1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ROLL CALL (5 minutes)
Committee Members: Carol Collins, Joseph Davis, Sriram Iyer, Gary Lauder (Vice Chair)
Vacant (Chair).
Councilmember Liaison: Michael Lempres
Staff: Chief of Police Steven McCulley, Sergeant Anthony Kockler, PW Director Robert Ovadia

2. PUBLIC COMMENTS Public Comment for items not on the agenda (10 minutes)

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES November 13, 2018 meeting minutes

4. NEW BUSINESS

4a. Selection of Committee Chair

4b. Encinal School Signage Request             Chief McCulley
The Transportation Committee will receive a presentation by parents of Encinal School with safety concerns about the bicycle/pedestrian routes. The recommendations will include a proposal to increase the safety of the pedestrians and bikers arriving at or departing from Encinal School which include the addition of larger signage leading up to the crosswalk, and crosswalk lights that illuminate when you push a crosswalk button. Another recommendation is requesting Atherton to place bollards delineating the boundary between the bike lane and car lane leading up to the crosswalk on Encinal Avenue at the entrance to the District offices. Lastly, the recommendation for sufficient sidewalks for students walking to school. The sidewalks along Laurel Street end abruptly at Glenwood Avenue and there are no sidewalks in the Atherton parts of the walking routes to school. Students are forced to walk in the bike lanes, which are often cluttered with trash/recycling cans, cars, and vegetation.
The Committee will discuss the presentation and provide comments and feedback.

4c. Review and Feedback on Traffic Studies (60 min.)     Robert Ovadia
i. Alameda de las Pulgas Corridor Study
The Transportation Committee will receive a presentation on the Alameda de las Pulgas Corridor Traffic Study. The Study reviewed the existing conditions along Alameda de ls Pulgas and recommends several improvements along the corridor, both within Town limits and in neighboring jurisdictions. The recommendations include the installation of new signals or round-a-bouts at Stockbridge Avenue and Atherton Avenue, a new signal at Camino al Lago to replace the existing signal south of the intersection, signal timing and phasing improvements at existing signals (outside of the town limits), bus stop relocations, green pavement markings in bike lanes, and other improvements. The Committee will discuss the draft report and provide comments and feedback.

ii. Local Traffic Flow/Long Range Planning Solutions Study
The Transportation Committee will receive a presentation on the Local Traffic Flow / Long Range Planning Solutions Study. The Study evaluated existing traffic operations and origin-destination patterns within the town and recommends short and long term measures for efficient circulation, improved operations and safety for all modes of transportation. The recommendations include: updating street functional classifications and describing their roles in serving key modes of travel: bicycle, motor vehicle, pedestrian and transit; updating general street design standards to incorporate complete streets components; suggested language for regarding impact criteria related to determining the significance of environmental impacts under CEQA; turning restrictions at key intersections along Alameda de las Pulgas, Valparaiso Avenue, and Middlefield Road; signalization and other improvements at the Alameda de las Pulgas/Atherton Avenue intersection, Middlefield Road at Fair Oaks Lane and Watkins, signal timing and other improvements. The Committee will discuss the report and provide comments and feedback.


5. REGULAR AGENDA
OLD BUSINESS
None.

6. STAFF REPORTS
Police Traffic Unit (10 minutes)
a. Monthly Report for November 2018 – A. Kockler
b. Monthly Report for December 2018 – A. Kockler

These items discuss the monthly traffic reports for November and December of 2018.

7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

8. PUBLIC COMMENTS

9. NEXT MEETING DATE      Tuesday, March 12, 2019

10. ADJOURNMENT

                                                                                          

Agendas and staff reports may be accessed on the Town website at www.ci.atherton.ca.us. Contact the City Clerk at 650.752.0500. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (650) 752-0500. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting (29CRF35.104ADATitleII).

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