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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-11-1983 Adopted CC MinutesREGULAR MEETING - JULY 11, 1983 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Dublin was held on Monday, July 11, 1983 in the multipurpose room of Frederiksen Intermediate School. The meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Mayor Peter Snyder. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmembers Burton, Hegarty, Jeffery, Moffatt and Mayor Snyder. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Mayor led the Council, Staff and those present in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. CONSENT CALENDAR On motion of Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Hegarty, and by unanimous vote, the Council approved the Warrant Register in the amount of $42,876.67; and denied the claim submitted by Shirley Seronello. NOTICE FROM MURRAY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTY The City received a Notice of Intent to dispose of the Dolan Schol site on Castilian. The site is 26.9 acres. In accordance with the Education Code, the District offered the property to the City first for recreational purposes. Staff discussed the property with the District's Real Estate Consultant who indicated no purchase price has been placed on the property. Cm. Moffatt indicated that he was in favor of developing school sites into park and recreation areas, rather than to allow them to go to commercial enterprises. Cm. Burton inquired as to the price being asked for the property, and Mr. Ambrose indicated that while a selling price was not yet determined, it would be negotiated within 60 days, after notice of interest. Since the Council did not express a definite interest in obtaining the property at this time, Cm. Hegarty suggested reviewing a previous study which was undertaken several years ago. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Hegarty, and by unanimous vote, the Council agreed to defer a decision until after the public and the Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee were made aware of the pending sale of the property, and were given the opportunity to comment on the issue, possibly at the next meeting. CM-2-115 Regular Meeting July 11, 1983 HOSPITAL PROPOSALS Cm. Moffatt removed himself from discussing this issue, due to a conflict of interest. Each hospital proponent was invited to attend meeting and make a summary presentation and provide any additional information that had not already been presented to the Council. Representatives from National Medical Enterprises and Valley Memorial Hospital addressed the Council. John Muir Hospital indicated they would not have a representative present. Many comments from the audience were received by the City Council. Lengthy discussion was held regarding the merits of each proposal. Cm. Jeffery suggested that no endorsement be made until after State approval was received by one of the hospitals. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Hegarty, and by majority vote, the City Council went on record in support of the Valley Memorial Hospital Certificate of Need Application No. 82-165. Against the motion was Cm. Jeffery. Cm. Moffatt abstained. RECESS A short recess was called. The meeting reconvened at 9:40 p.m. with all Councilmembers present. 1983-84 COUNTY SERVICE CONTRACTS Three of the four County Service Contracts were presented to the Council. These were Street Maintenance, Police, and Building Inspection Services. The City Manager explained that the Building Inspection and Street Maintenance Agreements were very similar to the 1982-83 Agreements that the City entered into with the County. With respect to the Building Inspection Agreement, Staff has notified the County that the City will terminate services as a result of hiring a private consultant. Therefore, the term of this agreement with the County will be about 2 months. Discussion was held related to the means of reviewing the various contracts, particularly the Police Services Contract. Cm. Jeffery felt this was a topic that should be discussed in depth, with a goal of refining the evalua- tion method used this past year. Cm. Burton indicated he would like to see something done in the way of traffic enforcement that would enhance the cooperative spirit of the Police and help the image of Dublin, and further stated he felt that officers should be allowed to issue warnings for marginal cases, rather than citations. Cm. Burton further expressed a desire to see more officer visibility, crime prevention and public relations activity. CM-2-116 Regular Meeting July 11, 1983 Lt. Tom Shores indicated his department's willingness to comply with these requests. On motion of Cm. Hegarty, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by unanimous vote, the Council approved the agreements and authorized the Mayor to execute same. The City Manager explained that the Animal Control Contract draft has not yet been completed, and will be placed on a future agenda. STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT The City Council at its regular meeting of February 28, 1983, initiated proceedings for the formation of a Maintenance Assessment District for street lighting to replace the County Service Area for lighting within Dublin. At that time, Staff indicated t'hat there was a ruling by the California Court of Appeals which has clouded the constitutionality of utilizing Maintenance Assessment Districts for this purpose. This decision was to be reheard, but to date, no trial date has been set. As a result of this uncertain legal ruling, it is Staff's recommendation that the City Council proceed with the development of a local Street Light Maintenance Assessment District. However, if no decision has been made by the Court with respect to this matter at the time that it is necessary for the City to notify the County Auditor, it is recommended that the City notify the County Auditor to levy a zero assessment for the City's District. It was also recommended that, at that point, the City request the County to continue funding the costs of street lighting through the County Servcice Area which is presently performing that function. Staff has already provided the County Public Works Agency with the necessary assessment information in order to accomplish this in the event that the City determines not to levy an assessment with the Local Assessment District. On motion of Cm. Moffatt, seconded by Cm. Burton, and by unanimous vote, the Council approved adoption of: RESOLUTION NO. 30-83 PRELIMINARILY APPROVING ENGINEER's REPORT, DECLARING INTENTION TO ORDER FORMATION OF A MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT AND LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF HEARING THEREOF ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW POSITIONS: ASSOCIATE PLANNER, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER & SECRETARY During the 1983-84 Budget Hearings, the City Council approved the addition of 3 positions: 1) Associate Planner position to the Planning Department, 2) Administrative Assistant to the City Manager, and 3) Secretary to provide primary clerical support to the Building Inspection Consultant and secondary clerical support to Engineering, Planning and City Manager functions when CM-2-117 Regular Meeting July 11, 1983 necessary. Before commencing the recruitment, salary ranges and job descriptions were presented for approval. Staff performed salary surveys of cities of similar size which have similar positions. Cm. Jeffery questioned the use of the phrase 'Master's Degree Preferred', and felt it should be deleted. The City Manager indicated that no one would be excluded for lack of this degree. Related to the secretarial position, Cm. Jeffery requested that minimum experience be changed from 5 years to 2 years with a degree. Cm. Burton felt a salary range should be established for the Associate Planner position of $1,800 - $2,250 per month. On motion of Cm. Moffatt, seconded by Cm. Hegarty, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted the following resolutions, and authorized the City Manager to proceed with recruitment for the three positions. RESOLUTION NO. 31-83 ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF ASSOCIATE PLANNER RESOLUTION NO. 32-83 ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER RESOLUTION NO. 33-83 ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF SECRETARY TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT POLICY During the 1983-84 Budget Hearings, the City Council directed Staff to increase the reimbursement for use of a private vehicle on City business from $.21 to $.25 per mile to meet the increased costs of operating a vehicle. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Hegarty, and by unanimous vote the Council approved: RESOLUTION NO. 34-83 ESTABLISHING A TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT POLICY FOR EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS OF THE CITY MODIFICATION OF ALAMEDA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL PRESERVES GUIDELINES The Alameda County Planning Department has forwarded an initial study for the modification of Alameda County Agriculture Preserves Guidelines for review and comment. The proposed project would allow Planned Development rezoning to be considered at the request of individual property owners under CM-2-118 Regular Meeting July 11, 1983 the Williamson Act, to permit creation of 5 acre building sites at a ratio of one per each full 100 acres of contiguous total ownership. Various sites within the Dublin Planning Area for the General Plan, and within the proposed Dublin Sphere of Influence are under the Williamson Act. At its meeting of July 5, 1983, the Planning Commission considered this matter and made no recommendation on it. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by unanimous vote, the Council agreed to endorse the modification. DRAFT EIR FOR TRIAD GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, LIVERMORE The Livermore Planning Department forwarded the Draft EIR for Triad General Plan Amendment for review and comment. The proposed project includes prezoning the area and annexation to the City of Livermore. The project site is within the Dublin Planning Area for the General Plan and within the proposed Dublin Sphere of Influence. After discussion, Council consensus was that no comments would be made related to this subject. OTHER BUSINESS Directly Elected Mayor Cm. Burton asked for Council comments related to the issue of having the Mayor directly elected Dy the voters. Cm. Burton moved that the City Council suomit by resolution to the citizens to decide on initiative in April, 1983. The motion died for lack of a second. The City Council agreed to discuss this item in the future and requested Staff to place it on .the agenda during October, 1983. Possible Reorqanization of DSRSD Cm. Burton suggested that the issue of dissolving the Dublin San Ramon Services District should be addressed in order to get our issues passed by LAFCO. Cm. Burton felt this dissolution to be imperative. Cm. Moffatt suggested group worK/study sessions be held. Cm. Jeffery suggested holding a meeting with the Board of Directors to see what plans they have regarding Dublin's Sphere of Influence. CM-2-119 Regular Meeting July 11, 1983 On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by unanimous vote, the Council directed Staff to organize a meeting with the Cities of Pleasanton, San Ramon, Dublin and DSRSD to discuss items of mutual interest and a possible change in organization. Fireworks Cm. Burton reported that he had been in contact with the Director of Red Devil Fireworks with the request to provide wooden sparklers only and requested Staff to contact the Fire Department for comments. Street Name Chanqe Cm. Burton questioned the status of the proposed street name change from San Ramon Road to Foothill Road. The Planning Director responded that the public hearing notice was included in the Council packets. Purchase of Art Work for City Offices Cm. Jeffery questioned status of money set aside for purchase of art work for City offices. The City Manager reported that the money allocated will be added to any allocation made next year. The Deputy City Clerk viewed the artwork and was unable to purchase what she felt would be a suitable piece of artwork with the money allocated. Citizen's Workshop - General Plan The City Manager reminded the City Council of the upcoming Citizen's Workship Meeting scheduled for input related to the General Plan. CM-2-120 Regular Meeting July 11, 1983 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 11:40 p.m. ATTEST: CM-2-121 Regular Meeting July 11, 1983