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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 8.3 StoneridgeDrAmend CIM CLERK File # D ~~-3]Dl '. AGENDA'STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 4,1997 SUBJECT: Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan Amendment (Staples Ranch) road improvements Prepared by: De~arrington, Senior Planner EXIllBITS ATTACHED: A. B. Letter dated February 11, 1997 to Debra Barker Draft letter to the Pleasanton City Council RECOMMENDA TION ~. _ (\./" 1. \~' 2. 3. Hear Staff presentation Question Staff Direct Mayor to sign letter to the Pleasanton City Council FINANCIAL STATEMENT: No immediate financial impacts. Later impacts are possible. DESCRIPTION: , The City of Pleasanton is proposing a Specific Plan Amendment (SPA 95-01) to modify the current land .uses and location of land uses on the remaining undeveloped 128 acres of the Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan (Staples Ranch). The modified development would have approximately 40 acres of commercial uses, 45 acres of residential uses (231 single family homes and 80 townhomes), and a 33 acres community sports park. On February 12, 1997, the Pleasanton Planning Commission at a public hearing recommended that the City Council certify the Supplemental EIR as adequate and complete, and that the City Council adopt the amended Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan. Dublin Staff had sent a letter (Exhibit A) to the Chairperson of the Pleasanton Planning Commission (along with a copy of prior correspondence commenting on the project) stating that the developer should not only participate in and pay for their short-term traffic impacts, but should also participate in and pay for their long-term cumulative Year 2010 impacts on the road system and the I-5801E1 Charro Interchange. Pleasanton staff responded to the Dublin letter by stating that "Dublin wants this project to pay for the EI Charro interchange expenses up to the year 2010. Staff does not agree that Pleasanton should pay more than its fair share to accommodate Dublin's expansion plan" (per Pleasanton minutes of the hearing). In conversations with Keri Watt of the City of Pleasant on on February 13, and February 25, 1997, Dublin Staff has learned that the City Council has directed that there be a workshop on the Specific Plan Amendment before any City Council hearings. It is anticipated that the workshop will be held in early April and that public hearings before the City Council will be held in late April or early May. It is . - - - - - - - - - - COPIESTO:- Staples Ranch Fik - - - - -- Senior Planner ITEM NO. 8.j F:plan/staplesl important that Dublin's concerns on road improvements be heard at that workshop and the public hearing(s). Staff recommends that the City Council direct the Mayor to sign the attached letter (Exhibit B) to the Pleasanton City Council on behalf of the Dublin City Council stating the City's intent to send representatives to the April workshop and subsequent public hearings to ensure that its concerns about road improvements to the 1-5801E1 Charro interchange are addressed through appropriate conditions of approval. [plan/staples I .' . . t ~ K,"\ cr DO,dL ~ ffq~.:~~~J .-~ ~ ~ '.: CITY OF DUBLIN ?Q, Box 2340, Dublin, California 94568 . City Offices. 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin, California 94568 February 11, 1997 Debra Barker, Chairperson Planning Commission City of Pleasanton 200 Old Bernal Avenue Pleasanton CA 94566 SUBJECT: Staples Ranch Property South of 1-580 Dear Ms. Barker: The City of Dublin appreciates the opportunity to review and comment on the abovereferenced project. The' City had previously submitted comments on this project to your staff in a letter . e dated June 7, 1996 (see attached). We would like to restate that this developer should not only participate in and pay for their short- term traffic impact, but should also participate in and pay for their long-term cumulative Year 2010 impacts on the road system and the 1-580/~1 Charro interchange. Therefore, the City of Dublin is requesting that the Pleasanton Planning Commission include a condition on the Staples Ranch project to this effect. Thank you for considering this request. Sincerely, A.. J ~e ~ompson Public Works Director Attach, ecc: Brian Swift, Planning Director City of Pleasanton - 9 :\corres \ms \stplsrch EXHIBIIA / A::~inistration (510) 833-6650 . City Council (510) 833~6605 . Finance (510) 633-6640 . Building Inspection (510) 833-6620 ~ "nt ~10 B33~6620 . Enoineerin (510 833-6630 . Parks & Community Servi:es (510) 833-6645 ~;--:p_c~:.;,..._ _~ - . - -' ~.'II; ,-..;-....... , :\>..~:/;\. . i,lf NI~ \\\ .i\@:~f~i CITY OF DliBLIN -.-.- , ..~. :.; --- ~------------- .---- :\\~ .... .--',1f . . ....,,.., - -.. . J!.-.... .' ...__.........,. p.o. tliJX 2j..0. Du:::>h::. L.=;I;orma 9~::>o8 -:'". ."\"'.:':,;...- ---=--.- A . CI!r Offices. 100 Civic Plaza. Du~lin, caliiornia.s = June 7, 1996 .,.. Katheryn Watt Associate Planner City of Pleasanton 200 Old Bernal Avenue Pleasanton CA 94566-0802 SUBJECT: Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Report for Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan Amendment - Staples Ranch Dear Ms. Watt: Thank you for giving the City of Dublin the opportunity to review and comment on your Supplemental Draft EIR for the subje'ct project. We would like to submit the following comments: 1) In the adopted Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan, the Plan calls for a car/truck separated · intersection at Stoneridge Drive, EI Charro Road and Las Positas Blvd. extension (Jack London Blvd_ extension) featuring truck tunnels under the intersection to separate truck traffic from other vehicles_ Under this plan, EI Charro Road between the interchange and the intersection with Stoneridge Drive would be widened enough to accommodate eight lanes. The original purpose of the truck tunnels was for safety. Please explain what safety features this recommendation for a new 8-lane road has for truck traffic. 2) The report states, "Other improvements to increase capacity, including new ramp connections at 1-580 with separate auto/truck lanes, have been proposed." Please show a detail of the 1-580 ramps with the separate auto/truck lanes, and state when this improvement will be constructed and who is to be responsible for the cost. 3) Page 3 of your report states that the total truck trips on EI Charro Road, as a result of the lawsuit by the City of Pleasanton, could reach up to 6,000 per day. Table 4.2-2 shows the eastbound offramp right-turn lan~ will be extended all the way to Stoneridge Drive. The traffic that will come from th~ 1-580 westbound offramp to southbound EI Charm Road to make a right-turn to Stoneridge Drive will have a conflict with 1-580 eastbound trucks. Tn solve this safety issue, the solution could be to install traffic signals at the . eastbound offramp and EI Charro Road to disallow a right-turn on red. By doing this, the traffic coming from the westbound offramp to southbound EI Charro Hoad will have a red light at the 1-580 eastbound offramp when the trucks from the eastbound offramp are making a right turn. Also, when southbound traffic on EI Charro Road at the 1-580 eastbound onramp has a green light, the truck traffic on eastbound 1-580 will have red, ':'::-:1;:l!s;ralIO:l ::;,01 E33.i5E50 . Cill' Coun:i! ~5, 01 E33-5i5C5 . i=',.cnce (510) E33-o540 . 3~ibln;) lr!soecHon (51 D) E33-55?0 ~~::j:"~:':"' .,:--::'r;:c." ~'.'~'~'.,.," .:.:~-., .:'-.-<- .. ~ ~ :. . 7) . s Ms. Katheryn \'Vatt City of Pleasanton June 7, 1996 Page 2 : and this will eliminate any conflict between trucks and other vehicles and increase the safety in this area. 4) What is the distance of the segment on EI Charro Road be'tween the eastbound offramp to Stoneridge Drive? Does this distance have enough storage capacity for short-term and long-tenn 2010 or Buildout traffic? Also, will the eastbound offramp be in the same location in the future as exists at this time? 5) Your plan assumes 200 units in the Dublin area will be built prior to this project. The City of Dublin has approved more than 200 units and also has other projects in process for approval. .Please contact Dennis Carrington, Senior Planner with the City of Dublin, at 833-6610 for the City of Dublin's approved land use numbers. The new information could change your short-term analysis. 6) Figure 4.2-2: The westbound offramp does not show any additional improvements and shows only one lane that can be shared by through, right-turn and left turn movement. This offramp needs to be widened to provide a separate westbound left-turn. Figure 4.2-2: Your report and this figure shows that EI Charro Road north of 1-580 needs to be widened to provide a left-turn to the westbound onramp. Please provide the information for the amount of trips for EI Charro Road northbound left-turn to the westbound onramp. Is the widening north of 1-580 adequate for left-turn movements? Also, EI Charro Road north of the westbound offramp needs to be widened to align the northbound through traffic south of the offramp with the lanes north of the offramp. ", 8) Page 4: It states, "Depending. on the timing and amount of development on the north side of 1-580 relative to the future development on the south, the existing interchange could have the capacity to accommodate a portion of the development being planned for the lands to the north." As stated previously, the City of Dublin has planned development north of Fallon Road in process for approval. Therefore, this study should include those developments in Dublin, or a combined study could be done with the City of Dublin to address the 2010, Buildout, and Interim development in both Dublin and Pleasanton and calculate each jurisdiction's share of these interchange improvements for Interim, 2010 and Buildout scenarios. The EIR should state the responsibility of the developments within your Plan. 9) Page 5: A list of projects is shown which the Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan is responsible to fully fund. However, this list does not include the interchange improvements in the interim, and installation of the traffic signals and widening, nor does it include the widening of Stoneridge Drive to 4 lanes as recommended on Page 12. The Plan also states, 'The completion of all ultimate improvements will be subject to the collection of fees by the City of Pleasanton from remaining development in the Specific Plan area." One of the ultimate improvements is the City of Pleasanton's share toward ~3f',:,~~...; P--:-, :'-', -. .... Ms. Katheryn Watt City of Pleasanton June 7, 1996 Page 3 the ultimate improvement of th; EI Charro Roadll-5BO interchange. Please state the cf/J of Pleasanton's share. Any traffic study which has been done, or if the City of Pleasanton plans to conduct a traffic study to calculate its share toward the 1-580/EI Charro interchange, should be part of your EIR. ..>,. 10) Page 9: It states, "Each jurisdiction's responsibility for ultimate improvement of EI Charro Road has not yet been determined and will require negotiation among the parties involved." Who are the parties involved in improving EI Charro Road. The Cities of Dublin and Pleasanton have a policy and understanding that each jurisdiction will be responsible for improving the road system within their own jurisdiction. Also, the EIR should state who will construct the road. 11) Page 12: The report states that a four-lane section of Stoneridge Drive will be necessary in conjunction with the buildout of the entire Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan. It also determines precisely when the 4-lane section will be triggered, assuming that the final phase of the Standard Pacific development to the south, approximately 114 units, will not yet be completed. Does the Standard Pacific development have a condition that requires it to widen Stone ridge to four lanes if this development occurs and passes the threshold of LOS "O"? If this condition does not exist on this development, this study should assume that the Standard Pacific development will be developed prior to this plan. Stoneridge Drive has the same regional significance as Dublin Blvd. Stoneridge is another east-west road parallel to 1-580 similar to Dublin Blvd. The City of Qublin has planned to widen Dublin Blvd. to six lanes, as that road will cany regional traffic. However, your report states that when Stoneridge Drive is extended to Livermore, then further detailed study is needed to determine whether and when a six-lane section will be necessary. The City of Pleasanton's General Plan states that Stoneridge Drive will be a six-lane roadway to EI Charro Road. Please revise your EIR to state when the road will become six'lanes and who will pay for it. 12) Page 14, under City of Dublin Development: Only 200 single-family units for e~s~ern Dublin are assumed. As stated previously, the City of Dublin has more developments in the approval process. Therefore, please contact our Senior Planner, Dennis Carrington, regarding eastern Dublin development and include this new information as part of your traffic model study. 13) Tables 4.2-2 and 4.2-3: Please include the Dublin BlvdJFallon Road interchange as part., of your stOOy. n Please show if the queueing on EI.Charro Road in the segment between 1-580 and Stoneridge Drive will impact the LOS at the interchanges. L{ 14) Figures 4.2-1,4.2-2 and 4.2-4: Please show the ADT counts for the westbound and southbound on and offramps, Fallon Road, 1-580 west of EI Charro, 1-580 east of EI . ~~_~?l\'~~"'":=- ':::='i::~~:'-:;f7,~:-. ,..." '.' '-', .:-.--.: '~', ':- . . ,. Ms. Katheryn Watt City of Pleasanton June 7, 1996 Page 4 - Charro and the ADT for 1-580 west of Tassajara Road. Furthermore, show the volumes on the 1-580 westbound on and offramp at Tassajara Road and 1-580 eastbound on and offramp at Santa Rita Road. .{ Please also show 2010 and Suildout numbers for the same area being shown on Figure 4.2-4, including the above-mentioned ADT added locations. Sy changing the land use, which reduces the trips, the travel distribution and other road systems and freeway impacts .could be changed. Therefore, please show your existing volume counts for 2010 and Suildout and your proposed land use changes volume count. 15) The report. states that for 2010 land use, the Tri-Valley Model has been used. The City of Dublin had some concerns that the Tri-Valley Model did not show adequate traffic on Fallon Road from Contra Costa County development. It shows basically 0% of the Cpntra Costa County development using that road. T JKM has since updated the Model. Please state which model has been used for this study, the updated T JKM Model or the old Tri-Valley model which is not as accurate. The City of Dublin is willing to work with the City of Pleasanton regarding any additional traffic studies to determine the 1-580 and interchange improvements and cost sharing. Also, the Tri- Valley Transportation Council is in the, process of creating a Regional Traffic Impact Fee. Please include a statement in the report that if the Regional T.I.F. is passed, the developers are responsible for contributing toward that fee. Again, thank you for your consideration of the City of Dublin's concerns. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact my office. /4:k~ _1~ Mehran Sepehri ~ Sr. Civil Engineer cc: Dennis Carrington g:brres\ms\slonridg ;; EXHIBIT 13 . ~ (i1~q(~~I CITY OF DUBLIN -~, ~" 1/)/ o....~--0 po. Box 2340, Dublin, California 94568 1,(...;.... '- ':"-' . City Offices. 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin, California 9456. March 4, 1997 City of Pleasanton City Council City of Pleasant on 200 Old Bernal Avenue Pleasanton, CA 94566 SUBJECT: Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan Amendment (SPA 95-01) road improvements Dear Councilmembers: The City of Dublin is concerned about the short-term and long-term traffic impacts of the Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan (Staples Ranch) on the 1-580/EI Charro interchange. Correspondence has been sent to the City of Pleasanton on this issue stating that the developer should not only participate in and pay for their short-term traffic impacts, but should also participate in and pay for their long-term cumulative Year 2010 impacts on the road system and the I-580/EI Charro interchange. It was anticipated that conditions requiring such improvements would have been included in the Draft Conditions of approval for this project. No such conditions were included. It is my understanding that a workshop will be held on the Specific Plan Amendment in . April and that subsequent City Council public hearings will be held in late April or May. The . City of Dublin will send representatives to the workshop and subsequent public hearings to ensure that its concerns about road improvements to the 1-5801E1 Charro interchange will be addressed through appropriate conditions of approval. It would be preferred that Staff discussions occur in the near future to clarify our respective positions. A response to this letter is requested at your earliest convenience. If you have any questions please contact me at 833-6650. Sincerely yours, Guy S. Houston Mayor GH:DHC cc: Staples Ranch File If:planlstaples2 /; Administration (510) 833-6650 . City Council (510) 833-6605 . Finance (510) 833-6640 . Building Inspection (510) 833-6620 Code Enforcement (510) 833-6620 . Engineering (510) 833-6630 . Parks & Community SeNices (510) 833-6645 Economic Development (510) 833-6650 . Police (510) 833-6670 . Public Works (510) 833-6630 . Planning (510) 833-6610 - 1 -