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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-19-2007 Adopted CC Min Minutes of the City Council of the City of Dublin REGULAR MEETING - JUNE 19~ 2007 CLOSED SESSION A closed session was held at 6:30 p.m., regarding: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Government Code section 54956.9, subdivision a) I. Name of case: Dublin v. Ralph Gil, et al- Alameda County Superior Court Case No. VG05241773 . A regular meeting of the Dublin City Council was held on Tuesday, June 19,2007, in the Council Chambers of the Dublin Civic Center. The meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m., by Mayor Lockhart. . ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmembers Hildenbrand, Sbranti and Scholz, and Mayor Lockhart ABSENT: Councilmember Oravetz . PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The pledge of allegiance to the flag was recited by the Council, Staff and those present. . REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTION Mayor Lockhart advised that there was no reportable action taken in Closed Session. . DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 26 REGULAR MEETING June 19, 2007 PAGE 213 INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEES 7:02 p.m. 3.1 (700-10) New employees were introduced: Damelle LeBoeuf, Office Assistant II, Public Works Department; Pamela Yee, Office Assistant II, Building Division of Community Development Department; and Irene Gonzalez, Office Assistant II, Police Services. The Council welcomed the three new employees to the City of Dublin. . APPOINTMENT TO PARKS & COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION 7:08 p.m. 3.2 (110-30) Parks & Community Services Director Diane Lowart advised that the term of the current student member of the Parks & Community Services Commission will expire on June 30, 2007. The opening was advertised and four applications were received. Mayor Lockhart commented on the abundance and quality of students applying for these opemngs. On motion of Cm. Sbranti, seconded by Vm. Hildenbrand, and by unanimous vote (Cm. Oravetz absent), the Council confirmed the Mayor's appointment of Gabriella Lorenzo as the student member to the Parks & Community Services Commission. Ms. Lorenzo stated she is really thrilled to fill this position and thanked the City Council for this opportunity. . Public Comments 7:10 p.m. 3.3 No comments were made by any member of the public at this time relative to a non- agendized subject. . DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 26 REGULAR MEETING June 19, 2007 PAGE 214 CONSENT CALENDAR 7: 10 p.m. Items 4.1 through 4.18 City Manager Richard Ambrose stated Staff wished to remove Item 4.13 related to the Dougherty Road Assessment District from the Consent Calendar. Cm. Sbranti stated he didn't necessarily need to remove items, but had questions about some of the contracts, Items 4.2 to 4.11 with outside consultant services. Is there a mechanism for us to evaluate whether it would be worthy of bringing in somebody as a staffmember versus continuing on a contract basis? He asked if the City looks at this? Mr. Ambrose responded yes, and this will be discussed more during the budget process. We are not there yet. Most of the contractors are specialists with a variety of skills. We do evaluate this annually. Cm. Sbranti asked what would cause one contractor to have a not-to-exceed clause, such as the contract with T JKM. Public Works Director Melissa Morton explained that all of our contracts have a not-to- exceed amount and perhaps the T JKM contract just highlights this. The consultants that we use are very often specialists. She stated she would check future Staff Reports for consistency. Cm. Sbranti noted in one of the Staff Reports it said we did not necessarily have to go with the lowest bidder. Sometimes we do have to. He asked if Staff could explain the differences. Mr. Ambrose explained that on maintenance service contracts we are not required to necessarily go with the lowest bidder, but rather we have more flexibility. It is a balance of factors. The state provides the rules and regulations for capital projects, and we are in conformance with state law. Cm. Scholz stated she also had the same questions Cm. Sbranti voiced and thanked Staff for explaining this. DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 26 REGULAR MEETING June 19, 2007 PAGE 215 On motion of Cm. Sbranti, seconded by Vm. Hildenbrand, and by unanimous vote (Cm. Oravetz absent), the Council took the following actions: Approved (4.1) Minutes of Regular Meeting of June 5,2007; Adopted (4.2 600-30) RESOLUTION NO. 83 - 07 APPROVING AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH RBF CONSULTING Adopted (4.3 600-30) RESOLUTION NO. 84 - 07 APPROVING AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH TJKM TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANTS Adopted (4.4 600-30) RESOLUTION NO. 85 - 07 APPROVING AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH SNG & ASSOCIATES, INC. Adopted (4.5 600-30) RESOLUTION NO. 86 - 07 APPROVING AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH BERLOGAR GEOTECHNICAL CONSULTANTS FOR GENERAL GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES Adopted (4.6 600-30) RESOLUTION NO. 87 - 07 APPROVING AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH CAL ENGINEERING AND GEOLOGY, INC. DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 26 REGULAR MEETING June 19, 2007 PAGE 216 Adopted (4.7 600-35) RESOLUTION NO. 88 - 07 AWARDING CONTRACT 07-01 DUBLIN BOULEV ARDIDOUGHERTY ROAD INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS (CIP NO. 96852, DOUGHERTY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS - HOUSTON PLACE TO 1-580) TO TOP GRADE CONSTRUCTION, INC. (4,196,993) Adopted (4.8 600-30) RESOLUTION NO. 89 - 07 APPROVING AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR ASSESSMENT DISTRICT LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE SERVICES WITH TRUGREEN LAND CARE Adopted (4.9 600-30) RESOLUTION NO. 90 - 07 APPROVING AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH ZUMW AL T ENGINEERING GROUP Adopted (4.10 600-30) RESOLUTION NO. 91 - 07 APPROVING AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH OMNI-MEANS, LTD Adopted (4.11 600-30) RESOLUTION NO. 92 - 07 APPROVING AGREEMENT WITH ONE SOURCE BUILDING SERVICES, INC., FOR CITY FACILITIES JANITORIAL SERVICES DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 26 REGULAR MEETING June 19, 2007 PAGE 217 Adopted (4.12 360-20) RESOLUTION NO. 93 - 07 APPROVING PRELIMINARY ENGINEER'S REPORT, CONFIRMING DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT FOR LANDSCAPING & LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 83-2 (STAGECOACH ROAD) And RESOLUTION NO. 94 - 07 APPOINTING TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING PROTESTS IN RELATION TO PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS FOR LANDSCAPING & LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 83-2 (STAGECOACH ROAD) Adopted (4.14 360-20) RESOLUTION NO. 95 - 07 APPROVING PRELIMINARY ENGINEER'S REPORT, CONFIRMING DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT FOR LANDSCAPING & LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 97-1 (SANTA RITA AREA) And RESOLUTION NO. 96 - 07 APPOINTING TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING PROTESTS IN RELATION TO PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS FOR LANDSCAPING & LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 97-1 (SANTA RITA AREA) DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 26 REGULAR MEETING June 19, 2007 PAGE 218 Adopted (4.15 360-20) RESOLUTION NO. 97 - 07 APPROVING PRELIMINARY ENGINEER'S REPORT, CONFIRMING DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT FOR LANDSCAPING & LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 99-1 (DUBLIN RANCH AND TRACT 7067) And RESOLUTION NO. 98 - 07 APPOINTING TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING PROTESTS IN RELATION TO PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS FOR LANDSCAPING & LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 99-1 (DUBLIN RANCH AND TRACT 7067) Adopted (4.16 360-20) RESOLUTION NO. 99 - 07 APPROVING PRELIMINARY ENGINEER'S REPORT, CONFIRMING DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT FOR CITY OF DUBLIN STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 1983-1 And RESOLUTION NO. 100 - 07 APPOINTING TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING PROTESTS IN RELATION TO PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS FOR CITY OF DUBLIN STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 1983-1 Adopted (4.17 700-20) RESOLUTION NO. 101- 07 ESTABLISHING A SALARY PLAN FOR FULL-TIME PERSONNEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PERSONNEL RULES DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 26 REGULAR MEETING June 19, 2007 PAGE 219 And RESOLUTION NO. 102 - 07 ESTABLISHING A SALARY PLAN FOR MANAGEMENT POSITIONS EXEMPT FROM COMPETITIVE SERVICE Approved (4.18 300-40) the Warrant Register in the amount of$899,076.73. Public Works Director Melissa Morton distributed a corrected page 2 of 2 of the Staff Report for Item 4.13, and clarified that the new highlighted figures match the back up that was included in the agenda item. On motion ofCm. Sbranti, seconded by Cm. Scholz, and by unanimous vote (Cm. Oravetz absent), the Council adopted (4.13 360-20) RESOLUTION NO. 103 - 07 APPROVING PRELIMINARY ENGINEER'S REPORT, CONFIRMING DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT FOR LANDSCAPING & LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 86-1 (DOUGHERJ'Y ROAD) And RESOLUTION NO. 104 - 07 APPOINTING TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING PROTESTS IN RELATION TO PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS FOR LANDSCAPING & LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 86-1 (DOUGHERTY ROAD) . DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 26 REGULAR MEETING June 19, 2007 PAGE 220 RECOGNITION Mayor Lockhart stated there is a person on staff that does a lot of things behind the scenes. This staff member has become very involved with a group of autistic children. The group, School of Imagination, recently had a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new facility. Chris Foss, Economic Development Director has been a real advocate for this group of preschoolers and they wanted to recognize him. A plaque was presented recognizing Chris for his help to this group. .. PUBLIC HEARING ESTABLISH RIGHT -OF-WAY LINES FOR THE EXTENSION OF SCARLETT DRIVE AND THE IRON HORSE TRAIL BETWEEN DUBLIN BOULEVARD AND DOUGHERTY ROAD 7:22 p.m. 6.1 (670-40) Mayor Lockhart opened the public hearing. Public Works Director Morton presented the Staff Report and advised that this is the first reading of an Ordinance to establish right-of-way lines for the extension of Scarlett Drive and the Iron Horse Trail pursuant to Dublin Municipal Code Chapter 7.68. The Ordinance will establish the right-of-way alignment for Scarlett Drive between Dublin Boulevard and Dougherty Road to accommodate four lanes and relocate the Iron Horse Trail as a traffic mitigation for the developments in eastern Dublin and around the East Dublin BART Station. City Manager Ambrose pointed out that the voters of Alameda County approved this project as part of the Measure B sales tax so it has been around for a long time as an approved project. No comments were made by any members of the public relative to this issue. Mayor Lockhart closed the public hearing. On motion of Vm. Hildenbrand, seconded by Cm. Sbranti, and by unanimous vote (Cm. Oravetz absent), the Council waived the reading and INTRODUCED the Ordinance. . DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 26 REGULAR MEETING June 19, 2007 PAGE 221 DUBLIN FINE ARTS FOUNDATION - ART TAKES PLACE 7:27 p.m. 7.1 (900-50) Heritage & Cultural Arts Supervisor John Hartnett presented the Staff Report and updated the Council on planned activities for the Dublin Fine Arts Foundation's collaboration of Art Takes Place, 3 Cities, 3 Weeks with Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore. This is a public art project for the Tri-Valley area, promoting public awareness and participation in the arts. The Cities of Livermore and Pleasanton have each approved a $30,000 commitment for the Art Takes Place project. Mr. Hartnett provided background information related to the project. Lynne Baer, Executive Director of Dublin Fine Arts Foundation stated this is a new project and putting the 3 cities together with funding is now ready to go. Cm. Sbranti felt this is a noble outreach. The needs of some students aren't always met and he encouraged outreach to the continuation schools. Ms. Baer discussed the collaboration process. If the project is successful they will seek a grant and possibly consider this a pilot project and would include other groups. Cm. Sbranti stated this is a great place to start. Continuation schools are generally an underserved population. Vm. Hildenbrand stated it is amazing to see what comes about with these types of projects. They come up with things that are very cleaver. She asked about the Bus Obscura project and how many people it will hold. Ms. Baer stated the artist felt it would not work with less than a 30 seat bus. They have not yet secured a bus. Mayor Lockhart suggested they contact LA VT A as Wheels represents all 3 cities. Ms. Baer stated the difficulty is they need the bus for 2 to 3 weeks, plus time for the artist. DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 26 REGULAR MEETING June 19, 2007 PAGE 222 Mayor Lockhart stated something she heard from a Livermore City Council meeting disturbed her. Mr. Ken Bradley who is a leasing agent in our community, made comments about art in Dublin which were fairly derogatory. The City of Dublin has a long history of public art in the community. Art encourages discussion between communities; not about communities, but between communities. She is very proud of what our arts foundation is doing. Vm. Hildenbrand stated neighboring communities may choose to concentrate on performing arts, and we have opted to appreciate visual art. This provides a nice balance. Cm. Scholz pointed out we have a new baby grand piano recently donated and placed within the community. On motion of Vm. Hildenbrand, seconded by Cm. Scholz, and by unanimous vote (Cm. Oravetz absent), the City Council authorized payment of $30,000 for the Art Takes Place Project. . CONSULTANT SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH RBFIUDS CONSULTING TO PREPARE A GENERAL PLAN COMMUNITY DESIGN ELEMENT AND DOWNTOWN DUBLIN SPECIFIC PLAN 7:40 p.m. 7.2 (600-30) Senior Planner Jeff Baker presented the Staff Report and advised that the Fiscal Year 2006-07 Budget allocated $272,200 for a consultant to prepare the General Plan Community Design Element and the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan. This budget allocation did not include the Village Parkway Specific Plan area in the planning efforts for the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan as directed by the City Council. RBF IUDS has included the Village Parkway Specific Plan area in their Scope of Work for the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan. The cost for RBF IUDS to prepare the General Plan Community Design Element and the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan is $356,550, as detailed in their Scope of Work. Staff anticipates that a limited amount of work will be done this fiscal year. The additional money for the total scope of the project will be included in the FY 2007 -08 Budget. DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 26 REGULAR MEETING June 19, 2007 PAGE 223 Mr. Baker discussed the Scope of Work, Community Design Element, Downtown Dublin Specific Plan and Design Guidelines, Community Outreach, and Future Environmental Review. Cm. Scholz clarified that there was a difference of $84,000? Mr. Ambrose discussed in more detail the contract costs and fiscal years and stated the process will be about an 18 month project. They will look at a number of impacts and the City Council will receive reports and updates during the process. Mayor Lockhart stated when they originally interviewed the 2 companies that submitted proposals, there were just minor differences. They both did wonderful presentations. We liked both. She stated she is quite comfortable in having RBF take the lead in this. On motion of Cm. Sbranti, seconded by Vm. Hildenbrand, and by unanimous vote (Cm. Oravetz absent), the City Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 105 - 07 APPROVING CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DUBLIN AND RBFIUDS CONSULTING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT . ST. RAYMOND'S VISITOR CENTER 7:50 p.m. 7.3 (910-40) Heritage & Cultural Arts Supervisor John Hartnett presented the Staff Report and stated one of the Council's goals during 2007-08 is to establish a Visitor Center at old St. Raymond's Church. In February, 2007, the Dublin/San Ramon Women's Club presented the City with a donation of $12,375 for the purchase of technical equipment, including a large screen television, sound system and portable lighting system. Staff evaluated different types of equipment and related costs and recommended the purchase of: a 58" flat screen television and DVDNCR recorder; JBL sound system, including two speakers DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 26 REGULAR MEETING June 19, 2007 PAGE 224 and rack mount with mixer and CD/cassette unit; and two portable light trees with four instruments per tree and color gels. Cm. Scholz stated she felt this will prove very useful and will be a very positive addition. Vm. Hildenbrand commented if people use the facility for a function, she wanted to make sure this equipment is covered up. Comments she has heard is they would like more information on the use and history of the church and what makes it so special. She asked if we could incorporate this? Mayor Lockhart stated we owe a big thank you to the Dublin/San Ramon Women's Club for this generous donation. Vm. Hildenbrand commended Staff for what they've done and what they're attempting to do. Thank you to Elizabeth Isles, Heritage Center Director. On motion of Cm. Sbranti, seconded by Cm. Scholz, and by unanimous vote (Cm. Oravetz absent), the Council authorized the purchase of the recommended equipment for the old St. Raymond's Visitor Center. u+ FOCUSING OUR VISION (FOCUS) PROGRAM PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT AREA DESIGNATION 7:57 p.m. 8.1 (420-50) Associate Planner Marnie Nuccio presented the Staff Report and explained that the Focusing Our Vision, or FOCUS, program is a multi-agency, regional planning initiative spearheaded by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) in coordination with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) and the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC). The FOCUS program builds upon regionally adopted smart growth policies and related programs and is one of the several projects funded by the State's Regional Blueprint Planning Program. The goal of FOCUS is to support future development patterns that are compact and connected. DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 26 REGULAR MEETING June 19, 2007 PAGE 225 Ms. Nuccio discussed Dublin's proposal for a priority development area. Staff is proposing that the West Dublin BART Specific Plan area, the Transit Center Planning Subarea (Eastern Dublin Specific Plan area) and Town Center Planning Sub-area (Eastern Dublin Specific Plan area) be designated as Priority Development Areas. Ms. Nuccio explained that designation of Priority Development Areas within the City of Dublin could allow the City to apply for grant funding in the future. Therefore, if the City Council is in support of the proposed Priority Development Area, Staff will submit an application to ABAG by June 29, 2007. Cm. Sbranti asked if there is any limit to the number of areas you can designate. Ms. Nuccio replied there is no limit. City Manager Ambrose stated they still have not developed the program rules and regulations. The City Council will have an opportunity to further assess our participation in the future. Mayor Lockhart asked if another area comes up, could we apply in the future? Ms. Nuccio replied yes. Cm. Sbranti stated he knows we will develop a downtown specific plan, but also the downtown core area. Maybe we could designate that as a fourth site. Mayor Lockhart stated we will combine all of those into one plan. Staff designation of the West Dublin BART Specific Plan, she would like us to consider the downtown core specific plan as well. Mr. Ambrose stated this would commit us to building a lot more housing in the downtown plan area. They are trying to encourage more housing. Mayor Lockhart pointed out we may have an opportunity to consider Camp Parks land in the future. DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 26 REGULAR MEETING June 19, 2007 PAGE 226 On motion of Cm. Scholz, seconded by Vm. Hildenbrand, and by unanimous vote (Cm. Oravetz absent), the City Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 106 - 07 SUPPORTING PARTICIPATION IN THE FOCUSING OUR VISION (FOCUS) PROGRAM PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT AREA DESIGNATION .. FIRST AMENDMENT TO CITY OF DUBLIN FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER LOAN PROGRAM 8:04 p.m. 8.2 (600-90/430-60) Housing Specialist John Lucero presented the Staff Report and advised that the 2006-07 Fiscal Year Budget and the proposed FY 2007-08 Budget include $500,000 for each fiscal year in Affordable Housing Funds to begin providing loans to applicants through a First Time Homebuyer Loan Program. The impact of this Amendment is that the rate of return to the City on funds that are loaned under the Program will likely be reduced. Mayor Lockhart asked if the other cities have a fixed level. Mr. Lucero replied yes, Livermore and Pleasanton both have 3%. We have 3.5%. This is a very competitive rate. Our program is more competitive than other down payment assistant programs in other cities. On motion of Cm. Sbranti, seconded by Vm. Hildenbrand, and by unanimous vote (Cm. Oravetz absent), the City Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 107 - 07 APPROVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER LOAN PROGRAM .. DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 26 REGULAR MEETING June 19, 2007 PAGE 227 OTHER BUSINESS Brief INFORMATION ONLY reports from Council and/or Staff, including Committee Reports and Reports by Council related to meetings attended at City expense (AB 1234) 8:10 p.m. City Manager Ambrose stated he needed to discuss several scheduling issues: 1) A Joint City Council/Planning Commission study session regarding the proposed plaza project for Dublin Ranch Area H. One possibility would be on 5th Tuesday of July (31 st). 2) August 7th for a Joint City Council/Planning Commission kickoff meeting for Downtown Specific Plan at 5 :00 p.m. 3) Kick off City Attorney evaluation with consultant. The consultant will not be available in September, but October 2nd works for her. Cm. Sbranti asked if they can do both workshops jointly with the Planning Commission at the same time? On July 31 st could they start around 3:00 or 4:00 p.m.? Community Development Director Ram stated they generally hold workshops at 5 :00 p.m., because earlier in the day, it is difficult to get meeting space. July 31 st at 5 :00 p.m. - works for all. August 7th at 5 :00 p.m. - works for all. October 2nd - just prior to the City Council meeting. Cm. Sbranti asked if they could do October 16th instead? Vm. Hildenbrand stated she will be out of town on the 16th. Cm. Sbranti asked if the Dublin Housing Authority could meet on October 16th instead of October 2nd? Assistant City Manager Pattillo stated with regard to DHA, they could be kept up to date with newsletters. Mayor Lockhart expressed concern that when they cancel DHA meetings, the public doesn't get a chance to participate. DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 26 REGULAR MEETING June 19, 2007 PAGE 228 The Council agreed they could meet on Wednesday, October 3rd at 5:00 p.m. As an alternate date, Tuesday, October 2nd at 5:00 p.m. Staff was requested to advise Cm. Oravetz, who was absent regarding the 3 scheduled meetings. Cm. Scholz stated she will attend the mixer on June 27th celebrating Dublin's 25 years. She stated she had a question from the community regarding fire burning at Camp Parks and asking if there is anywhere else they can do this. They understand the safety issue, but concerns were about pollution. Lt. Col. Cushman, with Camp Parks stated he understands the concerns. This is a joint effort with the County as well as State which protects Camp Parks and surrounding communities. This reduces the ability of fires to not spread to the areas where they have controlled burns and firebreaks. They are having a major fireland control burn on June 27th. Vm. Hildenbrand stated she got calls as well, mostly about helicopters. These controlled burns generally seem to occur on the hottest days. These are planned well in advance. The helicopters hover over some of the homes nearby. She would like to see us inform the people in the area that there is training going on or that they have a hot line or website they can contact. Lt. Col. Cushman stated they conduct after-event reviews. They understand the issue. They have had 1,300 soldiers do some intense training. Over 900 soldiers are training in the medical arena. Unfortunately, they are only 2,500 acres large and somewhat limited by area. Mayor Lockhart stated it is important to let people know that before these burns happen that the air quality is checked, and that they don't occur on Spare the Air days. Cm. Sbranti commented it had been a busy week with end of school and graduations. He participated in the Tri- Valley Adolescent Health Initiative along with Assistant City Manager Pattillo and Vm. Hildenbrand. They are making some good progress. Vm. Hildenbrant stated she attended the Tri-Valley Adolescent Health Initiative and felt our community did a very good job. We've had our 3 stakeholder meetings and expect a DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 26 REGULAR MEETING June 19, 2007 PAGE 229 presentation in the fall. Sister City representatives will be headed to China tomorrow. She will return on budget hearing night, June 28th. Cm. Sbranti acknowledged the service clubs and the Chamber of Commerce for sponsoring a mixer for 25 years of Cityhood honoring City employees. This is for all City staff members. He gave flyers to the City Clerk and asked that all City employees be informed and invited to attend on June 27th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at the Dublin Senior Center. He reported that the League of California Cities is having their Bocce tournament on June 27th also. Mayor Lockhart advised that she had the pleasure of interviewing students for the Tri- Valley Adolescent Heath Initiative and selected 3 new members who will be serving. .. ADJOURNMENT 11.1 Mayor Lockhart called attention to the fact that this and future meetings will be adjourned in memory of our fallen soldiers. There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m., in memory of our fallen soldiers, to an Adjourned Regular Meeting on Thursday, June 28, 2007, at 6:00 p.m. Minutes prepared by Kay Keck, Interim City Clerk. /) ( /" /j , a402.../f' ATTEST: Mayor ~ DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 26 REGULAR MEETING June 19, 2007 PAGE 230