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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-1982 Adopted CC MinutesIn answer to a question re the quarry trucks, Mr. Nave reported that the City of Pleasanton is in litigation with the quarry company, and a report should be given soon as to the entire 'situation. Concern was also expressed re loaded truckS going through signals at Shannon and San Ramon Rd. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting it was adjourned at 9:55 p.m. ~ ' Mayor - J ATTEST ~ City Clerk Regular Meeting - August 9, 1982 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Dublin was held on Monday, August 9, 1982, in the meeting room, Dublin Library. The meeting was called to order at 7'35 P.m. by Mayor Peter Snyder. ROLL CALL Present- Cm. Burton, Hegarty, Jeffery, Moffatt and Mayor Snyder. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Mayor called the meeting to order and led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. MINUTES APPROVAL Minutes of the regular meeting of June 24, 1982, were approved as submitted on motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Hegarty, and by unanimous vote. PROCLAMATION BY CITY COUNCIL DECLARING AUGUST 10, 1982 AS "DOROTHY HOCK DAY" IN DUBLIN Proclamation read by Mayor Snyder in appreciation of service Dorothy HoCk ex- tended to new City of Dublin. . CM-1-117 PRESENTATION BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ABAG During the budget hearings, discussions were held regarding membership dues in the Association of' Bay Area Government (ABAG) and Council directed Staff to have a representative discuss the benefits of this membership. Mr. Revan Tranter, Executive Director made presentation explaining services offered by ABAG and answered questions related to membership in ABAG. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Hegarty, and by unanimous vote, the Council voted that Dublin become .a member of ABAG and that $725 be allocated for cost of membership. PRESENTATION BY GINNIE COOPER, REPRESENTING LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMISSION Ginnie Cooper explained that the Commission meets the first Wednesday of every second month. They have excellent participation, and have the dedication of the members. There are no dues. Meetings are held at 8:00 p.m. and meetings alternate between Hayward administrative offices and area libraries. It is customary to appoint an alternate as well. Dublin has the advantage at this time of having more than one representative. The alternate need not be a member of the City Council. Mayor Snyder indicated that he had spoken with Cm. Hegarty on this a couple of months ago and Cm. Hegarty agreed to serve~in this capacity. Mayor Snyder made motion to appoint Cm. Hegarty to the Alameda County Library Commission, seconded by Cm. Hegarty, by unanimous vote. As an agenda item at next meeting, an alternate will be discussed. PUBLIC HEARING Hearing to consider appeal submitted by Bedford Properties Inc., regarding Scotsman's Mobile Lease Company, Inc., regarding a Conditional Use Permit to allow continued storage of mobile offices in an M-1 (Light Industrial) District at 6803 Sierra Court. The Planning Director, Larry Tong, explained that this is the appeal of the Scotsman's Mobile Lease Company's Conditional Use Permit DC-14. In March, 1982 Scotsman's was granted first a Site Development Review to place an office trailer on a permanent foundation and then in June of 1982 ~a Conditional Use Permit for outdoor storage of mobile office units at 6802 Sierra Court. At this time, Bedford Properties is appealing the Conditional Use Permit. They indicate that the Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions of the San Ramon Indus- trial Park which includes the Scotsman's Mobile Lease Company site - those CC&R's require masonry or concrete building walls. Staff recommends denial of the appeal and approval of the Conditional Use Permit. One of the specific aspects of the Conditional Use Permit was that this permit shall expire on June 23, 1983 - one full year from the date of the zoning CM-l-ll8 ~ administrator hearing. The Site Development Review was approved and the appeal period lapsed. At this point, there is no appeal on the Site Development Review; however, the Conditional Use Permit which is the overall use of the site will expire in June, 1983. Mayor Snyder questioned whether problem is really between Bedford Properties and Scotsman's Mobile Lease Company. Planning Director feels that it is, however, he has spoken with Mr. Bosworth,~the appellant and he indicated he would attend this meeting. He may further elaborate on appeal. Site has "For Sale" sign on it. Indications in record that Scotsman's has been looking for other permanent sites. Mr. Bosworth stated he wished to reiterate there is a conflict of use and they would like to propose that on June 23, 1983 when this matter comes up for review again, that the permit not be renewed, Mr. Clifford Tucker, the owner of the land, is making an effort to relocate, and Planning Director doesn't antici pate any probl em. The Mayor clarified the situation in that even though the Planning Director doesn't agree with situation, he would allow it to go on no longer than next year. Discussion indicated that the City certainly doesn't want to be unreason- able, but thought it an unreasonable request that someone vacate on such short notice. It's actually a matter of use and property values. The City's understanding is that this is privately owned property and Mr. Tucker is leasing the site to Scotsman's Mobile Lease Company. Mr. Clifford Tucker introduced himself as owner of property and former owner of Scotsman's. His son now owns the company and advised him that there was an offer to buy the property from a broker. He later found that it was Bedford that wanted to buy the property. Months-later he received a letter from an attorney stating he was going to sue because of CC&R's. Mr. Tucker stated he realizes property has improved since he purchased, and his intentions are to move out; however, it takes time to find a place. They wished to assure that they are working on it. The property is for sale, but not to Bedford. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Hegarty, and by unanimous vote, the Council denied the appeal and approved the conditional use permit. CONSENT CALENDAR On motion by Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Burton, the Council voted unanimously to approve the warrant register in the amount of $12,471.39 dated August 5, 1982. PG&E REQUEST FOR SUPPORT FOR RELICENSING HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS The City Manager indicated that at the June 14, 1982 meeting, the City Council requested additional information and Planning Director reported on his findings. The Planning Director indicated the matter was continued to review purpose and intent of the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA), the 1980 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) decision, and the rate regulations that would apply to NCPA. CM-l-ll9 The three items which Council wanted to review were discussed as follows' 1. NCPA is a joint-powers authority for the purpose of developing alternative energy sources and to provide a broader base from which to respond to PG&E rate increases. In essence, each city which is a member of NCPA is seeking the best possible price of energy for the benefit of its residents. 2. The 1980 FERC decision gives municipalities preference over corporate applicants if the FERC finds the plans of the municipalities and the plans of the corporation are 'equally well adapted .... to conserve and utilize in the public interest the water resources of the region'. The FERC will use a broad assessment of 'public interest' to include- a) both physical and non-physical considerations, including social impacts such as economic costs and benefits. b) consideration of the varying circumstances and needs of the era. c) changes in benefit from the public associated with corporate applicant, to the public associated with the municipalities, and d) the spreading of hydro power benefits to as much of the public as possible. The municipal preference will only take place as a tie breaker if the muni- cipalities plan and the corporate plan are determined by FERC as equally well adapted to serve the public interest. In the final analysis, it is the FERC that will determine the public interest of each appli.cation. 3. The NCPA would not be subject to the State PUC for rate regulations. The local municipalities would each control their own rates. Any surplus revenues could go to the City's treasury or could be used to reduce the rates of residents in that city. Mr. Holveck of PG&E indicated he would attend the meeting to answer any questions, however, he was not present. Cm. Jeffery indicated that she was one who had questions, and those questions have all been answered to her satisfaction. At the close of discussion, on motion of Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Hegarty, the following resolution was adopted unanimously- RESOLUTION NO. 38 A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF RELICENSING OF HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS TO THE PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY PLANNING COMMISSION APPOI.NTMENT The City Manager indicated that as a result of Mr. Tom Richard's resignation, the Council directed Staff to advertise the vacancy. As a result of the advertisement, a total of 11 people either submitted new applications or reactivated old applications. A preliminary screening process took place and the total was narrowed to 3 candidates: James B. Kohnen, Eddie Jo Mack and Michael J. Scanlon, Jr. By ballot the City Council selected Eddie Jo Mack to serve on the Planning Commi ssi on. Congratulations were extended to Eddie Jo Mack and comments by City Council regarding their appreciation to all the excellent candidates Were extended. CM- 1 - 12O Bill Tenery welcomed Mrs. Mack to the Commission and presented her with a packet of information. September 7, 1982 is the next planning meeting. STREET MEDIAN & PARKWAY LITTER CONTROL At its meeting of July 26, 1982, the City Council requested Staff to discuss with the street sweeping contractor.the feasibility of cleaning litter from parkways and street median areas. Staff and the sweeping contractor have determined that there are certain problem areas in the City in which it'would be feasible to utilize the street sweeping equipment to clean up litter. Those areas identified were: 1. San Ramon Road - Freeway 580 to Amador Valley Blvd. (parkway & median) 2. Village Parkway - Amador Valley Blvd. to Kimball Ave. (parkway & median) 3. Amador Valley Blvd. - Village Parkway to Railroad Tracks (median & parkway adjacent to fenced areas only) It was determined that all other areas are either the responsibility of adjacent commercial or residential property owners who should accept respon- sibility for cleaning, or are areas inaccessible with the sweeping equipment. The contractor has indicated that such cleanup could be accomplished in about 6-8 hours, and recommends that the City consider cleanup once every month or less if the services are not required that often. The cost of providing the service would be $38.44/hr or $231-$308 per cycle. This cleanup service would be provided on a non-sweeping day. If the City Council determines.that this is a desirable service, adequate funds are budgeted in the Street Sweeping Account to undertake this litter cleanup program. It was clarified that this bid is based on an hourly rate, and if the City identifies additional areas that need to be taken care of, the City simply would be billed for the time. Also, if once a month is not adequate, contractor would sweep more often. On motion by Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted the additional part of contract for street sweeping. COUNTY SERVICE AGREEMENTS At the City Council meeting of June 24, 1982, the Council approved in principle the provision of certain contract servi.ces by the County to the City. The services to be provided are: Police Services The County would provide an on-site police service including traffic enforce- ment at an estimated cost of. $1,108,442 to the City. The level of service to be provided is described 'in Exhibit A of service agreement. Specific changes to this agreement only, include a clause which would make Section I paragraph d inoperative under mutual aid response. Animal Control The County would provide the same basic level of service which is provided in the unincorporated area, and any adjustments requested bY the City which the County has the capability and agrees to provide. The estimated cost of providing this service to the City is $31,037 less all license and redemption fees which the County collects. The Council requested Staff to investigate during fiscal year 1982-83 the possibility of increasing field enforcement services and establishing a City operated licensing program. CM-l-121 Examination of Tract Maps and Parcel Maps The County would provide engineering review of tract maps and parcel maps to the City. All services provided under this agreement would be covered by fees paid by subdividers, which the County would collect. There would be no net~cost to the City for the provision of this service. In accordance with prior City Council resolution, the County Surveyor will function as City Engineer. This service may be terminated with 30 days notice by either the County or the City. It is Staff's intention to terminate this service when the City retains its own contract City Engineer. Building Inspection Services The County would provide building inspection, zoning enforcement and housing code enforcement services as part of this agreement. All services would be performed from existing County facilities. Under this agreement the City would not incur any of the costs of inspection, but would not derive any revenue from permit fees either. The retention of fees by the County would constitute full payment for all plan checking and constructi.on inspection services. This service may be terminated ~with 30 days notice. At the time services are terminated, the~County would not accept new plan checking and building inspection permit requests, but forward them to the City. However, the County would provide services to permit holders who paid fees to the County prior to the effective date of serv~ice termination. The City would pay directly for zoning and housing code enforcement. The estimated cost of providing these services to the City for the entire fiscal year is approxi- mately $12,400.. It is Staff's intention to .terminate this service when the City retains its own contract building inspection services. Street Maintenance As part of this agreement the County Road Department would provide the following services: crossing guards, emergency services, ordinary main- tenance and repair, routine patrol and inspection, street sweeping, permit issuance and inspection, force account construction or recontruction, engineering services and any other services 'that the City may identify that fall within the purview and jurisdiction of the Road Commissioner and which are mutually agreeable to the City and the County. The estimated cost of providing these services during fiscal year 1982-83 is $578,100. However, under the terms of this agreement, services including street sweeping, tree trimming and engineering services may be terminated with 30 days notice. Therefore, the total cost of $578,100 will be reduced to the extent that the City can hire private contractors to perform these three services at a lower cost. Contract Language In addition to specific Changes in each contract, Staff at City Council direction has negotiated changes in contractlanguage common to all contracts regarding liability and cost and billing~procedures. With respect to liability, the agreements contain reciprocal hold harmless clauses. The County has indicated it will pruchase a special insurance policy to cover the acts of its employees in performing services to the City of Dublin. With respect to payment of bills for services the City has (30) days from delivery of an invoice for service to pay the bill. CM-l-122 Discussion was held related to the fact that the County would take out a special insurance policy just for Dublin covering these contracts. On' motion by Cm. Hegarty, seconded by Cm. Burton, and by unanimous vote, the Council approved the County Service Agreements and to authorize the Mayor to sign on behalf of the City. CITY SEAL In accordance with City Council direction, Staff has contacted a number of commercial artists to ascertain their interest in designing a City seal and logo for the City of Dublin. Fi.ve artists were interviewed and their port- folios were examined. After these interviews, conducted by Staff and Cm. Burton, it was the consensus that Mr. Frank Uhlig had the technical qualifications to provide the City with an acceptable final product. Mr. Uhlig indicated he would charge the City $500 and would present the City Council with a number of preliminary conceptual designs for its consideration within the next few weeks. Questions were raised related to payment obligation if City Council was not satisfied with his work. It was explained that he would continue to work or revise ideas until City Council was satisfied. On motion by Mayor Snyder, seconded by Cm. Jeffery, and by unanimous vote, the Council authorized Staff to secure the services of Frank Uhlig for development of a City seal and logo. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM The City Manager gave a brief history of the unemployment insurance program and indicated that the City was required by law to select a program related to unemployment insurance. A summation was provided of'the various financing options for unemployment insurance available to the City; these included the Contribution Rate Method, the Individual Reimbursement Account and the Local Public Entity Fund. The City Manager recommended that the City Council consider selection of the Individual Reimbursement Account for financing of unemployment insurance. This particular financing option would provide for the payment of the actual unemployment insurance benefits incurred by the City. It was clarified that this in no way obligates the City to pay unemployment insurance for any of the contract services.- Under none of the contracts are we hiring employees directly; the City is dealing with an agency and it is not an employer/employee relationship. On motion by Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Burton, and by unanimous vote, the Council authorized staff to proceed wi th recommendation as written. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM The PERS progr, am is one which the Council agreed participation in with respect to the employees that have been hired thus far. In order to initiate this CM-l-123 process, it is necessary to file a questionnaire with the Public Employee's Retirement System. As part of this questionnaire, they need to know whether or not elected officials are to be included in the contract. An actuarial valuation would be conducted in order to determine what the City's rate would be. After discussion Council decided to exclude elective officials from PERS program. On motion by Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Burton, and by unanimous vote, the Council authorized Staff to initiate the PERS membership process, excluding elective officials from the contract. OTHER BUSINESS The City Manager indicated he had contacted Ron Sorenson regarding lack of ~drain openings on Village Parkway. Mr. Sorenson will review the problem and get back to him. Cm. Burton requested that Staff order the free booklets offered by League of California Cities "Good Ideas That Work", listing exampl-es of cost saving mechanisms, free while they last. The "Slurry Seal Program" begins tomorrow, August 10th. The City Manager indicated he would be receiving a printed schedule in his office tomorrow, listing which streets will be done on which days. There will be a grand opening at the Eureka Federal Savings tomorrow from 5:30 to 7'30 at their new facility at Stoneridge Mall. Later in the week the City Manager will be meeting with Mr. Walker regarding valleywide transit possibility. Related to the Community Guide, the City Manager asked the Council to indicate to him any comments or suggestions they may have related 'to putting together any information. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting it was adjourned at 10'10 pm. APPROVED ~. ~, Mayor ~ City Cl~rk CM-1-1 24 Regular Meeting - August 23, 1982 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Dublin was held on Monday, August 23, 1982, in the meeting room, Dublin Library. The meeting was called to order at 7-30 p.m. by Mayor Peter Snyder ROLL CALL PRESENT' Cm. 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. MINUTES APPROVAL Minutes of the regular meetings of June 28, July 12, and July 26, 1982, were approved as submitted on motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Moffatt and by unanimous vote. Warrant Register dated August 18, 1982 in the amount of $7,101.10. RESOLUTION No. 41 APPROVING TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAINTENANCE SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CONSENT CALENDAR RESOLUTION No. 42 ESTABLISHING A PETTY CASH FUND On motion of Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Burton, the warrant register, traffic signal maintenance service agreement and establishment of a petty cash fund were unanimously approved. PRESENTATION BY "HAND IN HAND" GROUP WHICH TOURED IRELAND Joan Clary and sons and other persons who traveled to Ireland presented the City of Dublin with a book from the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ireland. Spokesman for the group gave a bried synopsis of the recent tour. REQUEST FROM VALLEY CHRISTIAN CENTER.- MODIFICATION TO CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT The City received a request from Valley Christian Center involving concern on their part regarding their ability to fulfill the condition that was part of the development of their facility. It was suggested to Pastor Tanneberg that there were two alternatives: 1) File a Conditional Use Permit with the City which would begin the process rolling. Tanneberg indicated he didn't feel this would provide him with the relief as soon as needed. One of the primary concerns involves the timing of the opening of the high school for the first week of September. 2) Write letter to City Council identifying the CM-l-125 the problems encountered and some recommended solutions. The Planning Director has done considerable research on this project with regard to some of the alternatives available to the Council. The Site history was discussed. Valley Christian Center is now requesting from the Council modification to the land- scaping condition and this condition would allow phasing of the landscaping over a 16 month peri od. Pastor ~ard Tanneberg, Senior Pastor from Valley Christian Center stated he appreciated special consideration offered by City Council to hear his request. The church felt they were in a "CatCh 22" situation, in that over the past couple of years, they have worked toward particularly the opening of their new Valleyview High School on Sept. 7th. Approximately a month ago, it was brought to Tanneberg's attention by the Building Superintendent that it did not appear they would be able to meet their time frame on the landscape portion of the project. At that point in time, Tanneberg indicated he was under the impression that all of the permits already established with the County of Alameda, they would continue to deal wi th the County and new permit requests wi th the City of Dublin. It wasn't until a couple of weeks ago that it came to his attention that a transition had occurred which affected VCC .quite significantly. He was waiting for Mr. Flynn to return from vacation, the County Zoning Administrator, when the person that he actually needed to talk with was Mr. Tong, Dublin Planning Director. Once Tanneberg established communication with Mr. Tong and Mr. Ambrose, he realized the time wasted in waiting to deal with Alameda County and hence, the meeting this evening. He stated that their lateness in coming before the City Council obviously creates problems for the City, but stated it was not intentional. They were there to simply state that they desire to open their school facility. It was reiterated that VCC was not requesting a change in the ultimate goal - simply a time restraint that they ask the community to consider wi th them. Cm. Moffatt indicated it is a common practice to accept Performance Bonds, Letters of Credit, etc., and he is quite comfortable that the church, just as a large corporation would be quite credible and felt that if they put up some type of assurance, it would be sari sfactory. The City Attorney indicated that in conversations with people from County who handle this type of matter, their feelings were that a Certificate of Deposit or a deposit of cash or a Letter of Credit are a cleaner way of handling this type of situation. The County of Alameda doesn't feel that Performance Bonds are satisfactory. Both the Lien and the Performance Bonds require legal action to enforce. Legal actions suggest time, delay and expense. Pastor Tanneberg suggested that one of the alternatives, Letter of Credit would require VCC to give a Letter of Credit of somewhere between 50% and 75% of the designated cost of the project. VCC's landscape architect could interface with Mr. Tong, Mr. Ambrose, the City Attorney, or whoever to establish the approximate cost of the project. Cm. Burton discussed fact that he had openly indicated that he was a member of VCC and acted as professional real estate agent on the church's San Ramon Road property. He felt no conflict existed as there were actually 2 churches coming before City Council with same problem - simply asking for time relief to complete their landscaping projects. Suggested that a solution should be agreed upon at this meeting. Mayor Snyder voiced opinion that most relevant situation appeared that there were a number of children that were set to attend school beginning in September. His concerns were mainly for those individuals rather than congregation moving into new church facility. The church could get along-in existing facility, but s.ince the two issues are tied together, can't separate. The fact remains that there must be a monetary out front situation, whether it be a cash deposit, a letter of credit-, or whatever. It was CM-1 - 126 felt that this wasn't an issue for Staff to negotiate, but rather one the Council should decide upon. The City Attorney indicated the form of security and the agreed dates of completion should be established. Pastor Tanneberg has talked about phasing, so each phase should have an agreed upon date of completion. On motion by Mayor Snyder, seconded by Cm. Jeffery and by unanimous vote the Council agreed to allowing occupancy of new facility by Valley Christian Center and Valleyview Christian High School upon delivery of a letter of credit in an amount equal to 75% of the total landscaping costs. Total costs will be estimated by a registered landscape architect. VCC will work with Staff to determine completion date requiremen~Cs for the three phases. Discussion was held regarding procedure with relation to hearing scheduled .to consider application submitted for a Conditional Use Permit. The hearing was scheduled to get moving as soon as possible. Church would simply withdraw their application. After discussion by City Council, Cm. Burton made motion to return money to church for application filing fee, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, not passed due to no votes from Mayor Snyder, Cm. Jeffery and Cm. Hegarty. REQUEST FROM ST. PHILIP LUTHERAN CHURCH - MODIFICATION TO CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT Pastor Koberg is requesting council consideration in very similar situation as Valley Christian Center. Pastor Koberg indicated they weren't asking to change conditions, but rather would like some time relief to complete the landscape plan. They will complete the landscaping as well as the additional parking requirements, not only because they are conditions, but the church feels they really need them. They have bids on both. '[hey feel they will be completed with the landscaping and parking by June 1, 1983. Discussions were held as to whether or not a Letter of Credit situation would be agree- able to St. Philip and Pastor Koberg indicated that it wouldo On motion by Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by. unanimous.' vote the Council authorized Staff to communicate with church to arrange a 75% Letter of Credit and establish cost of $30,000 for landscaping and $34,000 for parking lot. Completion date of June 1, 1983 was established. LETTER FROM LEE HORNER Mr. Lee Horner, City Manager of Livermore has written on behalf of the Citizens Cable Television Advisory Committee requesting the Dublin City Council to contact Viacom Cablevision regarding notifying subscribers about parental .control devices. Cm. Burton is the official representative from Dubli~ on the Citizens Cable Television Advisory Committee. Cm. Burton explained that there is great concern regarding pub- licizing the availability of this device for blanking out the sound portion on certain stations containing explicit language that parents feel would not be appropriate for children. The notice related to this device would be included every three months along with the billing for cable television. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Moffatt and by unanimous vote the Council instructed Staff to send a letter as suggested by Lee Horner. CM-l-127 ~ . . LETTER FROM COUNTY PLANNING DIRECTOR The Alameda County Planning Director has notified the City that the County is contem- plating the development of a mortgage revenue bond issue fOr single and multifamily_ housing. The program will make low interest financing available to developers and home purchasers. On motion by Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Burton and by unanimous vote the Council directed Staff to express Dublin's interest in this program and to obtain more information regarding details of the program. LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMISSION - APPOINTMENT OF ALTERNATE Vice Mayor. Peter Hegarty was appointed at the August 9, 1983 City Council meeting as the Dublin representative to the County Library Advisory Commission. After discussion, on motion by Cm. Moffatt, seconded by Cm. Burton,' and by unanimous vote Ms. Tanya Marie Clark was appointed to serve at the City's alternate-. - CITY AUDIT PROPOSALS The City received proposals from five accounting firms to perform the City's 1981-82 financial audit,' prepare the annual State Controller's report and to develop a Chart of Accounts for the City. An audit committee was formed, consisting of Cm. Jeffery, Cm. Moffatt and the City Manager for interviewing purposes. On motion .by Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Hegarty and by unanimous vote the Council approved selection of firm of Bray, Burke, Waterman, Cockrill and Carter as City Auditor, and to have audit committee concept on an ongoing basis. ANNEXATION REQUEST - 80 ACRES ON TASSAJARA ROAD After lengthy discussion, on motion by Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by. unanimous, vote, the Council referred the matter to-the Planning Commission for consid- eration as part of the General Plan. The Council further left open the possibility of pursuing other alternatives such as a sphere of influence plan, prezoning and actual annexation. The Council gate direction to consider 9oing east as far as practical for balanced development. REQUEST FROM DUBLIN SAN RAMON SERVICES DISTRICT - FIRE HYDRANT REFLECTIVE MARKERS The City received a request from Fire Chief Phillips, to permit the District to place blue reflective markers on City streets, just off the highway center line which will denote the location of the various fire hydrants throughout the community. On motion by Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Hegarty, and by unanimous vote. the Council approved request. ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON PENN DRIVE Ordinance was introduced and reading,.was waived. Discussions were held related to which CM-l-128 . . property owners to notify. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Jeffery, and by unanimous vote the Council directed Staff to notify property owners in neighborhood on Penn Drive from .P. oplar to Lancaster. of the proposed, parking restrict,ion,. REQUEST FOR TAXICAB PERMITS_ The City has received inquiries from individuals regarding conducting a taxicab enl~er- prise within the City. In accordance wi th established ordinances, the Sheriff is responsible for issuing an owner's permit. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Hegarty, and bY unanimous Vote, the Council instructed Staff to notify the interested applicants to util'ize the existing permit process already in place - with no additional fees to be imposed. VACATION OF ROADWAY SLOPE EASEMENT - AMARILLO ROAD, ALEGRE DRIVE, Tract 2467 The City has received a request from Transamerica 'Title Insurance Company on behalf of Robert and Marilyn Nielsen, that the City quitclaim a slope easement which was acquired by Alameda County in 1963, in conjunction with the development of Tract 246'7. The Alameda County Road Department has reviewed this request and ha~ indicated that the slope easement is no longer required for street or highway purposes. RESOLIJT.T. ON No. 43 SUMMARILY VACATE ROADWAY SLOPE EASEMENT (AMARILLO ROAD - ALEGRE DRIVE) RECORD RESOLUTION On motion of Cm, Moffatt, seconded by Cm. Hegarty', and. by unanimous vote, the Council adopted the resolution and directed Staff to execute the quitclaim deed and record the resolution, with the County. PLANNING SECRETARY Staff has performed a salary survey of cities of similar size and neighboring cities, and result was development of job description and salary range of $i300 $1600/month. Discussion was held related to payment of overtime for minute taking. RESOLUTION No. 44 ESTABLISH POSITION OF PLANNING SECRETARY On motion of Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Hegarty, .'and by majority vote the Council approved the job description and adopted resolution as written. Against the motion were Cm. Burton and Cm. Moffatt. COMMENTS .ON DRAFT. EIR - CAMP PARKS The U. S. Army has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the reactivation of Camp Parks for Army Reserve training activities. The project consists of 32 training CM-l-129 facility components includin~g, weapon ranges, skill courses, driving areas and support facilities. The project also includes the reacquisition of the Tassajara Creek Regional Park from the East Bay Regional Park Di~strict. Discussion was held regarding"Staff's recommendation that the project include the con- struction of a 6 to 8 foot high noise barrier (heavy timber or masonry) along, but set back from Dougherty Road. On motion by Cm.~ Burton, seconded by Cm.. Hegarty, and by unanimous vote, the Council directed Staff to communicate to the U. S. Army that the project include 1). a noise barrier to be-installed around the demolition range-to reduce the noise impact on residential property in the City along Dougherty Road, and 2) trees and landscaping to be installed as a sight barrier along Dougherty Road to reduce the visual effects on residential properties in Dublin. OTHER BUSINESS Request of Robert Nielsen for extension of time for sewer permits. After consideration of Mr. Nielsen's request, the position of the Dublin City Council was to request Dis- trict to extend the time on existing sewer permits and further, that the District's Board of Directors petition the court to dissolve the 1972 settlement agreement provisions which may impact the District's ability to comply with Mr. Nielsen's request. On motion of Cm. Hegarty, seconded by Cm. Burton, and by majority vote, the Council elected to give support to Mr. Nielsen's request. Against the motion was Cm. JefferY. League of California Cities Conference in October in San DiegQ.. Cm. Hegarty appointed as Alternate Delegate. All Councilmembers will be in attendance at Conference. Mayor Snyder read an appreciation letter from Richard F. Cochran, Superintendent of Murray School District, related to Lt. Tom'Shores sharing ideas on how community and particularly focusing on youth, can cooperate with Dublin's new police department. There will be a meeti.ng on September 3rd concerning SB2066 which would ban vehicles carrying specified cargoes from using the Caldecott Tunnel on State Highway Route 24. Those concerned were invited to attend. Discussion was held related to Dublin requesting representation on the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. City Manager indicated Mike Parsons had made contact already, and City Manager will talk to Jim Walker. Proofs were made available to City Council of items to be inserted by Cox Publications into the commemorative issue Community Guide soon to be published. On motion of Cm. Moffatt, seconded by Cm. Hegarty, and by unanimous vote, the Council appointed Cm. Burton as the delegate-to attend the East Bay Division ABAG Conference being held on October 2nd. ADJOURNMENT There being ~o..f~ther business to come before the meeting it was adjourned at 11:55 p.m. ~ Mayor ~x City C1 erk CM- 1 - 130