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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-18-1999 CC Adopted MinutesREGULAR MEETING – May 18, 1999 A regular meeting of the Dublin City Council was held on Tuesday, May 18, 1999, in the Council Chambers of the Dublin Civic Center. The meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m., by Mayor Houston. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmembers Howard, Lockhart, Zika and Mayor Houston. ABSENT: Councilmember McCormick. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Houston led the Council, Staff and those present in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEE 3.1(700-10) Community Development Director Peabody introduced Andy Byde, the City’s new Associate Planner. Andy previously worked for Contra Costa County in transportation planning, for City of Hayward, and most recently for Marin County. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS AND RECOGNITION OF ST. PATRICK’S DAY SPONSORS 7:06 p.m.3.2(150-70/610-50) Recreation Supervisor Paul McCreary advised that $13,500 in monetary sponsorships was received for the 1999 St. Patrick’s Day Festival and Fun Run. The Council formally recognized the donors and distributed Certificates of Appreciation and gift bags with event t-shirts and other items to those donors present in recognition of their contributions. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 18 REGULAR MEETING May 18, 1999 PAGE 290 Certificates were presented to Andy Hites, MicroDental Labs; Martin Inderbitzen, Dublin Ranch; and the Alameda County Firefighters. On motion of Cm. Lockhart, seconded by Cm. Zika, and by unanimous vote (Cm. McCormick absent), the Council accepted the gifts. CONSENT CALENDAR 7:12 p.m.Items 4.1 through 4.10 On motion of Cm. Lockhart, seconded by Cm. Howard, and by unanimous vote (Cm. McCormick absent), the Council took the following actions: Approved (4.1) Minutes of Regular Meeting of May 4, 1999; Approved (4.2 480-10) Budget Change Request for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Projects; Adopted (4.3 320-10) RESOLUTION NO. 91 – 99 RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 4-88 AND ADOPTING A LISTING OF CITY OFFICIALS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE PROCESSING OF CITY PAYMENTS REQUIRING A SIGNATURE Accepted (4.4 600-30) improvements for work constructed under Contract 98- 14, Heritage Center HVAC system and authorized $17,988 payment to Breeze Air Systems; Adopted (4.5 600-30) RESOLUTION NO. 92 – 99 APPROVING AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT ANNUAL SIDEWALK REPAIR PROJECT SIDEWALK GRINDING CONTRACT 98-02 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 18 REGULAR MEETING May 18, 1999 PAGE 291 Approved (4.6 600-30) the Budget Change Form and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 93 – 99 AWARDING CONTRACT 99-05 ANNUAL STREET SLURRY SEAL PROGRAM TO VALLEY SLURRY SEAL ($77,079.15) and authorized the Mayor to execute the agreement; Established (4.7 810-30) a public hearing date of July 6, 1999 for Property Related Fees related to Garbage Company Rates and Annual Fee for Minimum Residential Garbage Service; Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 94 – 99 ESTABLISHING A SALARY PLAN FOR FULL-TIME PERSONNEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PERSONNEL RULES Authorized (4.9 600-30) the City Manager to execute Agreements for Interim Management Services in the Administrative Services Department with Ellen C. Whittom and Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Co., LLP, not to exceed a total of $51,000, and approved the Budget Change Form; Approved (4.10 300-40) the Warrant Register in the amount of $692,584.07. PUBLIC HEARING WEEDS AND COMBUSTIBLE REFUSE ABATEMENT ORDER 7:12 p.m.6.1(540-50) Mayor Houston opened the public hearing. Deputy Fire Marshal Ed Laudani presented the Staff Report and advised that in accordance with adopted procedures, Staff should be directed to proceed with abatement of weeds and combustible refuse at various locations in the City. Public notices were posted and courtesy notices sent to all known existing CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 18 REGULAR MEETING May 18, 1999 PAGE 292 property owners where abatement is needed. If the abatement is not completed, the City of Dublin shall, at the expense of the owner, have the weeds or refuse removed. Mr. Laudani advised that Staff recommended that the Council conduct a public hearing and hear and consider any objections to this abatement order from property owners, receive testimony from Staff regarding degree of hazard and need to abate, and order abatement and necessary follow-up billing for placement of lien on property to recover cost. No testimony was entered by any member of the public relative to this issue. Mayor Houston closed the public hearing. On motion of Cm. Zika, seconded by Cm. Howard, and by unanimous vote (Cm. McCormick absent), the Council directed Staff to proceed with abatement and to provide a Season End Report for Completion of Abatements and Associated Costs. PUBLIC HEARING – ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 8.108, TEMPORARY USE PERMITS TO DELETE THE TEMPORARY USE PERMIT “TEMPORARY OUTDOOR SALE NOT RELATED TO ON - SITE ESTABLISHED BUSINESS (SIDEWALK SALE)” PA 99-008 7:14 p.m.6.2(450-50) Mayor Houston opened the public hearing. Senior Planner/Zoning Administrator Carrington presented the Staff Report and advised that the City Council previously directed Staff to draft an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance prohibiting a Temporary Outdoor Sale that is not related to the on-site established business (Sidewalk Sale). This came about as a result of Community Development Staff inadvertently issuing a Temporary use Permit for an individual to sell roses at the Shell Gas Station at 8999 San Ramon Road in February, around Valentine’s Day. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 18 REGULAR MEETING May 18, 1999 PAGE 293 Mr. Carrington stated on April 27, 1999, the Planning Commission adopted a resolution recommending that the City Council adopt an ordinance amending Dublin Municipal Code Chapter 8.108, Temporary Use Permits, to delete the TUP “Temporary Outdoor Sale Not Related to On-Site Established Business (Sidewalk Sale)”. Other TUP’s that would still remain in the Zoning Ordinance allow Arts and Crafts Fairs, Carnivals, Christmas Tree/Pumpkin Sales Lots, Farmers Markets, Festival/Street Fair, and an Outdoor Sale by an Established (Dublin) Business. No testimony was entered by any member of the public relative to this issue. Mayor Houston closed the public hearing. On motion of Cm. Lockhart, seconded by Cm. Howard, and by unanimous vote (Cm. McCormick absent), the Council waived the reading and INTRODUCED the Ordinance. PUBLIC HEARING - ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 1997 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, THE 1996 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, THE 1997 EDITIONS OF THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, AMENDING CHAPTER 5.08 OF THE DUBLIN MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 1997 UNIFORM FIRE CODE, AMENDING CHAPTER 7.28 OF THE DUBLIN MUNICIPAL CODE (BUILDING REGULATION ADMINISTRATION) AND REPEALING CHAPTER 7.56 OF THE DMC (SWIMMING POOL ENCLOSURES) 7:15 p.m.6.3(440-20) Mayor Houston opened the public hearing. Community Development Director Peabody presented the Staff Report and advised that this is the second reading of an Ordinance which will eliminate Chapter 7.56 and create new Chapters 7.28, 7.32, 7.40, 7.44, 7.48 in the Dublin Municipal Code. This action will put the 1997 codes in place of the 1994 codes in these sections of the Municipal Code. These new codes will benefit the City CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 18 REGULAR MEETING May 18, 1999 PAGE 294 by ensuring consistency with neighboring jurisdictions and the Bay Area, providing internally consistent, coherent and easier to use codes for City Staff, and making it clearer for the public to review and to understand the uniform code requirements. The proposed Ordinance does not adopt the Administration Chapters of the uniform codes, which include the permit fee tables, thus maintaining the City’s current permit fees. At the public hearing of May 4, the City Council addressed the concern of wood th burning fireplaces and wood stoves. The Council was presented with three options addressing the concerns and chose one to be included in the text of chapter 7.32 of the DMC. The Council agreed with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and chose the following: Regulation allowing for installation of certified fireplaces only. Section 7.32.205 of the DMC, Section 3101.1 of the Uniform Building code, Chapter 31, Prohibited Installations – add a new Section 3101.1 to read: A. It shall be unlawful to install a wood burning fireplace or appliance that is not one of the following: 1. Pellet-fueled wood heater 2. EPA certified wood heater 3. Fireplace certified by EPA (should EPA develop a fireplace certification program). Cm. Lockhart questioned #3 above and asked what this accomplishes. Building Official Petersen stated this is such new legislation there is no approved list. They are developing this right now. Cm. Lockhart clarified that there is no approved or non-approved fireplace right now? Mr. Petersen responded there is no certification program, but for a typical fireplace to burn wood products, this would eliminate this until the certification is adopted. What we can do is use a test report. Eventually we will have an approved list. We will still look at each manufacturer and data. Mayor Houston stated we are ahead of the game right now. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 18 REGULAR MEETING May 18, 1999 PAGE 295 No testimony was entered by any member of the public relative to this issue. Mayor Houston closed the public hearing. On motion of Cm. Lockhart, seconded by Cm. Zika, and by unanimous vote (Cm. McCormick absent), the Council waived the reading and adopted ORDINANCE NO. 15 – 99 (A) ADOPTING THE 1997 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, THE 1996 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, THE 1997 EDITIONS OF THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, AMENDING CHAPTER 5.08 OF THE DUBLIN MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 1997 UNIFORM FIRE CODE, AMENDING CHAPTER 7.28 OF THE DUBLIN MUNICIPAL CODE (BUILDING REGULATION ADMINISTRATION) AND REPEALING CHAPTER 7.56 OF THE DMC (SWIMMING POOL ENCLOSURES) (to be effective July 1, 1999) (with local amendments as included in Resolution No. 86-99, adopted May 4, 1999). PUBLIC HEARING – PA 98-063 DUBLIN RANCH AREAS A THROUGH H DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 7:20 p.m.6.4(600-60) Mayor Houston opened the public hearing. Community Development Director Peabody presented the Staff Report and advised that this is the second reading of an Ordinance approving a Development Agreement between the City of Dublin and the Lin Family for the Dublin Ranch Project Areas A through H. The DA is a master development agreement for most of the Lin Family holdings in Eastern Dublin. All required public improvements for this area have been guaranteed by the Developer. Certain major improvements will be accomplished through the use of an Assessment District and the rest through the normal required conditions on future entitlements, and subsequent required development agreements. In CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 18 REGULAR MEETING May 18, 1999 PAGE 296 addition to required Eastern Dublin development agreement conditions, the City will receive an additional 7.5 acres of community park to address the City’s existing park deficiencies, a $2 million contribution for the future library and maintenance funding for major storm drain facilities. No testimony was entered by any member of the public relative to this issue. Mayor Houston closed the public hearing. On motion of Cm. Lockhart, seconded by Cm. Zika, and by unanimous vote (Cm. McCormick absent), the Council waived the reading and adopted ORDINANCE NO. 16 – 99 APPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DUBLIN, AND THE LIN FAMILY FOR THE DUBLIN RANCH PROJECT “AREA A”, “AREAS B – E, F, G, & H” PA 96-038 (AREA A), PA 96-039 (AREA B-E), PA 98-068 (AREA F), PA 98-069 (AREA G), & PA 98-070 (AREA H) PUBLIC HEARING – NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR DUBLIN BOULEVARD WIDENING PROJECT BETWEEN SILVERGATE DRIVE AND HANSEN DRIVE AND AUTHORIZATION TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR PHASE I, SILVERGATE DRIVE TO HANSEN DRIVE 7:22 p.m.6.5(600-30) Mayor Houston opened the public hearing. Public Works Director Thompson presented the Staff Report and advised that this project will install a traffic signal at the intersection of Dublin Boulevard and Hansen Drive as well as the widening of Dublin Boulevard at the western approach to the signal. The proposed project is two-phased and encompasses the widening of Dublin Boulevard from two to four lanes between Silvergate Drive and Hansen Drive, and realigning Dublin/Silvergate to a more conventional “T” intersection. Widening will take place on the south side of the street where sufficient right-of-way exists. The project also proposes to repair the existing roadway section, which is creeping due to soil instability. Traffic CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 18 REGULAR MEETING May 18, 1999 PAGE 297 signals will be installed at the intersection of Dublin Boulevard and Silvergate, and at Dublin Boulevard and Hansen Drive. Mr. Thompson explained that Phase 1 is scheduled to occur from June to August 1999, and Phase 2 work is anticipated during the Summer of 2000 or 2001. The project has been reviewed under the California Environmental Quality Act and the City of Dublin Environmental Guidelines. A Negative Declaration has been prepared for this project and Staff finds that there will not be a significant adverse effect on the environment because mitigation measures have been included in the project. Mr. Thompson stated the project will require the removal of some trees along the south and north sides of Dublin Boulevard. Trees to be removed that are located to the north will be replaced at a 3:1 ratio with 15-gallon specimens, while trees removed to the south will be replaced at a ratio of 1:1 with 24-inch box trees. Tree planting is included in Phase 2. When asked, Mr. Thompson advised that the hill will stay just the same and won’t be any steeper. Cm. Lockhart asked how tall the wall will be. Mr. Thompson stated it will only be about 4 ½ feet tall. The homes are considerable below. Cm. Zika commented on the Hexcel letter and asked what their concerns are. The letter is not very specific. Mr. Thompson stated he just received the letter and stated Staff has met with them all along, and most recently just this last week. We need to get the deed to them to change an easement slightly to the north. They are actually getting back a little more property than we are taking. They’ll be gaining some parking spots. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 18 REGULAR MEETING May 18, 1999 PAGE 298 Dennis Dayton 11480 Silvergate Drive stated he lives about 4 houses from where the stoplight will be installed in the second phase. He foresees that the traffic could be pretty significant with lights. This could become an issue. Mr. Thompson explained that the widening and signals are mitigations for all the projects going in. Signals should handle traffic much more efficiently than stop signs. Mr. Dayton asked if it will be the overhang style like the other signals. Right now, it feels really residential and he would hate to lose that feel. Mr. Thompson stated we will have the mast arms on Dublin Boulevard, but on Silvergate we can probably just put poles. These have not yet been designed. Mr. Dayton stated the homeowners talked about the shape of the island and he asked about this. Mr. Thompson stated it will be basically the same. It has been redesigned once. We reconfigured the nose on Silvergate last year. Mr. Dayton stated he felt this will create less of a residential feel for the first block of Silvergate and the speed will be increased. Mayor Houston asked at what point we will select the design. Mr. Thompson stated right now we have it for Schaefer Ranch to do this. They may go forward with just a design and they have agreed to go forward next year. Mayor Houston suggested Staff contact the neighbors and let them know what the possibilities are. They may be able to participate. He assumed there are different types of signals. He stated he understood their concerns. Mr. Thompson felt this will probably happen within about a year. Staff will contact him and include them in the process. Mayor Houston closed the public hearing. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 18 REGULAR MEETING May 18, 1999 PAGE 299 On motion of Cm. Zika, seconded by Cm. Howard, and by unanimous vote (Cm. McCormick absent), the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 95 – 99 ADOPTING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE DUBLIN BOULEVARD WIDENING BETWEEN SILVERGATE DRIVE AND HANSEN DRIVE and authorized Staff to advertise Phase 1 for bids. ZONE 7 WATER AGENCY WATER SUPPLY PLANNING PROGRAM DRAFT EIR 7:36 p.m.7.1(1000-40) Senior Planner Cirelli presented the Staff Report and advised that at the April 6, 1999 City Council meeting, the Council directed Staff to prepare a comment letter from the Mayor regarding Zone 7’s Water Supply Planning Program Draft EIR. The Council indicated a desire to state they would like to see the Lake Del Valle recreation area protected as Zone 7 evaluates different water supply alternatives and that Zone 7 should continue to look at alternative solutions for water supply including the expansion of recycled water. Ms. Cirelli advised that Staff consulted with DSRSD prior to drafting the letter and the letter also supports their comments and concerns. On motion of Cm. Lockhart, seconded by Cm. Howard, and by unanimous vote (Cm. McCormick absent), the Council directed Staff to send the letter to Zone 7 by May 26, 1999. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 18 REGULAR MEETING May 18, 1999 PAGE 300 REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH BSA ARCHITECTS FOR THE DESIGN OF THE CIVIC CENTER LIBRARY 7:38 p.m.8.1(940-60) Senior Planner Jeri Ram presented the Staff Report and advised that the Screening Committee for the new Civic Center Library reviewed five Proposals from respected architectural firms and has recommended the design team led by BSA Architects. Staff is now requesting City Council approval to begin negotiations with BSA to develop a contract for design of the project. At the conclusion of the negotiations, Staff will bring the contract to the City Council with an analysis of the financial impact to the City. Ms. Ram stated Staff will also work with BSA to develop a public participation plan for the project. The public participation plan will be brought for the City Council approval at the time the Council hears the Staff Report on the contract with BSA Architects. Ms. Ram stated Mark Schatz and Carla Culbertson with BSA were present and would make a presentation. Mark Schatz stated they were delighted to be picked and look forward to working with Staff and the citizens on this project. They were happy to see that one of their libraries got published yesterday and made the cover of the yellow pages telephone directory. It is in Marin. They have put together a dynamic team. He is the president and has been with the firm 18 years. Carla Culbertson will be the project manager. Steve Lovell recently led the tour of the Danville Library which they designed. They want to work with the staff and the community to come up with the best design for the project. He showed slides of 3 libraries they have done. The Belvedere/Tiburon Library has been open just over 2 years. In the children’s area they had a fundraiser and got children’s names put on tiles. This was very successful. They recently completed the Danville Library and Community Center. The Marin Jewish Community Center was an example of another type facility they designed. Mill Valley’s Community Center is about ready to break ground. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 18 REGULAR MEETING May 18, 1999 PAGE 301 Cm. Lockhart asked about looking at a bigger picture as far as looking at our Civic Center and how they will connect to one another or how to interrelate them. There is concern about the freeway being so close. Mr. Schatz stated they expressed this in the interview and they walked around the area, and felt it would be nice to site the library with a pedestrian link. It might require some adjustment in the area of the park. The landscape architect is terrific with civic centers. He has a real eye for site integration. It would be his goal that the library relate more to Dublin Boulevard than the freeway. He would love to have the library have a frontage to Dublin Boulevard, but they don’t know yet what’s possible. Once they know the constraints, they will present alternatives. Noise will be a key issue so they will have an acoustician on their team. Mayor Houston asked if they could break ground by July 2000. Mr. Schatz stated a lot depends on internal reviews they will have to go through with the City. They have to know what kind of design review and planning review they will have to go through. If they were working straight through they could do it, but they don’t know what the breaks will be. Mr. Ambrose stated it depends on what level of involvement the community has in the process. Mayor Houston commented on the visioning session with the City Council. The task force and the public should also be included in a visioning session. Mr. Schatz stated they need to have a starting point and to understand what the community’s vision is. Mr. Ambrose stated in Phase I, there are a couple of months set aside for public meetings. The Council thanked Mr. Schatz for the very good presentation. On motion of Cm. Lockhart, seconded by Cm. Howard, and by unanimous vote (Cm. McCormick absent), the Council authorized Staff to negotiate a contract with BSA Architects. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 18 REGULAR MEETING May 18, 1999 PAGE 302 TREE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT PROJECT FOR KOLB PARK 8:00 p.m.8.2(290-20) Parks & Community Services Director Lowart presented the Staff Report and advised that at present there are 20 Eucalyptus trees approximately 30’ to 35’ tall surrounding two sides of the tennis courts at Kolb Park. Because of ongoing maintenance problems, removal of the trees is recommended. Funds were included in the FY 1998-99 Park Budget to remove one-half of the trees. Ms. Lowart stated Staff recommends that the trees be replaced with a tree that entails less maintenance and would blend with the landscape character of the park. Options for Council consideration include: Coast Redwood, Coast Live Oak or Canyon Live Oak, Cedar, and Sycamore. The estimated cost for 24” box container trees, 10’ to 15’ in height, with planting is $4,565. Funds will be included in the Fiscal Year 1999-2000 Budget. Cm. Lockhart asked if we have plans for the other half. Ms. Lowart stated we would come back within a year to replace the remainder so as to not make such a stark change to the park. Cm. Lockhart stated she talked to a couple of tree people and the unanimous decision was that we should go with Cedar. Cm. Zika asked if they need to select just one. Ms. Lowart stated we could alternate Cedar and then Redwood in the next phase. On motion of Cm. Lockhart, seconded by Cm. Howard, and by unanimous vote (Cm. McCormick absent), the Council authorized Staff to issue a Purchase Order for tree removal and indicated their preference for Cedar, then Coast Redwood as the preferred replacement trees. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 18 REGULAR MEETING May 18, 1999 PAGE 303 EVALUATION OF 16 ANNUAL ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION TH 8:06 p.m.8.3(950-40) Recreation Supervisor Paul McCreary presented the Staff Report and summarized the activities there were conducted as part of the celebration. Activities included: the Green & White Gala, the Community Pancake Breakfast, the Parade, the Festival, and the Fun Run. Mr. McCreary indicated that based on the positive comments received from people who attended and participated in all aspects of the Celebration, Staff would declare the 1999 event a success. However, as with all events of this magnitude, there is always room for improvement. Mr. McCreary stated St. Patrick’s Day will be on a Friday in the year 2000. Traditionally, the City has held the Celebration the weekend prior to St. Patrick’s Day. The Liaison Committee and the Parks & Community Services Commission have both discussed the possible dates for the 2000 event, and it was the consensus of both groups that the event should be held the weekend after St. Patrick’ Day, which would be March 18-19, 2000. Cm. Zika asked if there was an estimate as to how many attended Saturday vs. Sunday Mr. McCreary responded that 18,000 attended on Saturday and about 12,000 on Sunday. Cm. Zika expressed concern about people having to stand in long lines for drinks and food. They should be located closer together. Mr. McCreary stated they have discussed this. Cm. Howard stated people commented to her that people didn’t know there were food and drink booths located in different places. Cm. Lockhart stated she felt we should also look at the types of food. The food and drinks were too far apart and weren’t served together. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 18 REGULAR MEETING May 18, 1999 PAGE 304 Mayor Houston stated horses should not be next to bands and cause problems in the parade. Cm. Lockhart stated they discussed this in advance and were told this would not happen. Mayor Houston stated the novelty acts we have are great, but in order to have the parade flow, if they want to perform, they need to keep going. If they can’t follow the rules, then they can’t be asked back the next year. Get the kids in trucks in flatbeds. We should make an effort to get the dealers involved. Don’t ask, tell them, they will be in a truck. The parade will look a lot nicer and cleaner. They can have a sign with a sponsor on the truck and they can decorate any way they want and this will keep the parade moving. It’s a long time, especially for the younger kids to get through the parade. We need to take this seriously. At the 4 of July parade in Danville, they don’t let the kids walk. th It can be done. The band area could not be seen on Regional Street because of a big food tent. Opening up this more would focus on the entertainment. Cm. Lockhart stated she felt if we start early enough by notifying the groups they can make arrangements to get the kids in vehicles. Wheels would probably help also. LDD had a vehicle that kids could ride in. We can be creative with ways to get them off the ground. Cm. Zika felt it was a great success, but these are just suggestions of ways to improve. Cm. Lockhart commented on the location of tents and stated they asked the businesses to participate by setting up tables in Almond Plaza. A big jumping thing was put in front of the businesses in the back. We should be sensitive to what we are putting in front of businesses. Mr. Ambrose stated the owners of Almond Plaza have indicated they don’t want us in their center next year. Mayor Houston felt more and more types of Irish and Celtic art is good and we want to encourage this as much as we can. He declared that next year, there will be no rain on Sunday. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 18 REGULAR MEETING May 18, 1999 PAGE 305 On motion of Mayor Houston, seconded by Cm. Zika, and by unanimous vote (Cm. McCormick absent), the Council determined that, in concurrence with the Liaison Committee and the Parks & Community Services Commission, the 2000 festival should be held on March 18 & 19 and that Cm. Lockhart will serve on thth the 2000 St. Patrick’s Day Liaison Committee. OTHER BUSINESS 8.23 p.m. Introduce Consultant & Paul Rankin Leaving City (700-10) Mr. Ambrose stated he wished to elaborate on Consent Calendar Item 4.9 and recognized and introduced Joe Aguilar who will be the primary consultant with the firm Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Co., LLP, holding down Finance in the next 3 or 4 months. He has been a Finance Director in several cities. He handles consulting to a number of cities on fiscal matters. Mr. Ambrose stated this is Mr. Rankin’s last Council meeting with the City of Dublin. Paul has been with the City since November of 1983 and has been a great asset to the City. He was the Project Manager for the Civic Center. In the mid 90’s after we got hit with ERAF we had to do some reorganization and Paul was asked to assume responsibilities for Finance in addition to all his other responsibilities. This week Paul received a financial achievement award. Mr. Ambrose presented the certificate to Paul and expressed his appreciation for Paul’s years of dedicated service. Mr. Rankin stated it has been really enjoyable. Mr. Ambrose has supported him and he particularly enjoyed working with a lot of public officials who want to do the right thing. Cm. Zika congratulated Mr. Rankin on his new assignment with the East Bay Regional Park District and stated we will have to hire 2 people to replace him. Soccer Fields at Parks RFTA (130-80) Mr. Ambrose advised that he had looked into the condition of soccer field at Camp Parks and he had talked with Col. Black and our Maintenance Superintendent and CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 18 REGULAR MEETING May 18, 1999 PAGE 306 we will be talking more about what can be done to get to a standard that works for everybody. Waste Management/Recycling (810-60) Cm. Lockhart reported on Waste Management and stated the recycling board is looking at some interesting projects; 30 second video spots which are available for CTV. These are videos that are free for distribution for our communities. One is 27 minutes and one is 14 minutes with kids talking, "Do the ROT thing". This should go to CTV and we should look at doing something in the Valley. She stated she would give the list to Staff. Cm. Lockhart advised that an issue we will hear more about in the future is a proposal to increase Measure D per ton surcharge. There will be quite a bit of controversy in the County about how to work with the Measure D funds and whether it is justified to increase the amount of money that the recycling board takes which decreases the mount the cities receive. We will probably be butting heads with the recycle board. Mr. Rankin stated the bottom line impact is that this is paid for by the ratepayers, so garbage rates would have to rise to pay for it. Cm. Lockhart felt the argument among elected officials is you don't do it unless you can justify it, and they don't feel this is justified. ADJOURNMI~NT 11.1 There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 8:29 p.m. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 18 REGULAR MEETING l~a¥ 18, 1999 PAGE 307