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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - TSP - 2024.11.14Traffic Safety and Parking Commission City of Burlingame Meeting Agenda BURLINGAME CITY HALL 501 PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME, CA 94010 Council Chambers7:00 PMThursday, November 14, 2024 Consistent with Government Code Section 54953, this Traffic Safety and Parking Commission Meeting will be held via Zoom in addition to in person. To maximize public safety while still maintaining transparency and public access, members of the public can observe the meeting from home or attend the meeting in person. Below is information on how the public may observe and participate in the meeting. To Attend the Meeting in Person: Location: 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame, California 94010 To Observe the Meeting via Zoom: To access the meeting by computer: Go to www.zoom.us/join Meeting ID: 861 7288 4092 Passcode: 262485 To access the meeting by phone: Dial 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 861 7288 4092 Passcode: 262485 To Provide Public Comment in Person: Members of the public wishing to speak will be asked to fill out a "Request to Speak" card located on the table by the door and then hand it to staff. The provision of a name, address, or other identifying information is optional. Speakers are limited to three minutes each, however, the Chair may adjust the time limit in light of the number of anticipated speakers. To Provide Public Comment via Email: Members of the public may provide written comments by email to publiccomment@burlingame.org. Emailed comments should include the specific agenda item on which you are commenting. Note that your comment concerns an item that is not on the agenda. The length of the comment should be commensurate with the three minutes customarily allowed for verbal comments which is approximately 250-300 words. To ensure that your comment is received and read to the Commission for the appropriate agenda item, please submit your email no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 14, 2023. The City will make every effort to read emails received after that time but cannot guarantee such emails will be read into the record. Any emails received after the 5:00 p.m. deadline which are not read into the record will be provided to the Commission after the meeting. Page 1 City of Burlingame Printed on 11/11/2024 1 November 14, 2024Traffic Safety and Parking Commission Meeting Agenda 1. Call To Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call 4. Approval of Minutes September 26, 2024 Special Meeting Minutesa. Special Meeting MinutesAttachments: October 10, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes (to be approved at the next TSPC Meeting)b. 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. 5. Public Comments: Non-Agenda 6. Discussion/Action Items Murchison Drive, Trousdale Drive, and Davis Drive Bicycle Improvement Project Updatea. 7. Information Items Public Comment Related to Informational Itemsa. Community Group Updatesb. Engineering Division Reportsc. Staff ReportAttachments: Police Department Reportsd. Collision ReportAttachments: TSPC Chair/Commissioner’s Communicationse. 8. Committee Reports Page 2 City of Burlingame Printed on 11/11/2024 2 November 14, 2024Traffic Safety and Parking Commission Meeting Agenda Public Comment Related to Committee Reportsa. BIS School Safety Study (Israelit & Ng)b. Hillside Drive Safety and Traffic Calming (Israelit & Ng)c. Key Performance Indicators (Cauchi & Rebelos)d. Vision Zero (Martos & Rebelos)e. 9. Future Agenda Items 10. Adjournment NOTICE: Any attendees who require assistance, a disability related modification, or language assistance in order to participate in the meeting should contact Meaghan Hassel-Shearer, City Clerk by 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at (650) 558-7203 or at mhasselshearer@burlingame.org. Any individual who wishes to request an alternate format for the agenda, meeting notice, or other writings that are distributed at the meeting should contact Meaghan Hassel-Shearer, City Clerk by 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at (650) 558-7203 or at mhasselshearer@burlingame.org. Notification in advance of the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting, the materials related to it, and your ability to comment. NEXT TRAFFIC, SAFETY & PARKING COMMISSION MEETING: December 12, 2023 Page 3 City of Burlingame Printed on 11/11/2024 3 1 TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Unapproved Minutes Special Meeting on Thursday, September 26, 2024 The meeting minutes are intended to provide a high-level summary and action items. The official record is the meeting recording, which can be found on the City’s website or the City’s YouTube Channel: https://www.burlingame.org/departments/public_works/agenda_and_minutes.php https://www.youtube.com/@cityofburlingame3486 **PLEASE NOTE THERE WERE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES DURING THE SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 SPECIAL MEETING WHICH RESULTED IN NO AUDIO ON ZOOM OR YOUTUBE** 1. CALL TO ORDER 7:02 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 3. ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Cauchi, Martos, Rebelos MEMBERS ABSENT: Israelit, Ng 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) August 8, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes The approval of meeting minutes was pushed to a subsequent meeting. There was only one Commissioner present that attended the August meeting. 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS – NON-AGENDA Sandra Lang spoke regarding concerns of speeding on Dwight Road. She requested action, not more studies. The following public comment email was read for the record. Once again there's ROWDY speed racers BLASTING off from Howard Avenue onto Rollins Road Northbound at night. Typically, on Wednesday nights around 21:00 hours. Please do what you can to 5 2 cite these perpetrators. Thanks for your much appreciated attention to this matter!!! Respectfully, Mr. Leon Covarrubias - de la Rosa 6. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS a) Proposal to Implement Parking Time Durations Along the East Side of California Drive between Carmelita Avenue and Sanchez Avenue Mr. Wong provided a presentation regarding the various proposed parking time durations along the east side of California Drive between Carmelita Avenue and Sanchez Avenue. The options included: • Option A: Two-hour parking duration; • Option B: Four-hour parking duration; • Option C: No change to the current parking conditions; and • Option D: “Hybrid option” a mix of two-hour and “daytime” parking. During public comment, there were five people that spoke—one in favor of two-hour parking (Mark Hudak, representing Charles Mannina), three in favor of long-term parking (Del the owner of One Highway, the owner of Bayside Collision, and Luis with Lou’s Automotive), and one requested “something fair” (Mike with OnTrac). Commissioner Cauchi stated she supports the two-hour parking duration. Vice-Chair Martos said he supports a hybrid approach. Chair Rebelos felt there should be more parking turnover as you approach Broadway. Vice-Chair Martos made a motion to accept the staff’s hybrid approach by marking ten, 2-hour parking spaces on California Drive at Carmelita Avenue. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Cauchi. The motion passed 2-1. b) TSPC Committee Feedback on Hillside Traffic Calming Mr. Wong provided a presentation regarding the TSPC Committee recommendations for traffic calming on Hillside Drive. The recommendations were as follows: • Recommendation to change the speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph from the intersection of Alvarado down to El Camino Real, consistent with other residential streets in Burlingame. • Recommendation to add a stop sign on Hillside at either Castillo Avenue or Carlos Avenue to allow safer crossing for children walking to Hoover Elementary and BIS and for 6 3 pedestrians in general. This would also introduce breaks in the traffic flow on this stretch of Hillside Drive for drivers trying to turn onto Hillside from the intersecting side streets. • Recommendation to place mobile flashing speed signs on this stretch of road to make drivers aware of their speeds. • At this time the committee does not recommend speed bumps, but they can be a future option if needed. Commissioner Cauchi said she didn’t feel speed limit feedback signs would change driving behavior. Vice-Chair Martos stated stop signs might help control speeds, but didn’t think reducing the speed limit would have any impact. Manito Velasco stated that Trousdale impacts Hillside and vice-versa. He suggested the consideration of RRFBs at Carlos or Castillo. He also indicated that he had concerns with the installation of unwarranted stops signs. The following public comment emails were read for the record. We need a 4 way stop and pedestrian cross walk at the corner of Hillside and Columbus. There isn’t a crosswalk between Alvarado and Vancouver, and it gets very busy and fast. Many dog walkers cross here as do children going to school, and they need a way to get safely across. For instance, my son would like to get across Hillside and over to Easton where it’s easier to bike to Hoover than going up the hill to Alvarado. Please consider. Thank you, Ambyr Nielsen Thanks again for including me on the email list. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend your meeting this evening. However, I wanted to thank you for the nice presentation and recommendations for the Hillside Calming Plan. Specifically, my neighbors Priyanka Carr, Ed Barisone, & myself like the idea of... 1.) One stop sign at Castillo and a traffic calming device (e.g. radar speed sign?) somewhere between Castillo and Vancouver. This stop sign at Castillo also softens traffic in both directions around both schools (Hoover & Mercy), where lots of kids need to cross Hillside at Alvarado. 2.) Possibly moving the downhill eastbound stop sign at Alvarado (& Hillside) closer to the actual intersection. Currently, it's offset by 23 feet, making it blind to downhill drivers, residents of Hillside near the intersection, and more importantly, pedestrians, especially school children walking to & from Hoover and Mercy. This extra 23 feet gives drivers more time to accelerate AND a longer distance to judge the dynamics of the intersection, especially pedestrians & bicyclists. Please let us know what you think of these suggestions. We're happy to speak more about our beloved 7 4 neighborhood and thanks again for all your help and support. Thanks & best, Mike Clay, Priyanka Carr, & Ed Barisone 7. INFORMATION ITEMS a) Public Hearing Related to Informational Items Manito Velasco stated it’s been a year since the California Drive Bike Project and inquired about the review of the project—what’s working and what’s not working. He stated the last time the city conducted speed surveys was in 2014 and asked when staff would be reviewing speed limits. Lastly, he requested transparency regarding the additional speed bump on Carmelita. b) Community Group Updates No update. c) Police Department Reports Sergeant Roberts reported 18 collisions for the month of August, with one of those collisions involving a bicyclist. Please see the report for details. d) TSPC Chair/Commissioner’s Communications No updates. 8. COMMITTEE REPORTS a) Public Hearing Related to Committee Reports Sandra Lang spoke to the Commission regarding Vision Zero and requested simple terms for the public to understand. b) BIS School Safety Study (Israelit & Ng) No update. c) Hillside Drive Safety and Traffic Calming (Israelit & Ng) Discussed during item 6.b. d) Key Performance Indicators (Cauchi & Rebelos) 8 5 Commissioner Cauchi stated things are moving forward as planned. She explained the goal is to have a set of metrics that align with City Council, TSPC, and staff. Commissioner Cauchi indicated that Council and staff would be reviewing the metrics in the next 30 to 45 days with a goal to have something in place for the start of the new calendar year. e) Vision Zero (Martos & Rebelos) Vice-Chair Martos stated he is waiting for the kick-off meeting to occur. 9. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Grant proposal • California Drive South of Oak Grove Avenue • ECR Renewal Project • Hillside Traffic Calming • California Drive at Broadway (parking discussion from previous month) 10. ADJOURNMENT 8:54 p.m. 9 1 STAFF REPORT AGENDA ITEM NO: 7.c MEETING DATE: November 14, 2024 To: Traffic Safety and Parking Commission Date: November 14, 2024 From: Andrew Wong, Senior Engineer – (650) 558-7230 Subject: Engineering Division Reports/Public Works Update RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Commission receive an update on various Public Works – Engineering projects and activities. BACKGROUND •BIS Circulation and Pedestrian Improvements Update – Staff has recently met with the Burlingame School District staff on some upcoming changes at Burlingame Intermediate School (BIS). BIS will be working on remodeling facilities which will necessitate the relocation and expansion of their current bicycle lockers. The new bike lockers will be relocated to the southern edge of the BIS campus and will be included in the design. This change will reduce the number of students on bicycles crossing Clarice and driveways along Quesada. There are considerations by BSD to advance this portion of the work in their project. Another change at BIS is the addition of a 3rd SamTrans bus to the site. With this additional bus, both BSD and SamTrans have requested a longer drop-off zone for the buses to pull- in, drop-off, and depart from. The goal will be to relocate the bus zone while maintaining the on-street student drop-off zone along Quesada. •Peninsula Avenue/Dwight Road Update – Staff has been coordinating with San Mateo staff on changes to the intersection. Recent changes include enhancing the crosswalks to high-visibility crosswalks, and the introduction of lead pedestrian intervals (LPI) to the pedestrian signals. Additional efforts include reviewing potential signal timing alternatives as well as alterations in the lane reconfigurations. •City Threads Update – Staff will be applying to be part of a “Accelerated Mobility Playbook” (AMP) grant. This is a technical assistance grant program by the national nonprofit organization City Thread that assists cities in accelerating the implementation of a mobility network. City Thread selects cities from a competitive application process and 15 Item 7.c – Engineering Division Reports/Public Works Update November 14, 2024 2 provides an assessment of each city's current state of practice, and an action plan for improved partnerships, among other deliverables. Once the application has been submitted, the City would be notified by December 3, 2024. This process has been initiated by Commissioner Cauchi, and staff recommends that a “City Thread” committee be formed to monitor the progress. Please refer to the link below for additional details: https://www.citythread.org/faqs DISCUSSION 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. Items on this list are matters that would typically be addressed by City staff on an administrative level, or are City Capital Improvement Projects. Matters that require broad public input or have a wide-spread impact are addressed as Commission “Discussion/Action Items” (TSPC Agenda Item 6). 16 Case #Date Time Location Minor Injuries Major Injuries Primary Collision Factor Occurred On At Intersection Other Location Vehicle Involved With Desc BRM2402613 10/02/2024 1407 50 EDWARDS CT 22106 VC EDWARDS CT ROLLINS RD Fixed object BRM2402638 10/04/2024 2202 2705 TROUSDALE DR 1 22350 CVC TROUSDALE DR TOLEDO AV Fixed object BRM2402654 10/06/2024 2203 SKYLINE BL/TROUSDALE DR 1 22107 VC SKYLINE BL RIVERA DR Fixed object BRM2402657 10/07/2024 827 EL CAMINO REAL/WILLOW AV 2 22350 VC SR-82 (EL CAMINO REAL) WILLOW AV Other motor vehicle BRM2402675 10/08/2024 1829 1125 AIRPORT BL 1 21802(A) VC AIRPORT BL BAYSHORE HY Other motor vehicle BRM2402678 10/09/2024 814 SHERMAN AV/CORTEZ AV 1 22350 CVC CORTEZ AV SHERMAN AV Parked motor vehicle BRM2402718 10/12/2024 1548 OAK GROVE AV/CALIFORNIA DR 1 21804(a) VC OAK GROVE AV NEUCHATEL AV Other motor vehicle BRM2402728 10/13/2024 1621 1216 BURLINGAME AV 1 21750(a) VC BURLINGAME AV LORTON AV Bicycle BRM2402763 10/16/2024 1730 EL CAMINO REAL/BURLINGAME 21801(a) VC SR-82 (EL CAMINO REAL) BURLINGAME AV Other motor vehicle BRM2402775 10/17/2024 1649 EL CAMINO REAL/BELLEVUE 1 21802(a) VC SR-82 (EL CAMINO REAL) BELLEVUE AV Other motor vehicle BRM2402806 10/20/2024 1723 327 LORTON AV 1 22450(a) VC LORTON AV DONNELLY AV Bicycle BRM2402829 10/23/2024 809 EAST LN/BURLINGAME 1 21802(a) VC EAST LN BURLINGAME AV Bicycle BRM2402856 10/25/2024 834 SR-82 (EL CAMINO REAL) 1 22107 VC SR-82 (EL CAMINO REAL) BROADWAY Other motor vehicle BRM2402901 10/29/2024 1344 PENINSULA AV/CALIFORNIA DR 21453(a)PENINSULA AV CALIOFRNIA DR Other motor vehicle BRM2402912 10/30/2024 1454 RAY DR/MARCO POLO WY 1 21801(a) VC RAY DR MARCO POLO WY Other motor vehicle 15 Accidents 18