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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-24-1995 Adopted CC MinutesREGULAR MEETING - APRIL 24, 1995 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Dublin was held on Monday, April 24, 1995, in the Council Chambers of the Dublin Civic Center. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m., by Mayor Houston. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmembers Barnes, Burton, Howard, Moffatt and Mayor Houston. ABSENT: None PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Houston led the Council, Staff and those present in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. PROCLAMATION - OZONE REDESIGNATION DAY 7:01 p.m. 3.1 (610-50) Mayor Houston read a proclamation declaring April 24, 1995 as "Ozone Redesignation Day" in the City of Dublin, and recognizing the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, MTC and the Federal' EPA as being in "attainment" of the strict federal health standard for ozone, a major component of smog. Mayor Houston suggested sending a copy of the proclamation to neighboring agencies. PROCLAMATION - DUBLIN HIGH SCHOOL INTERACT CLUB 8:59 AM 3.2 (610-50) Mayor Houston read a proclamation expressing appreciation to the Dublin High School Interact Club for their Child Identification Fingerprinting program at the St. Patrick's Day Celebration for the last 2 years. Jackie Moy accepted the proclamation. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 14 REGULAR MEETING April 24, 1995 PAGE 250 Gene Strom, spokesman for the Shamrock Village Shopping Center, stated these kids really work hard on this project. They fingerprinted over 200 children. We can't lose faith in our youth when we have kids like this. CONSENT CALENDAR 7:05 p.m. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Howard, and by unanimous vote, the Council took the following actions: Approved Minutes (4.1) of Regular Meeting of April 10, 1995; Adopted (4.3 520-30) RESOLUTION NO. 40 - 95 ADOPTING STANDARDIZED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SEMS) Approved an additional budget appropriation of $840 (4.4 600-30) to the Capital Improvement Project Traffic Impact Fee Study (BartOn~Aschman, Transportation COnsultants) for East Dublin; Authorized the Mayor (4.5 600-30) to execute a Property Tax Consultant/Audit Services Agreement with HdL Coren and Cone; Adopted (4.6 600-30) RESOLUTION NO. 41 - 95 APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH KLEINFELDER, INC. TO PERFORM PEER REVIEW OF THE GEOTECHNICAL STUDY FOR THE HANSEN RANCH DEVELOPMENT and authorized the City Manager to execute the Agreement; Approved the Warrant Register (4.7 300-40) in the amount of $731,277.94. Cm. Moffef! pulled Ilem 4.2 from lhe Consen! Colendc~r. He holed lhe 20% figure for design, inspection ond miscelloneous costs ond stored he wos curious obout this amounL CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 14 REGULAR MEETING April 24, 1995 PAGE 251 Mr. Thompson explained that we have 2 programs we work on. Part of this is going around the City identifying areas thai need to be repaired. They must be marked, measured, etc. On motion of Cm. Moffatt, seconded by Cm. Burton, and by unanimous vote, the Council authorized Staff to advertise Contract 95-03 (4.2 600-30), Sidewalk Grinding, for bids and authorized Staff to establish a two-year contract; PUBLIC HEARING NEW SPEED SURVEYS AND PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO CHANGE SPEED LIMIT ON DOUGHERTY ROAD (MONTEREY DRIVE TO AMADOR VALLEY BOULEVARD) 7:08 p.m. 6.1 (590-20) Mayor Houston opened the public hearing. Public Works Director Thompson advised that this was the second reading of a proposed ordinance to change the speed limit on Dougherty Road from Monterey Drive to Amador Valley Boulevard from 35 mph to 40 mph. Cm. Moffatt asked if the speed limit north of Monterey Drive is 45 mph? Mr. Ambrose replied that north' of Amador Valley Boulevard, it is 45 mph. Mr. Thompson explained that this applies to Arroyo Vista south. Cm. Burton commented he felt this was pretty well discussed at the last meeting. No comments were made by the public relative to this issue. Mayor Houston closed the public hearing. Cm. Howard commented on a letter received about changing the speed limit on Dougherty Road. Mayor Houston confirmed that it was the same letter received by the rest of the Council. On motion of Cm. Moffatt, seconded by Cm. Barnes, and by unc~nimous vote, the Council waived the reading and adopted CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 14 REGULAR MEETING April 24, 1995 PAGE 252 ORDINANCE NO. 5 - 95 ESTABLISHING A SPEED LIMIT FOR DOUGHERTY ROAD (FROM MONTEREY DRIVE TO AMADOR VALLEY BOULEVARD) PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE REVISING CHAPTER 9.40 OF TITLE 9, SUBDIVISIONS, OF THE DUBLIN MUNICIPAL CODE TO PERMIT VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS TO BE ALLOWED FOR RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS 7:12 p.m. 6.2 (410.40) Mayor Houston opened the public hearing. Senior Planner Carrington presented the Staff Report and advised that Vesting Tentative Maps, when they are approved, lock in a vested right to proceed with development in substantial compliance with the ordinances, policies and standards in effect at the time of approval for a period of one year after the date of the recordation of the final map. This protects the subdivider from changes to those ordinances, policies and standards for a period of time. This is the second reading of an ordinance which would give non-residential developers the same vesting protection as residential developers receive. Cm. Moffatt asked, as a result of talking with some colleagues from other cities, if there was a time limit on tentative maps. Mr. Carrington stated they are approved for 2 1/2 years and there is a provision to approve them for 3 years. Cm. Moffatt stated others are talking about a 50 year approval. This was somewhat startling. Mr. Ambrose advised that tentative map provisions are set by state law. No comments were made by members of the public relative to this issue. Mayor Houston closed the public hearing. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by unanimous vote, the Council waived the reading and adopted CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 14 REGULAR MEETING April 24, 1995 PAGE 253 ORDINANCE NO. 6- 95 REVISING CHAPTER 9.40 OF TITLE 9, SUBDIVISIONS, OF THE DUBLIN MUNICIPAL CODE TO PERMIT VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS TO BE ALLOWED FOR RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS INITIATION OF STUDY TO ESTABLISH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINES FOR DUBLIN BOULEVARD BETWEEN HACIENDA DRIVE AND THE EASTERLY ACCESS ROAD TO THE EAST DUBLIN BART STATION 7:17 p.m. 8.1 (820-90) Public Works Director Thompson presented .the Staff Report and stated the County Surplus Property Authority's consultant is proceeding to design utility extensions to the proposed Homart development. In order to design the utilities within planned right- of-way segments, the Surplus Property Authority has requested that the City establish right-of-way lines for Dublin Boulevard between Hacienda Drive and the easterly access road to the East Dublin BART station. Mr. Thompson explained that at this time, it is proposed to only establish right-of-way lines for the basic roadway, as driveway locations for future development have not yet been determined. Any right-of-way that is needed for turn lanes in the future is proposed to be obtained in con]unction with development. Crn. Burton stated he is used to dealing with maps and subdivisions, etc. He asked if everyone else was aware of where the right-of-way actually is. Mr. Thompson showed Exhibit 2 and explained where the new and old alignments were. Mr. Ambrose further elaborated on the location. Cm. Burton asked about the time frame on this. He asked if there were road blocks before us. Mr. Thompson stated it will go before the Planning Commission and then back to the City Council for 2 public hearings. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 14 REGULAR MEETING April 24, 1995 PAGE 254 Mr. Ambrose stated currently the piece south of Dublin Boulevard is cut off from the rest of the County's property. The County is looking at some options now. Some draft legislation has been prepared and is being pursued with the federal government. This would eliminate about a 40 acre non-contiguous piece of property that would not othepwise be developed. The County is interested in developing it. It's between the Santa Rita piece and the County owned property. This fits in with our General Plan. On motion of Cm. Moffatt, seconded by Cm. Burton, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 42 - 95 INITIATING STUDY FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF RIGHT-OF-WAY LINES FOR DUBLIN BOULEVARD BETWEEN HACIENDA DRIVE AND THE EASTERLY ACCESS ROAD TO THE EAST DUBLIN BART STATION ANNUAL TRAFFIC SAFETY REPORT AND DOWNTOWN INTERSECTION MONITORING REPORT 7:33 p.m. 8.2 (590-90) Public Works Director Thompson explained in the Staff Report that the first part of the report concerns high accident locations in the City and recommends improvements which may reduce the number of accidents. The second part concerns traffic volumes and levels of service at five intersections. A summary of the information contained in TJKM's report was discussed. Mr. Thompson stated the intersections which were monitored include: 1) San Ramon Road/Amador valley Boulevard; 2) Dublin Boulevard/Regional Street; 3) San Ramon Road/Dublin Boulevard; 4) Dublin Boulevard/Village Parkway; and 5) Dublin Boulevard/Dougherty Road. An accident rate diagram was displayed. Carl Springer with TJKM reported that all of the intersections show traffic growth over the last year, and all but one shows an increase over the average of the past five years. The San Ramon Road/Amador Valley Boulevard and Dublin Boulevard/ Regional Street intersections show a significant increase over 1993 traffic. TJKM's report included a table which compares the past five years. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 14 REGULAR MEETING April 24, 1995 PAGE 255 In summary, Mr. Springer stated all five intersections studied are currently operating at acceptable levels of service based on the City of Dublin's LOS standard of acceptability. Therefore, no level of service improvements were recommended for any of the study intersections. Cm. Burton asked why we don't have a report showing accidents per capita. He would like to see how this relates. Mr. Springer stated they summarize by million vehicle miles. They compare these rates to statewide rates for similar size facilities. They could provide these statistics should the City so desire. Cm. Moffatt pointed out that we don't allow only Dublin people to drive in the City. Mr. Springer stated they could certainly add this. They can do it any way the Council likes. Mr. Springer commented that traffic on Dublin Boulevard continuing to the east has gone up significantly. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by unanimous vote, the Council directed Staff to make modifications as recommended in the report; i.e:, install additional signing at Dublin Boulevard and Hacienda Drive and install No U Turn signs on Dublin Boulevard east of Village Parkway and authorized Staff to present this report on a biannual basis in the future ex(bept when significant changes have been made in the roadway network. MUNICIPAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION CONSULTING SERVICES 7:22 p.m. 8.3 (600-30) City Manager Ambrose advised that the City of Dublin's Liaison Committee with the City of Pleasanton has been meeting to discuss issues of common concern to both agencies, and have invited representatives of DSRSD to participate in the discussions. With the hope of improving the relationships between the respective agencies, as well as clarifying and hopefully resolving some of the historical issues between the 3 agencies, the Liaison Committee recommends that the cities engage a consultant who is experienced in mediating and assisting public agencies in resolving mutual concerns. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 14 REGULAR MEETING April 24, 1995 PAGE 256 Mr. Ambrose advised that the extent of services required by Dr. David Stiebel is undetermined at this time; however, the Liaison Committees from Dublin, Pleasanton and DSRSD recommend that each agency authorize up to $2,500 in consulting services initially. Cm. Burton stated he presumed that all 3 parties have mutual respect for this. Mr. Ambrose stated all 3 proceed or nobody proceeds. Cm. Burton stated it bothered him a little bit with regard to how feedback gets back to the individual Councils. There are factions in all Councils that have different approaches. Mayor Houston stated no decisions can be made unless the Council deals with the issue and gets authorization as to what they agree on. Mr. Ambrose stated the process as currently contemplated is the members of each liaison committee will be interviewed by the Consultant and they will try to identify issues of concern. The Consultant does not contemplate interviewing all 5 Councilmembers. Cm. Burton asked if these would be noticed meetings. Mr. Ambrose explained that he will be meeting individually and then going back and forth with ideas. Mayor Houston stated until they come back as a group, it will be unknown if we have anything. The Council will make an evaluation when they come back. If they want to go further they would have to come back for additional funds. He felt this could be a real positive thing in understanding the priorities of all involved. Cm. Moffatt felt there were good checks and balances in place. It looks like it will be a positive thing. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Barnes, and by unanimous vote, the Council authorized Mayor Houston, Cm. Moffatt and City Manager Ambrose to identify issues in common with the City of Pleasanton and DSRSD and authorized the City Manager to execute an agreement with Dr. Stiebel for mediation services. This CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 14 REGULAR MEETING April 24, 1995 PAGE 257 authorization would be contingent upon the City of Pleasanton and DSRSD also participating in the agreement. OTHER BUSINESS 7:44 p.m. Meetinq Reminders (610-05) City Manager Ambrose asked if everyone had gotten the notice about the Tri-Valley Planning Committee meetings. Cm. Moffatt pointed out the icons on the notice were what they are primarily interested in. He advised that he had lots of flyers available. Mr. Ambrose reminded those involved that the DRFA Board Meeting was moved to May 1 st. San Ramon Road Bike Path (930-30) Cm. Barnes advised that with regard to the problem with the Bike Path on San Ramon Road, the people who have been doing all the complaining called her yesterday to say thanks for repaving it. She felt this was a nice gesture on their part. Dutch Pride Dairy Site on Amador Valley Boulevard (470-50) Cm. Burton advised that he was with Dr. Nagel 2 or 3 weeks ago and Dr. Nagel commented about the Dutch Pride Dairy site on Amador Valley Boulevard. He asked if there is some way we could use it as a sitting area for people having their pizza or brown bag lunches, etc. He is aware we need to get permission. Mayor Houston asked who owns the property. Mr. Ambrose stated Richard and Jean Dodge are listed as the owners of the property. Cm. Burton felt it was an interesting concept if we could get permission. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 14 REGULAR MEETING April 24, 1995 PAGE 258 Mayor Houston suggested having Mr. Reuel call to see what their plans are for the property. Cm. Burton said Dr. Nagel stated he would buy it if he could. Report on ABAG Meetinq (140-10) Cm. Moffatt stated with regard to the ABAG meeting, there will be an opportunity for local government involved in franchising electricity to attend a seminar in June. He also wanted to let the City Council know that everything passed, including the increase to stipends. There was also a talk on the Bay Area economy. Advantages and disadvantages of living in the Bay Area were discussed. Report on East Bay Division LOCC Meetinq (140-20) Cm. Moffatt also discussed a meeting of the East Bay Division of th® League of California Cities and stated Mike Sweeney, an Assemblyman and past Mayor from Hayward introduced the Pleasanton ridge legislation bill. He also introduced a bill to stop counties from creating residential or commercial areas outside the sphere of their city. Cm. Moffatt advised that related to telecommunications legislation, Congress has passed a bill to manage telecommunications legislation and the League of California Cities is concerned about if we will have to incur any costs for upgrading infrastructure. Who will manage upgrades? They feel competition is preferable rather than having the government involved. If anyone is interested in developing some communications they should be sent to Senators Feinstein or Boxer. Cm. Burton asked if the LOCC feels private enterprise is better than having this under the government. Cm. Moffatt explained further details. Cm. Burton felt we should stay informed about this. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 14 REGULAR MEETING April 24, 1995 PAGE 259 Cm. Moffatt stated he would distribute copies to everyone and perhaps something could be developed for the next City CounCil meeting agenda. CTV 30 Live Call-In Show (1050-50) Mayor Houston asked about rescheduling the CTV 30 live call-in show. He commented that the Council could finalize the date at the next City Council meeting. The potential dates were Wednesday, June 7 or Wednesday, June 21, 1995. ADJOURNMENT 7:54 p.m. 11.1 There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 7:54 p.m. ~ ?Cit~ Clerk Mayor CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 14 REGULAR MEETING April 24, 1995 PAGE 26O