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Home My WebLink About4.5 Establish Bus Stops on Dublin Boulevard G`~~ OF Dpel'2 y~ ~'-;~~82 STAFF REPORT CITY CLERK C~ CITY COUNCIL File #1060-20 04LlI~'OR~~~ DATE: October 4, 2011 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Joni Pattillo, City Manager ~.....j SUBJECT: Establishing Bus Stops on Dublin Boulevard Prepared by Jaimee Bourgeois, Transportation & Operations Manager EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This is the second reading of an ordinance introduced at the regularly scheduled City Council meeting of September 20, 2011. The ordinance will amend the Dublin Traffic Code to establish bus stops on Dublin Boulevard at the Fallon Gateway shopping center. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact to the City of Dublin associated with this item. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council waive the reading and adopt the ordinance amending the Dublin Traffic Code establishing bus stops on Dublin Boulevard. ~~~.~,r-~-~-,~ Submitted By Reviewed By Director of Public Works Assistant City Manager Page 1 of 2 ITEM NO. 4.5 DESCRIPTION: According to Dublin Municipal Code Section 6.04.360, the City Council may establish bus stops by ordinance. Once established and marked accordingly, vehicles cannot stop, stand or park within the designated area. This report includes an Ordinance (Attachment 1) to designate two locations as bus stops intended to serve the Fallon Gateway shopping center. The City Council considered this matter on September 20, 2011, waived the reading and introduced the ordinance establishing bus stops on Dublin Boulevard (Attachment 2). At the September 20, 2011, meeting, City Council also adopted a resolution approving the second amendment to the Bus Shelter Encroachment and Maintenance Agreement between the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) and the City of Dublin. The second amendment identifies the two new bus stops and establishes associated maintenance responsibilities as part of Exhibit A to the agreement as well as authorizes the City Manager and Executive Director of LAVTA to make certain amendments to Exhibit A. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: No noticing required. A copy of the staff report has been provided to LAVTA. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Draft Ordinance Amending the Dublin Traffic Code Establishing Bus Stops On Dublin Boulevard 2. September 6, 2011 Staff Report, without attachments Page 2 of 2 ORDINANCE NO. -11 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN AMENDING THE DUBLIN TRAFFIC CODE ESTABLISHING BUS STOPS ON DUBLIN BOULEVARD The City Council of the City of Dublin does ordain as follows: Section 1. The following locations shall be added to Section 6.44.010 of the City of Dublin Traffic Code: Dublin Boulevard North Side East of Fallon Gateway Shopping Center South Side East of Fallon Gateway Shopping Center Section 2. Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance are severable and if any provision, clause, sentence, word or part thereof is held illegal, invalid, unconstitutional, or inapplicable to any person or circumstances, such illegality, invalidity, unconstitutionality, or inapplicability shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions, clauses, sentences, sections, words or parts thereof of the ordinance or their applicability to other persons or circumstances. Section 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be enforced thirty (30) days following its adoption, and after appropriate bus stop signage or markings have been placed providing notice thereof. Section 4. Posting. The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in at least three (3) public places in the City of Dublin in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of October, 2011, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk -1- i Otr 1}lj~ 103 19~ i ,82 1~,~~ STAFF REPORT CITY CLERK CITY COUNCIL Flle #1060 20 DATE: September 20, 2011 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Joni Pattillo, City Manager SUBJECT: Public Hearing: Introduction of Ordinance Establishing Bus Stops on Dublin Boulevard and Adoption of Resolution Approving Second Amendment to the Bus Shelter Encroachment and Maintenance Agreement with Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) Prepared by Jaimee Bourgeois, Transportation & Operations Manager EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council will consider introducing an ordinance amending the Dublin Traffic Code to establish bus stops on Dublin Boulevard at the Fallon Gateway shopping center. The City of Dublin and Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) entered into an agreement in November 2009 that defined the encroachment and maintenance responsibilities for both parties. in operating and maintaining bus stops and. bus shelters within the City of Dublin. The City Council will also consider approving an amendment to the agreement to add the proposed bus stop locations and to authorize the City Manager and Executive Director of LAVTA to make certain amendments to Exhibit A of the Agreement without City Council approval. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact to the City of Dublin associated with this item. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing; deliberate; waive the reading, and introduce the Ordinance amending the Dublin Traffic Code establishing bus stops on Dublin Boulevard; and adopt the Resolution approving Second Amendment to the Bus Shelter Encroachment and Maintenance Agreement between the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority and the City of Dublin. f~~ , r' Submitted By Reviewed By Director of Public Works Assistant City Manager Page 1 of 3 ITEM NO. 6.1 3 104 DESCRIPTION: The. Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) was created in 1985 under a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement between the Cities of Dublin, Livermore and Pleasanton. LAVTA has since been providing transit service across the Tri-Valley. LAVTA and City staff routinely work cooperatively on upcoming projects, day-to-day operations and proposed new bus stop locations. This report includes an Ordinance (Attachment 1) to designate two locations as bus stops intended to serve the Fallon Gateway shopping center and a Second Amendment to the Bus Shelter Encroachment and Maintenance Agreement for City Council consideration. Bus Stop Designations There are currently over 100 locations throughout the City that are used as active bus stops, which are indicated by either signs or curb markings and may include a bus pullout and amenities such as benches and shelters. According to Dublin Municipal Code Section 6.04.360, the City Council may establish bus stops by ordinance. Once established and marked accordingly, vehicles cannot stop, stand or park within the designated area. Most recently in 2010, bus stops were added to accommodate LAVTA's Bus Rapid Transit (RAPID) Project. With the opening of the new Target store in October 2011 at the Fallon Gateway shopping center, City and LAVTA staff have worked cooperatively to identify two new bus stop locations intended to serve the new shopping center. On both the north and south sides of Dublin Boulevard, a bus stop is recommended east of the intersection with the Fallon Gateway driveway. Because a sidewalk has not yet .been installed along the Fallon Gateway frontage, the developer has constructed a temporary AC path along the south side of Dublin Boulevard to connect the bus stop location to the Fallon Gateway intersection. An on-site pathway then provides a connection to the new Target store. Because there also is no sidewalk on the undeveloped north side of Dublin Boulevard, LAVTA is funding the installation of a temporary AC path to connect the bus stop to the intersection. It should be noted that these stops may be relocated further west in the future to better provide bus service to the future Kaiser medical center. Should that project move forward, .the City and LAVTA staff will work cooperatively throughout project development to identify the most appropriate stop locations. Encroachment and Maintenance Agreement Since its inception, LAVTA routinely provided maintenance services at the various bus stops throughout the City of Dublin, although no formal maintenance agreement was previously established. In anticipation of the construction of LAVTA's RAPID Project, which was to include the installation of various improvements and amenities, it became apparent that an encroachment and maintenance agreement should be established. At its November 17, 2009, City Council meeting, the City Council approved the Bus Shelter Encroachment and Maintenance Agreement ("Agreement" -Attachment 2) with LAVTA. An amendment ("First Amendment" -Attachment 3) was adopted by the City Council on August 20, 2010, to clarify maintenance responsibilities. The Agreement includes Exhibit A, which is a list of all bus stop locations for which LAVTA will perform routine .upkeep, as well as specific amenities for which LAVTA is responsible to maintain. Page2of3 ''t 105 f While the list of amenities included in Exhibit A may be revised administratively according to the terms of the Agreement, the City Council must designate new bus stops by ordinance and must adopt an amendment to the agreement to add or remove bus stop locations within Exhibit A. The Resolution (Attachment 4) approves the Second Amendment to the Agreement (Attachment 5), which contains a revised Exhibit A (Attachment 6) with the two proposed bus stops on Dublin Boulevard added. While the existing Agreement already allows the City Manager to revise the specific amenities identified in Exhibit A at each bus stop, the proposed Resolution extends authority to the City Manager and Executive Director of LAVTA to add or remove bus stop locations listed on Exhibit A in so far as the City Council has first adopted an ordinance designating or removing said bus stop locations. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: No noticing required. A copy of the staff report has been provided to LAVTA. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Draft Ordinance Amending the Dublin Traffic Code Establishing Bus Stops on Dublin Boulevard 2. Bus Shelter Encroachment and Maintenance Agreement between the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority and the City of Dublin 3. First Amendment to the Bus Shelter Encroachment and Maintenance Agreement between the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority and the City of Dublin A 4. Resolution Approving Second Amendment to the Bus Shelter Encroachment and Maintenance. Agreement between the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority and the City of Dublin 5. Exhibit A to the Resolution, Second Amendment to the Bus Shelter Encroachment and Maintenance Agreement between the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority and the City of Dublin 6. Exhibit 1 to the Second Amendment, Bus Stop Locations (Revised Exhibit A to the Agreement) Page 3 of 3