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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4.01Draft Minutes 07-23-1996 :,.. .-.:-. . . ".. REGULAR MEETING - July 23, 1996 A regular meeting of the Dublin City Council was held on Tuesday, July 23, 1996, in the Council Chambers of the Dublin Civic Center. The meeting was called to order at 7:07 p.m., by Mayor Houston. ..... .+ ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmembers Barnes, Burton, Howard, Moffatt and Mayor Houston. ABSENT: None .hh......h........................ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Houston led the Council, Staff and those present in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. hhh" h. .. . INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEE 7:08 p.m. 3.1 (700-10) Police Chief Rose stated Sergeant Mike Pecoraro, who is new on the Dublin Police Force was to have been introduced, but an officer had to go to the hospital and Sgt. Pecoraro took him. He will be introduced later in the meeting. .................h.....h........ Mayor Houston announced that there had been a request to move public hearing Item 6.10 forward in the meeting so this would.be heard as the first public hearing. . .= :..::.:..<.:...'. .:.;.............. -,,' - ~ ~,.: ~". '-- . ,--'. .. Maintenance Issues on Dougherty Road (530-20) 7 :09 p.m. Patty Bias, P. O. Box 2101, Dublin, representing the Woodlands Homeowners Association asked the City to please do something about the weeds and condition along Dougherty Road. They live in one of 138 units in Willow Creek. They are very unhappy with the condition of this location. She brought some pictures of weeds out in the middle of the road to show the conditions. Mr. Ambrose stated there are some weeds that are not in the jurisdiction of the City. Ms. Bias indicated they have also noticed the big difference when you enter San Ramon. She couldn't imagine why we wouldn't want to clean this up and make it look CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 15 RE6ULAR MEETI.N6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 365 ITEM NO.~_ ,'1'; \( good. Zone 7 says they don't have any money to clean up the creek, but they clean it up in San Ramon and they clean it up in Danville. e.", Mayor Houston stated the City Council discussed this a couple of months ago and he asked that MCE get back to the City Council by the next meeting to let them know what is happening. Mr. Ambrose stated Zone 7 does not go into Contra Costa County. The assessment district covers most of the north side of Amador Valley Boulevard, plus frontage along a portion of the southwest corner. Cm. Howard pointed out the area between the bike path and the roadway and felt we should maintain this area. Cm. Barnes stated she had brought this up in the past and this area does not speak very well for us. Mr. Ambrose stated the median will be knocked down later this year. Some of the weeds can be taken care of. Mayor Houston requested that a report be brought back at the next meeting. ..... .. 7:15 p.m. Mark Dorazio, who lives in San Ramon and works in Dublin stated he had a simple request related to recycling bins in the City. He brought back official information from the trash company about what they are recycling now. A problem is the labels haven't been updated on the recyCling bins. The old labels are still on the recycling bins. He stated he contacted Mr. Honse who told him he was afraid the garbage company might sue the City. . ." . Recycling Program (810-60) . . . ~.. Mayor Houston stated when we first started the program they had a worksheet that was distributed. This issue was deferred to Staff with a request to prepare a report on what we might do. h........ ..... ............ CONSENT CALENDAR 7:19 p.m. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Howard, and by unanimous vote, the . Council took the following actions: '. '. . . CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME. 15 RE6ULAR MEETI.N6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 366 .. ;. ,. ~ ~- ;;:: ~. ~ ~,:; r L ", t" i } & " ~ f:" !" Approved (4.1) Minutes of Adjourned Regular Meeting of June 27 (Budget), and Regular Meeting of July 9, 1996; Granted (4.2 295-10) a fee waiver for the use of Old St. Raymond's Church by the Cronin Family in exchange for clean-up of the church and pew repair; Received (4.4 320-30) the City Treasurer's Investment Report for the Quarter Ending June 30, 1996 showing the City's investment portfolio at $24,619,491.75 with funds invested at an average annual yield of 5.702%; Authorized (4.5 600-30) the Mayor to execute an agreement with Recht Hausrath & Associates for preparation of a revision to the Public Facilities Fee Justification Study; Accepted (4.6 600-30) improvements under Contract 96-02, Annual Overlay Project and authorized $57,499.45 payment to O'Grady Paving and to release $40,517.46 retention after 35 days if there are no subcontractor claims; em. Burton congratulated Staff and O'Grady Paving for coming in under budget with the overlay project. Adopted (4.7 350-20) RESOLUTION NO. 85 - 96 AWARDING A SPUT BID FOR COMPUTERS AND EQUIPMENT :.. .,',' (TRMAC COMPUTER, MONITOR & NETWORK) TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES ($6,218.75) AND l '. ~~7:'.,~~'.~;"'--- ,THIBAULT ASSOCIATES, INC. ($1,805.84) ~ ,'w . *;-,-;",*:,~c~,;{(,:_,~. . ..;' ',,',:'. ",' ' iit1jo~%r(9-:.8600-30) th~ City:~anager .to.~nt~r into an agreement with Michael ~$''''8dd.)fm:'Fire Consulting Services; ,,' .'.:"",,":"-:~'''' . . . ~..,.: -. _~:." ~-~ <~;.s.'-.,: ~'j."''''~::'<"''_';~' ~:' ". '. . J,.' ,"",. ---'--~,' "'1:300:-:40) theWarf~ttRegister)nthe amount of $515,951.82. ~,~:~_: ,i. '-~>":-:;:-'""" ~ .."" _~ .<~ ~:.;:; .-. ~i,?:,~~:,.:;"j)',~rv,:.'",-: '->~:;i{~~~:i'~_~.':~"~{~-:"':~:~ ~ ~: ' - . ~tL~~~;;;:Ji~""~t:~, ,-- .Li': " _ - .' -. ',,',-.-.' -,,~~~~:->-' '~,,\': :"';~~r::>{,;;':;;:;::-:'~< '. -'. - . ~ f - "____~m~". ames~pulled Item 4.3 (GIft) from the Consent Calendar and stated she WIshed to I .--~~tfulffI1arlffpamCipantSshould recelveformalackn6wledgments for all this money. This is one more wonderful sign of pride in our community. Senior Centers are unique in that they don't observe boundaries. In addition to Dublin residents, several people from Danville, Pleasanton and San Ramon participated on behalf of Dublin. She gave a list of the participants to the City Clerk. .: On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Barnes, and by unanimous vote, the Council accepted (4.3 150-70) a gift in the amount of $1,245.75 from The Volunteer Center; directed Staff to prepare formal acknowledgments to the donor(s); and approved Budget Change Form. .. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME. 15 RE6ULAR MEETI.N6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 367 PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING NEW FEMA MAPS 7:22 p.m. 6.10 (550-10) Mayor Houston opened the public hearing. Building Official Petersen presented the Staff Report and advised that this public hearing is as a result of the City Council action on June 25, 1996 to adopt a new Flood Conh'Ol Ordinance mandated by FEMA. As a result of proposed changes, some 213 properties have been added to the 100 year flood hazard areas and some 13 properties deleted from the old 1983 FEMA maps. Mr. Petersen stated Kenneth Nauman of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Vince Wong, Assistant General Manager of Zone 7 Water Agency were present to answer any questions, as well as Y. K. Chang, Zone 7 Chief Flood Control Engineer. Cm. Burton asked how an area gets removed from a flood zone. Mr. Petersen stated we could elevate that area or make the pad elevation greater than the base flood elevation. We would require the properties to be one foot above that base flood elevation. FEMA has done a lot more thorough investigation of our areas. Cm. Howard asked if this will affect East Dublin. Mr. Petersen stated two maps were involved. As development occurs in that area, they will be working with the engineers on things where we can help the developers. Lynn Clark, 7255 Cronin Circle stated she lives in the Kildara Complex and asked if Kildara is included in a flood zone now or if it is being changed. Mr. Petersen referenced the detailed map and he found that this area would be out of the 100 year special study zone. Part of it may be in the 500 year zone. FEMA has overlaid study maps in detail. Another source is an agency that handles flood insurance all. over the country. Cm. Burton expressed concern with if we don't know or can't answer a question. In his opinion, this City must be able to answer a question of whether they are or aren't in a flood zone. For us to say they have to come down and make a judgment on their own is not the way to handle this. We should know exactly. Mr. Petersen stated he would like to mount 8 maps of the City to show people if they are in the flood zone. Mayor Houston felt this should be displayed out front so it is apparent for City Staff as well as the public. FEMA is getting tired and clamping down on people not properly CITY COUNCIL M.INUTES VOLUME. 15 RE6ULAR MEETI.N6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 368 . . <. . insured. Our threats are not as great, but if flooding does occur, they want us to be properly insured. Ms. Clark stated she would like to understand better about who is and isn't in a flood zone. Is there ever a discussion about this in an area that's affected? She also asked if there is recourse. Mr. Nauman, FEMA representative stated development of the flood maps are a cooperative effort on the part of the community and flood control districts. Meetings are held to establish the scope of the work and FEMA hires a study contractor and they oversee the development of the map. Many things are considered. He explained the process used. Public input is a product of the appeal period. Technical input can challenge and be put into the document. It will not be necessary to adopt a new ordinance each time a new flood map comes out due to verbiage in the ordinance which was recently adopted. Mayor Houston asked what happens if you have a back yard in the flood plain but the building is not. Is it the building that requires insurance? Mr. Nauman stated it relates to the structure rather than the parcel. No part of the structure ca~ touch the flood plain. . Cm. Burton asked what the recourse is if the people don't get insurance? Mr. Nauman stated any federally backed loan or having collateral in a flood plain is required to have flood insurance. The fees are standard no matter which agent you talk to. Rates are based on the lowest floor. There is a process that an applicant under certain circumstances could be removed from the flood plain. Cm. Howard asked if a property was removed and a disaster occurred if FEMA would cover this. Mr. Nauman stated this would be a gray area, but they would not deny low cost loans to someone in a flood. If you buy into the program early, you would get a much cheaper rate that will be grandfathered for a period of time. Mayor Houston closed the public hearing. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Barnes, and by unanimous vote, the Council directed Staff to forward comments to FEMA. .. . " CITY COUNCIL JAINUTES VOLUME. 15 RE.6ULAR MEETI.N6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 369 PUBLIC HEARING ~~~:;R ~~CH(:~g:;gT PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PREZONING PA 94-028 . Mayor Houston opened the public hearing. Associate Planner Huston presented the Staff Report and advised that this is the second reading of the Planned Development Prezoning Ordinance which was introduced at the July 9th City Council meeting. On July 9th, the City Council also certified the project EIR, adopted a GPA, and conditionally adopted the PD Prezoning provisions and Land Use Plan at the last meeting. The proposed development involves up to 474 homes, a small commercial site, and a large open space component for the site immediately west of the Dublin City Limits along the 1-580 freeway. Ms. Huston stated the Applicants were unable to attend the meeting. No testimony was entered by any member of the public relative to this issue. Mayor Houston closed the public hearing. Cm. Howard stated she was absent at the last City Council meeting and had been unable to come in and listen to the tape on this item. OHn modtionbotf cmed.)Mtohffactt, secolnded bedy cthm. Budrton, andd bdy utnedanimous vote (Cm. .,...,...,.' owar a s ain , e ounci waiv e rea ing an a op ORDINANCE NO. 15 - 96 AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO PERMIT THE PREZONING OF REAL PROPERlY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE 1-580 FREEWAY AT SCHAEFER ,RANCH ROA.D IN AlAMEDA COUNlY, ADJACENT TO DUBUN'S WESTERN CllY UMITS ....,............ PUBLIC HEARING RENTAL AVAILABILITY ORDINANCE REPEAL PA 96-019 7:51 p.m. 6.2 (430-20) Mayor Houston opened the public hearing. Associate Planner Huston presented the Staff Report and advised that this is the second reading of an Ordinance to repeal the City's Rental Availability Ordinance. This Ordinance was originally adopted to insure the adequate supply of rental housing in Dublin by requiring that a minimum percentage of the units in new multi - family development projects be rented for a period of 5 years. Recent surveys show that the . CITY COUNCIL MINUTE..S VOLUME. 15 RE6ULAR MEETI.N6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 370 :. . ., City's objective for rental units is being met by the housing market, and the Ordinance is no longer necessary. No testimony was entered by any member of the public relative to this issue. Mayor Houston closed the public hearing. Cm. Howard stated she was absent at the last City Council meeting and she had not had a chance to review the tape on this item. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by unanimous vote (Cm. Howard abstained), the Council waived the reading and adopted ORDINANCE NO. 16 - 96 REPEAUNG CHAPTER 8.04 OF mE DUBUN MUNICIPAL CODE KNOWN AS THE RENTAL AVAILABIUlY ORDINANCE ,....."..'......,.... PUBLIC HEARING A CREATIVE PLAYSCHOOL MODIFICATION TO CUP 7:52 p.m. 6.3 (410-30) Mayor Houston opened the public hearing. .....< Senior Planner Carrington advised that Staff received a written request last week from the Applicant requesting a continuance of the public hearing of this item to August 13, 1996. The Staff Report indicated that Applicant Janet Zupetz has requested modifications to their Conditional Use Permit which was approved on July 25, 1995 by the City Council. The modifications would increase the maximum enrollment at the Playschool from 20 to 30 children; permit the installation of two 1 1/2' X 2' identification signs on the house and a vehicle sign on a car to be parked at the site; permit children to play in the rear yard after 8:00 a.m., rather than 9:00 a.m., and increase the number of children permitted in the rear yard at one time from 10 to 30 children. Allan Owens, 6802 Amador Valley Boulevard, stated he wished to discuss a procedural matter. This is the third time he has taken off work early to defend the R-l zoning in his neighborhood. He appeared once before the Planning Commission, once when they requested an exception and then again and now it seems he will have to appear again. The neighborhood may have to request a continuance to get an attorney of their own. This inconveniences all of them. He asked if they can stop the appeal process. The City Council has already made a decision. He requested that they stick to CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME. 15 RE.6ULAR MEETI.N6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 371 the decision. The proprietors knew with complete confidence that they didn't have to be here tonight. They have already put up signs. They have them up and he called and the City had them take them down. They have erected a "Dogpatch USA" tacky fence to meet the requirement. They are proceeding with a real arrogance for the neighborhood. There have been traffic accidents. All he asks is that they be given an even chance when it comes to this procedure. He stated he just wanted to point out what an inconvenience this has been to the neighborhood. He spoke with Cm. Barnes and em. Moffatt abstained from the last vote so they are at a disadvantage. He requested that the City Council vote tonight. ., Cm. Barnes clarified that when they spoke this morning they were discussing different issues. She was not discussing Creative Playschool but rather the request by Resources for Family Development (RFD). Cm. Moffatt pointed out that he retired his wife about 2 weeks ago, so he will be able to vote in the future. He asked Ms. Silver if they could vote at this time without the applicant being present. Could they then sue the City? Ms. Silver stated the City Council can vote. It is a noticed public hearing. Anyone can always sue, but the City Council has a legal right to take action. Mr. Ambrose stated Staff had informed him that they sent out a second notice of the continuance of the public hearing.. .. ..-. Cm. Burton asked if there is a limit to the number of times you can ask for your CUP to be reviewed. Ms. Silver stated there is no limitation in the Zoning Ordinance. Don Krekorian 6842 Brighton Drive, stated he lives right next door to property being discussed. The last time this issue was heard was a year ago. A letter was read on his behalf at that time. He was surprised and upset because at that time they presented a petition with 61 signatures saying they did not want it. One person wanted it. He reviewed the comments made at the 1995 hearing. The Applicants are asking the City Council to change their vote with regard to the terms. This is taking down property values. These people haven't made any effort to talk to the neighbors. Mr. Krekorian stated their back yard connects to his side yard. His grudge is against the City Council agreeing to this after 61 people requested that it be denied. One of the sides does not have an 8' fence and so noise carries that way. Going from 10 to 30 children playing out in the back yard is just too much. .. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME. 15 RE.6ULAR MEETI.N6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 372 . . . His neighbor, James Key, 6848 Brighton Drive, gave him a letter to submit against the modification of the CUP. (The letter was given to the City Clerk.) 'To Dublin City Coundl Re: PA 96-026 A CreaHve Playschool - ModifiCations to CUP Date: July 23, 1996 Jam unable to attend the Dublin City Council Meeting of July 23, 1996 and ha ve asked my ndghbor, Don Krekorian, to enter my remarks into the record. J spoke before this group on July 25, 1995 and voiced my concerns that the existence of a Playschool at the corner of Amador Valley Blvd and Brighton Drive was ill advised due to several safety issues. These safety issues were echoed by most of the dtizens who spoke out that night regarding the creation of such a business at such a busy intersection in the city. Their concerns reflected an earlier unanimous vote by the Dublin City Planning Commission to reject the creation of a Playschool at the corner of Amador Valley Blvd and Brighton Drive. My concerns have become even deeper now that the Creative Playschool has peHHoned the Dublin City Council to increase the number of children who can attend the program and consequently increase the traffic during the morning and evening rush hours at one of the dty's busier corners. I am concerned not only for the children who attend the CreaHve Playschool but also for the many children who traverse that intersecHon to attend Fredericksen Elementary School, Wells Middle School, and Dublin High SchooL Approval of the petition will assure that a bad situaHon will become even worse. There are several other restricHons which were approved by the Dublin City Council on July 25, 1995 that the peHtioners are asking to be removed; the installation of a business sign on the property and on a business car, permission for children to play outside at an earlier hour than before, and a request to triple the number of children who can play outside at one time. Adoption of these requests not only contradicts promises made by the Dublin City Coundl to ndghborhood dtizens one year ago; it further promotes the destruction of the family atmosphere of the area. I recommend that the Dublin City Coundl reject all points of PA96-026 A Creative Playschool - Modifications to CUP. Yours truly: signed James F. Key" Greg Blake, 7192 Newcastle Lane, stated he lives right around the corner. He is against the issue. During the school year, this is a very dangerous situation. He has waited as long as 15 minutes to make a left turn. They have seen no outward sign of association, appreciation or any response on the part of the Zupetz. He was totally shocked when this was approved last year. They do not feel conditions should be modified. Leonard DeStefano, 6825 Amador Valley Boulevard stated he supported those who already spoke. The Zupetz have continually deceived and mislead the people in the neighborhood about this issue. The safety issue with traffic had been brought up. His wife witnessed an accident where a child was almost involved. He urged the City Council to make a decision tonight to not allow this to continue. Cm. Iv10ffatt asked if this had gone before the Planning Commission. Mr. Carrington stated it had not. The City Council had jurisdiction when they approved this on appeal so it has jurisdiction over this. Cm. Iv10ffatt asked if this is one of two hearings. Ms. Silver stated it did not have to come back. It does not involve an ordinance. crn! COUNCIL IdINUTE.5 VOLUME. 15 RE.6ULAR ME.E.TlN6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 373 Mayor Houston asked if the City Council wished to continue the public hearing. Cm. Moffatt stated he felt strongly that this is not a good situation and most likely the .:' vote would be negative and he therefore made a motion to deny the request. This motion received no second. Cm. Barnes reminded that a letter went out from City Staff stating the public hearing was continued to August 13th. Mr. Krekorian pointed out that the notice stated the City Council would address a continuance. Mayor Houston pointed out that never in our history have we not granted an extension. Cm. Burton felt they have a sympathetic Council but they have to keep their truth and voracity with continuing a meeting. By a consensus, the Council continued the item to the next City Council meeting to be held on August 13, 1996. .. PUBLIC HEARING - ALAMEDA COUNTY HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT PA 96-024 8:15 p.m. 6.4 (850-70) Mayor Houston opened the public hearing. Senior Planner Carrington presented the Staff Report and advised that this GPA would incorporate the Alameda County Hazardous Waste Management Plan into the Dublin General Plan. The Zoning Ordinance amendment would adopt definitions, standards and procedures for processing conditional use permits for facilities under the Plan, adopt local siting criteria consistent with the Plan, and amend the M-1 (Light Industrial) and M-2 (Heavy Industrial) zoning districts to allow the location of Small- Scale Transfer and Storage Facilities and Industrial Transfer/Storage Facilities as conditional uses subject to the procedures and siting criteria. . The CUP cost of $130 referenced in the Staff Report would not cover a permit such as this, so the City Council may want to require a deposit for this type of facility if it comes In. Cm. Moffatt asked if this would be in addition to the $130 fee. . CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME. 15 RE.6ULAR MEE.TIN6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 374 .........-.'. ~- j l ; ~ ~- "- t f [ . . ~ f - Mr. Carrington stated yes. Mr. Ambrose stated when we have a deposit, we must cover our actual costs. Things become a lot more complicated and technical when you get into the hazardous waste field. Cm. Burton stated going through the state referendum process now is the possibility for every assessment district to be voted on. He asked how this would be affected if this passes? Mr. Ambrose stated he thought Cm. Burton had jumped ahead on the agenda and clarified that this would be addressed in the next item. Cm. Moffatt commented this came up 5 or 6 years ago and it wasn't passed because the state agency didn't have enough money to do anything. He was glad to be able to bring this before the public at this time. No testimony was entered by any member of the public relative to this issue. Mayor Houston closed the public hearing. On motion of Cm. Moffatt, seconded by Cm. Howard, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 86 - 96 -- , ADOPTINGPA 96-024" , . ,,<:~;if~~<;~.:t, ~MEDA COUNTY HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN .." :-.~" <;"~'('~' .'.. , . GENERAL PlAN AMENDMENT ~. -'. .~ :'~:;.>";~~":>. :~ :-.-. -" , . , ~. .. .;.-r~:. -~~3";.ii~jt~'~~j,.~~r:-;J..~:;;(~ ':~_, . - ... .'" " ,.' ~1in9:~F~ie,4ithe:"~ding and INTRODUCED'an Ordinmjce amending Chapter 2 of Title . 8 otthe,;Qu~Ii.ri,zqii~ng Ordinance to adopt definitions, adopt standards and - -.,_-.;,_... ~;... ....~"'<_;J',,.r~ ':/:'- ".'..' ~".' '.' - . - r. " Procooures,for,.processirig ConditionaI Use'Perririts for facilities under the Alameda cOunty Hazardous waSte Management Plan, and adopt local siting criteria consistent with the County Plan, and amend the M-1 (Light Industrial) and M - 2 (Heavy Industrial) zoning districts to allow the location of small-scale transfer and storage facilities and of industrial transfer/ storage/treatment facilities as conditional uses subject to the procedures and siting criteria. .. ~ .,', . J7'-';';~- l'.>: . CITY COUNCIL IdINUTE5 VOLUME. 15 RE6ULAR MEETI.N6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 375 PUBLIC HEARING CITYWIDE STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 83-1 8:23 p.m. 6.5 (360-50) . Mayor Houston opened the public hearing. Mayor Houston pointed out that we are unique in that we are lowering some of our assessment district fees and freezing others. Senior Civil Engineer Sepehri presented the Staff Report and advised that this assessment district funds energy and maintenance costs for the City's street lighting system. Individual assessments are proposed to be lowered by almost 30% due to the City's acquisition of PG&E-owned street lights. Cm. Moffatt asked how many people are in Assessment District 83-1. Mr. Ambrose stated this one is Citywide and all properties in the City are in this district. The other assessment districts are in lieu of homeowners associations. This is part of an imminent domain action. Cm. Moffatt asked if we are counting our chickens before they hatch. Mr. Ambrose stated when the budget was presented we stated we were about $300,000 apart from PG&E. The 30% is an annual reduction. The objective was to e.": lower rates this year. Cm. Moffatt felt the whole concept of energy conservation and energy poles is in a state of flux right now and the experts in Sacramento don't even know what's going on. There might be a change in the numbers, but he was concerned that we may not end up saving money. .- Mr. Ambrose stated we are definitely saving money, and if deregulation results in cost savings, we will save money whether PG&E or we own the lights. Cm. Burton asked about the impacts of the pending state legislation on the assessment districts. Could residents vote these districts down. Mr. Ambrose stated it is an expense to have the lights on. If the act passes, it is possible on an annual basis the residents could basically kill the assessment. The answer is yes, they could and we would then be faced with either reducing the level of service, eliminating the service or finding funds from some other source.. Ms. Silver discussed the right to vote act and the way it changes existing law. Ballots have to be mailed to everyone in the district. She explained how the rules would work under the new law. . ern' COUNCIL MINUTE.S VOLUME. 15 RE6ULAR MEETI.NEi July 23, 1996 PAGE 376 . Mr. Ambrose stated we will also incur substantial expenses mailing the notices out each year. Mayor Houston felt in the citywide district, the City Council has to figure out how to keep the lights on. The other projects, the same rules would apply. Cm. Moffatt asked if new projects would be underground. Mr. Sepehri stated all new projects will be undergrounded. No testimony was entered by any member of the public relative to this issue. Mayor Houston closed the public hearing. Cm. Moffatt stated he hopes this isn't under smoke and mirrors. If we can lower it, he certainly supports it. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Barnes, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 87 - 96 . APPROVING ENGINEER'S REPORT, CONFIRMING DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT, AND ORDERING LEV\' OF ASSESSMENT FOR CITY OF DUBUN STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 83-1 ........,...,....".......,..,............. PUBLIC HEARING - LANDSCAPING & LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 83-2 (TRACT 4 719) 8:36 p.m. 6.6 (360-20) Cm. Burton announced a conflict of interest and abstained from participating in the discussion and/or vote on this item. Mayor Houston opened the public hearing. Senior Civil Engineer Sepehri presented the Staff Report and advised that this assessment district funds maintenance of landscaping along Stagecoach Road and on the Coral Way and Agate Way interior slopes. This assessment district was formed in 1983 for the purpose of maintaining landscaping within Tract 4719. The proposed scope of work for 1996-97 includes a Capital Improvement Project to upgrade parts of the irrigation system and replace plant material. The amount of the assessment is proposed to remain the same as last year's assessment. Mr. Sepehri advised that Staff scheduled a neighborhood meeting for property owners . in this district on July 10th; however, no property owners attended the meeting. cITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME. 15 RE.6ULAR ME.E.TlN6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 377 Al Hunter, 7994 Jade Circle stated he got involved in this a couple of years ago when they were looking at some improvements. The cost now is basically for water. He brought up an idea last year regarding what they did in the desert. He installed a drip system and this greatly reduced his water bill in his own yard. The cost savings would pay for it two or three times over if you put a drip system up there now. Last Saturday morning he noted that the water came on and it ran for two hours. It then came back on about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. He recommended that the City take an aggressive role in trying to reduce the water consumption so that next year they may be able to look for lower fees. . Mr. Hunter cautioned that the City Council should keep the terminology correct; this is not taxes, but rather a fee. Mr. Sepehri pointed out that they would have to get the consent of the whole neighborhood to do this. Mr. Hunter reminded everyone that no real costs were presented last year. If they were given an opportunity to learn the facts related to a drip system, he felt they would consider it. The reduction in water usage is dramatic as he has learned from putting in his own system. They could be shown the payback and would then have a tool to make a decision. MrTh . Ambrofstehc1adriftiedtthat irrilgatio~ coshts are onbely abof hut 25 to 30% of the district. . e area 0 e is ric is very arge lor t e num r 0 omeowners. Mr. Hunter felt it would be nice if the City would take a role and say any future areas could potentially utilize drip systems. Mayor Houston closed the public hearing. On motion of Cm. Howard, seconded by Cm. Barnes, and by unanimous vote (Cm. Burton abstained), the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 88 - 96 APPROVING ENGINEER'S REPORT, CONFIRMING DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT AND ORDERING LEVY OF ASSESSMENT FOR CITY OF DUBUN LANDSCAPING & UGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 83-2 (STAGECOACH ROAD) nnuuu .n n+ .. nnnnnn . , . CITY COUNCIL MiNUTES VOLUME. 15 RE.6ULAR ME.ETIN6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 378 . PUBLIC HEARING - LANDSCAPING & LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 86-1 (TRACT 5511) 8:45 p.m. 6.7 (360-20) Mayor Houston opened the public hearing. Senior Civil Engineer Sepehri presented the Staff Report and advised that this assessment district funds maintenance of certain landscaping improvements associated with the Villages @ Willow Creek development. This district was formed in 1986 as part of the review and approval of the Villages @ Willow Creek development. For Fiscal Year 1996-97, Staff is not proposing a change with respect to the method of determining the assessments. The assessment amounts proposed are the same as the past three years' assessments. Mr. Sepehri stated at the time the Staff Report was written, Staff had received one protest letter .from Ms. Joan Wright, 7512 Oxford Circle. Ms. Keck read into the record a letter of protest received today from Jacqueline Osterloh. 'To the City of Dublin: This letter is in regards to the Notice of Assessment for the maintenance of landscaping and improvements along Dougherty Road, Amador Valley Boulevard, Wildwcxxf Road, Fall Creek Road, and Mllow Creek Drive. At this time 1 would like to protest this assessment. My address is 7730 Chantilly Drive7 and the assessor's number for my property is 941- 2792-77. Sincerely, signedjacqueline Osterloh" .: Cm. Burton stated he called Ms. Wright and she said she thought this was a new tax. Mr. Ambrose referenced the notice that was given to everyone stating this district was formed in 1986. No testimony was entered by any member of the public relativ~ to this issue. Mayor Houston closed the public hearing. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Howard, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 89 - 96 APPROVING ENGINEER'S REPORT, CONFIRMING DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT, AND ORDERING LEVY OF ASSESSMENT FOR CITY OF DUBUN LANDSCAPING & UGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 86-1 (VILLAGES @ WILLOW CREEK TRACT 5511) ..'....h..'......'...__...............u. . CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME. 15 RE.G ULAR MUTING July 23, 1996 PAGE 379 PUBLIC HEARING CITYWIDE STROM WATER UTILITY FEE 8:48 p.m. 6.8 (550-80) Mayor Houston opened the public hearing. . Senior Civil Engineer Sepehri advised that the storm water utility fee, which provides funding for the City's implementation of the Federally mandated Clean Water Program for Dublin, is reviewed and set on an annual basis. It is then collected through the County's tax roll collection system. The fee is proposed to remain the same as last year's fee, which is $14.72 per single-family property. No testimony was entered by any member of the public relative to this issue. Mayor Houston closed the public hearing. On motion of Cm. Barnes, seconded by Cm. Burton, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 90 - 96 APPROVING AND ESTABUSHING STORM WATER UTIUTY FEE .. PUBLIC HEARING . 1996-97 ASSESSMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL BASIC GARBAGE/RECYCLING SERVICES 8:50 p.m. 6.9 (810-30) Mayor Houston opened the public hearing. Admil!istrative Assistant Hons.e presented the Staff Report and advised that the City Council is required to conduct a public hearing in order to set rates and establish an assessment to fund residential basic garbage and recycling services. An annual assessment is collected on the Property Tax bill to cover the cost of Basic Residential Garbage a.nd Recycling Services. The proposed 1996-97 annual assessment is $112.60 per single family household. The proposed rate will result in a 7.1 % reduction in the annual assessment. Mr. Honse pOinted out that the City's rates are the lowest among the cities/agencies surveyed and are consistent with the City's policy to provide high quality municipal services at the lowest cost possible. Cm. Moffatt stated he wanted to point out that this negotiation was done by a team of City Council people. Mr. Honse stated not only did the rates go down, but the services went up. . CITY COUNCIL MlNUTE.5 VOLUME. 15 RE.6ULAR MEE.TlN6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 380 . . . Cm. Barnes felt we not only have lower rates, but we get a lot more service for our money. No testimony was entered by any member of the public relative to this issue. Mayor Houston closed the public hearing. On motion of Cm. Moffatt, seconded by Cm. Barnes, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 91 - 96 APPROVING AND ESTABUSHING THE COLLECTION OF MINIMUM RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE AND RECYCUNG SERVICE FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996-97 q+. TERM LIMITS FOR MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS 8:54 p.m. 7.1 (610-20) City Attorney Silver presented the Staff Report and stated Staff had, in accordance with Council direction, prepared a Resolution submitting an initiative ordinance to the voters at the November election related to term limits. The ballot question, as presented for consideration, is "ShaIl an ordinance be enacted to ilnpose term limits on the offices of Mayor and Council1nember and to define "tenn" in cases where an individual serves less than a full term, to have the effect generally that no individual taJdng office after the effective date of the ordinance could serve more than eight (8) consecutive years in total in any combination of Mayor and/or Councilmember?" If adopted by the voters, the term limits will apply to those persons sworn into office after the effective date of the ordinance (ten days following the Council's certification of the election results). The ordinance, if adopted by the voters, can only be amended by the voters. Cm. Iv10ffatt asked if it would be simpler to separate Counci1members from Mayor and say if you serve a term of 8 years on the Council, you could then serve 8 years as Mayor. This would simplify this a lot. He suggested he would like to see it put on the ballot as an advisory vote. This would give a future Council the prerogative to change it without having to go to a vote. em. Howard stated she would like to say someone could serve two terms on the Council and two terms as Mayor. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME. 15 RE6ULAR MEETI.N6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 381 Cm. Moffatt felt it was unfortunate that when the Mayor position was voted on it was 2 years instead of 4 years. It takes a year or so to get up to speed and in order for ...." people to become effective. Mayor Houston pointed out they were not talking about a 2 year versus 4 year Mayor term; this was not the issue before them. Cm. Moffatt felt a Mayor should be able to serve at least 8 years as Mayor. Cm. Burton pointed out this doesn't preclude someone from being Mayor for 8 years. Cm. Moffatt felt it was difficult to go directly to Mayor without experience on the Council. Cm. Barnes stated she listened for hours when Pleasanton had this discussion. We should just say what we mean. We're saying 8 years, regardless of all the combinations. Maybe the people won't buy this whole thing. Let's let the people make the decision and get it over with. Al Hunter asked what happens if we run into a situation with one or two people at the end of their limits and we don't have enough people running for Council. He would support going with this as an advisory measure. If you make it mandatory, you could be setting up a crisis. .. Mayor Houston felt an open seat will attract applicants, no matter what. You can't force anyone to stay in when they don't want to. Mr. Hunter stated he was just bringing up something for consideration. Cm. Howard asked about a situation where a Mayor and two Councilmembers terms were up and .no one runs. John Wagner, 8342 Mulberry Place, urged the City Council to vote for the amendment. An advisory measure wastes the taxpayers money and it doesn't mean anything. The only thing to do is go ahead with it as presented. If it doesn't get passed, they will have to do it the hard way and go out and get signatures. People don't want people in office all their lives. He stated he could support Cm. Moffatt's comment about 8 years and 2 separate offices. We should make it as simple as we can. Cm. Moffatt stated he would support putting it on the ballot, but would still like it to be advisory. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Barnes, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted . CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME. 15 RE.6ULAR ME.ETI.N6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 382 . . . RESOLUTION NO. 92 - 96 SUBMITTING AN INITIATIVE ORDINANCE TO THE VOTERS OF DUBUN REGARDING TERM UMITS AT THE NOVEMBER 5, 1996 ELECTION AND RELATING TO BALLOT ARGUMENTS, REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS, IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS AND RELATED MATTERS .. FALL HERITAGE DAYS 9:07 p.m. 8.1 (950-40) Parks & Community Services Director Lowart presented the Staff Report detailing the preliminary plans made to date by the Heritage Center Advisory Committee for the Fall Heritage Days tentatively scheduled for Saturday, October 12, 1996, from 10:00 a.m., to 3:00 p.m. Plans at this time include an Arts & Crafts Fair, Food Booths, Entertain- ment, Children's Activities, Contests, Tours and a Barbecue and Street Dance that evenmg. Ms. Lowart stated the Parks & Community Services Commission has reviewed and approved the preliminary plans. Cm. Moffatt congratulated Ms. Lowart and the Parks & Community Services Commission and stated he felt this is a great idea and he certainly favored this motion. Cm. Burton commented that in the old days we got a raised stage from Hayward and it worked very well. He won't be here to participate as he will be at a conference. Cm. Barnes felt October still has real good weather. Mayor Houston asked if the Pfl:r~ng lot ~ould^beblacktopped by this event. Ms. Lowart stated it would not be done by this time. It will probably be done by next Spring. .. On motion of Cm. Howard, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by unanimous vote, the Council approved the date of October 12, 1996, and authorized Staff to proceed with plans for the Fall Heritage Days. .'...'....h.'h'...... CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME. 15 RE6ULAR MEETI.N6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 383 AMENDMENT TO CITY COUNCIL RULES RELATED TO THE DATE OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS 9:11 p.m. 8.2 (610-20) e: Administrative Assistant Honse advised that Staff is currently reviewing options related to televising City Council meetings on CTV30. CTV currently provides service to the Cities of Livermore, Pleasanton and San Ramon as well as Dublin. Due to a scheduling conflict, CTV- will be unable to tape Dublin City Council meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Consequently, the City Council is being asked to consider changing its meeting date to the first and third Tuesdays of each month effective September 3, 1996, and to cancel the August 27th City Council meeting. Cm. Howard clarified that this will not be live. It will be tape delayed. Mr. Honse stated this was correct. He will have a report on televising the meetings at the next meeting. There is no option for live broadcast. Cm. Burton stated he is not that excited about being televised, but he will only be here 2 more years. Janet Lockhart, 7840 Creekside Drive stated she came to thank the City Council for this. Residents will have an opportunity to view City Council meetings from home. She agreed that an election year brings out the best in all the Council. She looks forward to seeing all on CTV30. She thanked the Mayor for being so consistent with support for this. ." On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Barnes, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 93 - 96 REPLACING RESOLUTION NO. 35-95 ESTABUSHING RULES FOR THE CONDUCT OF MEETINGS OF THE CllY COUNCIL OF THE CllY OF DUBUN (Changing meetings to first & third Tuesdays beginning September, 1996) The City Council discussed various options of where the cameras will be located, whether they will use fixed cameras or tripods and discussed the sound system in general. Cm. Burton commented that he cannot hear from the Staff speaker microphone. uuuuuuu..+.. uuuuuuu. e: CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME. 15 RE.6ULAR MEETI.N6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 384 . . . INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEE 9:22 p.m. 3.1 (700-10) Chief Rose introduced Sgt. Pecoraro, a 19 year veteran with the Alameda County Sheriff's Department, and stated he looks forward to having him out here in Dublin for many years. Sgt. Pecoraro stated it was a pleasure to meet everyone. .. VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT CONSOLIDATION - MAYOR'S COMMITTEE REPORT 9:23 p.m. 8.3 (540-70) Mr. Ambrose presented a report outlining the work to date on the development of the government structure for the joint management of Valley fire operations. The report focused on the development of a JP A between the Cities of Dublin, Livermore and Pleasanton for the purposes of jointly managing Valley fire operations with a recommendation that the work continue toward the eventual full consolidation of all 3 City fire services. Mr. Ambrose stated he is presently developing a report evaluating a number of fire service delivery options for the City which will include the JP A option. In order for the City to be in a position to actively pursue the best option, it is necessary for the City to continue its efforts with the other 2 cities, even though the City Council may later choose to select an option other than a JP A service delivery model. The Attorneys and Staff should have an interim JP A in place by August 13th. Cm. Moffatt clarified that we are considering other options. A full blown report will come back sometime in September looking at all aspects of fire service. Mr. Ambrose stated whether or not the 3 cities will have full cost information available by September remains to be seen. --:~-. Cm. Burton stated if history has taught us anything we should be aware that we haven't been too successful at holding our own against either Pleasanton or Livermore. We haven't had good working relationships in other areas and they have a different attitude about things. This may be foolishness. On the other hand, training and mutual aid could be done without giving away any control to anyone else. He wasn't sure this could be done with the economic constraints we have. He would be very very careful about approving Pleasanton in any way controlling our destiny. Mr. Ambrose stated they made this very clear when this issue was on the table and being discussed. CITY COUNCIL M.INUTES VOLUM.E. 15 RE.6ULAR MEETI.N6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 385 Mayor Houston felt right now this is one of the options. We work with them to some degree right now. .. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Howard, and by unanimous vote, the Council authorized the City Manager to continue with the efforts outlined in the report and bring forward an interim Joint Powers Agreement. qqqqq......... q......uuqq., PETITION REQUESTING FORMATION OF LANDSCAPING & LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 97 -1 9:31 p.m. 8.4 (360-20) Ms. Silver presented the Staff Report and advised that the Development Agreement between the City, the surplus Property Authority of Alameda County, and Kaufman & Broad for the California Creekside residential project provides that the Surplus Property Authority and K&B will take action to assure that the cost of maintenance of street and creek landscaping is paid by the individual lot owners. The Alameda County Surplus Property Authority is proposing to have a Landscaping & Lighting Maintenance Assessment District formed over their lands in Eastern Dublin to maintain the roadside landscaping on major roadways within their property as well as the trail and landscaping improvements along Tassajara Creek. The area is bounded by Arnold (Sebille) Road on the west, Gleason Drive on the north, Tassajara Road on the east, and 1-580 on the south. The Staff Report incorrectly identified Dublin Boulevard on the south. e:, Mr. Silver advised that at this time, the Surplus Property Authority is the only property owner within the proposed area of assessment. As various properties are sold and developed, the new property owners would be assessed according to the formula set forth in the petition and Engineer's Report. It is proposed that the cost of maintenance be spread equally among the property owners on a per-acre basis. The estimated assessment for the 1997-98 fiscal year is $39,411, or $460.40 per acre, based on 85.6 acres anticipated to be developed at that time. The ultimate assessment at buildout is estimated to be $317,756, or $710 per acre, based on 447.6 acres, and based on ] 996- 97 unit costs. The schedule for formation of this assessment district provides that Staff will retu rn to the City Council at the August 13th meeting with a proposed resolution for formation of the District, and that public hearings will be held at the first meetings in September and October.' There will be no assessment for FY 1996-97. Ms. Silver showed a slide of how the assessment would be calculated. Pat Cashman stated there had been a lot of careful work and give and take on this; bringing three perspectives together. It will be a mathematical calculation in the _. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME. 15 REGULAR ME.E.TlN6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 386 . future subject to caps. It will not be subject to litigation. The amounts are fair and he stated they are fully in support of this. Mayor Houston asked how this district will be different and not subject to litigation. Ms. Silver stated there are 4 exceptions from the procedural requirements and one of the 4 is if you have a district formed pursuant to a petition being signed by all property owners. Thi~ district would be subject to this exception. Mr. Cashman stated it is based on the calculation and it will never be deemed an Increase. Mr. Ambrose stated there is also a backup. i Ms. Silver advised that there is another mechanism to implement the provisions of the development agreement that we propose and to which the Surplus Property Authority has agreed. We will record a deed restriction or covenant against the property and they've agreed that the property would be subject to deed assessment. In the event the landscaping and lighting assessment is not in existence, the deed assessment would then spring to life and it would be an identical assessment as part of the Landscaping and Lighting Act. This would ensure that it would not have to come from the City's General Fund. . Mr. Cashman stated given this proposal and given the cap, they may find themselves with 200 acres of landscaping out there. The Surplus Property Authority has agreed that the balance of its vacant property would be subject to an additional fee. Mayor Houston commented once the property is fully develoPe.d, this would go away. Cm. Burton asked what the word undeveloped means. Ms. Silver stated it would be properties for which there is a final map as of July 1st of each year. It would be properties that are improved but not developed. The definition would be where a final map has been adopted. Mr. Cashman advised that they have 100 acres of public land in their development. Ms. Silver stated each year until buildout we need to determine the amount of assessment for landscaping in place. We only want to assess the developed property. Mr. Ambrose stated the Surplus Property Authority felt this was preferable to homeowners associations, which were explored in depth. . CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME. 15 RE6ULAR MEETI.N6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 387 Cm. Moffatt stated this is all subject to the courts. It hasn't been used before. It is a unique plan. Mr. Cashman stated it is a unique plan with safeguards in place for the homeowner. There are maximums and caps restraining the future political ability to change this. It appears to be pr~tective against the provisions of the initiative. .: Mr. Ambrose stated this district does not contain lighting. Cm. Moffatt asked if there is any way to consolidate all the landscaping and lighting assessment districts. l- ~- .. }> t .~ Mr. Ambrose explained that one of the conditions is,to not have new development impact the existing City. There are a lot of things to consider, especially in light of the potential initiative. Anything can be litigated. t Cm. Moffatt asked if we have a fall back position. Mr. Ambrose stated the position will be a fall back on the deed. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Barnes, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 94 - 96 INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR UGHTING & LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 97-1 (SANTA RITA AREA) ......,.,..'..".., . LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANTS PROGRAM 9:56 p.m. 8.5 (580-40) Police Chief Rose presented the Staff Report and advis~ that the D.S.Department of Justice is making funds available through a Local Law Enforcement Block Grants Program. This program allocates funds to local government based on the number of Part I crimes reported in the jurisdiction during the last 3 years. The purpose is to provide local government with funds to underwrite projects to reduce crime and improve public safety. Dublin is eligible for $13,999 in grant funds and the City would need to make a 10% ($1,399) match. We will have to establish some kind of an advisory committee. Mr. Ambrose added we are trying to get details from the Cops grant from the State. They've conditioned it with strings. We haven't figured out how we can fit this in yet. We are still looking at the issue of whether or not the money will be ongoing from the state or if it is a one time deal. Information for both programs will be brought back. . CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME. 15 RE.6ULAR MEETING July 23, 1996 PAGE 388 ~. i , ~ ; i Ii i ! " t .< . Chief Rose stated we have to apply for this by August 9th. Mayor Houston asked if it was proportional to our population as to how much money we get. Mr. Ambrose discussed the fact that the state is turning control over to the County and we want to clarify that Dublin will come up with the program and not the County. On motion of Cm. Barnes, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by unanimous vote, the Council authorized Staff to apply for the Federal Local Law Enforcement Block Grants Program and approved a Budget Change Form authorizing the transfer of $1,399 in matching funds from the City's Contingent Reserve. .. OTHER BUSINESS 10:01 p.m. Gun (Firearms) Regulation (585-80) Cm. Burton requested that Staff copy information for the City Council which was dropped off r.egarding firearms issue. .. Resources for Family Development (RFD) Childcare Program (950-70) Cm. Barnes asked that at a future meeting the City Council revisit the RFD issue on childcare. She stated she had packets for each of the Council but she requested that they visit and spend time out there.' The information received by the Council was very one sided and there is a lot more that they don't know about. Cm. Moffatt stated he would aiso go alo~g with this. Cm. Howa~d stated it is a non~'profitorganization and this was not'clearly understood at the time they made their presentation. Cm. Barnes stated there are many more facets to this organization. There are food programs, training programs, assistance to families, etc. Many employers coming into our area are "family friendly" and RFD helps us attract better and bigger employers. She would like to see this on a future agenda. RFD could present a budget and what they could do with the funding they request. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 15 RE6ULAR ME.E.TIN6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 389 Mayor Houston stated he would like to get together with the Liaison Committee with the School District to see what they are doing with regard to childcare. This could be ...,. done in tandem with the RFD report. .... Illegal Signs & Banners (400-30) Mayor Houston referenced a letter from Bruce Fiedler regarding signs and banners in the business district. He expresses concern that we have a lot of illegal banners and we need to clean this up. He will distribute pictures. He felt maybe the Council could look at this at a future meeting. Certain businesses in the community aren't conforming to the rules. .. .. , . ~ ADTOURNMENT 11.1 There being lJ-O further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 10:07 p.m. ..,...,."'..........--.,...,~.."..,.".....,..,...--.'" .":' Mayor A TIEST: City Clerk e: CITY COUNCIL MlNUTES VOLUME. 15 RE6ULAR ME.E.TIN6 July 23, 1996 PAGE 390