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Home My WebLink About8.6 Various Bus Stop Locations ��y OF boa 11110 ✓�u� STAFF REPORT CITY CLERK �� CITY COUNCIL File #1060-20 DATE: August 21, 2012 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Joni Pattillo, City Manageryja... � Oo SUBJECT: Introduction of Ordinance Establishing Bus Stops at Various Locations Citywide Prepared by Gary Huisingh, Public Works Director EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council will consider introducing an ordinance amending the Dublin Traffic Code establishing bus stops at various locations in the City as requested by Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA). 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 introduce the Ordinance establishing bus stops at various locations Citywide. 777"' Submitted By Reviewed By Director of Public Works Assistant City Manager 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 to provide 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. LAVTA recently contacted staff and requested that several locations be designated as bus stops so that extended service may commence in the immediate future, as LAVTA staff has received several requests from City of Dublin residents. This report includes an Ordinance to designate various locations as bus stops. Page 1 of 3 ITEM NO. 8.6 • Bus Stop Designations There are close to 150 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. With the recent construction of residential developments in Eastern Dublin, LAVTA has developed bus route extensions to better serve residents, including 12 proposed new bus stops. Details regarding the proposed new bus stops are provided in Table 1. Although the City has jurisdiction over the amenities in the road rights of way, the LAVTA board has approved the proposed locations in order to provide better bus service coverage for the neighborhoods. Bus stop locations have been proposed in some locations partly out of the specific request of citizens, as is the case with the Silvera Ranch neighborhood. All proposed locations have been studied by LAVTA staff and been determined to be necessary to provide better service; therefore City staff is making the recommendation that the City Council establish the 12 bus stops listed below: TABLE 1 PROPOSED NEW BUS STOP LOCATIONS LOCATION PROXIMITY TO CROSS NOTES STREET No pullout provided, existing no parking North Side of Central Parkway West of Fallon Road zone. West Side of Fallon Road North of Antone Way Existing bus pullout East Side of Fallon Road North of Antone Way Existing bus pullout West Side of Fallon Road South of Kingsmill Terrace Existing bus pullout East Side of Fallon Road North of Signal Hill Drive Existing bus pullout West Side of Fallon Road South of Silvera Ranch Drive Existing bus pullout North Side of Gleason Drive West of Grafton Street Existing bus pullout North Side of Gleason Drive West of Lockhart Street Existing bus pullout East Side of Tassajara Road North of Quarry Lane School Existing bus pullout Existing bus pullout. Will not be activated East Side of Tassajara Road South of Shadow Hill Drive by LAVTA immediately. East Side of Tassajara Road North of Silvera Ranch Drive Existing bus pullout North Side of South Dublin No pullout provided, existing no parking Ranch Drive East of Springvale Drive zone The City has received feedback from the residents of the Silvera Ranch neighborhood about the potential for a bus stop on the north side of Silvera Drive and has shared that feedback with LAVTA. LAVTA has requested that the proposed stop be removed from consideration at this time to allow LAVTA to consider service alternatives. Encroachment and Maintenance Agreement In 2009, the City Council approved the Bus Shelter Encroachment and Maintenance Agreement ("Agreement") with LAVTA to formally define maintenance responsibilities at City of Dublin bus stops. The Agreement contains an Exhibit that lists all City bus stop locations and associated amenities to be maintained by LAVTA. An amendment ("First Amendment") was approved by City Council in 2010 to further clarify maintenance responsibilities. Again in 2011, an amendment to the agreement was approved ("Second Amendment"), which added additional Page 2 of 3 bus stops to the Exhibit and revised the language regarding amendments to authorize the City Manager of Dublin and the Executive Director of LAVTA to execute future amendments to the Exhibit (i.e., add additional locations and/or associated amenities). New bus stop locations can be added to the Exhibit administratively only if first designated by the City Council by ordinance. As such, the City Manager and Executive Director of LAVTA will execute a Third Amendment to the Agreement to incorporate the above described bus stops once the Ordinance is adopted. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: Since Silvera Ranch Drive is a local residential street, notices regarding the item were mailed to the residents along the proposed route extension by LAVTA. LAVTA staff provided notification to the residents of this neighborhood because the proposed bus stop is on a residential street in close proximity to homes. A copy of this staff report was provided to Paul Matsuoka, Executive Director of LAVTA. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Draft Ordinance Establishing Bus Stops at Various Locations Citywide 2. Location Map of Proposed LAVTA Bus Stops Page 3 of 3 ORDINANCE NO. — 12 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN AMENDING THE DUBLIN TRAFFIC CODE ESTABLISHING BUS STOPS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS CITYWIDE 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: Central Parkway North Side at Fallon Road. Fallon Road West Side at Antone Way East Side at Antone Way West Side at Kingsmill Terrace East Side at Signal Hill Drive West Side at Silvera Ranch Drive Gleason Drive North Side at Grafton Street North Side at Lockhart Street Tassaiara Road East Side at Shadow Hill Drive East Side at Silvera Ranch Drive East Side at Quarry Lane School South Dublin Ranch Drive North Side at Springvale Drive - 1 - 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 of , 2012, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk - 2 - Location Map of Proposed LAVTA Bus Stops • T \, !-A'f -t '�- e• • ..` '.' elf::. • School 1 0 •F l►:• s r f :'l4 - G • lir ( r 114 \:,-----s-_____________, ,,- .J : J A • ' ou i r[•Y w 4. Y"g+J•'L•5 • - f 3 lir .._..,,, 1r � ,Z_�. r Y r Y i--.--,, t ,. { � • +, - N.•- Uuh►n Ranch y;.,•u r -'r;N J, s ryf. ♦ Ar , P :r..i i Gulf Ir y a:i �,i 4 $w�: 1'1 4 * { 1. , , f t6, te."•,,,', i tircla:llE d�,3 •- ' ` • i T" t.. 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