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ClLOSED SESSlION
A closed seSSIOn was held at 6 38 pm, regardmg
I CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL -EXISTING LITIGATION
Government Code sectIon 549569, subdIvIsIon a
CIty of Dublm v Ralph GII, et ai, Alameda Superior Court No VG05241773
11 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Government Code sectIOn 549569, subdIVISIOn a
Name of case Arroyo VIsta Tenants ASSOCIatIOn, Rhenea Keyes, Andres
Arroyo, Darlene Brown, Ellse Veal v CIty of Dublln, Dublm HOUSIng
AuthOrity, HOUSIng AuthorIty of Alameda County, and Does 1 through 20,
mcluslve, Alameda County SuperIOr Court RG 07351015
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A regular meetmg of the Dubhn CIty CouncIl was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2007, m
the CouncIl Chambers of the Dublm CIVIC Center The meetmg was called to order at
7 04 pm, by Mayor Lockhart
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ROLL CALL
PRESENT CouncIlmembers HIldenbrand, Oravetz, S brant I and Scholz, and Mayor
Lockhart
ABSENT None
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]PLEDGIE OF ALLEGlIANCIE
The pledge of allegiance to the flag was recited by the CouncIl, Staff and those present
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REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACl'lION
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Mayor Lockhart adVIsed that no reportable actIOn had been taken
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ORAIL COMMlUNTICA l'TIONS
introduce !'II ewl Empllovees
705 pm 3 1 (700-10)
Commumty Derelopment DIrector len Ram mtroduced new Code Enforcement Officer,
Anthony Romero
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Parks & Commumty ServIces DIrector DIane Lowart Introduced new RecreatIOn
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Techmclan, Angela H Gamez
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The Council welcomed Mr Romero and Ms Gamez to the City of Dublin Staff
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AIJ}JI]omtmennts lto Cn!nzenns/Orgamzatnonn of tlhLe Year AdllHfoc CommnUee
7 09 P ill 3 ~ (610-30)
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Deputy City Clerk Carolme Soto presented the Staff Report and adVIsed that each year the
CIty of Dublm/ recogmzed a CItIzen, young CItizen and orgamzatlOn of the year at Its
Volunteer RecogmtIOn Event As part of thIS process, an Ad Hoc CommIttee comprIsed
of two DublIn I CouncIlmembers was needed to perform duties mcludmg arrangmg for
Impartial Judgmg and selection of wmners The CIty CouncIl would consIder the
appomtment ofltwo COUllCllmembers to the Ad Hoc Committee
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Vm HIldenbrand asked when the nommatIOn penod would begm
Deputy CIty Clerk Soto responded the nommatlOn perIod would begm at the end of
November and close January 31,2008
On motIOn of Vm HIldenbrand, seconded by Cm Oravetz and by unanimous vote, the
Council appomted Mayor Janet Lockhart and Councllmember Sbrantl to the Ad Hoc
Committee
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PUIlIbRnc Commerrnts
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John ZukoskI, Dublm reSident, commented on the future extensIOn of Dublin Boulevard
and asked If there would be any measures to mitigate traffic flow dUrIng commute hours
or prOVIde trees or some type of coverage
PublIc Works Director MelIssa Morton commented there was a landscapmg plan that
would mcorporate street trees along Dublm Boulevard
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CONSENT CALENDAR
7 14 P m Items 4 1 through 4 13
Mayor Lockhart pulled Item 4 3 for discussIOn at the request of a member of the publIc
On motion of Vm Hildenbrand, seconded by Cm Oravetz and by unammous vote, the
CouncIl took the followmg actIOns
Approved (4 1) Mmutes of Regular Meetmg of October 2, 2007, SpeCIal Meetmg of
October 3,2007, and Regular Meetmg of October 16,2007,
Approved (42 330-40) the Budget Changes,
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AuthorIzed (44 600-35) Staff to solicit bIds for Contract No 07-10, Village Parkway
Soundwall Pamtmg
Adopted (45 360-20)
RESOLUTION NO .119'11- 07
ORDERING THE ANNJEXAl'lION OF JFALLON VlIJLLAGE (TRACT 7586)
1'0 TIHIE DlLffiLIN RANCH Sl'RlEET LKGIHITING MATIN1'ENANCE
ASSESSMIENT DlISTJR[C1' 99-11
Approved (46 600-30) Change Order #2 for Callander ASSOCIates Landscape
Architecture, Inc m the amount of$5,727
Adopted (4 7 600-60)
RESOLUTION NO Jl95 - 07
APPROVING TRACT lIMPROVEMENT AGRlEEMEN1r WITH
LlENNAR IHIOMES OlF CALITFORNTIA, TINC , JFOR TRACT 7282, ANllJl
ACCEPTING lIMPROVIEMlENl'S AN])) APPROVING REGULA TOIRY
TRAJFlFlIC CONTROL DEVKCES lFOR BRANNlIGAN STREET
ReceIved (48 320-20) CIty Treasurer's Investment Report for 1st Quarter 2007-2008
ReceIved (4 9 330-50) Fmanclal Reports for the months of July, August, and September
2007
Adopted (4 10 360-60)
RESOLUTION NO Jl96 - 07
SETTlING A PUBLTIC lH[]EARlING ON 1'lHIlE JFOlRMATlION OF l'lHIE JFALLON
VILLAGE GEOILOGIC HAZARD ABA1I'EMIENl' DlISl'RlICT
DUBlLTIN ClIl'Y COUNCIL MlIN1Ul'ES
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Adopted (4 11 600-30)
lRESOLU1I'ION NO Jl97 - 07
APlPROVKNG A CONSlIJlL 1I'lING SlERVKCES AGREEMENT
WJI1I'lBI R3 CONSlUL ']['J[NG GROlUP
Adopted (4 12 600-30)
RESOLUTJ[ON NO Jl98 - 07
APPROVING SALE AGRlEEMEN'f WJf1I'lHI
OlHILONlE PRESERVE CONSERVATION BANK FOR
PURCHASE OF CONSERV A TlION CREDKl'S FOR 1I'lIIE
I -580/lF AILLON ROAD TINTER CHANGE JIMPROVEMENT PROJECT
and authorIzed Mayor Lockhart to SIgn the agreement
Approved (4 13 300-40) the Warrant Register III the amount of $4,076,842 92
Mayor Lockhart pulled Item 4 3 (450-30), Emerald Place Retazl Center, for dlscusszon at
the request of Mzchael Lutz, Dublzn reszdent
Mlchael Lutz, Dublm reszdent, stated, In relatzon to Item 4 3, he was In opposztIOn to
vertIcal creep or anythzng hIgher than what the CIty current(v had as far as buzldzng
hezght
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On motlOn of Cm Sbrantl, seconded by em Scholz and by unanzmous vote, the Counczl
adopted (4 3 450-30)
ORDINANCE NO 22 - 07
APPROVING AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO REZONE PROPERTY
TO THE PD- PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT A.ND APPROVING
A RELATED STAGE 1 DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE EMERALD PLACE
RETAIL CENTER PROJECT, PA 07-019
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WRTI'f'fEN COMM1UNJICA'fIONS - None
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PUBLIC JH[EARllNGS
MntJIgatedl Negatnve DecUaIratnonn, West I!))unlttllnnn BAR'f Specnfic PHann
Amenndlmell1lt, Stage :n. Devellopmell1lt PllalID. Amenndlmennt anndl Stage :2 Pllannnnedl
DevenoJDmennt Rezonne fOIr a 309-UlI1lnt ResndlenntnaH CommUlllID.dv~ fA 06-009 WmdstaIr
7 18 P m 6 1 (400-20/410-55/450-30)
Mayor Lockhart read aloud a request by the applIcant, Wmdstar CommumtIes, to contmue
this Item to the November 20, 2007, City Council meetmg
On motion of Cm SbrantI, seconded by Vrn Hildenbrand and by unammous vote, the
Council approved the request by the applIcant, Wmdstar CommumtIes, to contmue the
Item to the November 20,2007, City CounCil meetmg
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P1lllbInc IH[eaLll"mg
Arm Oll"d1nmunce RelPeallmg armdl Adloptmg
New Cllnaptell"s 5 08, "Fue CoOle," anndl 7 32, '6Bmlldlmg CoOle," anudl Amenndlmg
cllnajptell"s ; 28, ~'Bu.nnlldlnnng RegunllaltnoHD. Adlmmnstll"atnmn," 7 36, ''''Elledl1''ncaI Code,"
7 '110, '6JPllunmlbnnng Code," anndl 7 '114, 66MecllnamcaI Codle," of [line D1lllbllm Munrrnu.cnlPaI Code
7 19 P m 62 (610-20)
Mayor Lockhart opened the publIc hearIng
Semor BUIldmg OffiCial Gregory Shreeve presented the Staff Report and adVised that the
City Council would review an Ordmance repealIng and adoptmg new chapters to the
DublIn MUnICipal Code Because of a clencal error, the second resolutIOn on the Staff
Report would be brought back to the City CouncIl for consIderatIOn of adoptIOn at the
November 20 2007, City Council meetmg
ChrIS Dado, DublIn reSident, asked If any modificatIOn of a home reqUIred a new code
upgrade for smoke detectors
Semor Plannmg OffiCial Gregory Shreeve rephed yes, the upgrade would be m regard to
battery-operated smoke alarms
Mayor Lockhart closed the public hearmg
On motIon of Cm Oravetz, seconded by Vm HIldenbrand and by unammous vote, the
CouncIl adopted
RJESOLUTION NO 199 - 07
APPROV][NG JFJINIDINGS REGAR/DlTING l'IITJE NEED FOR AMENDMIENTS TO
PROVTISlIONS][N 1['JH[lE CAlLlfFORNIA BlU][LDlING S1I'ANDARIDS CODE AS
AID>OPTlED BY l'IITE S1I' A 1I'E OJF cALIFORNTIA, lfN TlH[l[. CALiFORNIA CODE OJF
RlEGULA 1I'][ONS, 1I'JITLE 24, 1'0 BIE AIDOPT]ED lBY REFIERENCE IN THE
DOOLIN MlUNIrCJIP AL CODE
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and waived first readmg and INTRODUCED Ordmance Repealmg Chapters 5 08, "Fire
Code," and 7 32, "BUIldmg Code," Addmg Chapters 5 08, "FIre Code," and 7 32,
"BUlldmg Code," and Amendmg Chapters 728, "BUIldmg RegulatIOn AdmmlstratlOn,"
7 36, "Electrical Code," 7 40, "Plumbmg Code," and 7 44, "Mechamcal Code," of the
Dublm Mumclpal Code III Order to Adopt by Reference and Amend the PrOVISIOns of the
2007 Edition of the CahfornIa BUlldmg Standards Code, TItle 24, CalIfornIa Code of
Regulations
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PUll1JJ Un e lHI eallrnnng
Amellldlmellllt of DwIllJDnnn MUll men pan Codle cllnapte[' 2 ~O
Renatnnng to UHlld31llmedllP['ope['ty anndl ArlldntnoHll of IDefimtllonn
fo[' tllne Term "CoUllnntv" to DUllbnnnn MUllmellJl]31n Code Sectllmll 1 O~ 020
7 26 P m 6 3 (610-20)
Mayor Lockhart opened the public hearmg
AdmmlstratIve ServIces DIrector Paul Rankm presented the Staff Report and advised that
as part of a comprehensive update to the Dublm MUnIcipal Code, the City Council
considered an ordmance regardmg a proposed amendment to Chapter 240 Relatmg to
Unclaimed Property at Its June 5, 2007, City CouncIl meetIng At that meetmg, the
CouncIl dIrected Staff to reVIse the ordmance to establIsh a "lost and found" for property
turned mto the City and to provIde for notIficatIOn of found Items on the City'S webslte
No testImony was receIved by any member of the publIc relative to this Issue
Mayor Lockhart closed the publIc heanng
On motIOn of Cm Oravetz, seconded by Cm Sbrantl and by unammous vote, the CouncIl
waived the first readmg and INTRODUCED Ordmance Amendmg Chapter 2 40 of the
Dublin MUnIcipal Code relatmg to Unclatmed Property and Addmg a DefimtlOn to
SectIOn 1 04020 of the Dublm MUnICIpal Code
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PUll bnnc lBIea rnDllg
11'0 Connsuller Adoptnonn olf a ResonUlltnonn of Necessnty to Comllemnn TInnterest m Rean
Property at 1IJ.837 DUllbnm BOUllnevardl lfor Capntan Improvemennt lProgram (CIlP)
lPronect No 95556 - DUllbnm lBInstornc lPark ACQUllDsBtnonn (lHIerntaf!e Cennter EXJI]annsnonn)
7 34 p m 64 (295-30)
Mayor Lockhart opened the publIc hearmg
City Manager Richard Ambrose presented the Staff Report and advised that In order to
move ahead With the Hentage Center ExpansIOn, the City must acqUire Interest In real
property at 11837 DublIn Boulevard
No testimony was received by any member of the publIc relative to this Issue
Mayor Lockhart closed the public heanng
Cm Sbrantl stated that the findIngs m the Staff Report were well laId out and m order
On motIOn of Vm HIldenbrand, seconded by Cm Scholz and by unammous vote, the
CouncIl adopted
RESOLUl'JION NO 200 - 07
DETlERMJINTING l'lBIA l' TlBIE lPUBLJIC INl'1EREST ANID N1EC1ESSJITY REQ1UTIRE
TlBIE ACQUTISJITlION OJF CERTAlIN lPROlPERl'Y lINl'ERESTS ANID DIRECl'ING
TlHIlE JFIlLING OJF EMTINENl' DOMAJIN lPROCEEDlINGS JFOR TlBIE CAlPJIl'AL
liMlPROVEMENl' PROGRAM (CliP) lPRO.mCT NO 95556 - DUBlLIN lHIISTORllC
P AJRlI( lPRO.mCT (lHI1ERllT AGlE CENTER lEXlP ANSliON)
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lUNJFJINTISlHIED BUSlINESS - None
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N1E W BUSINESS
AdldlntnoHll of Crossmg Guuudl aHlldl
Safety ImlProvemeHllts at 'll'assanara Roadl/Gneasonn DrIVe Inntersednolll
7 39 p m 8 1 (590-40/590-50)
Traffic Engmeer Jalmee BourgeOis presented the Staff Report and adVised that the City
CouncIl would consider placement of a crossmg guard and safety Improvements at the
mtersectlOn of TassaJara Road/Gleason Dnve for Improved pedestnan access safety
to/from Eleanor Murray Fallon School
Cm Oravetz asked how long It would take to Implement these Improvements If the
CouncIl approved the request tOnIght
Traffic Engmeer BourgeOis stated the first step, Implementmg signal tImmg changes
would have to be done by the County but that could be done wlthm the next couple of
days A crossIng guard was ready to start work SIgns and markmgs could be done
shortly, so Improvements could be completed wIthm the next week
Dr Stephen Hanke, Supermtendent of Dublin UnIfied School Dlstnct, stated he wanted to
stress the Importance of safety to the School Dlstnct He urged the Council to support
Staff s recommendatIOn and also thanked CouncIl for consideratIOn of the Item
V m HIldenbrand stated she drove thiS mtersectlOn every day and worried about students
at thIS mtersectlOn She was glad that cItIzens had brought thiS concern to Staff s
attentIOn
em Scholz thanked the parents that brought thiS Item to the City'S attentIon
On motIon of Cm Scholz, seconded by Cm SbrantI and by unanImous vote, the City
Council approved the additIOn of a crossmg guard and other safety Improvements at the
mtersectlon of TassaJara Road/Gleason Dnve to Improve pedestnan access safety at
Eleanor Murray Fallon School, and approved a budget change to the Crossmg Guards
operatmg budget m the amount of$7,769 for Fiscal Year 2007-2008
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Kmtnatnonn of a GelllleJrall lPllann anndl
EasteJrnn DUllbllm Specnfnc lPllann Amenndlmennt Stundly of a lPoJrtnolll of Pi"opeJrty
KnnowllIl as AJrea lHI of Dunbllm Ranncllllq OJ!" Comrnmonnllv Knnownn as the GJ!"alftonn Plaza Snte
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(410-55/420-30)
Plannmg Consultant Mike Porto presented the Staff Report and adVised that the City
Council would decide If the City should undertake a General Plan Amendment/Eastern
DublIn Specific Plan Study for a portIOn of property known as Area H of Dublm Ranch,
or commonly known as the Grafton Plaza site
John Zukoskl, Dublin resident, spoke of what he referred to as positive pomts of the
Grafton Plaza proJect, with the exceptIOn of the residential flats The towers themselves
would be an eyesore and obstruct the View, and could possibly be a hazard m regard to the
Livermore airport He mentioned office/condos as a possIble optIOn at the project He
requested the City Council take the residential portIOn of the project off the table
Al Albarran, DublIn resident, spoke agamst bUIldmg of the Grafton Plaza project
ChriS Dldato, Dublin resident, stated the Grafton Plaza project was not the best project for
Dublm There would need to be addItIOnal polIcmg and he belIeved the traffic survey for
the project was flawed ZOnIng m the City should stay as It was currently He was also
concerned about avaIlable parkmg In the area He did not belIeve a high nse tower fit mto
the area
George Zlka, DublIn resident, spoke of the mappropnateness of puttmg residential
development m thiS area He asked that the Council look at thiS project m relatIOn to a
Jobslhousmg balance, and also the City'S fiscal mfrastructure The City needed busmess-
to-busmess sales taxes to keep services gomg The City should take a look at the fiscal
Impact thiS project would have on the City
Rich GuanentI, DublIn resident, stated the City did not need a big study There dId not
need to be any residential m thiS project The commerCial retail that could support the
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campus/retail was appropnate There might need to be adjustments to what was
campus/retaIl The CIty might designate a height or story lImit He urged the CouncIl to
deny the proposal
Ramonclto Flnneza, DublIn resIdent, stated hIS oppositIOn to further reSidential projects III
the City There was a Delta water CrISIS that was a stateWIde Issue Metro water agencies
were predIctmg water ratlOnmg He asked the CouncIl to help control mventory of new
homes and development
Bill Schaub, Plannmg CommISSIOner Chair and Dublm resident, suggested the CouncIl
consIder height lImits m relation to where people lIved. what theIr VieW would be, lookmg
out towards the project
Ron Boggs, DublIn reSident, stated the City had the VISIOn and leadership to take on thIs
pro] ect
Jeff Kelhl, DublIn reSident, stated that before the study was done, he would lIke to see
directIOn from the City CouncIl regardmg heIght lImItatIOns
Mayor Lockhart read comments from Roxanne Johannes, Dublm reSident Key Items Ms
Johannes noted were commumty, fiscal responsibilIty and scalabIlity
Dave Chadbourne, Land Plan ASSOCIates, Prmclpal Planner for the Grafton Plaza ProJect,
stated he was avaIlable to answer questIOns, If necessary
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RJECESS
8 32 pm
Mayor Lockhart called for a brIef recess
CouncIlmembers present at 8 43 pm
The meetmg reconvened With all
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Mayor Lockhart explamed that City Manager Ambrose would go through a senes of
questIOns with the CouncIl, to discuss Issues, take a straw poll and gamer directIOn, m
aSSOCiatIOn with the project ThiS was not to approve a bUildIng or project, but to start a
process to look at what project the CouncIl would be consldermg
City Manager Ambrose stated the questIOns were desIgned to try to prOVide an envelope
for which the applIcant could design a project which would meet the Council's
expectatIOns
City Manager Ambrose asked m regard to CommerclallRetaIl, QuestIOn # 1, Are the uses
(not necessanly ancIllary to a Campus Office land use) that are proposed by the ApplIcant
appropnate for the site If so, which are appropnate a) Hotel, b) Spa, c) Sports club?
Cm Scholz stated she was not mterested m seemg any of the three uses
Cm Oravetz stated he supported all three uses
Cm Sbrantl asked the applIcant If the boutique hotel proposed m thiS project would be In
additIOn to the one at the Promenade or would It replace the hotel proposed at the
Promenade
Jim Tong, Charter Properties, explamed the hotel at the Promenade was approved about
seven years ago The land for the hotel at the Promenade would probably be for a use
other than the prevIOusly proposed hotel Current mformatlOn led the developer to belIeve
they could not support two hotels at the same time
Cm SbrantI asked what would become the underlymg zOnIng for the land that was
prevIOusly planned for the hotel at the Promenade
Plannmg Consultant Porto stated the land at the Promenade was deSIgnated
Village/commercial
Cm SbrantI asked If the hotel and spa would be one development Had the applIcant done
market research to determme If there was a need for such busmesses m Dublin or the Tn-
Valley?
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Mr Tong stated It would be a full service spa, not a health club It would be run In
conjunctIOn wIth the hotel It would also cater to the resIdents of the condommIUms
They were m the process of seekIng boutique hotel consultants
Cm SbrantI stated he supported all three uses
Vm Hildenbrand stated she supported all three uses It would allow for a sports club, not
that It would definItely be bUilt In lookIng at the Staff Report, she did not belIeve the
residents In the area, were necessanly lookIng for a convenIence store
Mayor Lockhart stated she also supported all three uses They were amenIties for the
entire communIty She had received a call from John Chen, CEO of Sybase, and he was
very posItive about these uses and stated employees of hiS company could use these
facIlities
City Manager Ambrose asked, In relatIOn to Commerclal/RetaIl, the project proposed
181,000 square feet of office space, QuestIOn #2, Is the amount of Campus/Office square
footage appropnate?
Vm HIldenbrand asked m regard to office space, were they refernng to traditional Class
A office space, not the shopkeeper or lIve/work UnIts? Because a lIve/work UnIt could be
a profeSSIOnal office, would that be counted separately?
City Manager Ambrose stated that Issue would be addressed separately
Vm Hildenbrand asked If all three types of uses were added, would It come close to that
amount?
PlannIng Consultant Porto explaIned that there were approximately 181,000 square feet
proposed by the applicant It was approxImately 16,000 square feet for shopkeeper
deSignatIOn, 15,000 for live/work, and 19,000 square feet for other lIve/work UnIts, and
the other 55,000 square feet was for the retaIl portIOn at the hotel and spa
Vm Hildenbrand asked what was the ongInal campus/office deSignatIOn for the area?
PlannIng Consultant Porto replIed that It was 475,469 square feet
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elty Manager Ambrose reiterated that the questIOn was dId the Council feel comfortable
with the amount proposed? Did they thInk there should be less or more?
Cm Scholz asked If this would mean changmg the General Plan, If they went with the
other uses SInce It was now designated office space
City Manager Ambrose replied It would not It was designated campus/office for the
entire site and they would have to change It only If they went with other uses Other uses
were permitted by the General Plan, which mdlcated there could be ancIllary uses, retaIl
uses for campus/office, and up to 50% resIdential may be permitted with certaIn findIngs
Cm Scholz asked agaIn If the General Plan would be changed
City Manager Ambrose stated It might be changed dependmg on what the City CouncIl
decided
Mayor Lockhart stated that what they were trymg to do was naIl down uses and
approximate size so that Staff could study It and determme If It would reqUire a General
Plan amendment or not Staff could not tell them tOnIght just by the basIc blocks the
Council was now plckmg out
Cm Scholz stated that her understandmg of the General Plan was that this area was
designated as office If the CouncIl did go forward With the project, a change would have
to be made to the General Plan
Mayor Lockhart stated that even With an office designatIOn, there were other uses that
could fit m there It did not necessanly mean It was just an office bUl1dmg In fact, m the
Stage I PD that they already had, It stated that If studies proved that other uses worked,
then they could have them m It So dependmg on what the Council ended up With, It might
not reqUire a General Plan amendment
Cm Scholz asked If they were then gomg to talk about the 749 residences
Cm SbrantI stated he would like to see more office square footage to the extent that It was
feaSible He agreed WIth the other uses, but he felt the pnmary square footage should be
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devoted to professIOnal office With 231,000 square feet, If you counted lIve/work and
office, he would like to see more than half office because It was the pnmary designation
Vm HIldenbrand agreed with Cm SbrantI's comments The elty had a good mix of uses
Condo UnIts had sold and people were lookmg to change the way they did busmess and
where they worked People who bought the UnIts were commItted to work m the
communIty where they lived The CouncIl had made a commitment to mcrease office
space m the communIty
Mayor Lockhart and Cm Oravetz stated they also agreed wIth Cm SbrantI's and
Vm HIldenbrand's comments
Cm Scholz stated she was unsure of the prevIous questIOn
City Manager Ambrose clanfied that when the Council discussed half of the site, they
were speakmg of half of all bUlldmg constructIOn, all square footage that was bUilt on the
Site, more than half of that would be office, not Just developed area, but half of all
bUildIng constructIOn
Cm SbrantI stated they were speakIng of half of the 479,000 square feet
City Manager Ambrose asked QuestIOn #3, Are there other uses that have not been
proposed by the ApplIcant that should be mcluded as a part of the proJect?
Cm SbrantI stated that although gas statIOns, convenIence stores and fast food restaurants
were permitted uses wlthm the campus/office designatIOn, It might upset the character of
the area The CouncIl might want to stay away from those uses
City Manager Ambrose stated that was a good example, a reason to amend the General
Plan If that use was a permitted use today, the Council might want to conSider deletmg It
Vm HIldenbrand stated she would be willing to do that A small market would be more
m keepmg With the Village concept versus a convenIence store
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elty Manager Ambrose clarIfied that the Council could not designate a partIcular retaIler,
but they would have to look at the uses Did the CouncIl agree that they did not want to
see a gas statIOn In the proJect?
V m HIldenbrand stated she did not belIeve the reSIdents would want to have a gas statIOn
there
City Manager Ambrose moved on to ReSidential related Question # 1, Are reSidential umts
appropnate on the site? If so, which types of UnIts were approprIate? a) Shopkeeper
umts, b) Live/work unItS, c) Luxury condos, d) Tower flats, or e) PodIUm flats
V m HIldenbrand asked for clarIficatIOn between a tower flat versus a podIUm flat
Planmng Consultant Porto stated a flat was basIcally a flat The developer was propOSIng
to hide the parkIng structure WIth a rIng of UnIts that were called podIUm flats It would
Include a combmatlOn of lIve/work UnIts, shopkeeper UnIts, and Just straight flat
condomInIUms Then you had the tower UnIts themselves which were the flats that were
In the towers, 4, 5, 6 and 8 to a floor, that went up In a vertical manner, where as the
others would rIng the parkIng structures They were SImIlar m floor plans, If not Identical
The distInctIOn was how they were placed on the site
Cm Sbrantl asked what was a luxury condo? How would It be deSCrIbed?
Mr Tong stated there would be only 20 luxury condos and the mmunum square footage
would be 2,500 square feet They would cater to these reSidents by offerIng hotel
services, room service, and cleanIng The hotel employees would prOVide these services
The cost of mamtamIng the condos would be higher These services allow the hotel to
generate more revenue
Cm Sbrantl stated he was opposed to the tower flats He could support the other four
optIOns, potentially He also wanted to diSCUSS a cap on the number of reSidential UnIts
Some of those concepts could be Innovative
Vm HIldenbrand stated she would prefer to deCide the bUlldmg height Issue first ThiS
would dictate how much reSidential could be put In the bUildIng
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Mayor Lockhart asked the CouncIl If they would agree to address the height Issue first
Cm Oravetz supported all the residentIal UnIts
Cm Scholz stated she did not support the reSIdentIal due to the Impact It would have on
schools They were already maxed
Mayor Lockhart stated that was why the Council wanted to talk about the height Issue
first
em Scholz stated that the comments she had received from reSidents mdlcated that the
height was ndlculous, absurd
Vm HIldenbrand stated that was why she suggested lookmg at the heIght Issue first That
was where the reSidentIal piece came m Until the CouncIl answered the questIon of
heIght, they dId not know If there would be reSIdentIal umts
Cm Scholz reiterated that from the comments she received, no one would support the
heIght and did not understand how the CouncIl could make a decIsIOn as the developer
had not presented any plans
Mayor Lockhart stated the Idea was to give the developer some gUIdelmes so that they
could come back With a plan
Cm Scholz stated she was gomg to deny the request
Mayor Lockhart stated the Council would now take on the height Issue
Cm SbrantI stated he would lIke to look at the height Issue and then QuestIOn #2,
regardmg office square footage percentage Although he supported some of the uses, he
did not support all the uses
Vm HIldenbrand stated she thought the project was very mtngumg and she had read all
the emaIls receIved, both good and bad She had been a reSident m the commumty that
had supported and opposed proJects, so she understood the process and deSires people had
for their commumty She did not want to see 21 stones The City was on the forefront of
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green bUlldmgs, Villages, and transIt centers The City had an opportumty to do
somethIng dIfferent She would not lIke to see anythmg higher than 10 stones She did
not know how much residential that would allow
Mayor Lockhart stated she liked Mr Schaub's comment regardIng relatiVity to where
homes were located and theIr views There was opportUnIty to provide a streetscape that
was excitIng for people If you had somethmg to work With, not Just four story square
bUIldIngs She wanted to give the developer the flexibility to bUIld somethIng that was
creative and special, she could live With 10 stones maXImum
Cm SbrantI stated at the last meetIng With the PlannIng CommIssIOn, somethIng was
brought up about SIX stones beIng the height limit In the eastern Dublin area He would
lIke to stay WithIn the confines of the Eastern DublIn Specific Plan It was the gUIde that
the CouncIl had been USIng WithIn the eastern Dublm area He would lIke to see the
project lImited to SIX stones and at that height, the applIcant could still be creative
Mayor Lockhart stated she would like the applIcant to come back With some optIOns so
the communIty could view At that pOInt, If 10 stones did not make sense, then the
Council could say that The Council would be apprOVIng the footprInt for some Ideas and
she dId not want to limit It nght now, she would lIke to see the difference between SIX and
ten stones What did It look lIke on paper? She had seen the emaIls also that stated some
residents did not want 21 stones, but she wanted to see more before the CouncIl said yes
or no
Cm Scholz asked why not deny thiS plan and request the apphcant return With a new
project plan, Includmg plans to ensure schools were not overcrowded? What about the
park Issue? Did the applicant not have to provide a certaIn amount of park for that
development?
Vm HIldenbrand stated that was why they were dlscussmg a study If the study was
completed, then the applicant could answer those questIOns
em Scholz stated the CouncIl was, In a way, bargamIng for what they wanted and did not
want, ahead of the game and the applicant had not given the CouncIl anythIng specIfic
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Vm HIldenbrand stated the applicant had presented the ongmal plan at the August 14,
2007, workshop, and the CouncIl told them they did not like the plan and wanted them to
return
Cm Scholz stated that 95% of the people that emaIled or called had mformed the Council
that they did not want the project
Vm Hildenbrand asked 95% of how many residents?
Cm SbrantI stated there was not a plan, but what the City was currently domg was part of
a process The Council had an mltIal study sessIOn and what had come before them was
mappropnate, so now the apphcant had come back askmg for directIOn from the CouncIl
Staff would work with the applicant on a plan that the Council could approve or deny
ThiS was all part of the process
Cm Oravetz stated they should give the applIcant an opportunIty to come up with a plan,
wIth directIOn from the CouncIl
Cm Scholz asked about gettmg more mput from the communIty and askmg what they
wanted
Vm Hildenbrand stated the public would have an opportumty dunng the public heanng
process to speak Right now the CouncIl was glvmg the applicant directIOn about what
they would hke to see The CouncIl stIll had the opportumty to say that after all the work,
they did not agree with the project
Cm Sbrantl stated there had been much public mput They had heard from residents
through several venues There would be more meetmgs and study sessIOns for public mput
and the City had done a good Job of mvolvmg ItS residents
Cm Scholz reiterated there were other areas that needed to be explored and evaluated
such as parks and schools
The CouncIl agreed that thiS would be studied
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Vm Hildenbrand stated the public may not like some of the components of the project but
all of thiS allowed for conversatIOn and they did like some of the amenItIes
Cm SbrantI reiterated he did not want to see anythmg higher than SIX stones but with the
square footage allowed, he did not thmk they could do that He did not want to see
anythmg over 10 stones
Mayor Lockhart stated the Issue regardmg square footage was complIcated, It was not cut
and dry It was an Item that needed to be reviewed by Staff and the applIcant, and some
agreement reached The Council wanted to give the applIcant some directIOn so they
could return With a project the CounCil could support
Vm HIldenbrand stated she would not like to see the project higher than 10 stones and
see what the applicant would bnng back
Cm Oravetz stated he could support 10-12 stones
Mayor Lockhart stated there were three Councllmembers that agreed to a height limit of
10 stones or less
Cm SbrantI asked PlannIng Consultant Porto how 479,000 square feet, m regard to Floor
Area RatIO (FAR), was calculated
PlannIng Consultant Porto stated that FAR was a faIrly complIcated Issue The Eastern
Dublm SpecIfic Plan and the General Plan referenced a 45 FAR, basically 45% of the
site You took the square footage area of the Site, m thiS case It was 24 46 acres,
multIplIed It by an acre, which was 43,560 square feet and then multiply that by 45
AssumIng the City had the correct parcel Size, It would give you a relative square footage
area of 475,465 square feet of developable area on the SIte That was under the eXlstmg
Stage 1 PD and It was under the eXlstmg General Plan and the eXlstmg SpeCific Plan
Mayor Lockhart asked If thiS same method was used at the Waterford development
PlannIng Consultant Porto stated no Waterford was done on a density basIs He
explamed that the Sybase property, previously referred to as Site 15A, was set up for
reSIdentIal development and the City moved 390 UnIts off of the Sybase property to
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Waterford If you looked In the General Plan and Eastern DublIn Specific Plan and read
commercial development, It spoke of the abIlity to put residentIal there as long as It was
not the majorIty use on the property So In the case of Waterford, the Waterford
apartments were a smaller use, approxImately five acres, where the commercial use was
approximately seven acres The density of Waterford was 47 UnIts to the acre The City
did not have a mixed use land use designatIOn at the tIme Waterford was completed, so
there was nothIng to which the City could refer The mixed use land use desIgnatIOn came
from the west side of town through Tralee and the project at San Ramon Road and Alcosta
Boulevard In the east, the mixed use designatIOn came to the City with Fallon VIllage
and the commercial core That was where the City had picked up the mixed use land use
designatIOn, which better defined the use than Waterford
The Mayor stated the CIty had done It different ways
City Manager Ambrose stated there was another difference, also The County requested
the City transfer density from one part of ItS property, residentIal density, to another So It
was different The result was a mixed use project, but the way It happened was different
than the General Plan, and the way residentIal was allowed on campus/office
Mayor Lockhart asked If the City had transferred residentIal density from the water
quality ponds
PlannIng Consultant Porto stated that the water qualIty ponds had always had a
designatIOn of campus/office
Cm SbrantI stated the FAR formula was a good formula to follow The City was gOIng
off the FAR, 45 to 60 ThiS site In particular was UnIque due to the fact that half the SIte
was not developable because of the water quahty basIn So, 45 or 60 FAR was really 9
or 1 2 because you were only developIng half of the site He did not want to go over
479,000 square feet In terms of developable land The CounCil had established that It
wanted to see more than half of that as office It was Important to stay wlthm the densItIes
that were allowed In terms ofF AR With the Emerald Place development approved earlier
In the meetmg, you were lookIng at 305,000 square feet on 27 acres, and here the CouncIl
was lookmg at 479,000 square feet on 12 acres There was gOIng to be density even In the
form of 479,000 square feet and he did not want to go over that That was an approprIate
FAR for thiS site
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City Manager Ambrose asked, regardlllg the tOpiC of Residential, Question #5, Should the
bUildIng square footage of residential development be considered as part of the maximum
floor area ratio?
Mayor Lockhart stated she did not know She needed to see what the difference would be
and what It did to the denSity
Cm Sbrantl stated he belIeved It should be and they needed to keep m mllld that parkmg
was not part of the FAR, so you were already gOlllg to have structures on the site because
parklllg was part of that The 479,000 square feet was not countmg any parklllg that was
lllcluded If you counted the parkmg, the CouncIl should count the residential towards
that as well as the office or the sports club The applicant dId have the opportumty, In
terms of the hotel, to move It back to the Promenade which might free up some of the
square footage for some of the other thmgs they wanted to do Ultimately on the 12 acre
footprlllt, the CouncIl should count the residential square footage towards the FAR
Cm Oravetz stated he was not clear on thiS question
Cm Scholz asked If there would be four acres of park out of that, somewhere
Cm SbrantI stated the amount of park area reqUired would depend on the number of
residential UnIts, If there was reSidential, then the City would apply ItS standard park ratIO
to that number
Mayor Lockhart stated she would like to see what that looked lIke, exactly what Cm
SbrantI Just said, USlllg the FAR for the housmg But she would also lIke to see the flip
Side of It, If you were not mcludlllg the hOUSlllg, and still stay under the cap
City Manager Ambrose stated that one Issue was the height but the other Issue was If you
did go With only SIX stones, you did not want a solid City block With Just bUlldmg on It
That was the other aspect of the masslllg Issue
Mayor Lockhart asked If the CouncIl could have an example of what that would look like
Vm Hildenbrand stated that It was hard to VisualIze how It would look
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Cm SbrantI stated the last thmg he would want would be 12 acres of a solId block He
dId not believe that would happen, but that was worth takmg a look
Vm HIldenbrand stated If the Council put the applicant In a box or under certaIn
conditions, then that might be with what they returned She would lIke to give them
flexibilIty
City Manager Ambrose clanfied that three of the CouncIlmembers were saYIng, have the
applIcant come back with two options One would be to put a hard cap of 479,000 square
feet which applIed to all uses, with the exceptIOn of the garages Another optIOn would be
the resIdential not count agamst that square footage, and withIn the height lImit of ten
stones
Mayor Lockhart stated that they would go back to the discussIOn of what types of UnIts to
Include In the project Did Cm SbrantI still want to get nd of the tower flats?
Cm Sbrantl stated he did not want to see a SIX story reSidential development He wanted
to maIntam the office component With some of the uses that were condUCive to office,
whether It was the spa, sports club, or boutique hotel He thought luxury condos played
mto that Shopkeeper, live/work UnIts also played Into that He was not particularly
Interested In podIUm or tower flats as the City already had many Of the five optIOns, he
preferred shopkeeper, live/work and luxury condos He was not In favor of tower flats
He might conSider podIUm flats
Mayor Lockhart stated there were people that liked podIUm flats, to have the entire UnIt on
one floor
Vm Hildenbrand asked for clanficatlOn on floor placement of tower flats She asked If
the podIUm flats were like Waterford and the tower flat were SimIlar to the Elan
development
Planmng Consultant Porto stated Waterford was what was called a wrap The podIUm was
generally lIke Elan, one or two levels of parkIng With structures plied on top, and then
structure wrappIng around the base That was what Elan did If you looked on Hamlet,
you had UnIts faCIng DublIn Boulevard and DeMarcus, but they are screenIng the top floor
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of the parkmg structure Those were podIUm flats Whereas m the case of Waterford and
Avalon, there was parkmg structure m the mIddle wIth umts around It What this project
was proposmg was havmg parkmg and maybe some office on top of It and then maybe
some residential on top of that What forced It mto a tower was when It came down and
started gomg vertIcal But generally It was a layered project
em Oravetz stated he would like give the applicant directIOn to use the five types of
residential umts and see WIth what they returned He did not want to he their hands
Cm Sbranh stated that he was most opposed to havmg just a residential bUlldmg or
condos, town homes or apartments completely separate But If the applIcant were to
propose havmg Class A Office, then on the top floor have some condos, or If you had a
boutIque hotel and you had 20 condos as part of that, then It would not just be a
resIdential development There would be other uses m the bUlldmg - mIxed use
PlannIng Consultant Porto clarIfied that the Council did not want to see a resIdentIal
bUIldmg They wanted to see everythmg mcorporated m It, mIxed-use
City Manager Ambrose asked for clarIficatIOn from the CouncIl m terms of mIxed use
Old they mean mIxed use m the confines of the same bUIldmg) not like the City had at San
Ramon VIllage where there was commerclalm one place and residentIal III another
The CouncIl replIed that was correct, the mIxed uses m the confines of the same bUIldmg
Cm SbrantI asked If regardmg Residential, had QueStIon #6 been answered? What
percentage of the total bUIldmg square footage on the sIte should be reSidential?
City Manager Ambrose stated that the directIOn was more than half, 500/0 plus one would
be campus/office
Mayor Lockhart added that the rest would be a mIX of other uses
Cm Sbrantl stated that the resIdentIal should be the smaller portIOn to help enhance the
prOj ect
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City Manager Ambrose recapped that what the City did hke, m regard to Commercial
RetaIl, was the hotel, spa and sports club Cm Scholz voted no, but the other four
mdlcated yes With respect to office square footage there was a consensus that the CIty
would hke to see at least more than one half of that be profeSSIOnal office space There
were some concerns about gas statIOn use bemg permItted as well as lookmg at the Issue
of convemence stores and how they fit III with zomng The CouncIl preferred not to have
convenIence type stores With respect to the resIdential, there was a consensus to permit
some resIdentIal on the site That It be mixed-use There was some support for lookmg at
all five types IdentIfied m the Staff Report which mcluded shopkeeper umts, live/work
umts, luxury condos, tower flats, and podIUm flats With respect to heIght, the consensus
was ten stones or less
City Manager Ambrose clanfied, m regard to profeSSIonal office, the Council was
referrmg to offices uses The CouncIl was not lImltmg It to doctors, etc The dlstmctlOn
was made not to mcorporate the shopkeeper or live/work umts as part of the office square
footage Was that the consensus?
The CouncIl stated no
City Manager Ambrose stated those were m additIOn to half of the sIte bemg
campus/office
Mayor Lockhart asked If Cm SbrantI wanted more than half of It to be office, plus add m
the lIve/work umts
Cm Sbrantl stated that when they spoke of live/work or shopkeeper, what type of office
was that
Vm Hildenbrand stated It could be a photography studiO, counselor, or msurance There
were all kinds of profeSSIOnal people that could use those umts
City Manager Ambrose asked Plannmg Consultant Porto If the square footage that was
shown Included the reSIdentIal portIOn of that umt, as well as the office or retaIl portIOn
when you looked at the square footage the applIcant mcluded
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Planmng Consultant Porto stated that If you looked at the chart on Page 4 of the Staff
Report, you could see the differentIatIOn
City Manager Ambrose asked that where It stated Shopkeeper umt square footage at
16,000 square feet, did that mclude the entIre space?
Planmng Consultant Porto replied that no, that would be Just the portIOn that was theIr
workIng part of the bUIldmg
City Manager Ambrose asked then If It would be 50,000 square feet m addItion to the
181,000 square feet?
em Sbrantl stated that one way to reach It was saymg 200,000 square feet of the Class A
office, and then you could count the rest of the Shopkeeper, Live/work to get you over
240,000 square feet because the CouncIl was saymg they wanted over half to be office So
If one of the scenarIOS had a cap at 479,000 square feet, If there was 200,000+ of the Class
A Office and you counted the rest, which would get the amount over That would still
Increase the Class A Office He would lIke to see was 250,000 square feet total, at least
Vm HIldenbrand added, but wIthout mcreasmg the shopkeeper, lIve/work umt, makmg up
that additIonal wIth extra office
Cm SbrantI stated he thought 181,000 square feet was too low for Class A, but there were
a lot of different thIngs they could look at so he did not want to be overly restnctIve
without a plan But If the City were to get a mInimum of 250,000 square feet, then 50,000
was lIve/work, that would be a mInImUm of 200,000 square feet of Class A Office
City Manager Ambrose asked em Sbrantl If he was baSically addmg 19,000 square feet
of Campus/Office?
Cm SbrantI replIed, yes, at a mInImum
The majorIty of the CouncIl agreed
Cm Scholz stated she did not want It to appear she did not want good thmgs for Dublm,
but there were many concerns Many people felt the CIty had plenty of apartments,
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condos and houses Some of her questIOns that remamed were was the CounCil gomg to
change the General Plan? How were they gomg to handle the school SituatIOn relatIve to
number of students? Was the CIty gomg to buIld another hIgh school? What about parks
and recreatIOn and play areas If you were gomg to bUild thiS big of a proJect? Those
Issues had not been revIewed Did the City want to add more denSity m terms of people m
the resIdential UnIts? What about parkmg? It seemed some of the baSIC questIOns she
heard from the publIc needed to be looked at more carefully The CIty needed more
opportumties for publIc mput Was thIS what they really wanted?
Cm Oravetz stated he agreed WIth much of what Cm Scholz stated, but he would lIke to
see the City contmue WIth the project He lIked a lot of the amenItIes and what It would
brmg to DublIn The CouncIl had given the applicant good feedback He was m
agreement WIth the resolutIon In OptIOn 1 of the Staff Report recommendatIOn
ern Sbrantl stated the CounCil was movmg forward m the process They were
mamtammg the mtegnty of the plan They were stIll lookmg predommately at
campus/office They wanted to have over half of It be more professIOnally onented to
prOVide Jobs for the resIdents of Dublm Ranch and eastern DublIn By movmg forward,
they were lookmg at amemtIes and a lIttle residential, makmg It a lesser use There was
creatIVIty that brought dlstmctlOn to the plan The City should serIously look at the cap m
terms of square footage Just because It was pushed onto the once 12 acre parcel They
should stIck WIth the current FAR, 479,000 square feet developable, was Important Staff
would work WIth the applIcant to address all of Cm Scholz's concerns as the process
contmued
Vm HIldenbrand stated she loved how the communIty would come together on all
different Issues She lIked to work WIth the publIc and was sure the public would stay
mvolved The City would work WIth the School Dlstnct to ensure that there was enough
space at the schools The parks Issue would have to be figured out It was an opportumty
to buIld a project that was different ThiS was an opportUnIty to spur mterest III the
Promenade ThiS would be one step closer to gettmg It bUilt She would like to see the
project come back and study It ThiS was an OppOrtunity to gIve directIOn and mput on
what the Council was lookmg for, ahead of time
Cm SbrantI added that he appreciated the applIcant's wIllIngness to work WIth Staff and
the Commumty on the project
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Mayor Lockhart stated this project would be a catalyst for the Promenade It would
Increase the value of the Investment m the communIty She appreciated the fact that the
applIcant was lIstenIng to the communIty and Council She hoped there would be
productive work study sessIOns between the CounCil and the Plannmg CommissIOn so
they could all stay on track and the communIty could be m attendance She understood
the concerns about what was gomg to happen to the communIty, but the City'S General
Plan needed to be able to adapt to the needs of the communIty The schools m the east
would have room with two new ones commg on lIne and there would not be a lot of kids
commg out of the luxury condos It was Important to hear the facts, see what was gomg to
happen and then make a decIsIOn She did not want the City to miss somethmg because
they were not WillIng to look
On motion of Cm SbrantI, seconded by Vm Hildenbrand and by majorIty vote (Cm
Scholz votmg no), the City CouncIl adopted
RESOLUTlION NO 20ll - 07
ADOlPl' RESOLUl'lION APlPROVING TJH[E lINIl'IA 1'1I0N OJF A GENERAL lPlLAN
AMENJI))MENT AND EASl'ERN DOOLIN SlPECIJFIC lPLAN AMENJI))MENT
Sl'UDY WIl'JH[ DlIRECTlION JFOR MODIJFICA 1'1I0NS TO TJH[E lPROJJECl' TO B1E
STOOlED JFOR l'JH[E lPROlPERTY COMMON1L Y lKNOWN AS GRAlFl'ON lPLAZA,
A lPORTION OF DOOLlIN RANCJH[ AREA JH[
wlthm the parameters detaIled m the ResolutIOn, under the headmgs of
Commerclal/Retall, ReSidential and BUlldmg Helght/Massmg
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JFallllonn SlPoJrts lPaJrk lPllnase 1- LanndlscaJl]e AJrcllnntedunall SeIrVnces
10 11 pm 83 (600-30)
Director of Parks and CommunIty Services Diane Lowart presented the Staff Report and
adVised that as approved m the 2006-2011 CapItal Improvement Program, design of
Fallon Sports Park Phase I would begm m Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Staff was seekmg City
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CouncIl authonzatlOn to contract with CarduccI and Associates, Incorporated to complete
the commumty desIgn process through constructIOn documents and blddmg
Vrn HIldenbrand asked If Staff would be lookmg at the feaSibility of turf grass
Parks and Commumty Services Director Lowart stated one of the goals of the City was to
look at the feaSibilIty of turf grass, but they needed to complete a study to show the pros
and cons of such surfacmg
On motIon ofVm HIldenbrand, seconded by Cm Scholz and by unanimous vote, the CIty
CouncIl adopted
RlESOLUTlION NO 202-07
AJPJPROVlfNG AN AGlRlEEMENl' WJITlBI
CARDUCCTI AND ASSOCTIA l'ES, INCORlPORA TED
FOR FALLON SPORTS PARK PHASIEI
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DesBe:mntnOHll !bv Clltv COll.llnncnn of ann AdllHIoc Audnt Revnew CommBttee
1014prn 84 (110-30)
City Manager Ambrose presented the Staff Report and adVised that mdependent audItors
from the firm of Caponccl and Larson would soon complete the Comprehensive Annual
FmanClal Report (CAFR) for the year endmg June 30, 2007 CIty CouncIl would establish
a Ad Hoc Committee to review the report WIth the AudItors
On motion of Mayor Lockhart, seconded by Cm Oravetz and by unammous vote, the CIty
CouncIl designated Cm Sbrantl and Vm Hildenbrand to review and discuss the audit
reports for the penod endmg June 30, 2007
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M:erlln31tnonn m AlPlPe31lls Before Cnty Cm.nnncnll
10 15 pm 85 (610-25)
CIty Attorney ElIzabeth Sliver presented the Staff Report and adVised that at the
October 17, 2006 CIty CouncIl meetmg, the CouncIl asked whether reqUlnng parties to
mediate would save City time by resolvmg disputes early m the admmlstratlve process
ThIS report, completed by Staff and the City Attorney's Office, detailed further analysIs on
the subject
CIty Manager Ambrose explamed that there had been an Item the Council had approved at
a CIty CouncIl meetmg regardmg lImited parkmg, then the parties resolved the Issue that
did not reqUire the approved lImited parkmg, and they had to come back and rescmd the
CouncIl's deCISIOn
Cm SbrantI stated he was m favor of medIatIOn With no expense to the CIty If someone
did not want to partiCipate, they did not have to
The CouncIl stated they were all In agreement With mediatIOn
CIty Attorney SIlver asked CouncIl how they would lIke to see the cost of medIatIOn
diVided
Mayor Lockhart asked If there was a cost to an appeal The cost for mediatIOn should be
picked up by the person who was appealIng a deCISIOn
CIty Attorney Sliver stated Staff would return With a proposed Ordmance at the first
meetmg m December regardmg thiS Issue
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OTIHIER BUSITNESS Jane! INFORMATION ONLY nports from CouncIl 2111d/or Staff. mchndhng
Commnttee Reports and Reports by CouncIl related to meetmgs attended at CIty expense (AB 1234)
10 24 P m
City Manager Ambrose stated Staff had been workmg With the Army at Camp Parks to
develop an Industry Day m which they could make presentatIOns to the development
commulllty and the CIty and the local government partners They had not firmed up a date
yet
Cm Scholz stated she had attended the FIre StatIOn Open House at StatIOn 16 and the
firefighters had made It a fun event for the kids
Cm Oravetz stated he and the Mayor had attended the LA VT A meetmg and worked on
the BRT bus deSign
Cm SbrantI stated he had attended the Chamber Real Estate Tour and Lunch It was a
great event between the Chamber and the CIty to help highlight economic development
OpportullltIes wlthm the City He attended the East Bay DIvISIOn Dmner where they
dIscussed SucceSSIOn PlannIng m CIty government The CIty was gomg to have a career
day With the schools ASSistant CIty Manager Jom PattIllo had approached the
Supermtendent WIth such a plan and received posItive reception from the parents to work
on an event for the Sprmg The parents were mterested m attendmg Career Day, also
Vm HIldenbrand stated she also attended the East Bay DIvISion Dmner The next East
Bay DIVISIOn bocce ball tournament would be m the Spnng Green Elementary School
had ItS offiCial grand openIng There were many elected officials at the event It was well
attended by the community She also attended a CIty LIaison meetmg With DUSD
Mayor Lockhart stated there were a few parents m attendance at the DUSD, which was
nIce The next Alameda County Mayors Conference would be hosted by Dub1m on
November 14, hlghlIghtmg the Dub1m Hentage Center The Dublm Hlgh Drum line
would also be performmg She had attended the US Conference of Mayors ClImate
Protection Workshop m Seattle Speakers mcluded Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New
York City, PreSident Clmton, and Al Gore She had some Ideas on developmg a Green
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Valley and would dIscuss WIth Staff She would speak to officials at the Livermore Lab
on how they mIght work together on projects
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There bemg no further busmess to come before the CouncIl, the meetmg was adjourned at
1035 pm
Mmutes prepared by CarolIne Soto, Deputy City Clerk.
ATTEST
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Deputy City Clerk
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