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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.10 New Bus Stop Locations or 19 82 STAFF REPORT CITY CLERK ` CITY COUNCIL File #1060-20 DATE: October 21, 2014 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Christopher L. Foss, City Manager " SUBJECT: Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Dublin Traffic Code Establishing Ten (10) New Bus Stop Locations Prepared by Obaid Khan, Transportation and Operations Manager EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council will consider introducing an ordinance amending the Dublin Traffic Code establishing ten (10) new bus stop locations in the City as requested by the 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 Amending the Dublin Traffic Code Establishing Ten (10) New Bus Stop Locations. ,A �ubmitteb By ' � Reviewed By Public Works Director Assistant City Manager DESCRIPTION: 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 ten (10) 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 the requested locations as bus stops. Bus Stop Designations Page 1 of 3 ITEM NO. 4.10 There are currently 160 locations throughout the City that are designated as 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. LAVTA has developed bus route extensions to better serve residents, including ten (10) 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 or have been required as part of new development improvements. 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 ten (10) bus stops listed below: Table 1: Proposed Bus Stop Locations and Associated Amenities Street Cross Street Amenities Positano Parkway Valentano Drive Existing Bus Turnout Positano Parkway Valentano Drive Existing Bus Turnout Croak Road Terracina Drive Existing Bus Turnout Croak Road Terracina Drive Existing Bus Turnout Fallon Road Central Parkway Existing Bus Turnout Positano Parkway Vinton Avenue None Mid-Block (west of Existing Bus Turnout Martinelli Way Hacienda Dr) Existing Bus Turnout, Proposed Dublin Boulevard Campus Drive Bus Shelter Existing Bus Turnout, Proposed Dublin Boulevard Arnold Road Bus Shelter Dougherty Road Mariposa Circle Future Bus Turnout 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. In 2011, another amendment to the agreement was approved ("Second Amendment"), which added additional bus stops to the Exhibit and revised the agreement language 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 in the field and/or associated amenities) after the City Council, by ordinance, has established said bus stops. Subsequent amendments ("Third Amendment", "Fourth Amendment") further added or modified bus stop locations. Should this ordinance be adopted, the City Manager and Executive Director of LAVTA will execute a Fifth Amendment to the Agreement adding the above referenced 10 bus stop locations to the agreement. Page 2 of 3 NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: LAVTA has placed barricades notifying residents of the intent to start bus service at the proposed locations. A copy of this staff report was provided to Kathleen Kelly, Interim Executive Director of LAVTA. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Draft Ordinance amending the Dublin Traffic Code Establishing Ten (10) New Bus Stop Locations 2. Location Maps of Proposed LAVTA Bus Stops Page 3 of 3 ORDINANCE NO. — 14 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN AMENDING THE DUBLIN TRAFFIC CODE ESTABLISHING TEN (10) NEW BUS STOP LOCATIONS The City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. The following locations shall be added to Section 6.44.010 of the City of Dublin Traffic Code: Croak Road East Side at Terracina Drive West Side at Terracina Drive Dougherty Road East Side at Mariposa Circle Dublin Boulevard South Side at Campus Drive South Side at Arnold Road Fallon Road East Side at Central Parkway Martinelli Way South Side at Hacienda Drive Positano Parkway North Side at Valentano Drive South Side at Valentano Drive East Side at Vinton Avenue 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, - 1 - 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 day of , 2014, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk - 2 - LOCATION MAP 1(EASTERN DUBLIN) m 1 1 w® m t ! ®m d ® � 6 mw N ��� proposed Bus Stop Location LOCATION MAP 2(WESTERN DUBLIN) � J § y » r : N Proposed Stop Loc wr : « «2 22 • .