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Home My WebLink About7.2 LAFCO Doolan Rd Sph of Inflce% r ~ ~ ~ ~6./ ~ AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: November 13, 1989 SUBJECT: Report on the Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) Draft Doolan Road Sphere of Influence Study and Environmental Impact Report REPORT PREPARED BY: Laurence L. Tong, Planning Directar EXHIBITS ATTACHED: Exhibit A; Draft Alameda County LAFCO Doolan Road Sphere of Influence Study and EIR (under separate cover) Attachment 1: Draft comments to ~LAFCO RECOMMENDATION: ~~ 1. Strongly support the findings and recommendation that LAFCO allocate the area to Dublin's sphere of influence. 2. Direct Staff to submit written comments to LAFCO; and 3. Direct Staff and/or a City Council representative to attend the LAFCO hearing and present the City Council's position. FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None DESCRIPTION: The Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) has had a consultant prepare the Draft Daolan Road Sphere of Influence Study and Environmental Impact Report. The study area includes a majority of the property located in the Doolan Canyon Watershed. Of the total 2645 acres, 1095 acres of the northern canyon are within Dublin's existing sphere of influence. A hypothetical level of urbanization (3000 dwelling units and 100 acres of combined commer.cial and industrial space) was only used in the study to estimate likely demand for municipal services. It was not meant to show what level of urbanization would be appropriate. The East Dublin Study, which is independent of the LAFCO Study, will address potential land use for the area. The LAFCO Study recommends that LAFCO allocate the Doolan Road area to the City of Dublin sphere of influence. The recommendation is based primarily on the geography of the area and its effect on future road access and community orientation. The area is a closed or "'box" canyon. In order to serve the level of urbanization evaluated in the study, Doolan Road must be connected to a local road network to provide access from a secondary location. That secondary access road would best serve the region if connected to Tassajara Road. [a:LLTll-13:ga] - 1 - ITEM N0. / . ~ COPIES T0: L~~ ~~~ P ~~ ~~ ~ / v The recommendation reflects the more likely integration of future residents in the eastward growth planned by Dublin. A westward extension of Doolan Road, as part of Dublin, would connect to commerce and employment, as well as to the I-680 urban corridor. An eastward extension of Doolan Road, as part of Livermore, would connect to a rural Contra Costa County area remote from commerce or employment. The study also found that, under either Livermore or Dublin, there would need to be extensive new construction of roads, water, sewer, and other public facilities to serve an urban population in Doolan Canyon. LAFCO Staff has indicated that LAFCO has scheduled a hearing on this item for Thursday, December 7, 1989, 7:00 p.m. at the Pleasanton City Council Chambers. Staff recommends that the Council: 1) strongly support the findings and recommendation of the study that LAFCO allocate the Doolan Road Study Area to the City of Dublin Sphere of Influence; 2) Direct Staff to submit written comments (see Attachment 1) to LAFCO; and 3) Direct Staff and/or a City Council representative to attend the LAFCO hearing and present the City Council's position. [a:LLTll-13:ga] - 2 - ! r - - - --- - - - i ATTACHMENT A ~ e DRAFT COMMENTS TO ALAMEDA COUNTY LAFCO REGAR.DING DRAFT DOOLAN ROAD SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT A. Page 9 and 46: owners has been which would dev~ of residential, uses." "A proposal by some property submitted to the City of Dublin ~lop the Canyon with a combination commercial and light industrial The City has not received any proposal from any property owner or developer to develop the Canyon. B. Page 22: Figure 7- Road shows Hacienda Drive extended north of Dublin Boulevard. The Dublin General Plan does not show Hacienda Drive extended beyond Dublin Boulevard and such an extension has not been proposed in the East Dublin ~tudies. C. Page 32 (and page 49): "The City of Dublin Recreation Department is planning a community center and community park in the East Dublin area as it develops." The City of Dublin is considering in the East Dublin Studies the potential for a community center and community park in the East Dublin area. 1. The Dublin City Council strongly supports the findings and recommendation of the study that LAFCO allocate the Doolan Road Study Area to the City of Dublin Sphere of Influence. 2. The LAFCO Staff and consultants should consider the following technical corrections to the draft study: [a:LLTll-13:ga] -- - `.- -- - ? ~ , I~ ~ ~ ~ ,~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ' ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ m ; H ~ ~ ~ W ti W ~ O m 0 $ ~ w ' SUMMARY i ~ SUMMARY This document is a Sphere of Influence Study and an Environmental Impact Report. It addresses an area of 2645 acres around Doolan Road, between the 1 cities of Dublin and Livermore in Alameda County. It provides information and environmental review to assist the Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission in determining whether the area should be in the sphere of 1 influence of Dublin or Livermore. LAFCO ~ The Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) is charged with determining which cities should provide urban services to the various lands of Alameda County. Designation of a sphere of influence allows a city ~ to plan for provision of services; lands within the sphere are normally annexed to the city before planned services can be delivered. ~ Stud, Area The Doolan Road Study Area includes a majority of the property located within the Doolan Canyon Watershed. Of the total 2645 acres, 1095 acres of ~ the northern Canyon are now in the Dublin sphere of influence and included in this evaluation to allow disposition as a logical land planning unit. ~ Alameda County now has land use jurisdiction over the study area. The current 1977 County General Plan designates the Doolan Road area as agricultural. Land use change from agriculture to urban uses requires the provision of urban services such as water, sewer and roads. As an I unincorporated, rural area, these services are not currently provided. The allocation of the Doolan Road Study Area to an ultimate sphere of influence, whether Livermore or Dublin, is the first step toward annexation and future ~ development. A city would not process a specific development proposal until LAFCO determines a municipal sphere of influence for the study area. Alternative Courses of Action ~ LAFCO has a range of possible actions: ~ 1. No Action: leaving the Canyon partially in Dublin's sphere, 2. Unallocation: removing any sphere allocation, 3. Allocation to Livermore, or ' 4. Allocation to Dublin. Sphere Determination ~ The determination of which city's sphere of influence, if either, should include the Doolan Road study area is based on consideration of factors mandated by state law: present and planned land uses in the area, need for ' public facilities and services and present capacity of public facilities and adequacy of public services, and any social or economic communities of interest in the area if the commission determines that they are relevant. These factors are evaluated in the Study. LAFCO does not have the authority ' to base its sphere determinations on the merits of land use plans. Recommendation ' OCTOBER 17, 1989 ' ' SUMMARY ii ~ Based on a review of the forgoing factors, it is recommended that LAFCO allocate the Doolan Road area to the City of Dublin sphere of influence. Technically, either city would be capable of serving the Doolan Road ~ area. For most evaluating factors there is no compelling reason to allocate the area to one city or the other. The recommendation is is based primarily on the geography of the area and its effect on future road access and ~ community orientation. While development of Doolan Canyon is not immanent, land use trends in the Livermore-Amador Valley imply pressures for urbanization over a time frame ~ of 10 to 20 years. While the area may have openspace value, it does not contain prime farmlands or farmlands of Statewide importance. In order topromote efficient and orderly planning, it is appropriate for the Doolan ~ Road area to be included in current large-scale regional infrastructure planning efforts. This is best accomplished by allocating the area to some - city sphere of influence. ' The recommendation that Dublin undertake the planning reflects the geography of the region and the more likely integration of future residents in the eastward growth planned by Dublin. A northern road access to Doolan ~ Canyon through Dublin would connect to commerce and employment, as well as to the I-680 corridor. Access to Collier Canyon Road in Livermore would not integrate as well into that city's North Livermore plan area. ~ Existing capacity for public services is not a major determinant of sphere allocation. Under either city, there would need to be extensive new construction of roads, water, sewer, and other public facilities to serve an ~ urban population in Doolan Canyon. Environmental Assessment ~ ~ ~ ~, J ' ,~ ~ An environmental assessment of LAFCO's actions is incorporated into this study as required by the California Environmental Quality Act. The environmental impacts of urbanizing this rural area would be numerous. With development comes loss of open space, impacts on existing residents and agricultural land use, change in landforms and visual impacts, increases in impervious surfaces and storm water runoff, impacts on vegetation, wildlife and cultural resources, increased traffic, noise and air pollutant emissions, and increased demands on all public services. These impacts must be addressed in detail when the city granted jurisdiction completes general and specific planning which identifies land uses for the Study Area. Because sphere allocation is one step in ultimate urbanization of the Canyon, action allocating the area to either city would be growth inducing and secondary impacts of growth on traffic, air quality, and other environmental factors would be cumulatively significant. Because an action deferring urban planning would defer the cumulative environmental impacts of growth, the Unallocation alternative is environmentally preferable -- at least in the short term. In the long term, the prospects of ubanization for the Doolan Road area are such that the cumulative impact of growth in the future may be greater if the area is not planned for arderly, efficient development. OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ ~ DOOLAN ROAD SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS ~ I. INTRODUCTION 1 II. SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY 3 A. FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN SPHERE ALLOCATION 3 ~ B. EXISTING AND PLANNED LAND USES 4 1. Study Area Description 4 2. Existing Land Use 4 3. Planned Land Uses 9 C. PROVISION OF PUBLIC SERVICES 9 1. Water Supply and Delivery 10 2. Wastewater 15 ~ 3. Roads 21 4. Solid Waste 24 ~ S. Fire and Emergency Services 6. Police 24 27 7. Schools 28 8. Parks 32 D. COMMUNITY INTEREST 35 ~ 1. Identity of Existing Residents 35 2. Identity of Future Residents 35 ~ E. ECONOMIC INTEREST 1. City of Dublin 36 36 2. City of Livermore 37 F. RECOMMENDED ACTION 38 ~~ III. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT 41 A. NOTICE OF PREPARATION 41 B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION -- ALTERNATIVE COURSES OF ACTION 43 ~, 1. No Action 43 2. Unallocate Upper Canyon from Dublin Sphere of Influence 44 3. Assign Study Area to Livermore Sphere of Influence 44 ~ 4. Assign Study Area to Dublin Sphere of Influence 44 C. CONFORMANCE WITH PLANS, ORDINANCES AND POLICIES 45 ' l. Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission 45 2. County of Alameda 45 1 3. City of Livermore 45 4. City of Dublin 46 ~ D. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT 1. Significant Environmental Effects and Mitigation 46 46 ~ 2. Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes 47 3. Growth Inducement and Cumulative Impact 47 ~ • 4. Local Short-Term Uses and Long-Term Productivity 48 E. ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE 50 IV. REFERENCES 51 ~ A. PERSONS AND ORGANIZATIONS CONSULTED 51 B. BIBLIOGRAPHY 52 C. REPORT PREPARERS 53 ,~ ' ~ ~ ~ LIST OF FIGURES Figure Number Title Page ~ 1 Re ional Location g S ~ 2 3 Existing Sphere of Influence Developed Lands and Study Area Vicinity 6 7 4 Study Area Boundary 8 5 Water Service Agencies 13 6 Wastewater Agencies 16 ~ 7 Roads 22 8 Access and Topography 23 9 Fire Protection Agencies 25 ~ 10 School Districts 29 11 Park Districts 33 ~ LIST OF TABLES Table Number Title Page 1 Water Requirements for Study Area 10 2 Livermore Water Reclamation Plant Capacity 20 3 Livermore School Capacity 30 4 Dublin School Capacity 32 5 List of NOP Respondants 41 6 General Impact of Induced Growth 48 7 Different Service Options 49 ~ ~ INTRODUCT/ON ~ ~ I. INTRODUCTION This document is a Sphere of Influence Study and an Environmental Impact Report. It addresses an area of 2645 acres between the cities of Dublin and ~ Livermore in Alameda County. It provides information and environmental review to assist the Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission in determining whether the area should be in the sphere of influence of Dublin or Livermore. ~ The Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) is charged with determining which public agencies should provide services to the various lands of Alameda County. The agencies subject to LAFCO include cities and ~ special purpose agencies, such as water and sewer districts, but does not include schools. An area may be within the immediate jurisdiction of an agency or it may be within its sphere of influence. Designation of a sphere ~ of influence allows the agency to plan for provision of services. An agency usually provides services only to its actual jurisdiction, and lands within ~ the sphere are first annexed before planned services are delivered. LAFCO ~ determines where spheres of influence should be set and acts on requests for annexation. In 1988, the City of Livermore requested that Alameda County LAFCO include roughly 1550 acres of land along Doolan Road within the City's ultimate sphere of influence boundary. During the public hearing on Livermore's sphere, the City of Dublin presented testimony that the Doolan ~ Road area should be included within the Dublin sphere of influence. The Commission also received testimony from property owners, adjacent residents and other interested parties all of whom expressed a wide range of opinions on the future of the Doolan Road area. The Commission delayed the decision of ~ assigning the disputed Doolan Road area to one sphere or the other until an independent study could be completed. ~ The purpose of the Doolan Road Sphere of Influence Study/EIR is to provide LAFCO with the information necessary to determine an appropriate sphere of influence for the Doolan Road Study Area. The study area has been expanded to include a majority of the property located within the Doolan ~ Canyon Watershed. Although this additional land was assigned to the Dublin " Sphere of Influence in 1984, it is included in this evaluation to provide for the disposition of a logical land planning unit. An environmental assessment ~ of LAFCO's possible actions is incorporated into this study as required by the California Environmental Quality Act. ~ Alameda County now has land use jurisdiction over the study area. The current 1977 County General Plan designates the Doolan Road Study Area as agricultural. Land use change from agriculture to urban uses requires the provision of urban services such as water, sewer and roads. As an unincorporated, rural area, these services are not currently provided. The allocation of the Doolan Road Study Area to a municipal sphere of influence, whether Livermore or Dublin, is the first step toward annexation and future ~ development. A city would not process specific development proposals until LAFCO determines a municipal sphere of influence for the Study Area. In order to determine which municipality can more readily provide ' services to the study area, a reasonable upper level of development that ~ either city may be expected to serve was assumed. The level of urbanization used in this analysis was determined in concurrence with the Planning ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ INTRODUCT/ON 2 Directors of Livermore, Dublin and Alameda County. For the purposes of ~ evaluating the cities' service abilities, this level is defined as 3,000 dwelling units and 100 acres of combined commercial and industrial space. Once the sphere of influence has been assigned to a city, the actual development proposals submitted will vary in size and design and individual plans may exceed this upper limit. The actual size and intensity of ,~ development that is permitted will be determined through the planning process. This "generic land plan" of 3,000 dwelling units and 100 acres ~ commercial/industrial land represents a high, but reasonable level of development that may be proposed for the area. The hypothetical urbanization is only used in this study to estimate likely demand for municipal services , and is not meant to show what level of urbanization would be appropriate. The question of appropriate level of urbanization and the environmental impacts of urbanizing this rural area would be addressed when the city granted jurisdiction completes general and specific planning which identifies land uses for the area. The Doolan Road Sphere of Influence Study/EIR is not the proper forum for this discussion. ~ ~ LAFCO does not have the authority to base its sphere determinations on the merits of land use plans. The allocation of the Doolan Road Study Area cannot be based upon which city offers the most appealing land use plan for the area. The determination of which city's sphere of influence, if any, should include the Doolan Road Study Area is based on consideration of factors mandated by state law: present and planned land uses in the area, need for public facilities and services and present capacity of public facilities and ~ adequacy of public services, and any social or economic communities of interest in the area if the commission determines that they are relevant. ~ LJ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED 3 ~ II. SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY A. FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN SPHERE ALLOCATION ~ The Cortese-Knox Act, Government Code Section 56000, establishes the purposes, powers and authority of a Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO). The legislation states: ~ " n the ur oses of a local a enc formation commission are the ~o g P P B Y discouragement of urban sprawl and the encouragement of the orderly formation ~, and development of local agencies, based upon local conditions and circumstances. One of the objects of the commission is to make studies and to obtain and furnish information which will contribute to the logical and ~ reasonable development of local agencies in each county and to shape the development of local agencies so as to advantageously provide for the present ~ and future needs of each county and its communities." ~ In order to carry out its purposes and responsibilities, it is the mandate of the local agency formation commission to develop and determine the "sphere of influence" of each local governmental agency within the county. "Sphere of influence" is defined as the probable ultimate physical boundaries }~I and service area of a local government agency. In establishing this sphere, the Commission is required to consider the following factors: ~ 1) The present and planned land uses in the area, including agricultural and open-space lands. ~ 2) The present and probable need for public facilities and services in the area. ~ 3) The present capacity of public facilities and adequacy of public services which the agency provides or is authorized to provide. 4) The existence of any social or economic communities of interest in the ~ area if the commission determines that they are relevant to the agency. The legislation also provides for the periodic review and update of adopted ~ spheres. ~ The Doolan Road Study Area comprises two sections: the Doolan Road area which has not been assigned to a sphere of influence, and additional property ~1 contained in the watershed which is presently included in the Dublin Sphere of Influence. Although presently assigned to a sphere, this property is included within the Study Area since it is within the same watershed and viewshed as ~ the Doolan Road properties. Any development occurring in the northern canyon area will affect properties in the lower canyon with respect to drainage, circulation and viewshed. For these reasons, this study treats the identified ;~ canyon praperties as one planning area. In addition to determining spheres of influence, LAFCO is responsible for reviewing all boundary reorganizations of service districts and local ~ governmental agencies. All requests for annexing property into urban service boundaries must be approved by LAFCO. Thus, LAFCO would also hear any request by a city to annex the Doolan Road Study Area. ~~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~~ ~' SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED - LAND USE 4 ~ B. ERISTING AND PIANNED LAND USES 1. Study Area Description ~~ The Doolan Road Study Area is located in unincorporated Alameda County between the Cities of Dublin and Livermore (Figure 1). The existing boundary ~ for each city and its sphere of influence is shown in Figure 2. The properties comprising the Study Area encompass roughly 2,645 acres of rural land situated in Doolan Canyon. The canyon lies north of Interstate 580 between Tassajara Road and Collier Canyon Road. Access to Doolan Road from Interstate 580 is via the Airway Blvd exit. The lower stretch of Doolan Road is a paved 2 lane road; the road becomes loose gravel as it reaches the residences and is blocked at its terminus by a locked ranch gate at the entrance to the Baily ~ property. Doolan Canyon is a long, narrow canyon trending north-south for approximately 3 miles (Figure 3). The canyon is part of the Diablo Range. The canyon rises from 500 feet elevation at its mouth to over 1000 feet at the northern end. The canyon walls are steep sided ranging from 25- SOX slopes. The slopes are grass covered with no other vegetation. The canyon floor is gently sloping. Cottonwood Creek runs along the eastern side of Doolan Road through most of the canyon. The site has several springs and intermittent streams which drain the canyon. The ridgeline forming the eastern boundary of the watershed is about 800 feet in elevation with peaks rising to 1200 feet. The ridgeline along the western boundary of the Study Area ranges from 800 feet to peaks at 1100 feet. As shown in Figure 3, the Study Area boundary approximately follows the Cottonwood Creek Watershed. ~ 2. Existing Land Use .~ Existing land use is primarily agriculture with cattle grazing throughout the canyon. Some cultivated crops occur on the Doolan Ranch West property. The Study Area does not contain prime farmlands or farmlands of Statewide importance. The Soil Conservation Service considers most of the less steep ~ land below 700 foot elevation as locally important farmland. Locally important here means capable of providing feed or forage to the local economy. Approximately one-third of the land is subject to the Williamson Act, another one-third has Williamson Act contracts which have not been renewed and ~~ property tax assessments on that land will gradually return to full market value. ~ Several rural residences along Doolan Road comprise the only development in the canyon. Most of the rural residences are of the "ranchette" style - typically a single family home, some agricultural or recreational livestock and large garden or small crops which are grown for recreation, home `~. consumption, or supplemental income. ~ Doolan Road is designated as a scenic route by the County of Alameda. It is a popular place among local residents for recreation on private land such as horseback riding, hiking and picnicking. Immediately surrounding land is vacant or grazing land. The major area ~. of existing urbanization spreads along the I-680 I-580 corridors (Figure 4). Institutional uses west of the Study Area include the Santa Rita ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ ~ ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~. ~, SPHERE OF /NFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONS/DERED - LAND USE 5 FIGURE 1 - REGIONAL LOCATION ~~ SPHERE OF /NFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONSlDERED - LAND USE 6 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~1 ~ ~ i ~ ~ ~ W ~ ~ ~ ~ 0 c ~ W a+ ~ ~ E SjA~..' ~ ., o o ~~M ~ ~ a ` ~ A o o ; : :. ;. ,;:. ..; ; ~ ~ ; ~ ~ ~ , ;~~ ~ ': R AD TUDY ~ a `~ ~ ~ ~' ~~ ~~ ;, ~ , ;~ ;,~ ..-::::::::: AREA ` . . -:- ~ a ~ , ~~ ; , ;, ` ~ \~ `~ ~ . \ '~\ ~§~ DUBLIN ~ ;, , 7 ~ ` / LIVER AIORE ~ ~ ` ~ ,` ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~\~~~ STANLEY BLVD \ \ , `` ` ~ ~\\ ` ;` ` ~ ~ 0 1 2 mile ~ 0~ km o, 0 ~ City of Dublin ~ City of Livermore ~ Sphere of Influence Dublin ~ Sphere of Influence Livermore Source: Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission, 1988 F/GURE 2- EXIST/NG SPHERE OF INFLUENCE The Doo/an Road Study Area comprises 2,645 acres of Doo/an Canyon. The northern portion of the Canyon is curreni/y allocated to the Dublin Sphere of Inf/uence. The southern portion of the Canyon, roughly 1550 acres, is current/y unallocated to either city's sphere. Both cities of Livermore and Dublin have requested that Alameda LAFCO p/ace this southern portion of the Canyon wiihin their sphere of inf/uence. The Study Area includes both the upper and /ower Canyon sections in order to treat the Canyon as a sing/e planning unii. Dublin is preparing a/and use p/an for the undeve/oped area extending east from Tassa%ara Road and encompassing the Study Area. Likewise, Livermore is preparing a land use p/an for ihe undeve/oped area extending west from its current ciry limits and encompases ihe Study Area. The Doo/an Road Sphere of /nf/uence Study eva/uates which ciry, if either, could better provide services to the StudyArea. A hypothetical level of deve/opment was established in cooperation with the planning directors of both ciries. The deve/opment scenario which represents a reasonable upper leve/ demand for urban services is defined as 3,000 residentia/ units and 100 acres of commercial~ndustria/ deve/opment. OCTOBER 1 T, 1989 ~ a ~ ; ~ o ti m W ~ ~ ti O 2 ¢ ~ ~ W ~ $ ~ ~ ¢ ~ ~ ~' ~ ~. ~~, ~' ~ SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONS/DERED - LAND USE 7 FIGURE 3- DEVELOPED LANDS AND STUDYAREA VICINITY The Doo/an Road Study Area is located north of Interstate 580 between the cities of Dublin and Livermore. The site is siiuafed in Doo/an Canyon which extends north to the A/ameda/Contra Cosia County Line. The Study Area and land immediate/y to the easi and west is primarily agricu/iure. Land uses west of the Tassajara Road include the Santa Rita Rehabilitation Center, Camp Parks and downtown Dublin. At the mouth of Doolan Canyon lies the Triad Business Park on the east side of Doolan Road. Las Posifas College owns property east of ihe Study Area. Livermore Airport is /ocated further south. 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LIy~~3~VIORE ~ ~ ~ 'l~nEy -~_'"'___.__~_'_-_ ., ..___"- -- --_- .~ ' ~ ~~ SP~FfiER€ ~ ' ~~ ~i"~~~ ~ F U E~ ; I ~; nca Rlta ~ ./'.~, . ~i 9 :. . f _ _ _ _ _'_ °.°.-- - ~ ~. Anne:ae on Center . ,.I ~/. i . tL ~a+ ~/ J j\ '}.ri~Jpi ='; / o I ~~~,a,l . ~. ~ .':1~I ~ _ ' II i i `'7 ~ ' ~_ .~ i ~~ I7 .- r~~ ~ ~ ~ -~ ~ ~ . ~~ ~ rroyo , _ ~~°- ,~ ~ i. ~. ~ : T y-;~ R I~•.~ T~ A --~ _ ~ -_...- , - ----> _- _----_ ' mi 0 0.5 1 _„ ~~ r _o R ~] _- __- ' 'I km ':~\====:i-====___--- ===o iI ; 0 0.5 1 1.5 ~ ~ NORTH ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ SPHERE OF /NFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONS/DERED - LAND USE g Rehabilitation Center, operated by Alameda County, and Camp Parks which is ~ owned by the U.S. Army. Camp Parks covers 2,884 acres and is the largest area under single ownership in the vicinity of the Study Area. Las Positas College owns 153 acres adjacent to the eastern boundary of the planning area with access from Collier Canyon Road. Triad Business Park, a 393 acre office and ~ light industrial complex, is located south of the Study Area on the eastern side of Doolan Road. The Livermore Airport and the Los Positas Golf course are located immediately south of the Study Area on the southern side of ~ Interstate 580. 3. Planned Land Uses a. County of Alameda Alameda County is the local agency with land use jurisdiction over the ~ Study Area. The County General Plan was adopted in 1977 designating the area as agricultural. A Draft Plan for the Livermore-Amador Valley Planning Unit was prepared in January 1988. This Draft Plan identifies the Study Area as 1 agricultural/open space. The County does not currently have the ability to provide urban services to the Study Area and does not have any plans to develop the area with urban uses. b. City of Dublin The City of Dublin incorporated as a city in 1982 and adopted its first General Plan in February 1985. The City is currently preparing a comprehensive plan for the area from Tassajara Road east to the ridgeline forming the eastern side of Doolan Canyon. A preliminary land use plan and alternatives will be prepared by the end of this year. ~ Dublin has an interest in incorporating Doolan Canyon in its ultimate city boundaries although the actual amount, type or intensity of development has not yet been determined. A proposal by some property owners has been ~, submitted to the City of Dublin which would develop the Canyon with a combination of residential, commercial and light industrial uses. c. City of Livermore The City of Livermore adopted a General Plan in February 1976 and was last updated in 1988. The current Plan does not identify specific land use policies for the Canyon. The City is currently preparing a land use alternative for the North Livermore Area. The Draft EIR for the North Livermore General Plan Study will be available at the end of November. Public hearings before the Planning Commission are scheduled to begin in early December. As of this writing, the proposed plan would designate the Doolan Road Study Area as residential with a density of 0.1 to 0.5 dwelling units per gross acre dependent on the slope. Light industrial use is proposed on the flat, southerly portion of the Study Area on the west side of Doolan Road. ~ C. PROVISION OF PUBLIC SERVICES In order to assess the ability of Dublin and Livermore to provide public ~ services to the Doolan Road Study Area, a hypothetical level of development has been described for the area. Public services provided by the two ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ ~ ~ SPHERE OF /NFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONS/DERED - PUBL/C SERV/CES 10 jurisdictions, including current and planned capabilities, are measured against the requirements of the hypothetical community. The development scenario proposed for analysis of the cities' public services capabilities is a residential community of 3000 single family homes and 100 acres of commercial/industrial development. 1. Water Supply and Delivery a. Study Area Requirements ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The residents of the area are currently drawing water from individual wells and are not serviced by any of the area's water suppliers. There are not sufficient ground water reserves in the Study Area to allow well water to supply the hypothetical development. The Doolan Road Study Area would need to be connected to a water provision system capable of supplying the volume required by this degree of development. The water supply needed to service the hypothetical development scenario of 3000 dwelling units and 100 acres of commercial/industrial park was calculated by averaging the daily water usage figures of both Livermore and Dublin. This average is not based on the maximum daily water usage rates that occur in the summer months, but rather an annual mean of daily use. The average daily water usage throughout the year of a typical Dublin-Livermore household is 531 gallons of water per day. (Source: ABAG - persons per household figure each city; Zone 7 Engineer's Report on Water Supply and Water Quality Improvements - per capita water usage per city). The Livermore Water Department estimates that commercial/industrial developments use approximately 1,750 gallons of water per day (gpd). Using these figures, Study Area requirements are estimated in Table l. TABLE 1 WATER REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDY AREA 3000 dwelling units x 531 gpd = 1.593 million gpd 100 acres com/ind x 1,750 gpd = 0.175 million gpd ------------------- Total daily Doolan Area Usage 1.768 million gpd x 365 days Annual Doolan Area Usage 645.320 million gallons per year ~. Water ~upply allotments to the Livermore-Amador Valley area are measured in acre feet per annum (AFA) of water. Gallons per year required for the Doolan Road Study Area is converted to AFA as follows: 645.320 /(3.259 x 105) = 1,980.12 AFA ~ ~I ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ SPHERE OF lNFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONS/DERED - PUBL/C SERV/CES 11 b. Regional Water Supply ~ Zone 7 of the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District is the major water supplier in the Livermore - Dublin area. Zone 7 contracts with the State Water Pro~ect to receive an annual entitlement of ~ imported water. This water is delivered from the California Aqueduct to Zone 7 through the South Bay Aqueduct which continues south to the Santa Clara Valley. Zone 7 is also entitled to surface waters stored at the Del Valle ~ Reservoir. The major retailers serving Dublin, Livermore and Pleasanton purchase their water from Zone 7. Zone 7 engineers have estimated that there will be sufficient water ~ supplies to serve additional demands through the year 2010. At the present, Zone 7 is requesting 26,629 acre feet per annum (AFA), 4,371 AFA less than its 31,000 AFA entitlement from the State Water Project. Zone 7 requests for ~ water delivery will match the State allocation beginning in 1995, though these increased water requests do not solely reflect the growing demand but also the need to recharge Zone 7 reservoirs. Water use projections for the next two decades show the demand for Zone 7 water will equal the State allocation by ,~ the year 2010 which is 46,000 AFA. Zone 7 engineers estimate demand by contacting the planning departments in the Livermore-Amador Valley and requesting population projections. These projections include the possible ~ development of Doolan Canyon. The ability of Zone 7 to supply water to the cities under its ~ jurisdiction is contingent on several conditions: o Currently population growth does not exceed projections. If population estimates increase faster that projected, the first-come ~ first-serve allocation of water to the various cities will be reached earlier than anticipated. ~ o Per capita water consumption does not continue to increase. Zone 7 calculations show that per capita consumption has increased in the past decade. If this trend continues, water allocation will be equal to demand earlier than anticipated. ~ o No long periods of drought. Additional drought years would reduce State Water Project supplies and necessitate water rationing and conservation ~ measures. o State Water Project must continue to meet its allocations. In order ~ to supply Zone 7 with the amount of water contracted for, the State Water Project will have to convince other water agencies to reduce their allocations and will have to construct additional water projects. If these four factors present obstacles in the future, the Zone 7 water supplies may not be sufficient and projections for growth in the Livermore-Amador Valley area will need to be adjusted to reflect realistic limitation~ imposed by a limited water supply. ~ ~ In addition to water supplied to the Livermore-Amador Valley from the State Water Project, local sources are used to augment supplies. The current level of valley water usage is actually 30,000 AFA from all sources (Zone 7 supplies 26,629 AFA). If average annual rainfall is received, the valley's current water supply is approximately 41,000 AFA, with 66 percent or 26,629 OCTOBER 17, 1989 1 SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED - PUBLIC SERVICES 12 AFA derived from the State Water Pro~ect, 6,000 AFA (15%) from California ~ Water Service wells and 8,000 AFA (19%) from captured local runoff. As water supply demands increase in the coming decade, Zone 7 plans to develop new facilities to keep pace with the expansion of their service. ~ These improvements include new wells, water treatment plant expansions, improved water treatment of local groundwater, and two new pipelines within the Livermore-Amador Valley. ~ The hypothetical level of development of the Doolan Road Study Area would use an annual average of 1,980.12 AFA which is 4.3X of the total annual allotment to be allocated to Zone 7 by 1997 and 3.3X of the total water supply , for the Livermore-Amador Valley. The Patterson Pass and Del Valle Water Treatment Plants provide the area ~ with treated water supplied by Zone 7 for municipal and industrial use. Each plant is located adjacent to the South Bay Aqueduct. Zone 7 owns and operates both plants and the treated water distribution system throughout the ~ Livermore-Amador Valley. ~ Zone 7 is currently increasing the treatment capacity of the Del Valle Water Treatment Plant from 18 million gallons per day (MGD) to 36 MGD to ~ accommodate the increase in water usage through the year 2010. Improvements to the plant should be completed in 1990. If the water treatment plant were operating at its peak predicted capacity of 36 MGD, the plant could treat ~ 40,319 acre feet of water per year. The Patterson Pass Water Treatment Plant has a maximum capacity of 15 MGD. The combined output of both plants after expansion will be 57,119 acre feet per year which is 11,000 acre feet above the annual State Water Project allotment to Zone 7 for the year 2010. Water treatment plant capacity will not be a limiting factor to growth in the Study Area. ~ Estimates for annual average usage is within the capacity of the Zone 7 delivery and water treatment systems existing or planned for both the DSRSD and the City of Livermore as estimated by projections of future water requirements compiled by Zone 7 engineers. ~ c. Capability of Providing Service ~ Dublin The Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD) provides water service to ~ the City of Dublin. The agency boundaries are shown in Figure 5. The District has two connections to the Zone 7 water distribution system and has chlorination and fluoridation stations near each of these connections. Currently, DSRSD has no water service to the Study Area vicinity. The closest water service line is an 8 inch main at the end of Scarlett Court adjacent to the old Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way near the western edge of Camp Parks which is 4 miles from the mouth of Doolan Canyon. If the Doolan Road ~ Study Area,is included in the Dublin Sphere of Influence, it, along with the entire East Dublin area, would have water provided by the DSRSD. The Doolan Road Study Area is one component of the area addressed by the ~ East Dublin General Plan Amendment that is currently under review by the City of Dublin. As part of the General Plan Amendment review process, studies have been initiated to assess the manner in which the City could reasonably supply ~ ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ 1 SPHERE OF /NFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED - PUBLIC SERV/CES 13 i ~ y ~ O ~ ~ ~ H ¢ ~ ~ ~ _. > ti 4 ~ ~ ~ ~ A W ~ ~ i~ ~ IJ ~ , ~ ~ ~~ u F/GURE 5-- WATER SERV/CE AGENCIES Urban residents of the Doo/an Road Study Area will need to be assured of both a sufficient sUpa1V of water and ihe deliverv of ihat water to iheir neighborhoods. Zone 7 of the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District has adequate future wafer supp/y allocations irom the State Water Project and adequate capaciry at water treatment p/ants to meet aniicipated demand growth until the year 2010. Wafer cou/d be delivered to Doolan Road by either of two jurisdictions. The Livermore Water Department would probab/y const~uct a new turnout from the Cross Valley Pipeline which wou/d pass under Interstate 580. The water wou/d then be pumped up to the appropriate elevation for tank storage and disrribution. Water delivery by the Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD) would either be accomplished in a similar manner to that of Livermore (new turnout) or by the Disirict's participation in the construction of Pleasanton's planned Tassajara Reservoir. In either case, DSRSD wou/d need to pump and store water at higher elevations in the Study Area. OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ , SPHERE OF /NFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED - PUBUC SERV/CES 14 public services to the area designated as East Dublin. Water supplied by ' DSRSD to the East Dublin area could come from three sources: imported water, local surface water and groundwater. The imported water would receive treatment at either the Patterson Pass Water Treatment Plant or the Del Valle Water Treatment Plant. The local surface water would receive treatment at the ~ Del Valle Water Treatment Plant. Currently, groundwater only receives disinfection by chlorination. ' Two options are presently under consideration for supplying the East Dublin area, and by inclusion, the Study Area, with water service. One method would be DSRSD participation in the construction of the Tassajara Reservoir currently planned by the City of Pleasanton. This reservoir would be located , ,just east of Tassajara Road and would provide water up to an elevation of 390 __ feet. It would also serve as a pumping supply source for two pressure zones above 390 feet. Pressure Zone 1 would serve elevations from 390 feet to 560 ~ feet. Pressure Zone 2 would supply water between elevations 560 feet and 710 feet. The DSRSD would construct pumps adjacent to the reservoir and pump water to storage facilities constructed at the higher elevations in the East ~ Dublin area to serve anticipated development. A second option involves the construction of a new turnout on the existing Zone 7 Cross Valley Pipeline. The pipeline is on the south side of ~ Interstate 580 and construction would require the boring and jacking of a water line under the roadway. This option would also necessitate pumping and water storage facilities at the higher elevations in the East Dublin area. ~ The Specific Plans drawn up for Dublin Ranch area of the East Dublin GPA point to the Cross-Valley Pipeline as that development's ultimate water source and Tassajara Reservoir as an interim source. As the proposed Dublin Ranch is ~ between the site of Tassajara Reservoir and the Doolan Road Study Area, the development of the water distribution network of the two areas may be interconnected. An exception to this would be a direct link from Doolan Road ' to the Cross-Valley Pipeline. The water distribution system in the Doolan Road Study Area would be ~ designed and constructed by the developer or developers as the area is built up. Due to the higher elevations of the East Dublin GPA area in relation to the water sources, several reservoirs and/or water storage facilities would be needed in the Doolan Road Study Area. ~ Livermore ~. Two water retailers currently serve the City of Livermore: the Water Service Company provides water to southwest Livermore and the California City of Livermore Water Department supplies the remainder of the City. Due to relative proximity, the Doolan Road Study Area would be supplied by the ~ Livermore Water Department if it were to be included in the Livermore Sphere of Influence. The boundaries of these agencies are shown in Figure 5. ~ The Li~ermore Water Department receives treated water from Zone 7's facilities. All of the water provided by Zone 7 to Livermore is surface water via the Cross Valley Pipeline. Assuming that the State Water Project will be able to deliver to Zone 7 all water secured for its entitlements, Zone 7 will ~ be able to fulfill client cities demand's until the year 2010. Livermore will also benefit from the expansion of the Del Valle Water Treatment Plant as the ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ ' SPHERE OF 1NFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED - PUBLIC SERVICES 15 plant increases the amount of water treated in relation to the amount of water I received from Zone 7. The City of Livermore has a two million gallon water tank in Doolan Canyhon as part of a water reclamation system which irrigates the Las Positas Golf Course and other landscapes in the area. The tank sets on a 7-acre parcel owned by the City. A new four million gallon water tank will be built on this site in about one year to supply the City's west side water , distribution system. This parcel is located on the east side of Doolan Road, southeast of the existing residential parcels at a rough elevation of 700 feet. The new tank would be supplied by a new turnout from the Cross Valley Pipeline which runs on the south side of Interstate 580 and by a new pump 1 station. This would entail installation of a transport system beneath the roadway. The tank also would serve urban development in Doolan Canyon up to an elevation of 600 feet. Any development at higher elevations would require ~ additional water storage at higher elevations for a gravity feed supply system. ~ 2. Wastewater a. Study Area Requirements ~ The residents of Doolan Road are not currently serviced by any sanitary district and rely on individual septic tanks for wastewater treatment. The ~ development of 3000 single family dwellings would produce 660,000 gpd of ~ wastewater based on the figure of 220 gpd per dwelling used by the City of Dublin. [Livermore uses a similar figure of 223 gpd per dwelling]. One hundred acres of commercial/industrial park is estimated to produce 250,000 ~ gpd of wastewater per acre based on a figure of 2,500 gpd per acre. The Doolan Road Study Area would, therefore, need to export and have treated, a total of 910,000 gpd of wastewater. , b. Regional FTastewater Export ~ Though Dublin and Livermore separately collect and treat wastewater in their service area, the disposal of wastewater in both communities is conducted by joint powers agency. 1 The Livermore-Amador Valley Wastewater Management Agency (LAVWMA) consists of the City of Pleasanton, the City of Livermore and DSRSD. LAVWMA owns and operates the export pipeline which receives all treated effluent from ~ the Valley's two sewage treatment plants (See Figure 6). Treated wastewater is delivered to the LAVWMA Regulating Reservoir and Export Pump Station and then pumped over the Dublin Grade through the LAVWMA Export Pipeline. The LAVWMA Pipeline then delivers the treated effluent to the East Bay Dischargers ~ Authority (EBDA) pipeline where it is released by outfall pipe into San Francisco Bay. ~ The capacity of the LAVWMA export pipeline is limited to 19.72 MGD-ADMM (million gallons per day - average day maximum month) of which each member city is allocated a portion of the total daily capacity. In order to increase the export capacity of the Livermore-Amador Valley, the DSRSD, the Cities of ~ Pleasanton and Livermore, and Alameda County have formed a new wastewater agency, the Tri-Valley Wastewater Authority (TWA), which is separate and distinct from LAVWMA. ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ , SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED - PUBLIC SERVICES 16 , 8 0 N ~ ~ ~ y W ~ W W ~ i~ ~ ~ y 8 ~ o ~ W ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I ~ ~ [J ~J ~ u ~ ~ ' ~ ~ P ~OS~A.i••' rn ~ ~p~1R ~ rn ° a ~'MEOP ..~ ° a Z o ~ ~' •' .•/ ~: ~:~: ~~ ~ ~ ~ . ~/ : M ~'~ VV~~ 0 ~ . ' ROAD ;: ;:STUDY..::....:.-;: ~ , ~ ~ ~ •~~ • ?AREA 2 a "' '~ Sg0 ~~ DUBIIN 1-580 ~~ .. ...y......... L I V E R M 0 R E TANLEY BLVD S 7ESLA A p 1 2 mile ~ ~ rn 0 p~-~ km ~ DSRSD Sewage Treatment Area 6 DSRSD Treatment Plant e Treatment Area ~ Livermore Sewa ~ Livermore Water Reclama tion Plant g , ••• LAVWMA Export Pipeline Source: Alameda County Planning Dept. Sewer Service & Major Facilities, 12/1987 FIGURE 6 - WASTEWATER AGENCIES Wasiewater disposal services in the Livermore-Amador Valley current/y involve collection (sewerage) and treatment at one of two Valley treatment p/ants, and disposa! of ireated wastewaier via export pipeline discharging into San Francisco Bay. Both cities cou/d adequaiely sewer the Doolan Road Study Area and transport ireated water to ihe export pipeline. The limiting factors are the capacities of the treatment p/ants and of fhe export pipeline. The Ciry of Dublin is currently limited by its share of the total capaciry of both the DSRSD Treatment Plant and the Livermore-Amador Valley Wastewater ManagementAgency (LAVWMA) e~ort pipeline. Remaining capacities for both are insufficient to provide service for the development scenario for the Doolan Road Study Area. Expansion of wastewater treatment and export capabilities for the City of Dublin re/y on the approval and construciion of a second export pipeline which would transport either treated or raw wastewater out of the Valley. The approval of this second export pipeline is stalled in lifigafion. The City of Livermore is be/ow its capacity share of the export pipeline and is now expanding wastewater treatment capaciry to match its allocation. The City granis sewer permits based on a growth rate revised each three years. Remaining capacity excluding those permits already commined is sufficient io service the Doolan Road Study Area. However, other residentia/ projects also planned for the city would compete for the remaining sewer capaciry. OCTOBER 17, 1989 C~ i ~ ' ~ ~~ i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ , SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO 6E CONSIDERED - PUBLIC SERVICES 17 The goal of TWA is to plan and construct a new export system for the valley's wastewater. Ultimately, a TWA alternative export system would handle all peak period flows above the LAVWMA capacity. The LAVWMA pipeline would have to accommodate only the dry weather average flow. By 2010, the TWA pipeline would be transporting 9.0 MGD-ADWF (average dry weather flow) above the 19.7 MGD-ADWF capacity of the LAVWMA pipeline allowing the disposal of a total of 28.7 MGD-ADWF by both systems. The TWA system capacity would be further expanded to reach 19.0 MGD-ADWF by 2025. At that time, the capacity of tlie two systems would be 38.8 MGD-ADWF. In May 1987, a Draft Environmental Impact Report on TWA identified possible wastewater treatment and disposal alternatives for the proposed system. The chosen alternative involves the pumping of untreated, or partially treated wastewater from the Livermore-Amador Valley to the East Bay Municipal Utilities District Wastewater Treatment Plant in Oakland for treatment and subsequent disposal through an outfall in San Francisco Bay. This alternative has met with considerable opposition by several cities along the proposed pipeline route. The pro~ect is being challenged in the courts and construction of the system will depend on the forthcoming decision. c. Capability of Providing Service Dublin The Dublin San Ramon Services District provides Dublin with wastewater collection, treatment and delivery network to the disposal pipeline. The area of responsibility for DSRSD also includes the southern portion of San Ramon, the United States Army Camp Parks facility and the Alameda County Santa Rita Jail Facility (See Figure 6). The DSRSD Wastewater Treatment Plant is located in the City of Pleasanton about five miles from the Doolan Road Study Area. The Plant receives wastewater flows from the DSRSD collection system as well as the City of Pleasanton collection system. The DSRSD Wastewater Treatment Plant has a design capacity of 11.5 MGD- ADSF (million.gallons per day average dry weather flow). This capacity is shared with the City of Pleasanton. Dublin is allocated a capacity of 4.365 MGD-ADWF of the total treatment plant capability. As Dublin is restricted to its limited share of the DSRSD Treatment Plant, so the Treatment Plant is, in turn, restricted to a limited share of the capacity of the LAVWMA export pipeline. Therefore, Dublin has been given a capacity limitation of 4.382 MGD-ADMM million gallons per day - average day maximum month) of the total pipeline capacity. The DSRSD Treatment Plant and the LAVWMA export pipeline each use different capacity "units" i.e. 4.365 MGD-ADWF (average dry weather flow) and 4.382 MGD-ADMM (average day maximum month) to measure system capacities. The treatment plant "ADWF" figure is the lower of the two because this unit measures or~ly an average flow and not the higher flows that can occur in the wettest month. The export pipe, by contrast, measures the daily average over the wettest month allowing the export system to better gauge the upper maximum flow that the pipeline could receive during a short period when demands are greatest. OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED - PUBLIC SERV/CES 18 Currently, Dublin is 0.792 MGD-ADWF below its share of the capacity of ~ the DSRSD Treatment Plant. In granting new sewer permits, Dublin estimates wastewater generation rates to be 80 gallons per day per capita or 220 gallons per day per single family residence. T~o hundred and twenty gallons is used as the standard planning figure or dwelling unit equivalent (D.U.E.) and is 1 used to manage the growth rate within the allowable limits of the wastewater treatment plant. Dublin, with 0.792 MGD of its capacity remaining, can grant ~ 3600 D.U.E. sewer permits. These permits are granted on a first come, first ~ serve basis with commercial, industrial and residential applicants competing equally for the available D.U.E.s. The DSRSD 1988 Master Plan included the Doolan Road Study Area as part of ~ its planning focus as one component of the East Dublin Planning Area. This Planning Area also includes Dublin Ranch Specific Plan area. According to the DSRSD Master Plan, the collection system for the East Dublin Planning Area ~ would be designed and constructed by the project applicants as the area is developed. Currently, all residences in the Doolan Road Study Area use septic tanks for wastewater treatment. ~ The DSRSD Master Plan uses a different estimated level of development in planning the Doolan Road Study Area and projected that the area could generate 1.4 MGD of wastewater per day. This would exceed the remaining capacity of ~ the DSRSD Treatment Plant as well as the DSRSD's pipeline allowance. In addition to the development of the Doolan Road Study Area, the DSRSD Master Plan identifies other major development pro~ects which have been ~ discussed for the East Dublin Area. The total wastewater flows estimated for the buildout of all projects in the East Dublin area by the year 2025 is 14.93 MGD, far beyond the present capacities of either the Treatment Plant or the ~ LAVWMA Export Pipeline. According to the 1988 Master Plan, in 2025 Dublin's share of export 1 capacity of the two systems would be increased to 8.26 MGD-ADWF. This figure would accommodate the hypothetical development of the Doolan Road Study Area and the Dublin Ranch area, as estimated in the Master Plan. However, when wastewater generation figures for all possible proposed projects in the DSRSD , service area are totaled, Dublin's allocation of the TWA pipeline is still 3.895 MGD-ADWF short of total pro,ject demands. Due to this shortfall, projects will need to compete for development approval. , The estimate of 910,000 gallons per day to be generated by the hypothetical development scenario exceeds the current capacity of the DSRSD ~ Treatment Plant (.792 MGD-ADWF) and consequently, also the DSRSD's share of the LAVWMA export pipeline which is closely matched to treatment plant capabilities. Development of the Doolan Road Study Area under the case study evaluated in this report would require the expansion of the DSRSD's wastewater ~ treatment and export facilities. Livermore , The City of Livermore owns and operates the wastewater collection system and the Livermore Water Reclamation Plant that serves the jurisdiction. The plant is located less than two miles from the Doolan Road Study Area. The ~ Reclamation Plant is starting point of the LAVWMA interceptor pipeline which carries wastewater from that facility and the DSRSD Treatment Plant to the LAVWMA Regulating Reservoir and Pump Station. From the Pump Station, ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ , SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED - PUBLIC SERVICES 19 ~ ~ ~ , ~J ~ ~ ' ~ ~ wastewater travels through the export pipeline to the East Bay Disposal Authority's interceptor which terminates at the outfall to San Francisco Bay. The Livermore Water Reclamation Plant currently treats an average of 5.75 MGD-ADWF. During summer months, 0.45 MGD of reclaimed water is used for irrigating the Las Positas Golf Course, the sirport landscaping and a portion of the Caltrans right-of-way. The City's ability to recycle wastewater reduces the volume of water requiring disposal through export from the Tri- Valley area. The City is studying how to expand and upgrade the wastewater reclamation program and has indicated that additional export capacity may not be needed. Though Livermore currently uses a portion of its reclaimed water for irrigation, the use will probably remain limited in the future. Zone 7 management policies for community wastewater systems support increased export capacity as the continued method of wastewater disposal in the Livermore- Amador Valley. "Land application will be considered acceptable only after a feasibility study by Zone 7, or another entity, finds export not feasible." However, wastewater treatment with land application may be permitted under certain conditions. These policies are supported by the State Water Resources Control Board in the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin - Region 2. The Board is concerned with nitrogen and salt (TDS) loading from waste discharges in the Valley because it is a closed ground water basin. The Board discourages new discharges to land until a water quality management plan is developed for the Valley. The Reclamation Plant's capacity is 6.25 MGD-ADWF but will soon be increased to 7.3 MGD-ADWF when Phase I of an expansion plan is completed on January 1, 1990. Phase II of the expansion plan, scheduled for completion by March 1992, will increase the Plant's capacity to 8.4 MGD-ADWF. The planned 8.4 MGD-ADWF will then equal Livermore's share of LAVWMA export pipeline which is allocated at 8.73 MGD-ADMM. Using "average day maximum month" units to measure wastewater flow yields a higher figure than "average dry weather flow" and more accurately assesses the capacity of the pipeline during periods of the highest demand. , With plant capacity at 6.25 MGD-ADWF and current wastewater flow at 5.75 MGD-ADWF, the present uncommitted capacity at the reclamation plant is 0.50 MGD-ADWF. The Public Services and Facilities Section of the Livermore General I Plan specifies that once the committed flow of the plant exceeds 5.0 MGD-ADWF, the remaining capacity should be split evenly between residential and non-residential uses. ~ In 1988, the City of Livermore initiated the Housing Implementation Program (HIP) to award residential sewer permits on the basis of project merits to Applicants of projects of 11 units or more. Applicants of smaller ~ scale pro~ects can still be granted sewer permits but are not subject to the requirements of'HIP. HIP allocations are targeted to an annual growth rate of 3.5% and emphasize a preferred housing type and lot size. Projects designed ~ for the emghasized housing type as well as other residential styles are judged and rated according to their conformance with the HIP criteria. The remaining uncommitted capacity of 0.50 MGD-ADWF will be supplemented ~ when the expansion program is completed in 1992. The calculations necessary to determine the available capacity for development in Livermore are outlined in Table 2. , OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ ~ ~ C~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ ' i r ' ~ ~ CJ ~ ~ ~ SPHERE OF /NFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED - PUBLIC SERVICES 20 TABLE 2 LIVERMORE WATER RECIAMATION PLANT CAPACITY committed treatment plant capacity 0.50 MGD-ADWF Capacity of planned expansions _-2~15_MGD_ADWF Expected capacity after expansions 2.65 MGD-ADWF Allocation split for development type 50X residential 1.325 MGD-ADWF SOX non-residential 1.325 MGD-ADWF Total possible residential uncommitted capacity 1.325 MGD-ADWF 1988 HIP Allocations not yet serviced -0.065 MGD-ADWF (292 units @ 223 gallons/unit) 1.260 MGD-ADWF 1989 and 1990 HIP Allocations -0.379 MGD-ADWF (1700 units @ 223/gallons/unit) ---------------- 0.881 MGD-ADWF 1990 allocations for phased projects 1991-1993 (398 units @ 223/gallons/unit) - 0.089 MGD-ADWF ________________ Remaining capacity with all improvements and HIP allocations subtracted as of 7/89 0.792 MGD-ADWF Equivalency in dwelling units (0.792 MGD - 223 gallons/unit) 3,351 units Note: A 200,000 gallon per day short-term loan from the nearby Veterans Hospital was not included in the calculations as it must be reserved for the Hospital when treatment plant capacities reach maximum production. Source: City of Livermore Planning Department - Draft Sewer Capacity Report, July 1989 and 1990 HIP Final Rankings and Allocations Under the HIP program, Livermore scaled city growth to a 3.SX annual growth rate, through the 1990 allocations. With approximately 19,000 households in Livermore, if this 3.5% growth rate were to continue the remaining residentially allocated capacity of the Reclamation Plant would be exhausted by the end of 1996. It is not yet determined at what rate growth will be set for the next three years. OCTOBER 17, 1989 , ~ SPHERE OF /NFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED - PUBL/C SERV/CES 21 Livermore is a member of the Tri-Valley Wastewater Authority which was ' created to find an alternate wastewater export system to supplement the LAVWMI~ pipeline. Pipeline capacity will be reached when reclamation plant capacity is fully committed and alternatives will need to be developed if growth is to continue within the City of Livermore. ~ The City of Livermore will have a residential sewer permit allocation of approximately 3,351 units when the expansion phases of the Reclamation Plant 1 are completed. This figure accounts for only permits granted up to the 1990 allocations. Permits granted from 1991 until 1993 when expansion is completed will reduce this figure of 3,351 based on the growth rate set by the City for the next three years. At the present, barring additional permits to ' be issued and including the final capacity of the reclamation plant, there would be sufficient residential capacity to serve the Doolan Road Study Area of 3000 dwelling units. The City would also have a non-residential , uncommitted capacity of 1.325 MGD-ADWF, if no other future commitments are considered and could provide wastewater treatment and export to an industrial/commercial park of 100 acres, assuming 2,500 gallons per acre developed. 1 3. Roads ' a. Study Area Requirements The Study Area is a closed canyon accessed by Doolan Road from Collier ' Canyon Road. Doolan Road is a paved two lane road at its intersection with Collier Canyon Road and becomes a single lane gravel road part way into the canyon. Access to the site is only available from Interstate 580 and the Airway Boulevard overpass. ~ In order to serve the level of urbanization evaluated in this Study Area, Doolan Canyon needs a circulation system. Leaving Doolan Road as a cul- 1 de-sac to serve development is impractical; Doolan Road must be connected to a local road network to provide access from a secondary location. To adequately serve 3,000 houses and 100 acres of commercial/industrial uses, a two lanes in a six lane right-of-way would be required. Several alternate routes are under ' consideration by either Livermore or Dublin as presented in Figure 7. b. Capability of Providing Service ~ Dublin ~ If the Study Area is allocated to the Dublin Sphere of Influence, the second access road to the Canyon would likely connect to Tassajara Road through the eastern Dublin area. This configuration would serve to connect the urban development in the back of the canyon to contiguous developments ~ proposed in the East Dublin area. The access road into the box canyon from the west would have to cut across the ridgeline forming the western boundary of Doolan Canyon. The road would cross at the lowest point in the ridgeline ~ which is a~ an elevation of 780 feet. In addition to providing needed circulation for canyon development, this route provides broader circulation opportunities for the development currently planned for East Dublin. ' ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 ' r ~ ' ' ~ ~ ' ' ~ i ~ ' ' ' 1 ' 1 ~ ' ~ g 0 N ~ ~ ~ 0 K e a 0 W SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED - PUBL/C SERV/CES 22 FIGURE 7 - ROADS The existing Doolan Road is narrow and deadends in the box canyon. Urban development in Doo/an Canyon would require reconstruction of Doolan Road and construction of a new road io provide a second access into ihe Canyon. The second access has been generally identified in plans by Dublin and Livermore. Access ro Dublin could come from extension of an east-west road connecting io Camino Tassa%ara planned as part of the development of the Fallon Business Park. Livermore p/ans show extension of Doo/an Road past the end of the Carryon to connect with Collier Carryon Rd. Some additional access wou/d be an additional under/overpass of Intersiate 580 at Kitry Hawk Boulevard when new Highway 84 is completed. ~ HIGHLAND RD ~ ~,.~•• ~•• ~ o ~ il+ ~ Q~ ~O~~M ~p ~.. O 3. o ~ ~ ~~~ -•~~~~ - ~.I ~ '..' .~.. a °'~ o ~ ~ ti~' .~• ~ o ~ , o r- ~ O .~ ~::::.:: '~•,'• ..I .::~::~ . r ^~7 ~ ~• /~~ ~ • ~ r O ~ . ~~.i' ~• n :; ~ ~ k '~ i•'~ i• ~'~..i•' Z p y :}:.:p:i??i :~::~ . .: 0.::::: ;. q::. n ~ Z a tv ~ gg0 D U B L I N ~ n ~ n` ~' O ::::: :2: c ~, N CANYONS PKWY ~~ o 2 :::: ~iii ~i?iii ° ~ 0 ~p DUBLIN BL l~D ~ " ` ' " o : ~ 1-580 ~ rn L I V E R N 0 R E 0 TANLEY BLVD S TESLA AVE 0 1 2 mile ~ 0~ km - Existing Road -- Planned Road ~ Existing Interchange ~ Planned Interchange Source: City of Livermore Planning Dept. Preferred Plan, April/89; City of Dublin Planning Dept. Fallon Business Park, 8/6/87 OCTOBER 17, 1989 r ~ ' ~ , i ~ 1 ~ ~ i ~ ' ~ ' ' , ~ i SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED - PUBLIC SERVICES 23 ~ ~N1~1 !~' ~ v ~ °~ ~ ~ ~~"~ ~. ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~~~ ~ o ~~ ~ ~ ~ -e~ ~~~ ~~ • ~ f~ • ~6 ° 1 _ V ~ Q ~ l ~ 0 C~ r; :r~b=: ~-, n .~ ~~~ ~ o ~ r -~ ~ 1 `'~ /,: ~ in~n n.~~ ~ 7~ ~'. , ~ . . . a ~ .. T d 0 o ~ ~,m ~ d_ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. _.{_ 40~ _ _p ~ 0 o ~ 1.1 . ~Q \ ~ V ~ ~~ °~~~ ~ ~ . ~.~ ; ~ ~ ~ ( f .~ ~ ~, ` g~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . . ~~ ~; ~, ~ . , ~ :. ~~ I ~' ~ . . . ~ ~~ . .o ~ . : ~ . 8M 43 • . J, . ~ ' ° b -- ~ S~ • tpt' ~ , fL--- I ~p ~ t- ~ . ~_ ' ~ c ~. ~ . FIGURE 8- ACCESS AND TOPOGRAPHY The ridges surrounding Doolan Canyon consirain road access. Urban land uses in the canyon will need ai least iwo major arteria/ roadways for access. Access along the present Doo/an Road alignment can meet the frontage road along I-580 and conneci to shopping and emp/oyment either east or west. The second access would cross high ridges to leave the box canyon. The route west reaches near 780 feei and descends to the valley and Tassajara Road. Route East A is p/anned by the Ciry of Livermore. !t conrinues up the carryon inio Contra Costa Couniy and crosses a ridge at 980 feet before descending to Collier Canyon Road. Route East B wou/d not require a segment in Contra Costa County. !t crosses the ridge at 850 feet, but does not provide a second access to the potential deve/opment area at the back of the canyon. Further access out of Colliei Carryon Road is constrained by a high ridge to the east; traffic wou/d be directed south to the 1- 580 corridor. OCTOBER 17, 1989 ' SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED - PUBUC SERVICES 24 , Livermore If the Study Area is allocated to the Livermore Sphere of Influence, Doolan Road would likely be extended through the box canyon and connect to , Collier Canyon Road in Contra Costa County. An unimproved fire road currently exists through the back of Canyon through a narrow ravine at a rough elevation of 980 feet. The connection to Collier Canyon Road outside of the County does , not serve to tie the urban development within the Study Area to contiguous urban uses in Livermore or Dublin. Collier Canyon is narrow and unlikely to support commercial services or other landuses that would serve future residents of the Doolan Road area. Collier Canyon is further flanked by a ' high ridge that constrains eastbound traffic to divert south to the I-580 corridor. ' Without a second connection to adjacent communities, the residents and employees of the future urbanization would likely use the south entrance to the Canyon as the only point of egress. From a practical standpoint, this connection would not adequately serve the circulation needs demanded by the ~ level of urbanization evaluated in this study. According to the Livermore Planning Director, the circualtion system is adequate to serve S00 homes which is the level of development in the draft Livermore Study. ' 4. Solid Waste ' The Cities of Livermore and Dublin are served by one private solid waste contractor, the Livermore-Dublin Disposal Company. The Company also serves unincorporated areas such as the residences along Doolan Road. Solid waste from Dublin and the Doolan Road Study Area is taken to Waste Management's , Altamont Road Landfill which has a 50 year capacity remaining. Solid waste from Livermore is taken to the Eastern Alameda Disposal Site which has capacity available until 2008. A conditional use permit to expand the , landfill by 86 acres has been filed with Alameda County and is currently in the environmental review stage. With the expanded capacity, the operational permit for the landfill would need to be renewed in the year 2008. ' With large capacities remaining in the landfills, and a single contracted company serving the cities, solid waste removal could be provided for the hypothetical Doolan Road development equally by either jurisdiction. , 5. Fire and Emergency Services ' a. Study Area Requirements The Doolan Road Study Area is currently under the area of responsibility of the Alameda County Fire Patrol (Figure 9). The nearest station to the ' Study Area is on College Avenue in Livermore. Current response time to the area is approximately eight minutes. The station normally has a four person crew, one fire engine and two off-road vehicles. ~ Mutual assistance for wildfires can be provided by the California Division of Forestry Station in Sunol. If the severity of fire warrants a more immediate response, a two alarm signal will bring mutual aid from the ' surrounding companies in Livermore, Pleasanton and the Tassajara Road volunteer fire company. , OCTOBER 17, 1989 ' ' , 1 ' ' ' ~ ' ' , , ' ~ ' , , ' ~ ~ SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONS/DERED - PUBLIC SERVICES 25 O~ ~ \ O N ~ ~ W ~ ~/ / ~~ , j/ j/' ~~~ _ _ LIN~ --_ /.i .- - - - //~ - _-_ . i~~ ---- K~ =-= = M 0 R ~ Alameda County Fire Patrol ~ Pleasanton Fire Department ~ Dublin - Contract with County ~ Dougherty Road Fire District ~ US Army ~ Livermore Fire Department Source: Atameda County Ptanning Dept. Structural Fire Protection Service Areas & Facilities, 12/1987 FIGURE 9- FIRE PROTECTION AGENCIES Neither municipal fire protection entity anticipates the construction of a fire station within the Doolan Road Study Area. The Dougherty Regional Fire Auihoriry would respond from a station on Failon Road and the Livermore Fire Department would respond fiom a station at the Municipal Airport. Both agencies cou/d provide an adequate response time to ihe Study Area of five minutes. OCTOBER 17, 1989 ' SPHERE OF /NFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONS/DERED - PUBL/C SERVICES 26 With a development scenario of 3000 dwelling units and 100 acres of ~ commercial/industrial park, the Doolan Road Study Area would require a fire station close enough to provide a response time of S minutes or less. In case of a disaster blocking Doolan Road, an alternative access road would be needed in for the residential development in the canyon area. ' b. Capability of Providing Services ' Livermore Under the development scenario addressed in this Study, Livermore would construct a fire station at the Municipal Airport to service the Doolan Road ' Study Area. The Livermore Fire Department estimates a response time to the Doolan Road Study Area of less than five minutes from this station. The station would have a staff of 13 personnel. A new fire pumper for the station ' would be purchased as well as equipment and vehicles suited which could access the open space areas around the developed portions. Fire Department expansion would be phased in as development occurs. ~ An additional Fire Inspector would be needed for short term inspections as projects are developed to insure adequate fire buffers around project perimeters and sprinklers within the structures. ' A new potable water tank would be installed to supply the area with drinking water as well as provide adequate emergency supplies in case of fire. ' A second access to the Doolan Road Study Area from the Municipal Airport station could be provided by extending the present Kitty Hawk Road north via an overpass of Interstate 580. Although not shown in the North Livermore Study, the City is considering an overpass of I-580 at Kitty Hawk Road. ~ Dublin , The Dougherty Regional Fire Authority is currently conducting a Station Location Study. Preliminary data shows that the area referred to as East Dublin would require an additional two stations to receive standard levels of service from the department. The East Dublin area includes all lands from ' Tassajara Road to the Doolan Road Study Area. One station would be located on Fallon Road north of the Dublin Road , extension. This would be the closest station to the Doolan Road Study Area. The station would have a staff of 12 covering 3 shifts and one supervisor. The station would probably be supplied with one engine. ' A second station would be closer to Tassajara Road with a staff of 24 firefighters covering 3 shifts and a supervisor. ' Current response time to the Doolan Road Study Area for the Authority would be 15-20 minutes. With ttie addition of the new stations, the response time could be cut to the standard 5 minute response. Development of the ' Doolan Road Study Area to the degree proposed would probably require an added commitment above those anticipated of 2 engines and a four wheel drive vehicle to assure adequate coverage in case of emergency. ~ In addition to firefighters, two additional staff persons would be needed to perform inspections on the Doolan Road projects. The City requires , OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ ~ ' ' ~ ' i ~ ' 1 ' ~ , ' ~ ' ' 1 ~ ~ ,u SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED - PUBLIC SERV/CES 27 sprinklers and/or dual access routes for new developments depending on the number of units proposed. The City of Dublin assesses an impact fee to be collected prior to issuance of a building permit on residential and commercial developments that is used to fund capital purchases for the Authority but cannot be used for salaries. At present, no second access road exists but one has been proposed as part of the Dublin Ranch Specific Plan. 6. Police Police departments of either both jurisdiction would have stations located close enough to provide adequate emergency response to the Doolan Road Study Area. Dublin PD is completing a station at the present east end of Dublin Road. Livermore PD would provide a"storefront" substation at the Livermore Airport area. The number of officers available would vary according to department policy. a. Study Area Requirements The Doolan Road Study Area is currently patrolled by the Alameda County Sheriff's Department with offices in San Leandro. During daylight shifts, 2 patrol vehicles, each with one officer cover the sector from Sunol to Tracy. During night shifts, two officers in one vehicle cover the same area. The California Highway Patrol responds for aid with traffic related incidents in the area and the Livermore Police Department provides mutual assistance for criminal incidents such as burglaries. Response time to the Doolan Road Study Area depends on the location of the patrol officer at the time of the call. The national average of police officers to resident population is currently 2.1 officers per 1000 residents. The average in the western states is 1.7 officers per 1000 residents. Assuming that 3000 dwelling units with an average of 3 people per household (mean household size of Dublin and Livermore), 9000 new residents would be generated by the development of the Doolan Road Study Area. The City of Livermore calculates commercial development demands on police services by estimating the number of employees to be generated by the project (30X of total square footage providing one employee for each 500 square feet). Using their calculations, the commercial project would employ 2600 employees. The sum of the employees and residents is 11,610 and would necessitate the addition of 11 police officers to the staff, and in addition, support staff and supervisors. The Chief of Police of Dublin and the head of the Crime Prevention Unit of Livermore were asked to estimate staff increases that would be necessitated by the addition of 3000 dwelling units and 100 acres of commercial/industrial park in the Doolan Road Study Area. b. Capability of Providing Services Livermore The City of Livermore currently has a police officer to resident ratio of 1 officer per 1000 residents which is below the Pacific States average of 1.7 per 1000. Their support staff ratio of 0.7 staff per 1000 residents is OCTOBER 17, 1989 ' SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED -- PUBLIC SERV/CES 28 also better than national average and appears adequate to meet current needs. The police department currently employs 46 officers, 8 sergeants, 4 ~ lieutenants, 2 captains and 1 chief. Based on their population estimates for the Doolan Road Study Area, the proposed level of development would require the department to hire an additional 12 officers, 2 sergeants and 6 clerical ' support staff to serve the new residents and workers. The department would also need to budget for vehicle, safety equipment and miscellaneous costs. ' Access to the project would be from Airway Boulevard or Kitty Hawk, if the latter is improved to become new Highway 84. A"storefront" patrol office in the Airport area could be used to provide better service and quicker response time to residents north of Interstate 580. Emergency response time ' to the Doolan Road Study Area for the Livermore Police Department is estimated to be three minutes. ' Dublin The City of Dublin contracts with the Alameda County Sheriff's Department for police services. The Chief of Police for Dublin is a lieutenant in the ' Sheriff's Department. Sheriff's officers rotate in and out of the Dublin Police Department like any other duty station. If staff shortages occur in the Dublin Police Department, even of a temporary nature, the position is ~ filled within ten days by transfer of an officer from another duty station. The Dublin Police Department estimates population increases in the Doolan ~ Road Study Area based on 1500 single family dwellings and 1500 multi-family dwellings. The 100 acre commercial/industrial park is not expected to alter the service increase figure, as it represents a commercial to residential ratio lower than currently exists in the City of Dublin. Estimating a ' population increase of 7,800 new residents, the Dublin Police Department would increase staff levels by 6 deputies, 1.5 sergeants, 1.5 detectives, 1 clerical position and 1 administrative position. Five additional vehicles would be ~ needed to equip the staff. Additional office and administrative space would not be needed as a new police facility located at the east end of Dublin Boulevard is scheduled for completion in September, 1989, ' Response time, with or without a second, more northern access road to Doolan Canyon, is estimated at 3 minutes. A patrol unit would be assigned to the Doolan Road Study Area on a 24-hour basis. Access to the area, in case of ' emergency, would be improved by the construction of a second east-west roadway which could intersect the northern portion Doolan Road and provide an alternate entry from Dublin to the area. ' 7. Schools a. Study Area Requirements , The Doolan Road Study Area lies entirely within the Livermore Joint Unified School District (Figure 10). The District is legally required to ' serve the Study Area regardless of city jurisdiction and would continue to do so unless a petition to reconfigure the school district was made to and approved by the State. ' Based on the following generation rates, the hypothetical development of 3000 dwelling units would produce the following numbers of school children: , OCTOBER 17, 1989 ' ' , ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ' ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ~ ' ' SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONS/DERED - PUBLIC SERV/CES 29 ~ ~ s 0 h m ~ v ~ V ~ H O ~ ~ 8 ~ W F/GURE 10 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS The distance of ihe Doolan Road Study Area from ihe existing deve/oped areas of either city combined with the size of potential deve/opment in the Siudy Area would require consfruction of severa/ schoo/s in the immediate area. At present, both the Livermore Joint Unified School Disirict and the Dublin Unified School District have adequate capacity to enroll elementary and high school siudents generated by the project but fall short on midd/e school capaciry. However, it is uncertain what the capacity status of schools in either disirict will be at the actual time of development within fhe Study Area. Consequent/y, fhe present school capacities within either school district is not a deciding factor in which ciry is better ab/e to serve the Study Area. OCTOBER 17, 1989 ' SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED - PUBLIC SERVICES 30 Grade Generation rate School aged children ' ' K- 6 0.30 children per unit - 900 children _ 7- 8 0.15 children per unit - 450 children 9- 12 0.20 children per unit - 600 children , b. Capability of Providing Service ~ Livermore Livermore Joint Unified School District has nine elementary schools, three middles schools, and four high schools (two of which are alternative ' high schools). Doolan Road elementary students would probably be enrolled in several elementary schools depending on available capacity. Older students would be entered into Junction Middle School and Livermore High School. ' The Livermore School District estimates that this influx of schoolchildren would represent the need of an additional 1 1/2 elementary schools, 1/2 middle school and 1/3 of a high school. ' The current available capacity within the District's schools, based on 1989 enrollment figures is presented in Table 3: TABLE 3 LIVERMORE SCHOOL CAPACITY ' - Number of " School Children Total Remaining ~ Generated Capacity Capacity ~ Elementary Schools 900 1,675 +775 Middle Schools 450 395 - 55 ~ High Schools 600 709 +109 .~ . ~ Disregarding other residential projects that can contribute to enrollment increases, the present facilities of the Livermore Joint Unified School District would be able to accommodate elementary and high school ~ students from the Study Area but would fall 55 places short of the enrollment of middle school students. ' Students attending Livermore schools from the Study Area would rely on public .transportation or private transportation since the schools are not within walking distance. Livermore School District does not currently provide busing to its students. ~ The Livermore Joint Unified School District has projected that, based on anticipated growth rates, four new elementary schools, two new middle schools ' OCTOBER 17, 1989 ' ' SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE GONSIDERED - PUBLIC SERVICES 31 and one new high school will be needed by 2010. Elementary school enrollment ~ in Livermore is growing rapidly and the School District feels that City growth may require a new elementary school north of Interstate 580. Neither the City's five-year plan or twenty-year plan includes planning ~ for the development of the Study Area. The Livermore School District currently funds new development through the State school building program general obligation bonds, lease-back options and the creation of Mello-Roos ~ special assessment districts. Livermore is presently planning for the development of the North Livermore Area moving in an east to west direction. The Study Area, which is ~ one the western border of the North Livermore Area, would be the last area to develop. The enrollment status and the capacity of the schools at the time the Study Area is actually developed cannot be determined. ~ Dublin The Doolan Road Study Area lies within the jurisdiction of the Livermore ' Joint Unified School District. However, the Superintendent of Dublin Unified School District and the District's Board of Trustees are of the opinion that a school district boundary should be the same as that of the community it serves ; (East Dublin GPA, November 1988). School children residing within the District boundaries would attend the 1 Livermore schools unless a Inter-District Transfer form is submitted and approved by the School Districts involved. This allows for State education funds to be directed to each district based on the number of students the district actually serves. If an agreement between the Livermore and Dublin ~ School Districts could be reached, the students could be enrolled "en masse" in Dublin School District facilities while still remaining jurisdictionally in the Livermore School District. ~ If the Study Area were to be in Dublin's Sphere of Influence and the residents of the area wished to be included in the Dublin Unified School District, negotiations between the two districts could resolve the ' jurisdictional question. If negotiations were not successful, the property owners of the Study Area could petition the State to include Doolan Road within the Dublin Unified School District. ~ The Dublin School District currently serves the unincorporated lands west of Tassajara Road that lie within the Dublin Sphere of Influence. The Dublin Unified School District has six elementary schools, one middle school ~ and one high school. Based on the enrollment figures compiled in October 1988, the Dublin Unified School District presently has adequate capacity at the elementary and high school levels to handle the influx of students from the Study Area (Table 4). There is a total of 1,862 elementary school places available for the 900 students from the Study Area and 1,200 high school places for 600 students. There is inadequate space for the projected number ~ of students at the middle school level. Construction of an elementary school in the Study Area might be needed to prevent the long distance busing of the K-6 students. Study area children ~ could attend the Middle and High Schools of the District by either public or private transportation. The Dublin Unified School District does not provide busing for students. ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ ' SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONS/DERED - PUBLIC SERV/CES 32 TABLE 4 DUBLIN SCHOOL CAPACITY ~ Number of School Children Total Remaining Generated Capacity Capacity ~ l Elementary Schoo s 900 1,862 +962 ~ Middle Schools 450 269 -181 High Schools 600 1,200 +600 ' ~ Dublin is currentl preparin a land use plan Y S for the East Dublin area. It is likely that the Study Area, if allocated to Dublin, will not be ~ developed for perhaps 10-15 years. It cannot be determined what the capacity of the schools in the Dublin Unified School distri ct will be at the time the Study Area is actually developed. 8. Parks a. Study Area Requirements ~ The Livermore Area Recreation and Park District includes the Doolan Road Study Area within its jurisdiction (Figure 11). No parks are currently within ~ the Study Area. The closest park to the Doolan Road Study Area is East Bay Regional Park District's Tassajara Creek Regional Park. The Park lies approximately 6.5 miles to the west of Doolan Road and is currently ~ undeveloped except for a parking area. Plans for the Park include development as park of a regional trail system with horse and foot trails along Tassajara Creek. ' The area would remain in the District irregardless of the sphere of influence to which Doolan Road is assigned. A change in the configuration of Park District boundaries would require an application to the State. The ~ terrain of Doolan Canyon will encourage the interspacing of open areas between and within development projects, some of which could be managed for passive recreational activities. The separation of the Doolan Road residents from the central areas of either Livermore or Dublin will necessitate the development ~ of neighborhood recreational facilities to serve the residents. b. Capability of Providing Services ', Dublin ~ The City of Dublin Recreation Department is planning a community center and community park in the East Dublin area as it develops. The park would occupy 25 to 30 acres and have developed recreation facilities. Plans for the park include a multiuse room/gym, a classroom, a pre-school room, tennis , courts, ballfields and a group picnic area. ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 r ~ SPHERE OF /NFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONSlDERED - PUBL/C SERV/CES 33 ~ ~ 0 1, y m ~ ~ ti ~ ~ Cy ¢ ~ y a O 4 ~ W i~ ~ ~ FIGURE 11- PARK DISTRICTS Neither park agency has or is p/anning neighborhood park facilities cfose enough to the Doolan Road Study Area fo be used regu/ar/y by the residents. 8oth agencies receive dedication fees from new deve/opment within their jurisdictions and either agency would use fees to develop several small parks and community centers for the Doolan Road Sfudy Area. OCTOBER 17, 1989 1 SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONS/DERED - PUBL/C SERV/CES 34 The City of Dublin recently received a donation of 90 acres that is ~ slated to be developed in the near future as the East Dougherty Hills Park and used for hiking and picnicking. The Park site is located between Dougherty Road and Stagecoach Road in eastern Dublin. In addition, the Recreation Department currently has four developed neighborhood parks, a swim center, a ~ community center and a small undeveloped parcel. The Department is funded through the City's general fund, park dedication fees collected through the planning process and grant monies. Open space areas can be accepted in lieu of park dedication fees in certain cases. There are currently 8 acres of park recreation facilities per 1000 ~ residents. With the addition of 9000 more residents, the parks department would need to provide an additional 72 acres of developed facilities to maintain the current standard. Livermore The Livermore Area Recreation and Park District (LARPD) encompasses most ~~ of the eastern half of Alameda County. The District currently operates a system of 30 parks covering 750 acres. Of the 750 acres, 300 acres are owned by the City of Livermore but operated by the LARPD. Maitland R. Henry Park, a 5 acre neighborhood park with picnicking and playground facilities, is !~, approximately one and a half miles from the intersection of Doolan Road and Interstate 580. ~~ The LARPD proposes to provide a neighborhood park within 3/4 to one mile of any home in the urbanized areas of Livermore. These neighborhood parks are designed to serve 3000-5000 residents within that area. The neighborhood ~ parks are 6 to 10 acres and usually have a open, grassy area, street parking and a paved court area for basketball or tennis. Given these requirements, the hypothetical level of development at Doolan Road would be served by two to ~ three neighborhood parks. "' Community parks, having more facilities than neighborhood parks, are proposed to serve 15,000 to 20,000 residents living within 2.5 miles of the ~ site. These parks, at least 30 acres in size, will include facilities such as picnic areas, ballfields and swimming pools. Given the distance of Doolan Canyon from the existing Robert Livermore Community Park, it is possible that ~ a community park would be developed to serve the new residents of Doolan Road. The LARPD anticipates the development of a 200-400 acre special use or ~ regional park in the Doolan Road Study Area. The park would be developed for passive recreational uses much like the regional parks of the East Bay Regional Park District with hiking trails and minimal impact development. Parks are acquired through direct purchase, donation or dedication assessments on new developments. Dedication fees can be either in land or money depending on the development project under consideration. A density transfer program is being studied for the North Livermore Study Area. This would allow developers to exceed zoning densities on parcels in exchange of dedication of other lands to the City. ~ ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ ~ SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED - COMMUN/TY INTEREST 35 ~ D . C024MUNITY INTEREST Community interest, is the attachment or sense of belonging to one community versus another. Whether the existing and future`residents of Doolan Canyon identify with Dublin or Livermore on a day to day basis is a ~. factor which must be considered in determining the allocation of the Doolan Road Study Area. A variety of factors are used to assess the community ~ interest of Doolan Road residents including community services such as schools and post office, the location of shopping areas, social clubs or functions and community goals or policies. 1. Identity of Existing Residents There are nine residential parcels in Doolan Canyon which vary in size ~ from 5 to 20 acres. The remaining agricultural land is divided into 12 parcels ranging in size from 87 to 568 acres. A few residences are scattered accross these parcels. Residents have located in the canyon seeking a rural lifestyle in a quiet setting. Many of the residents have horses, some have ~ cattle and raise sheep. Horseback riding throughout the Canyon properties is common recreation. ~ The City of Livermore has traditionally served the rural interest of the present residents. Stores providing tack, feed and saddles are located in Livermore. The high school offers a rodeo program. 4H Clubs are also based in Livermore. Historically, Livermore is concerned with growth management and ~ provision of open space -- policies canyon residents endorse. Livermore also has recreational areas such as bike trails which are frequently used by the Doolan Road residents. j Doolan Road residents have a Livermore address, use the Livermore post office and the schools in the Livermore School District. ~ Neither Dublin nor Livermore meet the shopping needs of residents. The stores and restaurants most frequented are located in new shopping centers in __ Pleasanton. 2. Identity of Future Residents ~ Virtually any urban development in the Canyon would radically change the residential character of the Canyon. Certainly with the hypothetical urbanization used to measure public service needs -- 3000 dwelling units and ~ 100 acres of commercial/industrial land -- existing residents would no longer , be able to maintain a rural lifestyle. Horseback riding would be impeded by development of the open areas and substantial traffic flows introduced to Doolan Road. Cattle grazing would be replaced by urban/suburban uses. If urban policies prohibited the presence of livestock or farm animals within city boundaries, existing residents would no longer have the rural lifestyle that now contributes to the community identity with the City of Livermore. ~ With urbanization, the present community of interest would disappear, to be replaced by something entirely different. The new urban residents of Doolan Canyon would not have the rural ~ affiliation with the City of Livermore. The residents could have a Livermore address, and their children would likely attend Livermore schools. Visually, the canyon is isolated from either City by the steep sided ridgelines forming ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ 1 SPHERE OF INfLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO 8E CONS/DERED - COMMUNITY INTEREST 36 the canyon walls. The secondary access road would likely connect the Canyon 1 to Tassajara Road in the East Dublin planning area. Development in Doolan Canyon would probably be accomplished by one or only a few ma~or pro~ects. Housing would be available in large blocks; growth 1 would be as rapid as allowed by infrastructure and market conditions. Under these circumstances, the image of the community would be determined more by real estate marketing strategy than by relationship to either surrounding city. Most residents would be new to the area, would probably commute to ~ employment, and would not have established local shopping patterns. Along with schools for families, shopping probably establishes the most immediate _ community identity. ~- Dublin is currently planning development of the eastern area to include a retail service center. The likely market niche for this area is for economy ~ shopping and will complement rather than compete with the shopping centers in Pleasanton. At this time, Livermore does not have plans for increasing its downtown service area or establishing shopping in the vicinity of Doolan Road. The shopping needs of the future residents would likely be met by the retail ~ area planned by Dublin and by the more distant Pleasanton Mall. The ultimate community identity will depend on relative timing of Doolan Road development and growth in the surrounding area. The secondary access , road required for adequate circulation would best serve the region if connected to Tassajara Road. If the future retail areas now being planned by ,~ the City of Dublin near the Canyon are built,~then the day to day shopping needs of Doolan residents will likely be met there and residents would likely identify with the City of Dublin. If development in Doolan Canyon were to occur at a low density, before a road to the west or the east Dublin development occurs, residents would spread shopping activity along the I-580 corridor. Identification with Dublin would be significantly less. E. ECONOMIC INTEREST ~ The economic interest in securing the Study Area for eventual development can be assessed by evaluating the maturation of each city and the ~ opportunities for excluding the Study Area. Whether a city needs to expand to reach maturity can be examined by evaluating several factors such as the jobs/housing balance, the strength of its employment base, the provision of _ basic commercial services to its residents. The influx of major employers into the region and the increasing housing prices in the Bay Area have contributed toward increased pressure for additional housing in the Tri-Valley Area which covers Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin, Alamo Blackhawk, San Ramon and Danville. According to the North Livermore General Plan Study, the region has a shortage of housing units which may range from 10,000 to 20,000 units. The ratio of jobs to housing varies for each individual city. 1. City of Dublin ~ Dublin is currently planning an expansion of its existing city limits eastward toward the Study Area. The General Plan Amendment Area under ' OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ 1 SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED - ECONOMIC INTEREST 37 evaluation by Dublin covers 7,400 acres stretching from the eastern border of ' Camp Parks Property to properties on the eastern side of Doolan Road. The Doolan Road Sphere of Influence Study Area represents approximately one-third of the total area under evaluation by the City of Dublin. The primary area targeted for Dublin new growth is centered along Tassajara Road. The Specific ~ Plan for this area comprises 3,400 acres which includes the Santa Rita property and excludes the Doolan Canyon Study Area. ~ If the Study Area is not allocated to Dublin, the removal of 2,645 acres on the eastern border of the Dublin General Flan Amendment Area would still allow adequate growth opportunities.. If the Study Area is assigned to the Dublin Sphere of Influence, it is unlikely that development would occur in the near term. Development would progressively move eastward and would not realistically reach the Doolan Canyon area for several years. Topography restricts the level of development possible and combined with enormous cost of ~ the second access road and supporting infrastructure, it is prohibitively expensive to develop the Canyon prior to developing areas closer to existing urban services . ~ Because of its location, the Study Area is not integral to the successful development of the more immediate growth areas along Tassajara, Fallon and Croak Roads. Dublin is not dependent on urbanizing the Study Area in order to reach maturation. Maturation will likely be accomplished through ~ development of the remaining portion of the eastern Dublin area. ~ Dublin is a young city (incorporated in 1982) with a strong employment and commercial base. According to the Dublin Planning Director, the City has a balance estimated at 1.03 jobs per available housing. Dublin needs to increase its housing stock to provide housing opportunities for those who ~ would need to relocate due to new employment from planned commercial development. The theoretical development of 3,000 dwelling units in the Study Area would assist Dublin in its efforts to provide the additional housing to ~ balance against the new jobs created by the commercial areas being planned. If the Study Area is not allocated to Dublin, the commercial areas now planned may need to be downsized in order to comply with the City's existing jobs/housing balance policies. ~ Development of the Canyon would require costly infrastructure improvements. Probably the single largest expense would be installing a road ~ which connects Doolan Canyon to other developments planned in the eastern Dublin area. Road configurations under consideration are presented in Figure 7. The road would need to be built to the standards of a major arterial and ~ would climb over the ridges forming the western boundary of Doolan Canyon. Road expense combined with the expense of providing a water system, expanding sewer treatment capacity and securing export line capacity will likely delay any development of the Canyon in the near term. '. 2. City of Livermore .~ The Livermore area has a long history starting as an agrarian community in the mid 1800's and moving toward an economy dominated by nuclear research at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Sandia Corporation nuclear research facility, and General Electric Vallecitos Nuclear Center. During the 1960's and early 1970's Livermore experienced rapid residential growth prompting the City to enact a growth management ordinance. This ordinance places restrictions on growth levels in order to ensure sufficient public facilities ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ I SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED - ECONOMIC INTEREST 38 and services are available to accommodate the new development. The current ~ per annum growth level allowed by Livermore is 3.5% The primary growth opportunities for city growth is the large expanse of open land located north of Interstate 580. Livermore is currently preparing i, the North Livermore General Plan Amendment Study which comprises 15,500 acres reaching from the existing city limits west to Fallon Road. The North Livermore Study generally advocates a south.to north pattern of development. ~ If the Doolan Road Study Area is allocated to the Livermore Sphere of Influence, it is uncertain how quickly the area would be developed. It is likely that the southern portion of the North Livermore Study Area which is ~ flat and close to existing urban development would be the first to develop. However, if the financial requirements of providing infrastructure and service improvements can be met, development can occur at other locations. If the -~ Study Area is not allocated to the Livermore Sphere, the City would still have adequate growth opportunity with the remaining acreage. Development of the Study Area is not essential to the continuing development of the City. ~ According to the North Livermore General Plan Study, Livermore has a relatively low ratio (1.20:1) of jobs compared to the number of housing units. Livermore currently supplies one of the largest housing stocks compared to ~ other cities in the Tri-Valley area. However, according to the General Plan Study, for Livermore to provide its share of the current regional need, the city would have to add 1,300 to 2,600 housing units to its current housing stock. This could be accomplished with or without the allocation of the ~ Doolan Road Study Area to the Livermore Sphere of Influence. F . RECOI~II~iENDED ACTION Based on a review of the forgoing factors, it is recommended that LAFCO ~ allocate the Doolan Road Study Area to the City of Dublin sphere of interest. Technically, either city would be capable of serving the Doolan Road area. For most evaluating factors there is no compelling reason to allocate ~' the area to one city or the other. The recommendation is is based primarily on the geography of the area and its effect on future road access and community orientation. ,, The LAFCO has a range of possible actions: ~ 1. No Action: leaving the Canyon partially in Dublin's sphere, 2. Unallocation: removing any sphere allocation, 3. Allocation to Livermore, or 4. Allocation to Dublin. ~ The decision has two component questions. Is it appropriate for any city to plan urban services to Doolan Canyon in the near-term? And, if planning ~ should proceed now, which city should undertake the planning? Timine ~ The question of timing depends on the appropriate time frame for LAFCO action. General planning commonly uses a 10 to 20 year plan horizon, with plan updates required roughly every 10 years. Because of the extent of long ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~' ~ ~ ~ ( ~ ~ ~ ~ SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - RECOMMENDED ACTION 3g range infrastructure planning in the Livermore-Amador Valley, it is appropriate to use a time frame of at least 20 years in considering the Doolan Road Study Area. There is no immediate development pressure on Doolan Canyon. Recent purchases by a land development interest demonstrate the normal speculative acquisition pattern characteristic of suburban development in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The logical provision of urban services to the Doolan Road Study Area would follow development elsewhere in the vicinity. Actual timing of development depends on many factors, including LAFCO's sphere action. Even without policy restrictions, market forces would probably limit development for at least a decade. However, the very lack of present infrastructure points to the need for long range planning. A variety of public service and facility expansion programs are now underway. Some of these, such as the wastewater export pipeline and the road network need to be sized for a long-range population projection. Realistic projections of land use patterns in the Livermore- Amador Valley show urban pressure reaching Doolan Road within the time frame of the current round of infrastructure expansion. If there is a significant development potential for the Doolan Road Study Area, it would be best that it be planned in the context of the current regional planning effort. Appropriate CitX ~ ' If the area is to be planned now, it is appropriate that it be included in Dublin's sphere of influence. Both communities contemplate urban development in the Canyon. LAFCO is not to consider the qualitative differences in land uses, such as density or site planning. However, the plans do have a different relationship with the pro~ected growth of the cities around the Study Area. The Dublin plan more closely integrates future urbanization in Doolan Canyon with a major planned eastward expansion of the city (East Dublin). The Livermore plan shows Doolan road as a rather isolated satellite to that city's primary growth focus in North Livermore. The different planning focus reflects the current geography of the cities and the significant topographic constraint to road access. Livermore is an established city with a distinct, but old city center. Plans for shifting residential and commercial activity to the north take advantage of a large amount of open land contiguous with the existing city. In North Livermore, an extensive network of new roads would connect with existing roads, but it would be difficult to connect Doolan Canyon in the same way. Topography is only a secondary problem. To be sure, the ridgeline ~ bounding Doolan Canyon on the east imposes significant constraints to building a ma~jor arterial. But a roadway could be built. The primary problem is that a road east would not lead anywhere useful. The existing Doolan Road ~ alignment would allow connection to I-580, but eastward extension of Doolan Road to Collier Canyon would direct residents to an area outside the new planning area and remote from commerce or employment. ~ Dublin's eastern growth is based on extending development into a series of canyons, each with access to I-580 and to two new east-west roads. In this context, Doolan Canyon is a logical extension of East Dublin development. ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 , I SPHERE OF INFLUENCE STUDY - RECOMMENDED ACT/ON 40 Here too, topography constrains road construction, but a westward route would ~ directly lead to pro,jected commercial services. Both I-580 and a second connection would directly lead to a complex of commerce and employment and would allow alternative access to the I-680 urban corridor. ~ Present land use is not a major determining factor. The Study Area does not contain prime farmlands or farmlands of Statewide importance. Any level of urbanization of the Doolan Road Study Area requiring municipal services ~ would completely supplant the present rural residential and agricultural land use. That loss may be a secondary environmental impact of sphere allocation, but feasibility of preserving the present land use is not a factor in the sphere recommendation. ~ Similarly, existing service capacity is not a major determining factor. Both Dublin and Livermore have an adequate service base, but any urbanization in Doolan Canyon would require a significant infrastructure improvement effort ~' by either city. With the exception of roads, the differences between Livermore and Dublin approaches to public service are insignificant compared ~ with the overall magnitude of infrastructure expansion planned to accommodate growth. ,~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 ~ ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ fi_ J ', u ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ a r ~ ~ ~ I~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~J ~ ' ~ ~ ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT - PROJECT DESCRIPTION 41 III. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT If the Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) were to allocate the Doolan Road Study Area to a municipal sphere of influence there would be no immediate physical change affecting the environment. Subsequent projects made possible by LAFCO's action may have an environmental impact; hence LAFCO's sphere allocation action is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This portion of the document is an Environmental Impact Report for LAFCO use. The purpose of this EIR is to evaluate the impacts of implementing one of the alternatives identified in the LAFCO Sphere of Influence Study. This EIR will be used by the Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission, in conjunction with the Sphere of Influence Study, in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act. A. NOTICE OF PREPARATION A Notice of Preparation (NOP) was prepared for the Doolan Road Sphere of Influence Study EIR and was circulated in accordance with the CEQA requirements. A number of responses were received from public agencies and individual citizens. The respondants are listed below in Table 5. TABLE 5 LIST OF NOP RESPONDANTS Alameda County Flood Control and Water District - Zone 7 Alameda County Resource Conservation District Alameda County Environmental Health Services Amador Valley Joint Unified School District California Department of Transportation - Division of Aeronautics California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) City of Livermore - Planning Department City of Pleasanton - Planning Department Contra Costa County LAFCO Dublin San Ramon Services District Livermore Area Recreation and Park District Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District Pilots to Protect the Livermore Airport Preserve Area Ridgelands Committee (PARC) _ Residents of Doolan Road: Charles and Barbara Foscalina Henry and Carolyn Morgan Robert and Donna Ogelvie San Francisco Bay Chapter - Sierra Club A variety of concerns were raised regarding the impact of developing the Doolan Road Study Area to the degree analyzed in the case study of 3000 homes and 100 acres of commercial/industrial land. The majority of these concerns are related to the specific impacts of a development. While this EIR identifies the generic impacts of development in Doolan Canyon, the impacts cannot be quantified or thoroughly addressed until project development plans are prepared and the amount of development and its footprint is determined. The agency given jurisdiction over poolan Canyon must prepare environmental OCTOBER 17, 1989 , ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT - PROJECT DESCRIPT/ON 42 documentation which discusses the specific impacts that would occur with ~ Canyon development. The comments regarding public services, community of interest and agricultural or open space lands concern factors which must be considered by LAFCO when determining the Sphere of Influence for the Doolan Road Study Area. These issues are addressed in the Sphere of Influence Study. ~ A list of these concerns raised in the responses to the NOP are presented below. ~ Traffic Circulation alternatives for the study area. Cumulative traffic impacts on Tri-Va11ey area. ~ Traffic impacts and mitigation. Access to the Study Area from I-580. Existing or proposed interchanges. Ability and willingness of cities to finance required transportation ~ improvements. Identify methodologies that subsequent environmental documents wi11 employ at the specific project Zeve1. Planning effort should accommodate future , traffic Zevels. Protection of right of way. Traffic sensitive designs. Provisions for sound attenuation near traffic corridors. Need for future transportation corridors. ' Develonment in the Canvon Appropria[eness of area to development. Much of canyon is slide area and not compatible with development. ~ Timing - cities have undeveloped land in present spheres, no need for cities to develop study area now. Water Supplv ~ Residents' we11s endangered by widening of Doolan Road. Study area includes the Doolan Canyon reservoir site - a potential water resources facility for zone 7. Site would be considered in the future as ~ alternative facility [o meet Va11ey's Zong-range water supply needs. Ground percolation from Cottonwood Creelc recharges water table and stock ponds which supply water for domestic and wild animals. Adequacy of water supply and sewer capacity in the Tri-Va11ey ~ Conversion of Open Space/Agricultural Land Need to protect rural agricultural Zand. ~ Conversion of open space Zands to other uses. Communit,y of Interest - Existing residents identify with Livermore, (zip code, personal shopping, ag ~ clubs, equestrian and bike trails, schools) residents prefer to be Zeft unincorporated and preserve rural life as currently exists. Rura1 lifestyle of residents would be altered. Part of valley's heritage Zost. ' Livermore residents identify study area as part of Livermore. Canvon as One Planning Unit , Need for canyon to be treated as one unit and in one jurisdiction. Same watershed. Development in upper half of canyon affects Iower half. Livermore Airport , Study area is directly impacted by operations of Livermore Airport. Study area underlies the traffic pattern of the airport. Noise impact on future residents at higher hillside elevations. Residents 2 miles aw,ay ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ 1 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT - PROJECT DESCRIPT/ON 43 from airport claim noise and safety impacts from airport. ~ Project impacts on airport operations. Public Services Impacts on service capacities and physical constraints of providing services. ~ Presently L~vermore has closer fire stations and police patrols. Ability of either city to serve study area questioned given Zimited capacities and other development projects planned. Willingness of Livemore to ~ provide services to canyon questioned. Hvdroloev Impacts of urbanization on amount and patterns of runoff. Erosion and , sedimentation. Visual QualitX ~ Visual impacts of change in Iand use from agricultural to urban. Air OualitX ~ Air quality in Canyon due to increased traffic Zevels. Parks and Recreation Residents use trail systems and parks provided by Livermore Area Recreation , and Park District. Potential overlap of City of Dublin boundary and Livermore Area Recreation and Park District. ~ Schools Addition of another government agency involved with Livermore Unified School District if study area in Dublin Sphere of Influence. ~ Doolan Canyon school-aged children attend Liver~ore schools. ~ B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION -- ALTERNATIVE COURSES OF ACTION LAFCO can take a variety of actions on the sphere of influence for Doolan Road. There are four principal alternatives. ~ 1. No Action , LAFCO could take No Action, leaving the present sphere boundaries unchanged. The 1550 acre lower canyon area would be unallocated to any city, and the 1095 acre upper canyon area would remain in Dublin's sphere. 1 No Action would imply that the Commission found that there was no significant pressure to plan the area and that further planning efforts are unnecessary. No Action now does not preclude reconsideration in the future. ' Nor does it strictly eliminate the potential for urbanization of the canyon. The upper Canyon would still be sub~ect to planning as part of the , Dublin sphere of influence. Dublin could consider development of the area and request LAFCO to approve annexation. The upper Canyon has sufficient buildable area to allow housing densities which would create a significant demand for services. Water, sewer and road connections would need to come ' into the upper Canyon from the south, along Doolan Road. With the present pattern of housing and water wells, development of the upper Canyon would involve land use change in the lower Canyon. ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 , ' ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT - PROJECT DESCR/PTION 44 ~ The County of Alameda can consider development proposals for unincorporated land. Development in the County would still need urban services, and at present, only the neighboring cities are capable of providing the full range of services needed by a large development. Technically, the ~ County could request LAFCO to allow formation of special purpose entities such as a County Services Area (CSA) to provide urban services. However, the limited overall extent of development in the canyon would not provide a large i enough urban base to make a special services district cost-effective. 2. Unallocate Upper Canyon from Dublin Sphere of Influence ~ LAFCO could decline to allocate the southern 1550 acre portion of the Study Area and reverse a prior allocation to the Dublin sphere of the northern 1095 acre upper Canyon. , The No Action alterative would reflect Commission intent that urban services planning for the Study Area be deferred. However, the 1095 acres of the upper Canyon now in Dublin's sphere are logically linked to the lower ~ Canyon for provision of water, sewer, and road. If overall planning was judged premature, the Commission may choose to leave the entire Doolan Road Study Area as a single planning unit, but decline to designate the planning ' entity at this time. The effect of the Unallocation alternative would be similar to that of ~ No Action. Development could still be considered under County jurisdiction, but the relatively small scale of development involved make a city, rather than a County Services Area, the most effective way of serving urbanization. , 3. Assign Study Area to Livermore Sphere of Influence LAFCO could determine that the Doolan Road Study Area should be assigned ' to the City of Livermore sphere of influence. This would entail reallocating the northern Canyon from the Dublin sphere to the Livermore sphere and assigning the now unallocated lower portion of the Canyon to the Livermore sphere. ~ Livermore would then be the entity responsible for establishing a general plan for the area and would consider development proposals. If ~ development were approved, LAFCO would be asked to approve annexation to the City. ~ 4. Assign Study Area to Dublin Sphere of Influence LAFCO could determine that the Study Area should be assigned to the City of Dublin sphere of influence. This would entail retaining the present ~ assignment of the northern Canyon, and assigning the now unallocated lower portion of the Canyon to the Dublin sphere as well. , Dublin would then be the entity responsible for establishing a general plan for the area and would consider development proposals. If development were approved, LAFCO would be asked to approve annexation to the City. i 1 OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ , ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT - CONFORMANCE WITH PLANS AND POLICIES 45 ~ C. CONFOR1~iANCE WITH PLANS, ORDINANCES AND POLICIES The analysis contained in the Sphere of Influence Study is based on the hypothetical level of urbanization defined in agreement with both cities of ~ Livermore and Dublin and the County of Alameda. The analysis is not based on the land use policies of the individual agencies stated below. ~ 1. Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission One of the statutory mandates of a local agency formation commission is the discouragement of urban sprawl and the encouragement of the orderly ~ formation and development of local agencies, based upon local conditions and circumstances. In order to carry out this purpose the local agency formation commission determines the "sphere of influence" of each local governmental ~ agency within the county. "Sphere of influence" is defined as the probable ultimate physical boundaries and service area of a local government agency. LAFCO enabling legislation also provides for the periodic review and update of adopted spheres. ~ The current action is in conformance with LAFCO legislation and is undertaken in fulfillment of its statutory purpose. Any of the alternative ' courses of action would be permissible. 2. County of Alameda ~ The Doolan Road Study Area is located in unincorporated Alameda County. As such, the County now has land use jurisdiction. The current 1977 General Plan designates the area as agricultural. The County is in th eprocess of ' revising the General Plan for the Livermore-Amadore Planning Unit. The Draft Alameda County General Plan (recommended by the Planning Commission July 1989) designates the Study Area as open space/agricultural. The County has no ~ jurisdiction over the decision of whether the land should be annexed into one of the cities. By state law, the County could amend the general plan to allow ~ development of the Doolan Road Study Area without annexation by any city. Urban services would still be needed and would entail establishment of special services areas and/or contracting with neighboring cities. While development 1 of new unincorporated communities is common in some California counties, it is the general policy of Alameda County to encourage development only with annexation to a city. 1 Either sphere assignment alternative would be consistent with County policy on urbanization. The No Action and Unallocation alternatives based on a finding that urbanization would not occur in the near-term and would be ' consistent with the present County General Plan. 3. City of Livermore i The City of Livermore has expanded to its ultimate northern boundary as defined by the sphere of influence established by LAFCO in 1988. The City's current (1982) general plan does not contain policies regarding development of ~ the Study Area. The City does have other general policies such as growth ordinance, hillside development, that would affect development of the area. , OCTOBER 17, 1989 ' ' ~' ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT - CONFORMANCE WITH PLANS AND POLICIES 46 - , The City requested LAFCO extend,its sphere of influence to include the ,, portion of the Study Area which is currently not contained within a city's ~ •~ sphere of influence. The City intends to develop residential, commercial and industrial uses on the property. The City is presently preparing an amendment to the general.plan which would establish policies governing the development , of the Doolan Road area. It is expected that the general plan amendment will ~. ~ be completed at the end of 1989. The draft language for the Doolan Road area is.as follows: , ,.' .~ "The Doolan Road Study Area is located ad~acent to City boundaries. It is a policy of the City to pursue annexation of . , the land into the City limits. IUpon annexation, the property ~ ,, shall be;designated as rural residential and zoned for a minimum lot size of 5 acres to preserve the rural nature of this area." The.draft,designation of a ri~ral residential density would allow some , 100 to 300 dwellings in the Doolan Road Study Area. This is well below the hypothetical u,rban development used as a test of urban service capacity in the ' Sphere o.f Influence Study. The Sphere study uses the hypothetical development ~~ rather than an~ city's plan in order to evaluate the physical and service capacities on a precisely equal basis. The alternative of sphere allocation to Livermore would meet the policy '' goals of the City. To the degree that substantial rural residential development could be permitte.d, relying on well water and septic tank inlieu of urban services, the alternatives of Unallocation and No Action would ~ par.tially~meet policy goals of the City. 4. City of Dublin ~ ~ The City of Dublin incorporated as a city in 1982 and adopted its first General P'lan in February 1985. The City is currently preparing a ~ comprehensive plan for the area from Tassajara Road east to the ridgeline forming the eastern side of Doolan Canyon. A recommended preliminary plan, with alternatives, will be prepared by the end of this year. ~ Dublin has an interest in developing Doolan Canyon although the actual intensity has not yet been determined. A proposal has been submitted to the City of Dublin which would develop the Canyon with a combination of 1 residential, commercial and light industrial uses. Only the alternative of sphere allocation to Dublin would meet policy ~ goals of the City. D. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ' Sphere allocation only determines which City will continue further planning in the Study Area. Allocation does not permit development or changes ~ in public services. The potential for environmental impact from LAFCO's action comes about in two ways: 1) growth inducement, and 2) foreclosure of options in developing future urban services and infrastructure. , l. Significant Environmental Effects and Mitigation None of the alternative actions would result in any direct, or primary, 1 OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ , , ' ~ ~ ~ ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT - IMPACT ASSESSMENT 47 environmental impact. No growth can occur, nor can infrastructure be expanded without further review by LAFCO (annexation request) or by local government. No mitigation of direct impacts is needed. As described below, alternatives allocating the Doolan Road Study Area to a city would be growth inducing; those actions would have a significant secondary impact. There are no measures legally available to LAFCO to restrict the extent of induced growth or the impact of induced growth. Through the annexation process, LAFCO does retain control of the timing of development and can determine the adequacy of urban services for development. 2. Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes Because LAFCO action would not result in physical change, there would be no significant irreversible environmental change from any of the alternatives. The present rural residential and extensive agricultural land uses would continue. Allocation to any city sphere may be reversed by LAFCO until the land is actually annexed by the city. ~ 3. Growth Inducement and Cumulative Impact Growth depends on urban services. As described in Section II.C, ' services run the gamut from water supply to roads. The express purpose of allocating Doolan Road to a city would be to allow planning for urban services and urban growth. , Planning for growth does not mean permitting growth -- the city would still need to follow the statutory procedures for general plan amendment, rezoning, and CEQA review. But clearly, allocating the area to a city removes ~ a significant barrier to ultimate urbanization. Thus, LAFCO action to allocate Doolan Road to either Livermore or Dublin would be growth inducing. , Deferring action, either by No Action or by Unallocation, would leave the Doolan Road Study Area essentially at the status quo. In principle, the City of Dublin could entertain development proposals for the northern Canyon in its present sphere, but the area is practically dependent on access through ~ the lower Canyon. Reservation of the lower Canyon would materially delay urbanization in the upper Canyon. For these reasons, the No Action and the Unallocation alternatives would not be growth inducing. ~ ~ , ' ~ ' C~ The LAFCO sphere allocation action does not pertain to a specific project; thus there can be no specific assessment of the impacts of growth. At the time a city processes an application for development, it would conduct an environmental review in compliance with CEQA. That review would be specific to the type and size of development and would reflect the pattern of land use and landform changes proposed. Considering the "generic" development used for estimating public services needs, there would be a wide range of potentially significant impacts. Some impacts, such as possible destruction of cultural resources, could be individually significant; others, such as traffic and air quality, would be cumulatively significant. Table 6 summarizes the general impacts of growth in the Doolan Road Study Area. OCTOBER 17, 1989 ' ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT - IMPACT ASSESSMENT 48 TABLE 6 GENERAL IMPACT OF INDUCED GROWTH ' SITE IMPACTS ~ landform changes loss of wildlife habitat and open space potential loss of cultural resources stream course alteration ~ erosion from grading impacts geotechnical hazards ~ roadway expansion into creekbed loss of recreational opportunities noise and safety impacts from livermore ~ REGIONAL traffic air quality ' downstream sedimentation provision of public services visual impacts ~ loss of open space loss of agricultural lands ~~ ' ' , 1 ~ airport 4. Local Short-Term Uses and Long-Term Productivity Allocation of the Doolan Road Study Area would tend to foreclose options in developing future urban services and infrastructure by directing that future services be provided from one city or the other. As the analysis of existing infrastructure shows, the Doolan Road Study Area has none of the infrastructure (roads, pipelines, etc.) or level of services (fire, schools, etc.) necessary to a large urban population. Providing the infrastructure and services would entail significant construction and its associated cost and environmental impact. While it is clear that either Livermore or Dublin would have to expend considerable effort in extending services, the cities would logically build on different infrastructure bases. One definite result of sphere allocation would be the shift of future ' infrastructure planning to one city or the other. Construction of infrastructure from one municipal base or the other would have a different environmental impact. Sphere allocation would essentially predetermine a wide , range of in£rastructure construction and service impact, eliminating alternatives that would otherwise be technically feasible. Table 7 lists the construction and changes in public services needed to ~ directly accommodate Doolan Road development. Many regional service changes, such as the LAVWMA wastewater export pipeline, would happen regardless of whether the population growth occurred in Doolan Canyon and regardless of , OCTOBER 17, 1989 ~ ' ' ' ' , ' ' ' , ~ ' ' ' 1 ' ' , ' ' ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT - IMPACT ASSESSMENT 49 which city served the area. Table 7 focusses on the difference in service options. TABLE 7 DIFFERENT SERVICE OPTIONS PUBLIC SERVICE DUBLIN LIVERMORE WATER SUPPLY Zone 7 connection: 1) Tassa~ara reservoir or 2) new turnout new turnout to zone 7 pipeline WASTEWATER ROADS SOLID WASTE FIRE AND EMERGENCY transport to DSRSD Water Treatment Plant construction of a connection from Doolan Road to Tassajara Road (2 miles) no difference new station already planned for East Dublin development second access to Doolan Road Study Area from the west POLICE new station already under construction SCHOOLS possible construction of elementary schools in the Doolan Road Study Area possible need for an additional middle school PARKS community center already planned for east Dublin area 72 acres of developed parks to • serve 9000 new residents transport to Livermore Water Reclamation Plant construction of extension of Doolan Road to Collier Canyon Road (2 miles) no difference relocation of fire station to the Livermore airport area second access to the area from Collier Canyon Road open a substation in the Airport area possible construction of onsite elementary schools District already has plans for additional elementary schools (4), middle schools (2), and high school (1) by 2010. construction of one community park (30 acres) construction of 2 neighborhood parks (6-10 acres) OCTOBER 17, 1989 ' ' ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT - ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERRED ALTERNATNE 50 , E. ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE LAFCO action to keep Doolan Road out of urban planning sphere would forestall the secondary (growth inducement) impacts associated with allocation ' to either city sphere. In the short-term, Unallocation is the environmentally preferred course of action. 1 However, it is explicitly counter to LAFCO enabling legislation for Alameda LAFCO to use withholding sphere of influence as a land planning tool. The effect of Unallocation or No Action would be to keep the future land use of Doolan Road in limbo, isolated from the current planning activities around , it. Without the opportunity to plan for a road network, pipeline sizing, and other infrastructure investments that are tied to size and location of service population, future interest in urbanization of the Doolan Road Study Area , could stress public services. If the Doolan Road Study Area is to develop as urban land uses within the infrastructure planning horizon of the next ten to twenty years, it is ' best to allow the land planning to occur now. In that way infrastructure planning can be more efficient and may have less ultimate environmental impact and land planning of other areas can take into account cumulative impacts , along with growth in Doolan Canyon. On the other hand, if Doolan Road should remain in open space, that ' determination must be made through the planning process as well, and not by LAFCO. LAFCO does consider preservation of agricultural land and prevention of "leapfrog" growth. The Study Area does not contain prime farmland. The surrounding areas are generally undeveloped. LAFCO sphere allocation allows a ' city to plan the area, but LAFCO can control a tendency toward leapfrog growth or premature development of the area through the annexation process. ' ' ' ' ' , ' ~ ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989 , REFERENCES ' IV. REFERENCES A. PERSONS AND ORGANIZATIONS CONSIILTED ' Alameda Countv Dick Edminster, Planning Department ~ Bruce Kern, Local Agency Formation Commission Bob Moore, Fire Patrol Wendy Simon, Local Agency Formation Commission James Sorensen, Planning Department ~ Patrick Stevens, Sheriffs Department Alameda County Flood Control and Water District -- Zone 7 , Jim Horen Mun Mar ' Association of Bav Area Governments Sally Germain , City of Dublin , Rod Barger, Senior Planner Laura Hoffineister, Assistent Planner Diane Lowart, Recreation Department James Rose, Police Department ' Larry Tong, Planning Director City of Livermore ' Bill Adams, Water Reclamation Piant Superintendent Bob Brown, Planning Director Eric Carlson, Fire Department ' Kenneth Craig, Planning Department A1 Davis, Crime Prevention Unit Susan Frost, Assistant Planner ' Lee Horner, City Manager John Hines, Public Works Director Marc Roberts, Associate Planner ' Randy Werner, Water Department Doughert~egional Fire AuthoritX ~ Harold Ritter, Fire Chief Dublin San Ramon Services District ' Barbara Darlington Emil Kattan Bob Whitley , ~ , 51 OCTOBER 17, 1989 ' ' REFERENCES 52 ~ , L~ , ~ ' , ' ' ' ' r ' ' ' , r-- ',I J ' Livermore Area Recreation and Parks District Jerry Ingledue, Superintendent Livermore Va11eY Joint Unified School District Rudy D'Ambra Sylvia Griggs Livermore Dublin Disposal Companv Bill Brandy Kersten Ritchie Doolan Road Residents Pat Flanigan Jay and Barbara Foscalina Henry and Carolyn Morgan Robert and Donna Ogelvie Trevor and Cassie Patterson Other Private Citizens Ted Fairfield B. BIBLIOGRAPHY California Government Code Section 56000, Cortese-Knox Local Government Reorganization Act of 1985. CH2M Hill, Dublin San Ramon Services District• Wastewater Collection Svstem Master Plan -- Appendix B, June 1988. City of Dublin, Dublin General Plan, February 1985. City of Livermore, Memorandum from Bill Adams to Lee Horner: Wastewater Svstem Capacities and Commitments, February 10, 1989. City of Livermore, 1990 Housing Implementation Pro~ram. City of Livermore, Livermore Community General Plan: Population Growth Policies, Resolution No. 261-87, October 1987. City of Livermore, 1988 Infrastructure Renort, Draft, October 5, 1988. County of Alameda, Draft Plan for the Livermore Amador Valley Plannine Unit, January 19, 1988. County of Alameda, Livermore-Amador Valle~ Planning Unit General Plan, November 1977. County of Alameda, Revision to Draft EIR - Draft Plan for the Livermore Amador OCTOBER 17, 1989 ' REFERENCES 53 Vallev Plannin~, Unit, December 23, 1988. ' Frisbie & Associates et al, Fallon Business Park Specific Plan, September 1987. , Frisbie, Wood & Associates et al, Dublin Ranch Specific Plan, January 1987. Livermore Area Recreation and Parks District, Master Plan, 1989. , Regional Water Quality Control Board, Water Action Plan: Central and South San Francisco Bay Area, ' Wagstaff Associates, North Livermore General Plan Study: Preliminary Analysis and Findines, August 1988. ' Wallace, Roberts & Todd, East Dublin General Plan Amendment~Snecific Plan Studies. Environmental Setting Task 9, November 29, 1988. Wallace Roberts & Todd, Memorandum to City of Dublin: Preliminary Goals and ' Policies, January 4, 1989. ' C. REPORT PREPARERS The report was prepared by Thomas Reid Associates under contract to the County , of Alameda LAFCO. Joseph Chen Wendy Poinsot ' Tom Reid Kate Werner ' ' 1 ' ' ' ' ' ~ OCTOBER 17, 1989