with 15 MPH School Zone sign.
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Mr. Wong then went over the main concerns gathered, noting that 5 of the 7 concerns (bolded) have
been addressed with the revised traffic calming concept.
• Difficult to access Alvarado when vehicles are parked on both sides and two-way traffic
(narrow street).
• Speeding concerns along Alvarado, Benito, and Adeline.
• Crossing Alvarado can be difficult for pedestrians.
• Considerable vehicle queuing along Alvarado.
• Lack of traffic control at Adeline/Alvarado.
• There should be more use of transit.
• The above issues have led to some verbal conflicts between neighbors and Mercy traffic.
In terms of next steps, Mr. Wong indicated City staff will work with Mercy on noticing both the on-
site parking and use of crossing guard in conjunction with traffic control personnel. He said City staff
will also coordinate with Mercy School on additional satellite shuttle stops, which may include red
curbing. Additionally, Mr. Wong stated City staff will work on the necessary signage installations,
procure funding for speed cushions, and move forward with signage and speed cushion installations.
Commissioner Leigh inquired about bicycle and pedestrian access from other entry points besides the
main gate. She asked if there is any awards/points system for taking the shuttles. Commissioner Leigh
asked how hard is it for pedestrians to cross Adeline and wondered if that is where the crossing guard
will be located. She inquired if we are able to expand the 15 MPH zones so it could capture the entire
area, not just the main entrance, but other access points. For drop zones with red curbing, she asked
if there will be sidewalk for the student to land on and be able to have a direct walking path to school.
Mr. Wong responded to say the only access points for vehicles is on Alvarado but pedestrians can use
the alternative entrances. He shared that the crossing guard will be stationed at Adeline and Alvarado.
In terms of expanding the 15 MPH zone, Mr. Wong explained they are only able to implement the
reduced speed for the area just outside of school and possibly on Adeline—the satellite drop offs are
too far out of the zone. He said for the satellite drop off locations, there is adequate sidewalk as long
as people walk along the east side of Alvarado. Mr. Wong deferred to the head of Mercy School for
additional responses to Commissioner Leigh’s questions.
Natalie Cirigliano Brosnan stated students walking or biking to school can utilize the alternative
entrance used for Sisters of Mercy, which is on the corner of Adeline and Hoover. She shared the
other two entrances would not be safe as there are not adequate sidewalks. In terms of incentives,
Ms. Brosnan said any student that utilizes the bus or shuttle (3 shuttles and 2 bus options from SF and
Daly City), has early access to teachers. She said they also put out a lot of information about carpooling
and to encourage carpooling. Ms. Brosnan said they offer financial aid for the shuttle/bus services.
Chair Martos inquired about the queuing on site and Ms. Brosnan confirmed they already have the
queueing on site for the afternoon pick up—three lines queued to which she said is their max.
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Commissioner Ng recalled in the last discussion some commentary about the population of students
being from Burlingame versus from outside of Burlingame and inquired about the percentages. He
said it was in terms of the proposed satellite drop off points in Burlingame as additional stops in
Burlingame may not be as effective based on those numbers. Ms. Brosnan said she did not have the
percentages available but would find out and provide that data to Mr. Wong. She said she can also
put out a survey to those outside of Burlingame regarding potential satellite locations.
For the alternative drop off locations, Commissioner Ng asking if there would be a drop off
consideration closer to 280 instead of on Alvarado and Hillside to at least take some of the traffic
away on Alvarado. He wondered how much consideration was made for that alternative location. Mr.
Wong stated that is something he and Ms. Brosnan will be looking into but clarified that location
would need to be for one of the shuttles as students would need a way to get to the school from
Skyline. Commissioner Ng also inquired about the proposed red curbing and whether or not it would
impact any homes. Mr. Wong said they would be looking at that and explained there are some corner
homes they will start with but stated staff would outreach any impacted residents to have a discussion
first.
Commissioner Rebelos stated Commissioner Ng touched on the shuttle option at Skyline, which he
said is something he is hoping for as part of the solution. Commissioner Rebelos said he thought he
heard financial aid was available for students and inquired about the fee. Ms. Brosnan said she would
find that information and share it shortly.
Chair Martos inquired about the location of the speed cushions. Mr. Wong explained the rationale for
placement. Mr. Wong showed the specific locations for six speed cushions as follows:
• 1461, 1466, 1470, and 1473 Alvarado;
• 1440, 1441, 1445, & 1446 Alvarado;
• 2709 Adeline;
• 2501 Adeline;
• 2309 Adeline; and
• 1472, 1481, & 1495 Benito.
Chair Martos clarified he just wanted to be sure the speed cushion locations were well thought out to
receive the most benefit. Chair Martos then confirmed the speed cushions can be removed and
relocated if they don’t work out well. Mr. Wong stated they will be the rubberized speed cushions.
Chair Martos confirmed with Mr. Wong that the speed limit sign can just be swapped quickly and
internally.
Chair Martos opened the public comment period.
Ms. Jenkins thanked Mr. Wong for his thoughtful efforts. She said she is a resident of upper Adeline
where Adeline and Hillside meet. Ms. Jenkins stated there is a lot of traffic that comes down Adeline
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(“windy hilly part”) that goes very fast and typically people going to Mercy High School are cutting
down Adeline from 280. She said the area gets a lot of traffic and is very narrow with many pedestrians
there. Ms. Jenkins had the following questions in terms of traffic calming in the upper part of Adeline.
She inquired if the City would consider installing speed cushions there and consider reducing the
speed to 15 MPH as well as she said there are a lot of young kids in the area that attend Hoover. Lastly,
Ms. Jenkins asked if the City could consider local traffic only on Adeline or having the upper part of
Adeline be a one-way to have safer traffic in the area. Mr. Wong responded to say there are concerns
with speed cushions on windy street and it gets tricky because one side belongs to Burlingame and
the other is part of the County. Mr. Wong said staff would take another look to see if there is anything
that can be done in the area within Burlingame’s jurisdiction. He said reducing the speed is a possibility
in some segments, with the hope to have an Assemble Bill pass soon that will allow cities greater
flexibility in reducing speed limits. Mr. Wong addressed the idea of local traffic or one-way only traffic
and stated that is a much larger discussion that would involve emergency services. Ms. Jenkins closed
her comments by thanking staff and the Commission for their considerations and indicated they just
want to be sure that the upper part of Adeline is included in the traffic calming efforts.
Mr. Lorence inquired about the procurement process and funding for the speed cushions and asked
Mr. Wong to elaborate. Mr. Wong stated the City has some traffic calming funds but will need to
discuss funding with the Director of Public Works to see how much is available from existing funds.
He said the speed cushions would be procured and installed by City staff and that we would not be
seeking grant funding for this effort. Mr. Wong conveyed that a mid-year budget adjustment may be
needed to fully fund the purchase of the speed cushions but ensured that funding would be made
available to install the proposed speed cushions as part of this traffic calming effort.
Mr. Rudolph thanked Mr. Wong for his active involvement. Mr. Rudolph indicated he resides on
Alvarado and said they are very concerned about timelines and funding. He asked Mr. Wong which
budget year the improvements would be funded from and if Mr. Wong had any thoughts on when
this project will be fully complete. Mr. Wong said the efforts are to be funded from this year’s budget
but if they are short, a mid-year adjustment will be needed. Mr. Wong clarified the intent is to get
these improvements in as soon as we can—this is not a future project.
Randy V. thanked everyone for their work on this. Randy V. said regarding the speed cushions, he
strongly encouraged the installation of one at the entrance of Alvarado at Hillside. For drop off points,
he suggested to be aware of the number of Hoover parents that park around the island and Hillside
and leave their cars to walk their kids to school. He was concerned how red curbing would impact
that. Randy V. closed his comments by sharing he has had his Suburban side mirror hit 10-12 times.
To answer some earlier questions, Ms. Brosnan indicated the cost of the shuttle is $1,800, which she
said financial aid can be provided to families if necessary. She also confirmed she would work with
Mr. Wong on the red curbing to talk through the details that may impact the High School. Mr. Wong
stated he will also work with any impacted residents. Ms. Brosnan also clarified with Mr. Wong that
the expectation is for Mercy School to bring an additional person in as crossing guard or a parent
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working with the traffic control staff person—could be a parent volunteer. Mr. Wong elaborated to
say the traffic control officer has specialized training and the additional person would take queues
from them. Ms. Brosnan thanked staff and the Commission and reiterated the importance to have a
strong working relationship with the community and said she will continue communicating with them.
Ms. Beatty inquired about the $1,800 shuttle fee for each student and whether the school was making
money from the transportation fee. Ms. Brosnan stated when they budget each school year they
budget for a portion of the shuttle costs and the students fees cover a portion—it really depends each
year based on usage. Ms. Brosnan said they want to be sure cost isn’t a factor that a student cannot
utilize the shuttle service so they work with the family to ensure access. She also pointed out that
during Covid, there was a huge decline in shuttle usage and his hopeful this next year they will see
more students using the shuttles.
Mr. and Mrs. Heap stated there are currently 374 students attending Mercy High School and
suggested using staggered start times (by 5 or 10 minutes), which tremendously helped traffic at a
neighboring Hillsborough school (Nueva) over the past 6 or 7 years. She explained there is a circulation
system that also helped the community. Mrs. Heap asked how staff will measure the success rate for
these changes as she said that is equally important. Ms. Brosnan said she is open to looking at
staggering start times but noted the challenges with doing so with a high school versus a K through
8th. In terms of measuring the effectiveness of the traffic calming measures, Mr. Wong said they are
able to use a data collection system that allows staff to track routes and speeds. Although it won’t
capture every vehicle, he said they can compare data from a period prior to installation and
afterwards.
Michelle Mendez stated their property is on Vista and backs to Adeline. She asked if the City will be
coordinating with County staff as there are no controls once you leave the intersection of Hillside and
Adeline and travel down towards Mercy School. Ms. Mendez pointed out the speed humps currently
on Hillside do not seem quite effective. She said they were never notified of these meetings and
learned of them through the neighborhood association. Although they aren’t in the immediate area,
Ms. Mendez indicated they are still impacted and said this plan ignores the entire County portion. She
stated she was surprised to see two-way traffic on Alvarado because it is a one-car street/very narrow.
With all the land Mercy has, Ms. Mendez stated it was hard to believe they could not find more
queueing space between Mercy High School and Sisters of Mercy, instead of clogging City streets.
Additionally, Ms. Mendez said it would be great if staff could notice more of the neighborhood—up
Hillside and Adeline, as they are highly impacted as well. Mr. Wong said staff will contact colleagues
at San Mateo County to share what Burlingame is doing and see if they have an interest in joining the
effort. He also explained the previous traffic calming concept considered one-way traffic on Alvarado,
but it feel off after many concerns from residents in the area.
Mr. Petropoulos said he lives on upper Adeline and asked about the written comments submitted
prior to this meeting. Mr. Wong stated staff will read the public comment emails once everyone has
a chance to speak. Mr. Petropoulos asked about the jurisdiction issue and asked if there has been any
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outreach to those that control the area outside of Burlingame limits as he felt that is an important
piece to proceed with. Mr. Wong said staff will be reaching out to the County regarding the concerns
raised tonight. He explained we cannot force the County to do anything but the City will reach out.
Mr. Wong clarified Burlingame and the Sherriff’s Office enforce the area. Ms. Brewer then read the
email sent in by Mr. Petropoulos.
While the proposed solutions evident in the diagram being presented by staff are likely to alleviate
some of the problems, they do not provide a more comprehensive approach consistent with
suggestions made at the last public meeting. These include:
1. Proposals to calm traffic in the unincorporated area of Adeline where the road is in a separate
jurisdiction as pointed out to staff at the last meeting. Speed limit signs could be helpful but
speed bumps might add to the danger because of the narrow, curving, and uneven roadway.
The Head of School noted that the exit route from Mercy to upper Adeline is very dangerous,
having witnessed some near or actual collisions because of the blind curve. Has staff
determined if that roadway is under the jurisdiction of the County Sheriff or the highway
Patrol, as it was many years ago? The question was raised at the last meeting.
2. The suggestions that Mercy include its two additional access point to the campus instead of
funneling automobile traffic to the entrance at Adeline and Alvarado. In the past, using the
main property Entrance on Hoover for school access was a common practice for many.
3. The suggestion by a Board member that shuttle service be extended to more distant area, e.g.,
280 exit at Trousdale, which could also allow for quicker commutes for those dropping off
students. An analysis of student addresses might also reveal other likely drop off and pickup
stops for a shuttle, including the parking lot in front of Adeline Market off El Camino. Might
an arrangement be worked out with them? Would a shuttle from the Millbrae BART Station
make sense for older students?
Chair Martos noted the items in the email above have already been addressed.
At the request of Chair Martos, Ms. Brewer read the remaining emails received for public comment.
I will be unable to participate in tonight's TSPC Zoom meeting so I am submitting my comment via
email regarding the Mercy High School Traffic Calming Effort.
I would like to underscore a suggestion that was made by Gus Petropoulos at the October 13 Zoom
meeting of the TSPC. Please urge Mercy to include usage of its two other roads (one from Hoover
and one from Adeline between Alvarado and Hoover) for drop-off and pick-up of students. This
would take pressure off of the Alvarado/Adeline intersection and reduce traffic on upper Adeline
and Alvarado.
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I understand that Natalie Cirigliano Brosnan, Head of School, does not have jurisdiction over that
part of the Mercy campus but I would hope that the city would request that the Sisters of Mercy
take action to remediate the unsafe condition that exists at Alvarado and Adeline by allowing use
of the other two roads for student drop-off and pick-up. Since paths extend from the high school
to both of these roads the girls could walk from these lower points of campus to the school.
Thank you.
Susan Dan
Question/Comment:
Are there targets for traffic reduction?
How will progress be measured and reported?
Thank you,
Ellen Beasley
I was very disappointed to hear that none of the proposed speed cushions would be deployed on
Adeline ABOVE Alvarado up the hill. Adeline is both narrow and windy with many blind corners.
Those crazy Mercy drivers drive way too fast and don’t slow down at all around the blind corners.
Speed cushions would undoubtedly slow the drivers down. I would even consider personally
donating the speed cushions or doing a gofundme or raising money from my neighbors. We can’t
even walk on our street during Mercy’s start/end times - it’s way too dangerous! Look forward to
hearing back from you.
Best,
Bernard Ho
Chair Martos closed the public comment period and requested additional Commissioner comments.
Commissioner Leigh stated in listening to many of the neighborhood comments, she would like to
extend her support to increase the area as far as they legally can to 15 MPH. She also stated support
for opening any other alternative entrances for bicyclists and pedestrians that keep them away from
motor vehicles.
Commissioner Ng reiterated Commissioner Leigh’s comments about reducing vehicle speeds as far
out as legally possible and is hopeful AB43 will pass to allow greater flexibility in reducing speed limits.
Secondly, he brought up utilizing the speed boxes to help reducing speeds in the interim.
Commissioner Ng also mentioned revisiting the one-way traffic (during school hours) on Alvarado
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given the public comment regarding the number of side mirrors being damaged and stated some of
the streets were only meant for one-way traffic. He said he feels for the residents and doesn’t want
to dismiss concerns based on jurisdictional issues.
Commissioner Rebelos said he felt everything has been said already and stated he feels very strongly
about utilizing shuttles and SamTrans. He said anything to incentivize that he would go for.
Commissioner Rebelos also mentioned a parking drop off zones/Shuttle transfer and brought up a
parking lot at Black Mountain Road right off 280 and a shoulder at the top of Trousdale. Commissioner
Rebelos said there will never be a full fix of the road configuration and using shuttles makes a lot of
sense to him.
Chair Martos said he agreed in that Ms. Brosnan will evaluate the percentage of students in
Burlingame versus outside of Burlingame and to use that data to look at other drop off location sites
that would better serve the school population. Chair Martos wondered about adding a crosswalk at
Adeline and Alvarado to which Mr. Wong stated they considered an additional crosswalk at upper
Adeline but there is no sidewalk in the area in question and pointed out the slope. Mr. Wong stated
he would double check the ability to place a sidewalk on the east side. Ms. Brosnan confirmed there
is a one line crosswalk (no official crosswalk) at the east side. Chair Martos stated that is just paint
and should be easy to upgrade. Mr. Wong looked at Google Maps and there is no crosswalk and said
putting in the paint is no problem, the ramps are in question but he said he would look into the
suggestion.
Chair Martos said this is not the end of the project and said staff will measure the effectiveness of the
traffic calming measures to determine if more needs to be done (with the exception of the additional
crosswalk on the east side of Adeline and Alvarado). Chair Martos thanked everyone for their
feedback.
7. INFORMATION ITEMS
a) Public Hearing Related to Informational Items
No public comments.
b) Community B/PAC Update
Ms. Beatty provided an update from tonight’s B/PAC meeting. She congratulated the City on the
successful SMCTA grant applications and said it sounds like three projects have been approved
for design. Ms. Beatty said it’s a real testament to the work that the City has done with respect to
the Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan. Ms. Beatty said since the B/PAC was not requested to
provide a letter of support this particular round of grant applications, she said they just saw the
project location choices. She stated B/PAC was very happy to see the bike lane on California Drive
between Burlingame Avenue and Oak Grove because making California Drive safe for pedestrians
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and bicyclists is still a high priority. Ms. Beatty indicated B/PAC looks forward to the opportunity
to provide feedback on that design proposal. She stated B/PAC was surprised to see the location
of Occidental and Ralston on the list of projects. While they support making this location safer,
Ms. Beatty said it only scored a 5 out of 10 points of importance on the Bike and Ped Master Plan
and requested City staff shed light on bumping this location up the priority list for a grant. Lastly,
Ms. Beatty said the traffic calming at Bloomfield/Oak Grove/Rollins Road doesn’t appear to be a
bicycle or pedestrian project and it wasn’t included in the Bike and Ped Master Plan. She said it
was B/PACs understanding that the Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan was the source of truth for
bike and pedestrian grant applications so they were curious why these grant applications deviated
from the priority list and how come the City sought funding for a project not on the list.
Ms. Beatty went on to say it seems there is $100,000 dedicated in this year’s budget to
improvements on California Drive between Broadway and Millbrae BART. She said B/PAC was
hoping to find out what that money is intended for as B/PAC has the following suggestions.
• Fix the v-shape ditches that have developed in the northbound bike lane.
• Add signage to prohibit large commercial vehicle parking. Ms. Beatty explained that
commercial vehicles are parking for long periods of time in the parking lane on the
southbound side. She stated they are using this as free long-term parking and it forces
bicyclists into the road in a particularly dangerous area.
Mr. Wong stated these are informational items on our agenda but that he would get back to
B/PAC regarding their questions.
c) Engineering Division Reports
Mr. Wong provided the following update.
Grant Opportunities – The City recently submitted for the San Mateo County Transportation
Authority (SMCTA) Pedestrian and Bicycle Program Cycle 6 Program. There were three
applications:
• California Drive – A high priority from the Bike and Ped Master Plan (BPMP), and a top
regional priority to complete gap closure of San Mateo County’s backbone route. $1.8M
was requested to design and construct a Class I shared use path along California Avenue,
between Oak Grove Avenue and Burlingame Avenue. This project would also complete
the bike route from Millbrae Intermodal Station to the Downtown Burlingame Station.
• South Rollins Road – A priority listed on C/CAG’s youth based High Injury Network. $630K
was requested to design and construct traffic calming measures along the southern
portion of Rollins Road.
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• Occidental Avenue – Another priority listed on BPMP mostly due to an irregular shaped
intersection at Occidental/Ralston. $600K requested to design and construct pedestrian
safety improvements at the intersection of Occidental and Ralston.
Mr. Wong shared that SMCTA staff stated that Cycle 6 was the largest ever SMCTA Pedestrian and
Bicycle Program in SMCTA history and the most oversubscribed. They received over $31 million
in requests and were only able to recommend funding for $17-21 million in awards. For
Burlingame, all three projects are recommended for Board approval. SMCTA’s recommendation
indicated that all three projects received enough scores to be recommended for full funding of
$2.51M. Lastly, this most recent grant opportunity stresses the importance of having the adopted
BPMP. The BPMP convenes the outreach effort, goals, vision, and solutions as supported by the
Burlingame community.
TSPC Priority List (revised July 2022):
TSPC Led Effort
1 Broadway/Carmelita Bike/Ped TSPC Study 2/10/22: Item 6c
2 BIS School Safety Improvements
3 Pedestrian Safety at California/Burlingame Ave
4 Lorton Corridor TSPC Study (Roundabout to Howard)
5 SB California Lane Configuration (Bike Mobility)
6 Bike\Ped Plan Priorities 5/12/22: Item 6c
7 Parking Garage Usage 2/10/22: Item 7a
8 Downtown Parking and Access
9 Broadway Parking
10 School Transportation and Safety Issues
Staff Updates
1 Caltrans’ ECR Corridor
2 Downtown Parking Strategies
3 City Hall Traffic Calming/Floribunda
4 Oak Grove/Carolan Traffic Signal
5 Bike\Ped Plan Implementation 7/14/22: Item 6b
6 Chapin Avenue Green Streets Project
7 Old Bayshore Corridor Study (n/o Broadway)
8 Grant Opportunities 7/14/22: Item 7a
9 Broadway Grade Separation 6/9/22: Item 6b
10 San Mateo's Peninsula Ave OC
11 School Speed Limit Updates
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12 School Safety Improvements
13 Lyon-Hoag Neighborhood Traffic Calming
14 300 Burlingame Point Traffic Impacts
15 Broadway/California Update
2022 Agenda Item Action Status
1 Various Stop Signs Approved at the 4/4/22 CC mtg.
Commissioner Leigh said although she is very happy about the news of the grant funding, she said
she was concerned that Burlingame is submitting grant applications without seeking B/PAC
support. Commissioner Leigh stated Rollins Road is a traffic calming plan, not a bike and
pedestrian plan. She too also said she was curious to receive an explanation as to how a project
rated 5/10 in the Master Plan, received priority over items that scored higher on the list.
Commissioner Leigh stated she felt like the Bike and Pedestrian Plan was sidestepped and that is
should be our “gold standard.”
Mr. Wong said staff used the Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan and went through it with the County
to filter through the strong candidates. Mr. Wong pointed out a lot of the other improvements in
the Master Plan will be addressed through the quick-build efforts and stated some of the higher
priorities are on El Camino Real where Burlingame does not have jurisdiction. He pointed out
many of the desired improvements associated with El Camino Real will be addressed through the
El Camino Real Renewal Project. Mr. Wong stated the intent is to go from the top of the list down
but sometimes there are stronger grant application candidates.
d) Police Department Reports
Sergeant Perna provided the collision report which totaled 23 documented collisions. Sergeant
Perna provided additional details regarding the vehicle/pedestrian collisions, those that took
place along SR-82 (El Camino Real), and one specifically at Primrose Road and Burlingame Avenue.
Various Commissioners asked clarifying questions regarding the above referenced collisions.
e) TSPC Chair/Commissioner’s Communications
Commissioner Leigh said she was in receipt of the email from the Otto family regarding the
Highland Parking Garage and was hopeful it could be added to the next agenda.
Commissioner Leigh also pointed out an email from Manito Velasco regarding the relocation of a
crosswalk in San Mateo (instead of just adding another one) and stated it impacts Burlingame as
well. She said she hoped Burlingame staff could get involved in this effort with San Mateo to
encourage that they maintain the existing crosswalk instead of relocating it. Mr. Wong stated he
can add it to the agenda or an upcoming Engineer’s Report as he indicated Burlingame staff has
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been working with San Mateo staff.
Commissioner Ng stated it would be helpful to understand the process working with other
jurisdictions to determine who controls what happens where. He said it would be super helpful
from a Commissioner perspective.
Chair Martos indicated he received an email from Rob Adam in the Lyon Hoag area regarding
comments pertaining to the traffic calming elements. Chair Martos said he spoke to Mr. Adams
in person about the plans to collect data on the traffic calming measures to see what worked and
what can be improved upon. Chair Martos also pointed out that Transportation Engineer Michael
Tsai responded to Mr. Adams’ email right away too.
Chair Martos also reported that he received an email from Jay Kershner regarding concerns
surrounding electronic speed detector sign that was broken in his area. Chair Martos said that
Transportation Engineer Michael Tsai responded right away to address his concerns and provided
a timeline to fix the signage. Chair Martos said he appreciated the quick staff responses on both
items.
Commissioner Leigh said she forgot she received an email from Samantha Stall on Concord Way
and said Samantha thanked staff for the new crosswalks in front of the Community Center and on
Anita. However, in front of the Rec Center at the three way stop, she stated Samantha is
requesting additional red curbing about 10 more feet in front of the Community Center to
increase pedestrian visibility. In addition, Commissioner Leigh stated Samantha is also requesting
stop lines in front of the Rec Center on the north side of Burlingame Avenue. Mr. Wong stated
that staff is aware of the request and they are reviewing/addressing it.
8. COMMITTEE REPORTS
a) Public Hearing Related to Committee Reports
No public comments.
b) Burlingame Avenue Safety and Access (Leigh & Ng)
No update. Although Commissioner Ng mentioned putting the crosswalk between California Drive
and Peninsula on the agenda as some people see consider part of the Downtown Burlingame
safety efforts and possibly looping it into some of the work he and Commissioner Leigh are doing.
c) Community Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (Leigh & Rebelos)
No update.
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d) BIS Safety Audit (Israelit & Ng)
Commissioner Ng stated he thinks the latest revisions are with City staff. Mr. Wong said he will
be connecting with the Committee to share an additional concept prior to bringing back to TSPC
for consideration.
e) Mercy School Traffic Calming (Israelit & Martos)
No update; discussed as part of item 6.a.
f) Hwy 101 Corridor Connectivity (Leigh & Rebelos)
No update.
9. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
• Highland Parking Garage suggested by the public
• Chair/Vice-Chair nominations
• BIS safety audit
• Peninsula Avenue crosswalk that joins San Mateo and Burlingame
Commissioner Ng inquired as to when in person meetings will start resuming again. Mr. Wong said he
believes we will be back in person at the start of the New Year.
10. ADJOURNMENT 9:09 p.m.