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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-12-1997 PC MinutesA regular meeting of the City of Dublin Planning Commission was held on Tuesday, August 12, 1997, in the Dublin Civic Center City Council Chambers. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Chairperson Johnson. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners, Johnson, Hughes, Oravetz, and Musser; Eddie Peabody, Community Development Director; Jeri Ram, Associate Planner; and Gaylene Burkett, Recording Secretary. Absent: Cm. Jennings PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Cm. Johnson led the Commission, Staff, and those present in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. ADDITIONS OR REVISIONS TO THE AGENDA The minutes of the July 22, 1997, meeting were approved as submitted. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 6.1 Swearing in of new Planning Commissioner Kay Keck arrived and swore in the new Planning Commissioner, Fred Musser. Mr. Musser's family was in the audience to witness the swearing in. Mr. Musser signed the appropriate documents and was seated on the panel along with the rest of the Planning Commissioners. Mr. Peabody welcomed the new commissioner. Mr. Musser introduced his family. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS None PUBLIC HEARING 8.1 PA 97-007, The Villas at Santa Rita - Development Agreement. The Planning Commission will address an Ordinance approving a Development Agreement between the City of Dublin and Alameda County Surplus Property Authority. The Development Agreement is required by the Easter Dublin Specific Plan. Items included in the Development Agreement include, but are not limited to, the financing and timing of infrastructure; payment of traffic, noise and public facilities impact fees; oversizing of roads and general provisions. The project is proposed to be located at the northeast comer of Hacienda Drive and Dublin Boulevard in Eastern Dublin. Cm. Johnson asked for the staff report. Regular Meeting 81 August 12, 1997 [8-12 pcmi] Ms. Ram gave a brief description of t,c staff report. She stated one of the Eastern Dut,,,n implementation actions was to enter into Development Agreements with each of the developers of the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan. She stated that as development increases in Eastern Dublin, there will be more development agreements needed. She stated that the City requires three public hearings on development agreements. She stated that the City requires that developers in Eastern Dublin pay traffic impact fees, public facility fees, and dedicate park land. She stated staffrecommended the Planning Commission recommend approval of the development agreement. Cm. Oravetz asked how the City came up with the fee figure on page 37 of the staff report.. Ms. Ram stated it was an illustrated example only, however, it was very close to what was required. She stated that the City has an Ordinance that sets forth traffic impact fees for the entire City. Dublin was broken into sections to determine the fee. She stated that Alameda County will be building certain improvements not required for this particular project but are part of the improvements covered by the Traffic Impact Fee Ordinance. Alameda County will receive credit towards their Traffic Impact Fee, if they put in these improvements. Mr. Peabody said this was somewhat complicated. It takes time to make sure the proper credits were given and the right fees were determined. He stated that Alameda County was proposing to build out the roads to their ultimate capacity. Ms. Ram stated Pat Cashman could not make the meeting but offered his support of the development agreement. On motion by Cm. Oravetz, seconded by Cm. Hughes and with a vote of 4-0-1 with Cm. Jennings absent, the Planning Commission unanimously adopted RESOLUTION NO. 96 - 17 RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR PA 97-007 THE VILLAS AT SANTA RITA PROJECT NEW OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS 9.1 Upcoming Planning Schedule Mr. Peabody went over the upcoming schedules, for example the Downtown Study Task Force, he explained what that would entail and solicited volunteers for the task force. Cm. Hughes asked if the fly-over was in the downtown area. Will this be a generic discussion of downtown. Ralph Hughes, Tony Oravetz, Don Johnson and Fred Musser all expressed an interest in sitting on this committee. Mr. Peabody stated that our next Planning Commission meeting was canceled due to a request by the applicant. Mr. Peabody also indicated staff was putting together another field trip, similar to last years, to see different types of design techniques and other issues for the Planning Commission to take a took at. This year it is scheduled for Saturday, October 18 for about 1/2 a day. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m. Community Development Director Respectfully submitted, Planning Commission ChaiWson Regular Meeting 82 August 12, 1997 [8-12 pcmi]