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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4.01 Draft Minutes 01-24-1994 . e - REGULAR MEETING - January 24. 1994 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Dublin .was held on Monday, January 24, 1994, in the Council Chambers of the Dublin civic Center. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m., by Mayor Snyder. * * * * ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmembers Burton, Houston, Howard, Moffatt and Mayor Snyder. ABSENT: None. * * * * PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Snyder led the Council, Staff and those present in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. * * * * COSTOMER SERVICE AWARD FOR FEBROARY (150-90) City Manager Ambrose presented the February Customer Service Award to Bob VanVliet, Public Works Landscape Laborer with MCE Corporation. * * * * RECYCLING REWARDS WINHERS FOR MONTH OF DECEMBER (810-60) Mayor Snyder presented savings bonds to the recycling contest winners drawn by the City Clerk for the month of December. Savings bonds were or will be presented to: Christine Sloss, E. Hygum, William Nienaber, Mr. or Mrs. Johnson, Phil Haight * * * * RECOGNITION OF VOLUNTEERS - TOPAZ CIRCLE LANDSCAPING PROJECT (610-50) Public Works Director Thompson advised that approximately 50 volunteers spent over 1,300 hours of their time installing landscaping and irrigation improvements on the Topaz Circle slopes of the Dougherty Hills Open Space Park. Funding for the materials came from the City of Dublin, DSRSD and Zone 7. Five families served as coordinating committee for the project which was successfully completed in June of 1993. Volunteers included: Bob Fasulkey, Janet Fasulkey, Joe Trippi, Jan Trippi, Scott Lingen, Laura Lingen, Richard Sevilla, Karen Sevilla, Garth GeIster, Greg Albin, Jeannette Tross, Jennifer Martinez, Janice Bartholomew, Dietmar Thellman, Harmony Lingen, Darryl Hahn, William Lai, Bonnie WiChers, Robert Stone, Jeff Fasulkey, Mary Trujillo-Bunio, Kristen Hahn, Trevor Pilibosiar, Dennis Roberts, Ben WiChers, Judy Henderson, Tony Bartholomew, Jenna Tross, Karen Hahn, David Balolong, Carol Lambert, Kevin Wichers, James Reedy, Don McKenna, Paul Tross, David Bunio, and Rose Balolong. *I*I*I*I*I*I*I*I*@*@*@*I*I*I*@*I*I*I*I*I*I*I*@*@*@*I*I*I*I*I*I*I*@*@*I CM - VOL 13 - 23 Regular Meeting January 24, 1994 -------------~-------------------------------------------------------- COPIES TO: ~ )w e e Mr. Thompson advised that a plaque will be installed by the city on the site and letters of appreciation will be sent to the volunteers, as well as to DSRSD and Alameda County Flood control Zone 7 for their funding contributions. Garth GeIster stated he had been involved since the very beginning of the project. The City was the largest funding contributor to the project, but DSRSD and Zone 7 also provided funding. They appreciate this. He thanked Mayor Snyder and Lee Thompson in addition to the entire council. He also thanked Tom McCormick on the DSRSD Board. This is certainly something to celebrate. A thank you card and a picture album of the project were presented to the city. * * * * Disaster Preparedness (520-30) Andor Koval asked if the City has a plan set up to deal with earth- quakes and/or emergency situations. Mr. Ambrose advised that we are required by the State to have an Emergency Preparedness Plan and that plan was adopted sometime ago by the City Council. The plan identifies priorities based on the type and circumstances of the disaster. Staff is currently in the process of updating this plan. We have a neighborhood preparedness program for residents and people are urged to be prepared to take care of themselves for the first 72 hour period. * * * * CONSENT CALENDAR On motion of Cm. Moffatt, seconded by Cm. Howard, and by unanimous vote, the Council took the following actions: Approved Minutes of Regular Meeting of January 10, 1994; Approved an amended Joint Powers Agreement related to the Alameda County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program and authorized the Mayor to execute same (600-40); Received a Financial Report for the period ending November 30, 1993 (330-50); Approved Warrant Register in the amount of $317,149.09 (300-40). Cm. Burton requested that the item dealing with soliciting bids for a copy machine be pulled from the Consent Calendar for discussion. Cm. Burton questioned the process to solicit bids on a particular product and asked why we are only specifying one machine. *I*@*@*@*I*@*@*@*@*@*I*I*I*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*I*I*I*I*I*@*I*I*I*I*@*@*@ CM - VOL 13 - 24 Regular Meeting January 24, 1994 e e Mr. Ambrose advised that one of the advantages is that all of the City's other machines are the same brand so we will be dealing with only one company for maintenance. This becomes critical when machines are down and deadlines have to be met. There are enough distributors to enable us to get a competitive bid. Mr. Rankin commented that at least 8 vendors have been identified. If they submit another machine they must prove that it meets the specifications. staff reviewed some cursory pricing as well as machine performance criteria. Cm. Burton questioned if this type of machine is made in America. Mr. Rankin stated he did not know where any of the machines are actually manufactured. Mr. Rankin pointed out a correction in the date the bids must be in. The specifications say January 28th, but the correct date should be February 4th. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Houston, and by unanimous vote, the Council authorized Staff to solicit bids for a new Konica 4045 Copier System for Police Services (350-20). * * * * AUTHORIZATION FOR CITY OF DUBLIN TO BE INCLUDED AS AN AMICUS CURIAE IN PITTSBURG CASE RELATED TO REFERENDUM PETITIONS (630-20) City Attorney Silver advised that the City Clerk in Pittsburg was recently ordered by the Superior Court to accept referendum petitions which clearly did not comply with the provisions of the Elections Code. California City Attorneys and the City Clerks Association of California are supporting an Amicus Brief before the Court of Appeal to clarify the administrative provisions of several Election Code sections. Since all City Clerks have the potential to receive referendum petitions, a request has been made for all cities to join as an amicus curiae. There is no cost to the city to join. Cm. Burton stated in reading the memorandum from the city Attorney of pittsburg, since the point is moot, he questioned if a judge will actually rule on this. City Clerk Kay Keck advised that the City Clerks Association of California is requesting that a judge rule on the points of law, since all City Clerks must follow the provisions of the Elections Code whenever referendum petitions are filed. Ms. Silver stated even though a ruling will have no impact on Pittsburg's referendum, it could have the potential to impact any/all cities in the future. Since Dublin experienced 2 referendum petitions and subsequent elections within the last year, she and the City Clerk *@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@ CM - VOL 13 - 2S Regular Meeting January 24, 1994 e e felt it important to join in as an amicus in this case. Again, she clarified that there is no cost to the city. On motion of Cm. Moffatt, seconded by Cm. Burton, and by unanimous vote, the Council authorized the city's support of the amicus brief. * * * * INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEE (700-10) captain Rose introduced Deputy Linda Thuman, newly assigned to Dublin's Police Services, temporarily replacing Officer Jeff Bromstead who was injured in an off-duty accident and who will be off for 3 to 6 months. Deputy Thuman has approximately 10 years of service with the Alameda County Sheriff's Department. * * * * STATUS REPORT FOR EL CHARRO/I-S80 INTERCHANGE (800-30) Public Works Director Thompson advised that Chris Kinzel with TJKM would present the Staff Report. Mr. Kinzel stated due to the fact that Pleasanton quarry trucks will not be able to use the Stanley Boulevard/First street route after January, 1995, but be required to use the 1-580/El Charro interchange, a study was undertaken to identify needed improvements to this interchange. Mr. Kinzel passed out drawings showing interim stage roadway geometries. It is expected that in the future, this interchange will require fairly extensive upgrades. Mr. Kinzel discussed the task force which was created and also the configuration and use of the interchange. The members of the Task Force recently decided not to pursue improving the interchange at this time, but to make improvements on local streets. It was further agreed that when improvements to the 1-580 interchange are needed, that developers and property owners on both sides of the freeway would contribute toward the improvements. Cm. Burton asked if the El Charro overpass is suitable for the BART extension or if it will have to be redone. Mr. Kinzel stated he believes it will be adequate. As the freeway is widened, all of this appears to fit within the confines of the existing overpass. Cm. Burton commented that it appears from the map that this is the City limits of Pleasanton and Livermore. *@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@ CM - VOL 13 - 26 January 24, 1994 Regular Meeting e e Mr. Kinzel stated he thought EI Charro Road is entirely in one city and believed it to be in Pleasanton. Cm. Burton stated Pleasanton has the rights on the other overpasses and asked if they have put their name on this one. Mr. Kinzel stated he didn't think it is in anyone's city at the present time. Cm. Moffatt discussed the design and the advantages of having an east bound on ramp as a concentric circle, thus allowing trucks to get by the signal. Mr. Kinzel stated most of the trucks want to get to the west. They provide gravel for the greater East Bay and South Bay areas. In the future, they will be making a right turn through the loop. Cm. Moffatt asked if both Livermore and Pleasanton are suggesting that we signalize the intersection for their use. Mr. Kinzel stated the Task Force is suggesting that the items designated eventually be enacted. Agreements would allow for the improvements to be installed. No funding would be required for the scheme shown. Cm. Moffatt asked if regional funds would be applicable. Mr. Kinzel responded no, those facilities eligible for regional funding would primarily be state highways and any interchanges that are local serving would be the responsibility of the benefiting properties. Mayor Snyder thanked Mr. Kinzel for the status report on the El Charro/I-580 interchange. Cm. Moffatt stated the information recently provided by TJKM to the Tri-Valley Transportation Council was excellent, really great and helpful. * * * * OTHER BUSINESS city of San Ramon Street Name Chanqe (820-60) Mr. Thompson stated he had distributed a letter from the City of San Ramon related to a street name change they are proposing. They intend to rename that portion of Alcosta Boulevard between San Ramon Valley Boulevard and Southwick Drive to Wests ide Drive. They have given us only until February 8th to respond, so if the city council has any comments, they should get them to the City of San Ramon. Cm. Burton stated it is only one block, so he didn't feel it was any big deal. * * * * *@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@ CM - VOL 13 - 27 Regular Meeting January 24, 1994 e e st. Patrick's Day Celebration (950-40) Mr. Ambrose reminded the Council that if they wish to participate as a group in the st. Patrick's Day parade, they should contact Ms. Lowart by February 28th. Cm. Moffatt reminded everyone that along with the st. Patrick's Day celebration, they will be looking for names of outstanding citizens and organizations with an individual and group to be selected as citizen and Organization of the Year. * * * * Tri-Valley Leadership Meetinq (610-05) Mayor Snyder referenced the report that was distributed by Mr. Tong related to the Tri-Valley Leadership meeting. Mayor Snyder stated candidly, he did not see much leadership at the meeting. It was agreed that the County will host the meetings the first year in some kind of configuration. He stated he asked why they couldn't do this in conjunction with the Tri-Valley Council, but was told they would then have to include San Ramon and Danville. He did not have great faith that this will get us anywhere, because there were those that were out for their own purposes. Cm. Burton questioned if, under the current format, the rest of the Council would be allowed to be there. Mayor Snyder said he asked why Livermore had 4 Councilmembers there. He was chagrined as to why it was handled the way it was. He did not feel anything was accomplished. The next meeting is scheduled for February 16th. The Council discussed compliance with the Brown Act with regard to noticing the meeting. If a quorum attends, Dublin will have to publicly notice the meeting. Mr. Ambrose stated perhaps it would be advisable for Mayor snyder to talk to the group and find out how they will be handling this. They invited specific people. Mayor Snyder stated he requested that Mr. Szalay discuss this with County Counsel. * * * * *@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@ CM - VOL 13 - 28 January 24, 1994 Regular Meeting e e CLOSED SESSION At 8:25 p.m., the Council recessed to a closed session to discuss: 1) pending Litigation (640-30), Dublin vs. Pleasanton, Case No. V- 007073-9, Government Code section 54956.9(a); 2) Pending Litigation, Butler vs. city of Dublin, San Mateo County Case No. 385533, Gov't Code section 54956.9(a); and 3) Personnel (700-20), Gov't Code section 54957.6. * * * * ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 9:59 p.m. * * * * Mayor ATTEST: city Clerk * * * * *@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@ CM - VOL 13 - 29 Regular Meeting January 24, 1994