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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-19-2000 Adopted CC Minutes'REGULAR MEETING - December 19, 2000 A regular meeting of the Dublin City Council was held on Tuesday, December 19, 2000, in the Council Chambers of the Dublin Civic Center. The meeting was called to order at 7:09 p.m., by Mayor Houston. ROLL CALL PRESENT: ABSENT: Councilmembers Howard, McCormick, Zika, Vice Mayor Lockhart and Mayor Houston. None. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Houston led the Council, Staff and those present in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEE 7:10 p.m. :3.1 (700~10) Chief of Police Gary Thuman introduced Dublin Police Services new Office Assistant I, Melissa Hadan. Ms. Harlan stated she was glad to be here and can't wait to be here forever. MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS TO CITY COMMISSIONS/COMMITTEES 7:11 p.m. 3.2 (110-30) As a result of term expirations, openings exist on each of four City bards; the Planning Commission, Parks & Community Services Commission, Heritage & Cultural Arts Commission, and Senior Center Advisory Committee. Mayor Houston recommended the following appointments: CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 501 Hanning Commission (8 applications received) Maxine Jennings 4 year term Adib Nassar 4 year term Bob Fasulkey 4 year term Fred Musser 2 year term Parks & Community Suzanne Flores 4 Betsy Zajac 4 Services Commission (9 applications received) year term year term Heritage & Cultural Arts Commission (2 applications received) Judy Lussie 4 year term Mary Beth Acuff 4 year term Angela Muetterties 4 year term (applied for P&CS Commission) Richard Guarienti 2 year term (applied for P&CS Commission) Senior Center Advisory Committee (3 applications received) Paul Silvas 4 year term Mary LOu Bielke 4 year term Jackie Morrow 4 year term Mayor Houston advised that there had been a resignation (Bob Cecilova) from the Senior Center Advisory Committee. He reported that he had received an application from and recommended appointing Burr Cain to serve the unexpired term (2 years) of the member resigning. Cm. McCormick stated she read the comments from the Planning Commission candidates and didn't hear a lot of comments about transit villages, smart growth and environmental issues. She stated she wants to make sure these issues become part of the dialogue by the members of the Planning Commission. Sometimes they are the only ones to vote on certain issues. On motion of Vice Mayor Lockhart, seconded by Cm. Oravetz, and by unanimous vote, the Council confirmed the Mayor's appointments to the various Boards. Betsy Zajac stated she found the H&CA Commission exciting. She is currently on the freeway underpass art selection committee. She is looking forward to moving into a new role on the P&CS Commission. Suzanne Flores stated she is looking forward to serving on the P&CS Commission. This is important to she and her husband and toddler. She looks forward to serving the City. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 502 Richard Guarienti stated he is very pleased to be able to serve on the H&CA Commission and happy to hear of some of the projects that are going on. PRESENTATION BY ANGELA RAMIREZ RELATED TO TEACHER INSTITUTE "PICTURE YOURSELF IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT" 7:19 p.m. :5.3 (515~60) Angela Ramirez stated she was chosen to be Dublin High School's representative to this institute last August. This is her first year teaching at DHS. She passed out materials. Attending the Institute was one of the very best weeks she's ever been to and she got some fabulous ideas for making local government exciting for students. She discussed the textbooks that were provided for her class. Several students actually worked on the campaigns of Vice Mayor Lockhart and Cm. Oravetz. She would like to work on a student government day based on the model presented. She thanked the City for this opportunity. 7:25 p.m. Mayor Houston announced that beginning tonight, he would like to enforce the City's rule to limit comments to 3 minutes. Over the last several months, this has not been enforced, but adhering to this will speed the meetings along. It's okay for someone to step forward and just say I support the issue or I oppose the issue. 7:26 p.m. Anna Rake stated she has been a Dublin resident for 19 years. She has two young teenagers who are very interested in BMX riding. They artended the P&CS meeting last night and were told to come tonight and ask that this be brought forward to the City Council. Someone suggested last night that the new skate park be shared with BMX riders. They are now being chased out of schools, merchants don't want them on the sidewalks, and the Police Department is getting involved. This sharing is being done in other towns. In Milpitas, this is being done 2 nights a week when a skate park is opened up to BMX riders. Vans is a private business. This could be done on a trial basis and the City could see for itself how this could work. This could mean we don't have to build another facility. She asked that the City Council consider this. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 503 CONSENT CALENDAR 7:30 p.m. Items 4.1 through 4.21 Vice Mayor Lockhart pulled Items 4.4 and 4.12. Cm. McCormick pulled Item 4.13. Cm. Oravetz and Cm. Zika stated they also wanted to discuss Item 4.13. On motion of Vice Mayor Lockhart, seconded by Cm. Zika, and by unanimous vote, the Council took the following actions: Approved (4.1) Minutes of Regular Meeting of November 21 st, Adjourned Regular Meeting of December 4tn, and Regular Meeting of December Authorized (4.2 600~35) Staff to advertise Contract 00~14, Alamo Canal Bike Path Project (from Amador Valley Boulevard to Iron Horse Trail Connection) for bids; Adopted (4.3 600 - 30) RESOLUTION NO. 210- 00 APPROVING THE IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT FOR IMPROVEMENT OF A PORTION OF AMADOR VALLEY BOULEVARD AND FOR REQUIRED SITE IMPROVEMENTS (KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTERS, INC.) Adopted (4.5 600~60) RESOLUTION NO. 211 -00 APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE TRACT DEVELOPER AGREEMENT FOR TRACT 6963 (DUBLIN RANCH, PHASE I - NEIGHBORHOOD M-2) Adopted (4.6 600~60) RESOLUTION NO. 212- 00 APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE TRACT DEVELOPER AGREEMENT FOR TRACT 6964 (DUBLIN RANCH, PHASE I - NEIGHBORHOOD M-3) CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 504 Adopted (4.7 1060~90) RESOLUTION NO. 213- 00 AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM AND CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUNDING FOR THE CITY STREET RESURFACING PROJECT AND COMMITTING THE NECESSARY LOCAL MATCH FOR THE PROJECT AND STATING THE ASSURANCE OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT Adopted (4.8 670-40) RESOLUTION NO. 214- 00 APPROVING QUITCLAIM OF PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT AND EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS EASEMENT IN TRACT 6308 (HANSEN HILL) and RESOLUTION NO. 215- 00 ACCEPTING PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT AND EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS EASEMENT FOR TRACT 6308 (HANSEN RANCH) Accepted (4.9 150~70) $1,000 donation from the Altamont Cruisers Car Club to be used for the Dublin Police Services Drug Education Program; approved a Budget Change; and directed Staff to prepare a formal acknowledgment to the donor; Adopted (4.10 600~35) RESOLUTION NO. 2'16 - 00 ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE REPAIR OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS DEEMED TO BE PEDESTRIAN HAZARDS (CITY-FUNDED REPAIR PROGRAM) CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 505 and authorized Staff to advertise Contract 00~ 18, Annual Sidewalk Safety Repair Program (Remove & Replace) and Curb Modifications at Amador Valley Boulevard/Starward Drive for bids; Approved (4.11 G00~30) a Budget Change for Updated Fire Facility Fee Study by MuniFinancial; Adopted (4.14 600~ 60) RESOLUTION NO. 217 -00 APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO TRACT DEVELOPER AGREEMENTS FOR TRACTS 6957, 6958 AND 6959 (DUBLIN RANCH, PHASE I - NEIGHBORHOODS L-2, L-3 AND L-4) Adopted (4.15 600N60) RESOLUTION NO. 218 - 00 APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE TRACT DEVELOPER AGREEMENT FOR TRACT 6960 (DUBLIN RANCH, PHASE I - NEIGHBORHOOD L-5) Received (4.16 330~50) the Preliminary Financial Reports for the Month of November, 2000; Received (4.17 310~30) the Final Financial Report for Fiscal Year 1999~2000 and the Annual Audit Report, confirmed the designations of Fund Balances for Recycling Programs and authorized expenditures for FY 1999~2000; Adopted (4.18 410~50) RESOLUTION NO. 219 - 00 ACCEPTED IMPROVEMENTS FOR MARTIN CANYON CREEK (HANSEN RANCH) AND CREEK PARCEL DEDICATION and authorized Staff to accept a maintenance bond at a future date; CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 506 Adopted (4.19 600~30) RESOLUTION NO. 220- 00 APPROVING AGREEMENT WITH BRIAN KANGAS FOULK FOR CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF DOUGHERTY ROAD FROM 1-580 TO HOUSTON PLACE and approved a Budget Change; Adopted (4.20 600-30) RESOLUTION NO. 22t -00 APPROVING AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT WITH OMNI-MEANS FOR FY 2000-01 TO INCREASE THE NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT TO $195,000 Approved (4.21 300-40) the Warrant Register in the amount of $2,324,226.83. Vice Mayor Lockhart pulled Item 4.4 related to the extension of Tract Developer Agreement for Dublin Ranch M~ 1 and asked if this is just a normal chain of events. Mr. Thompson stated we currently have a lot of large developments and our standard agreement is geared more toward smaller developments. With larger ones, they are working on the houses for a longer time and we don't want to accept the improvements until the heavy equipment is all through. On motion of Vice Mayor Lockhart, seconded by Cm. Oravetz, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted (4.4 600-60) RESOLUTION NO. 222- 00 APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE TRACT DEVELOPER AGREEMENT FOR TRACT 6962 (DUBLIN RANCH, PHASE I - NEIGHBORHOOD M-l) CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 507 Vice Mayor Lockhart pulled Item 4.12 related to accepting the Starward Development, Tract 7029, and asked if there was originally a tot lot or park somewhere in this development. Anne Kinney stated there is a very small tot lot within the development. It is at the northwest corner with a play structure. On motion of Vice Mayor Lockhart, seconded by Cm. Oravetz, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted (4.12 600~60) RESOLUTION NO. 223- 00 ACCEPTING IMPROVEMENTS FOR TRACT 7029 (STARWARD) and authorized Staff to accept a maintenance bond at a future date; Cm. McCormick pulled Item 4.13 related to the CTV Franchise Agreement and asked about the paragraph in the Staff Report that states $745,000 will be provided to assist CTV with equipment replacement. Julie carter stated the portion for each City remains to be determined. We have not yet received the final documents from AT&T. All 4 cities negotiated the money and it will be determined how it will be distributed to CTV. We have not yet designed how we will distribute the money. The cities will work together. Mr. Ambrose stated the CTV Board will do their annual budget process and identify capital equipment needed and then request a portion of funds from the cities. Cm. Zika commented that page 4 item 6 talks about school libraries and City buildings will be provided with free cable service. He asked why we don't get it for the Senior Center and the Civic Center? Ms. Carter stated under the new policy it will be a discounted rate for other places. We do get it at the Senior Center. It will be at the new site, because it is now a library. Cm. Oravetz referenced a newspaper article about double taxing the residents, and stated he hopes we will have a thorough explanation of how the funding will work when it comes back before the Council. Ms. Carter stated all the deal points will be discussed at the public hearing. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 508 On motion of Cm. McCormick, seconded by Cm. Zika, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted (4.13 600~30) RESOLUTION NO. 224- 00 REQUIRING AT&T BROADBAND AND INTERNET SERVICES TO CONTINUE PROVIDING CABLE SERVICES PENDING NEGOTIATION OF A NEW FRANCHISE AGREEMENT PUBLIC HEARING INSTALLATION OF STOP SIGNS ON DUBLIN BOULEVARD @ INSPIRATION DRIVE 7:39 p.m. B.1 (590~40) Mayor Houston opened the public hearing. Public Works Director Lee Thompson presented the Staff Report and advised that this item proposes to install stop signs on Dublin Boulevard at Inspiration Drive to enhance traffic safety at this intersection. The cost of installing stop signs and pavement markings is approximately $3,000. Sufficient funds are budgeted in the Street Maintenance Operating Budget to cover this cost. Chief Thuman stated the speed limit is 40 mph and a lot of warnings have been issued for speeds as great as ~0 mph. Mr. Thompson stated this will be a fully signalized intersection in the future. Cm. Zika commented that there was a traffic study showing vehicle activity for an 8 hour period. Mr. Thompson stated it was actually done 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. He explained the requirements for stop signs. 1 / 3 of the traffic must come from the T and there must be 300 cars per hour. Cm. Zika asked if we did not install the sign and something happened, would the City have more liability. Mayor Houston asked about the difference between warrant and requirement. Mr. Thompson stated a warrant doesn't say you have to put them in. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 509 Cm. McCormick clarified that at some future point signals will be put in there. Mr. Thompson stated if the Schaefer project goes forward, it will be required to be signalized. Cm. McCormick asked why we don't do this now and we could lessen the impacts during non peak periods. Mayor Houston asked why now and is this an interim while planning for signalization? He stated he has gotten a lot of e~mails and phone calls from people unhappy about stopping. Mr. Thompson stated we are not sure Schaefer will go forward. Mayor Houston stated he felt we still have a dangerous situation. Mr. Thompson stated Staff could look at warrants for signals. It has been designed for a free right turn going up the hill. Cm. Oravetz asked what happens when Shawn Costello wants to cross at the free right turn. Mr. Thompson stated we have this situation at several right turn locations around town. Mr. Ambrose asked if a signal would be at the ultimate location or would it have to be widened and signals put in at a different location. Mr. Thompson said he thought this has been widened to its ultimate width. Cm. Oravetz stated in the future there will be an underpass to Rowell Ranch from Schaefer and this could become a secondary route for people. Vice Mayor Lockhart clarified thai in the last 12 months there have been no accidents. Mr. Thompson stated yes, this was correct. Mayor Houston asked about the timing of planning for a signal like we did at Hansen & Dublin Boulevard. /Mr. Thompson stated we could put it into next years CII' and get it done early next year. Signals would be close to $200,000. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 510 Cm. Zika asked the City Attorney if we don't put in stop sign or signal there does this expose us to unlimited liability because of warrants. Ms. Silver stated it would be a factor to be considered. If the warrants justify it, it could be a factor. The City has immunity, but each situation is considered. Gordon Rouse, 10607 Melvich Lane, stated Resolution No. 119~92 specifies why we would want to get a stop sign. Accidents and visibility are safety issues. If the problem is speeding, we should use existing laws to enforce this. Stop signs are not good to enforce speed laws. The signs would be there on weekends and summers and the problem is really only with the school. Is this focused on the right issue? The real issue is 'the backup on Inspiration Drive in the mornings. We need to address the real problem. Will this stop sign resolve this? Bridget Roche, 10736 Dulsie Lane, stated she lives in California Highlands. She stated her first thought was it is a convenience issue, not a safety issue. It is not necessary. She sees a Iot of speeders going up the hill. They already have 2 stop signs before they can get out of their complex. This would unnecessarily restrict the flow of traffic. She is against it. Steve Edwards, 10612 Eastertown Lane, stated previous speakers had made his points. Part of the problem is the City Council is partly to blame for this. Parents are not allowed to go through the neighborhood to dump off their students, so this is part of the problem. Why did they get this special consideration? They all funnel onto Dublin Boulevard. He can attest to speeds. These whining parents... Mayor Houston clarified that this was instigated by the Dublin Police Department. Mr. Eclwards stated he has called DPS and this is a real problem. The parents who claim this is a safety issue are the ones who are speeding. A better idea would be to require these parents to carpool. Their neighborhood is the one who have to take care of this problem. During non-school hours, they will still have to stop. It is mainly a convenience issue. Matthew Klinc, 10877 McPeak Lane, stated he also lives in California Highlands. The officers have been enforcing speeding but haven't been enforcing the stop signs. He stated 'he almost got hit today and he was going 30 mph. Officers sit at the dead end. People coming down the hill run the stop sign. He stated he would like officers to enforce speeding that does go on, and ticket the people who are running the stop signs. Most of the traffic is going up Inspiration and going down Inspiration. He stated he used CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 511 to speed but they had a deer hit and since that time he has slowed to 10 mph below the limit. He stated he is against the stop sign. Steven Cox, 10765 McKay Lane, stated he mainly came about the issue of people running stop signs. The City should spend more time looking at going for the lights instead of stop signs which won't do any good. A free right turn will cause problems for joggers. Richard Moss, 10769 Ruthuen Court, stated he was willing to admit improvements could be made there but was concerned about the plan as laid out. This is a 24 hour a day solution to a problem that only exists a few hours a day. He stated he felt a bigger problem with the proposal is the free right turn lane. This scares him. He walks there and bicycles there all the time. This is dangerous. He added his voice to those advocating a stop light rather than stop signs. Julie Sabal, 10743 Dulsie Lane, stated she agreed with everyone else. She objects to stop signs. The volume of traffic doesn't meet the standards adopted by the City in 1992. It is only a few hours a day for part of the year. She stated she understood the concern about liability. There is no reason to believe there will be accidents there. Param Pavar, 7448 Brigadoon Way, submitted a written statement, which the Mayor read. "I would favor the stop sign provided only if it can be implemented only at certain hours of the day like the car pool lane." Denise Klinc, a resident of CA Highlands, stated she was concerned with those drivers coming down the hill that do not stop. She sees 2 or 3 drivers in a row, who time running the stop signs. She stated she was concerned about those who don't follow the law as it is. She is against the stop signs. Mayor Houston closed the public hearing. Mayor Houston stated he felt in analyzing the chart, this will cause more problems than it will solve. The signal would solve the problem because you could adjust the times when necessary. He is really scared by the free fight turn for bikers, pedestrians or joggers. Vice Mayor Lockhart noted that San Ramon has a black and white sign above their signs that say minimum $271 fine for not stopping. Maybe this could be a reminder to people. She agreed that free right turn is too scary. She would not be in favor of a free right turn. There are so few cars coming from CA Highlands, she stated she wouldn't bother with a stop sign until we are ready to put in the signal. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 512 Mr. Thompson stated there are a lot of projects going right now. It would be best if a signal could be put into next years budget. It would take 6 to 7 months. Mr. Ambrose stated we would have to defer another project and defer another CIF project. Right now, Staff is having trouble complying with the Council's established schedule. Cm. Oravetz stated he would just put it on the bottom of the list and wait for it to get to the top. Cm. Zika stated he felt DPS should not issue warnings, but rather give tickets. Chief Thuman stated they have also ticketed speeders there as well as warnings. A second time they are cited. They have issued tickets for stop sign violations as well. If we see the violation, obviously we will enforce it. He stated they can look at this area and advised that soon we will have motorcycles on the street to enforce. Mayor Houston stated he would like to see this put into the CIP and maybe talk about it at the Goals & Objectives meeting. He stated he understands staffing issues with the multitude of projects going on in the City. Stop signs are not adequate; it should be signalized. No action was taken by the Council. PUBLIC HEARING QUARRY LANE SCHOOL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PREZONE PA 99-064 8:19 p.m. 6.2 (450N30) Mayor Houston opened the public hearing. Anne Kinney presented the Staff Report and advised that this is the second reading of an Ordinance which would adopt a Planned Development Prezoning and Development Plan for the Quarry Lane School property located at 6363 Tassajara Road and a Planned Development Prezoning for the Kobold property located at 6237 Tassajara Road. No testimony was entered by any member of the public relative to this issue. Mayor Houston closed the public hearing. CITY' COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 513 Cm. McCormick stated she is still opposed. She discussed a recent newspaper article which said we have the worst and dirtiest air of the 9 Bay Area counties. Bringing in 2,250 car trips a day is a disservice to people who live here. Cm. Zika stated he was opposed because the traffic study doesn't address what will come from ConIra Costa County and also because of the parking issue for large events held at the school. On motion of Vice Mayor Lockhart, seconded by Cm. Oravetz, and by majority vote, the Council waived the reading and adopted ORDINANCE NO. 24 - 00 AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO PREZONE PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF TASSAJARA ROAD, IN ALAMEDA COUNTY, ADJACENT TO DUBLIN'S NORTHERN CITY LIMITS (APN 986-0002-006-01,005-01 AND 005-02) TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT AND ADOPTING A DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE QUARRY LANE SCHOOL (PA 99-064) Cm. Zika and Cm. McCormick voted against the motion. PUBLIC HEARING 2000 LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT 8:21 p.m. 6.3 (580~40) Mayor Houston opened the public hearing. Amy Cunningham presented the Staff Report and advised that the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant program requires that a public heating be held regarding recommendations for the expenditure of grant funds. Police Services Staff and the Block Grant Community Advisory board have met and are recommending that funding in the amount of $14,709 be used to partially offset the salary of a bicycle officer. The 2000 allocation of grant funds is $14,709, subject to a $1,634 match. No testimony was entered by any member of the public relative to this issue. Mayor Houston closed the public heating. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 514 On motion of Vice Mayor Lockhart, seconded by Cm. McCormick, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 225- 00 APPROVING APPROPRIATION FOR 2000 BLOCK GRANT FUNDS (DUBLIN POLICE SERVICES) PUBLIC HEARING WEST DUBLIN BART SPECIFIC PLAN FA 99-056 DOWNTOWN CORE SPECIFIC PLAN PA 99-055 VILLAGE PARKWAY SPECIFIC PLAN FA 99-054 8:23 p.m. 6.4 (410-55) Mayor Houston opened the public hearing. Senior Planner Janet Harbin presented the Staff Report and advised that these three Specific Plans provide a framework for revitalizing and improving the downtown area of Dublin. General Plan Amendments to add a Mixed~Use designation category; to redesignate some land uses, and to modify the maximum allowable F.A.R.s for the West Dublin BART and Downtown Core Specific Plan related to Development Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, and 11, are also being proposed to assist in the implementation of the three proposed Specific Plans. Ms. Harbin referenced a couple of additional letters which had been received; one from AMB Property Corporation regarding 6700 Golden Gate Drive, and one from Attorney Mark L. Hirsch regarding redevelopment of Crown Chevrolet Property. A PowerPoint presentation was made. Mr. Thompson discussed Golden Gate Drive street improvements. Ultimately, when this area develops, there will be a need for additional lanes. Vice Mayor Lockhart asked if this area will be a heavy bus route when the BART station goes in. Mr. Thompson stated it will be. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 515 Mr. Ambrose stated there will also be considerable use by the Contra Costa County Connection. It's not just the number of vehicles, but you have a tremendous number of access points. This is a short segment of street with a lot going on. We must have good ingress and egress to all the projects. The West Dublin BART SP area includes approximately 70 acres of land and is located north of the I~ 580 freeway, east of San Ramon Road, south of Dublin Boulevard and generally west of Golden Gate Drive. The Downtown Core SP area, consisting of approximately 51 acres of land, is located north of Dublin Boulevard, west of the I~ 580 freeway, south of Amador Valley Boulevard and east of the Dublin Place shopping center. The Village Parkway SP area is generally located along the east and west sides of Village Parkway between Dublin Boulevard to the south and Amador Valley Boulevard to the north, and consists of approximately 31 acres of land. Ms. Harbin stated the Specific Plan requires the preparation of a financing and funding plan following adoption of the plan to estimate the costs for all public improvements, determine the amount of funding necessary to complete the improvements and identify potential funding sources. Ms. Harbin discussed the West Dublin BART Specific Plan, the intent of which is to promote transit~oriented development using the proximity of the BART station as a catalyst. To create a more traditional downtown environment, the SP establishes a greater maximum building height of six stories or 75 feet, whereas the Zoning Ordinance currently allows a height of up to 45 feet in industrial districts and 35 feet in commercial districts. A recent proposal by JLL indicates that the hotel is proposed to be eight stories in height, with the BART parking structure a maximum of five stories in height. JLL's current development proposal shows an increase in square footage of 109,864 square feet for the hotel portion of the project from the original conceptual plan reviewed by Staff. According to Omni~Means, the traffic consultant for the SP, even though there will be an increase in square footage, increasing the FAR on the property to 1.12, no increase in traffic or degradation of the LOS in the area is anticipated as traffic generation rates are based on the number of rooms in the hotel. This number (240 rooms) has remained unchanged from the original conceptual plan submitted by JLL. 1st. Ms. Harbin discussed the reduction in Traffic Lanes on Golden Gate Drive near the BART Station, and stated Staff recommended that this issue be reviewed during the plan development process for that project to assess the impact further. If a reduction in lanes CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 516 is determined to be appropriate at that time, an amendment to the West Dublin BART SP can be proposed as part of that project for approval. Ms. Harbin discussed the goal related to Public Art and stated a proposed goal is included in each of the SP Resolutions. Ms. Harbin talked about increasing the PARs from .87 to 1.0 for the Cor~O~Van site and others. A request had been submitted by David Gold of Morrison and Peerslet, representing AMB, a potential purchaser of the Cor-O~Van warehouse site, requesting an increase in the FAR from .87 to 1.00 for the portion of that property shown as Office on the SP Land Use Plan. All areas shown in the Plan as Office total approximately 6.98 acres. Although this increased square footage would generate more traffic over that originally shown, the traffic consultant has indicated that the increase would not generate a significant amount of additional traffic and the traffic mitigation proposed in the SP should be sufficient to mitigate this increase. Ms. Harbin stated Mr. Gold also recommended modification of the definition "Mixed Use" in the proposed GPA language to be consistent with the definition in the SP. Staff agrees and the revised language is contained in the appropriate Resolution. The letter also requests that the definition be fewertied to allow flexibility in the mix of uses on a site and not require residential use be combined with a retail or office use. A modification such as this would not fulfill the goal of the new Mixed Use land use category, which is to combine housing and commercial uses in the downtown area, particularly close to transit facilities and services. The intent of redesignating this particular property was to continue some residential use beyond the JLL development to create a transit village. Ms. Harbin discussed the request for inclusion of Enea Plaza in the SP area. Ms. Harbin discussed the request for change in land use/FAR for the Crown Chevrolet property. Staff recommended that the City Council advise the property owner to initiate an amendment to the Plan when the existing auto dealership use is to be terminated, and the related traffic evaluation and other studies could be undertaken at that time. Mayor Houston stated he felt the Crown site is a lot more immediate than the Enea site. It is in everybody's best interest that this get looked at at the same time as the Enea property. We should look at the whole infrastructure on this. Vice Mayor Lockhart stated she felt we are looking at some pretty major changes and giving direction to somebody who wants to relocate to downtown Dublin. Everyone has seen the sign on Crown's property. Are we hurting ourselves by not planning for other alternatives and also, what does this do to their negotiating ability? We should at least CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 517 examine the possibilities of the issues. How high can their building be? This would give them something to base their sales points on. We've waited this long, so why not have complete information? Mayor Houston stated he is afraid that if we do something and everything is set, then we come up with bigger and better things and then don't have the proper infrastructure to make it happen. Vice Mayor Lockhart stated she felt it is such a big part of the quilt. Cm. McCormick stated she thought they will have to go back and do a complete reanalysis. Ms. Harbin stated a complete traffic study and analysis could mean you're looking at about 6 months. It would be advantageous for the City to look at the area as a whole. There are some developers that would like to get started on projects in this area. The EIR for the BART station could be approved within the next few months and the planning process could start for the residential hotel and parking structure. Mayor Houston clarified that all he would like to do is add the Crown property to what we do with the Enea property and treat them in the same manner. Cm. Zika stated he felt it is also logical to do a follow up study to include Crown and Enea property. There is so much going on, we can't stop the whole thing. In reading Crown's proposal, he stated he thought they were asking for Christmas a little early. Vice Mayor Lockhart asked if they adopt this and 2 weeks from now Crown comes in with a plan, when does it get looked at? Ms. Harbin stated we would look at incorporating it and the Enea site and look at the economic impacts. They will still have to go through the necessary steps. There is nothing in the plan that should make a major difference on what they can do. The plan can be amended with whatever the Council feels is appropriate. Ms. Harbin advised that in general, the same types of uses would be allowed in the Downtown Core SP area as West Dublin BART, although large~scale retailers, or "big box" retail, would be encouraged. As with the West Dublin BART SP area, the allowable FAR in this downtown area would increase to a maximum of .80. The downtown Core SP as recommended by the Planning Commission establishes a maximum building height of six stores. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 518 Ms. Harbin discussed Senior Housing/High Density Residential Land Use. Staff recommended that evaluation of potential sites for senior housing in the downtown area be included within the scope of the Affordable Housing Implementation Plan. Since the Council indicated that it might be appropriate to locate the Senior Housing on another site in the downtown area, Staff prepared two Resolutions for consideration in adopting the downtown Core SP ~ one WITH the Senior Housing component and also one WITHOUT. Discussion was held related to new tenant at .40 FAR. Ms. Silver stated if the Council designates this as multi-family, it would become a legal non~conforming use. Mr. Peabody stated they have to occupy the existing structure that is there. Ms. Harbin stated a proposed goal to include public art had been included as an exhibit in the Resolutions for adoption of the Downtown Core SP. Mayor Houston asked about putting in policies for inclusionary dollars allowed for senior housing sites in the downtown area. Ms. Harbin pointed out a location for a mixed use on the site where Circuit City and Chuck E. Cheese is located. There's also some in the West BART area which could be used for senior housing. Mayor Houston stated he met with someone today, but until we start waiving inclusionary dollars around, we won't see it happen. It has to be a priority of the Council. Cm. Zika prefers to leave it as is until we come out with a housing plan. This can be changed if we have other opportunities. We have to start someplace. Cm. Oravetz talked about the Planning Commission discussion related to building senior housing. Mr. Ambrose stated there are a lot of different ways to approach senior housing. In looking at the maximum FARs in certain areas, we could say we'll give you more if you look at some senior housing. There might be other tools that we can utilize. Cm. Zika referenced the letter from Target. They haven't been our most cooperative corporate citizen. Unless we have some kind of hammer to negotiate, what can we use to CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 519 ensure they give us what we need insofar as access to the senior center? What carrot do we offer them to get what we need? There is no leverage. Mr. Ambrose stated there are ways to accomplish what we want. As a legislative body, the City Council establishes the land use. Mr. Peabody talked about once this plan gets adopted we will create a new mixed use zoning district and offering incentives can be added if this is what we want to encourage people to build certain types of residential in a district. The intent of the district can be written to promote certain uses and offer incentives. This will have to be done anyhow because we don't have a mixed use zoning district. Mr. Ambrose pointed out that the City Council is not considering a zoning ordinance tonight. They're discussing the Specific Plans. Mayor Houston stated he felt we will have to get creative. We need to allow it everywhere. The inclusionary money is what's going to get us housing. We should allow and encourage it everywhere. Ms. Harbin discussed a request for land use change and FAR increase for Dublin Honda, to permit retail/auto or retail/office type uses; however, the City does not have a GP designation that would allow either a retail/auto use or a retail/office use to be established on the site. The Planning Commission did not change the land use designation on the property, so it remains designated for retail/auto use in the GP. Additionally, any further change in land use in that area would adversely affect traffic generation rates, and require additional traffic analysis, possibly resulting in additional traffic mitigation measures. With regard to the Village Parkway SP, Ms. Harbin stated based on the discussion at the November 2 1 ~t City Council meeting, Staff prepared two separate resolutions for Council consideration: one with the Task Force recommended alignment and one with the Staff recommended alignment. Staff recommended that the existing roadway as shown on Exhibit 7A of the SP be maintained, and the existing parallel parking on both sides of the Street remain. Improvements in the streetscape and sidewalk could be provided as described in the section related to streetscape standards, and Chapter 6.0 related to urban design guidelines, to encourage increased pedestrian use in the area. Staff had several concerns regarding narrowing Village Parkway to two lanes of traffic and adding diagonal parking. Mr. Thompson discussed traffic information. It had also been suggested that mid~block crossings be established on VP to facilitate pedestrians crossing to use businesses on either CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 520 side of the Street. Staff recommended against this because with the speed of traffic on VP and four through traffic lanes, it would not be safe for pedestrians to cross at. these locations. Vice Mayor Lockhart commented it is so long between Lewis and Dublin Boulevard that this is why people cross there. Cm. Oravetz pointed out that the number one objective of the Task Force was to make VP more pedestrian friendly. Mr. Thompson stated this is a main arterial so it takes a lot of traffic. It is a main thoroughfare. With the new freeway ramps opening up, it will get worse. Mr. Ambrose stated it is the main 4qane north/south street. Cm. McCormick stated she felt we are doing this for future uses in the area. The Post Office may not be there in the future and there may be other changes that will change the whole flavor of the area. We could include plazas and make it pedestrian friendly. We've lost our view there. Cm. Oravetz stated while he understands the concerns, he is not willing to give up on two lanes with diagonal parking on each side. Mr. Ambrose stated we need to look at ultimate goal and what we want to accomplish. Pedestrian friendly needs to be described. We have to have a median to accommodate turn lanes and pocket electrical poles. Vice Mayor Lockhart discussed access from one business to another. Cm. McCormick asked if Village Parkway is used for access to get to the freeway for an accident. Mr. Ambrose stated Village Parkway is critical for fire access to serve a portion of town. Mayor Houston asked about pictures of potential elevations that make it pedestrian oriented. Ms. Harbin stated these were the faGade improvements. A slide was shown using various periods of architecture to renovate the appearance. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 521 Cm. Zika stated he felt bump outs could be considered and we could encourage people to put different facades on their building. This is a 5~7 year plan. We should try to make it as attractive as possible and start dressing up the place to make it look pedestrian friendly and to enhance the value of the properties. Vice Mayor Lockhart stated she felt the City could do their part and then it is up to the business owners as to whether they want to participate. Things will naturally happen. Ms. Harbin talked about the downtown streetscape implementation consultant. A Parking Authority District could be considered to fund development of joint parking areas, and may be further studied by the City Council. Other options recommended by Staff to provide needed parking in the area in lieu of diagonal parking are to provide improved access to the rear of properties adjacent to the freeway corridor, and to remove barriers such as fences between parking lots by Property Owners. However, prior to implementation of any of these measures, further study of their implications would be needed. Staff recommended that a goal related to the inclusion of public art be included in the Downtown Specific Plans. This goal would be added to the goals in the VP SP under Visual Quality and Design as Goal 10 of the Plan. Ms. Harbin stated under Environmental Review, an Initial Study and Negative Declaration have been prepared in compliance with CEQA, State CEQA guidelines and City of Dublin Environmental Guidelines to identify and analyze impacts of the proposed project. A 20~day public review period commenced September 2'~d and ended September 22, 2000. This period was extended to September 26th to allow additional time for agency response. A Negative Declaration has been prepared because the project will not have a significant effect on the environment. Because of the modifications in the Specific Plans recommended by the Planning Commission, those discussed by the City Council, and also comments received from private parties, the Negative Declaration and Initial Study have been revised to address the issues raised. Regarding increases in the FARs and square footage for properties shown on the Land Use Plan for the West Dublin BART SP area, that related to Office use would generate additional traffic and result in LOS D rather than LOS C. LOS D is still an acceptable level of service under the City's standards and the mitigation measures proposed in the SP are adequate for this increase. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 522 In the Downtown Core SP area, the removal of the residential land use for senior housing would maintain the existing retail commercial type use on that portion of the Plan. The Plan would allow an increase in the FAR for the property to .40, and potentially allow development of approximately 40,000 square feet of additional retail space over that previously evaluated in the environmental document. Ms. Harbin stated in conclusion, Staff believes the three proposed Specific Hans will be effective in upgrading the downtown portion of Dublin, and each plan provides guidelines and direction toward implementing the City's vision for this area. In summary, the major issues to be considered by the Council are: West Dublin BART Specific Plan 1. Limit height in the SP area to eight stories. 2. Increase FAR for 6.98 acres of Office uses in the SP Land Use Plan from .87 to 1.00 (includes Cor~O~Van site and others). 3. Direct Staff to initiate an amendment following adoption of the proposed SP to evaluate and include the Enea properties in the planning area. 4. Defer review of a change in land use for the Crown Chevrolet property until a new development/use is proposed for the site. At that time, traffic impacts would need to be analyzed. 5. Add goal related to locating public art in visually prominent areas to the SP. Downtown Core Specific Plan 1. Remove High Density Residential for Senior Housing as a land use within the Dublin Place Shopping Center. 2. Direct Staff to evaluate potential Senior Housing sites in the downtown area as a part of the Affordable Housing Implementation Plan. 3. Add goal related to locating public art in visually prominent areas to the SP. Village Parkway 1. Maintain Village Parkway with its existing alignment (four traffic lanes and parallel parking) as recommended by Staff with streetscape improvements to be implemented according to the Plan. 2. Direct Staff to study the feasibility of mid~block crossings on VP after the adoption of the SP. 3. Add goal related to locating public art in visually prominent areas to the SP. 4. Direct Staff to evaluate possible fa9ade enhancement programs as identified in the SP after adoption of the Plan. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 523 Abe Summers, 649 Jade Place, Livermore, asked if existing land uses will be grandfathered in? Will the remodeling be mandatory? Will property owners be compelled to help fund public the improvements spoken of?. Will common parking lots be a shared district? Is retail automotive part of general retail? An auto parts store specifically. Staff responded that the public improvements will be the City's part. The City Council is looking into a parking district and hopes to resolve this. Mr. Peabody discussed 2 categories on VP. Repair shops - no proposal to change those designations. Other areas where fast foods are located or appliance stores - general commercial. Certain sites have been designated for non~automotive uses such as the old service station site on Amador Valley Boulevard at Village Parkway. Tom Odam, 7079 VP, stated he owns Lawrence Gallery and was on the Task Force. He is for adoption of the plans, but don't close the door at some future date. There's a lot of dirt alongside VP that can be used for diagonal parking, and still maintain 4 lanes. If the average speed is 31 mph, this means half the people are going faster than the speed limit. If you slow them down, they may see his business. We could amend the median height. He invited Councilmembers to come out and talk to them. They have a pedestrian friendly area at the Village Green. Build it and they will come. Jim Roachelle, 1646 North California Boulevard, Walnut Creek, stated he is with the architectural firm that owns the majority of Dublin Place Shopping Center. They have been working with Staff and are in the process of developing improvements for Copelands and the theater building now closed, and small building next to Target. He expressed concerns about redesignation due to legalities in their CC&Rs with prohibitive language that will not allow residential on this site. Capizoli is interested in looking at senior housing. They are generally encouraged by what the SP has to say, but they have questions they would like to ask later. They have concerns about redesignating this as residential and forcing this upon this parcel could create an issue for them. Vice Mayor Lockhart asked where CC&Rs stand in the big picture of zoning. Ms. Silver stated this is merely an agreement between property owners but doesn't restrict the city from rezoning property. CC&Rs can be changed. Cm. McCormick asked if there is a 50 year restriction on commercial use on the library property. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 524 Mr. Ambrose stated we have to guarantee that the building will be used for public use. They've agreed to give us the property for $1 per year. There are physical and operational issues that we will need to look at. Mayor Houston discussed the fact that all owners have to agree to a change. This would not have been considered desirable 30 years ago, but things change. Cm. Oravetz asked about what changes they are considering. Mr. Roachelle responded based on what happens tonight, they are talking with someone specific to the theater and retenanting that building. The Council discussed the possibility of adding housing to the top of the senior center and remodeling. Erin Kristad, 5000 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton, addressed the senior housing component and lack of specificity of the plan. With regard to senior housing, she is concerned that we are taking value from this property by putting a senior housing designation, but unlike eminent domain we are not paying for the property. Allowing designation on this site to go forward, it will be more difficult to get a high end retailer to come in there. Just because this is next to the senior center doesn't mean it is the best site. It's not fair for seniors to be living in a parking lot. This is not an appropriate site for seniors. Housing should stay on the other side of AVB. Regarding CC&R issues, they have been modified a number of times. They have agreed with all the property owners that they will only have retail there. Home Expo has demanded that only retail be there. She agreed with Mayor Houston's suggestion that senior housing be allowed everywhere, not just on a specific site. People who are in the business of retail will continue with retail because that's what they do. The SP is supposed to be a 5~7 year plan. In 5N7 years, there will not be senior housing on this site. It certainly needs to be looked at on other sites within the City. With regard to lack of specificity in the SP, they are concerned about some things in the plan - 20' street lamps, but then when is that going to happen? When Home Expo puts in 40' lamps, how will this work when Target puts in new ones? Contractor has been hired to plan streetscape areas. What is the status? She was told yesterday that the contractor has been instructed to do nothing until the SP has been adopted. She stated they want to be on board, but want to do this as a team effort. Mr. Peabody discussed how the process will work. We have every intention of working with the property owners. We will come up with some specific recommendations and this will come back to the City Council. Who pays~ what's priorities, etc., will need to be determined. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 525 Peter MacDonald, 400 Main Street, Heasanton, stated he was here on behalf of Robert Enea. They support Staff recommendation to go ahead and adopt West Dublin BART SP and then immediately incorporate Amador Plaza Road properties into the plan. In looking at all the things Staff is working on, they agreed to step back. He is absolutely amazed at the number of major decisions being made in Dublin. He stated he is impressed by the ability of Staff to keep up with this workload. Tyler Higgins, AMB Property Corporation, San Francisco was called on to testify, but he had left the meeting. Bob Russell, Jones Lang LaSalle, stated he had two points to discuss. Page 5 talks about height issue of hotel. FAR 1.12 but actually 1.45 was clarified. With regard to traffic lanes on St. Patrick Way and Golden Gate, he stated he respectfully disagreed with Staff. They want to get people out of their cars and walking there. When you increase the median, this takes away from what they are trying to accomplish. 68' is adequate for their project. If you expand the program to about 116', this would take 24' out of their property and they couldn't build. They recommended an alternative approach to what Staff recommended. He suggested 2 lanes be put into plan until there is some justification for a 4 lane road. Vice Mayor Lockhart asked if there is going to be another access to the hotel and high density housing other than from Golden Gate. Mr. Russell stated the residential people could utilize St. Patrick Way or Regional to get into the property. The parking structure is at the end of the cul de sac. There are 700 cars in the parking structure. Mr. Ambrose reported that Staff is meeting with BART tomorrow to discuss traffic concerns. Mayor Houston stated his concerns is the Crown and Enea property and those where we don't know what will happen and the densities. We need to make sure we have adequate roads to get everybody in and out. It will be a lot more dense than it is today. Mr. Russell stated there is a different traffic pattern from St. Patrick Way back to the BART station. His understanding is we are trying to achieve objective of getting people out of their cars and get a more pedestrian friendly environment. Richard Garienti, 8279 Rhoda Avenue, spoke regarding the senior center and housing option. There is a senior center in Union City with housing nearby. It was a federal project. We need to look at other amenities close. to senior housing. We don't want to CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 526 just shoehorn it into a parking lot just because it is close to a senior center. He stated building on top of the senior center is not an option as far as he is concerned. Look at the big picture of having senior housing in multiple areas. All seniors are not in wheelchairs. The senior center should be multiple use for a lot of activities. Mark Breazeal spoke on the VP SP. When he was running for Council a few months ago, he used to walk VP and a lot of people joked about where is downtown? It might be helpful to ask, are we looking short term or long term. When we put up the divider, this was short term. Maybe it would be better to look at this long term. He stated he was not sure where City Council is on this. With regard to pedestrian friendly, all those buildings are spaced out quite a bit. A wider sidewalk just means more walking. If you go to Alameda or SF, they have the buildings right up to the sidewalk and then they've connected the buildings. Make shorter blocks and connect buildings. If we really want something downtown, VP is probably our best bet. We need more crosswalks. Getting to the Post Office is horrendous. Why don't we extend that building? Mayor Houston explained that there is only so much the City can do. A lot is up to the property owners. Mr. Breazeal suggested bringing in the Task Force to talk about these things. He stated he wished the City Council luck on this. He doesn't want to wait 10 years for this. Mayor Houston closed the public hearing. RECESS 10:17 p.m. Mayor Houston called for a short recess. The meeting reconvened at 10:25 p.m. with all Councilmembers present. Mayor Houston stated he felt the height limitation and FAR is really what dictates this. He asked about the height of the freeway flyover. Ms. Harbin stated 8 stores is what JLL proposes for' their project and our FAR is based on the square footage. Parking structure is proposed to be 4 to 5 stories high. This would be about a maximum of 95 feet. Cm. Oravetz stated he thought he read the flyover was going to be 8 5 feet. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 527 Mayor Houston stated he likes Staffs recommendations and he's interested in seeing how it works out with JLL on the width of the streets. Will the width come back to the City Council? How will this be dealt with? Mr. Thompson stated the plan they would adopt for the ultimate configuration would be 4 lanes. Mr. Ambrose stated they are also releasing a supplemental EIR with comment period open. Staff will be meeting with BART to make sure this works for all concerned. Mayor Houston asked how the FAR of 1.45 is calculated. Ms. Harbin advised that they came up with 1.12 by taking the entire area of the site, including parking structure and divided into that the square footage of their usable space, residential and hotel. We don't use the square footage of the parking structure. Mayor Houston stated he wanted to make sure everybody is on the same page with this. He agreed with Staff recommendation with regard to senior housing. We need to be aggressive with our inclusionary housing money in January or February. Cm. Zika stated he agreed with everything except designating senior housing. 'He wants to see senior housing stay on the Copeland site. He would like to see if we can come up with an alternative. Mayor Houston discussed several potential sites for senior housing and stated he felt there's half a dozen sites where it can work. The Expo Design Center doesn't want housing there, but rather retail to create more foot traffic. There are opportunities in the downtown. The first will be market oriented. When we get money, we can encourage participation for senior housing. Vice Mayor Lockhart stated she has always been interested in seeing housing in the downtown. This SP is really for the next 5 to 7 years. In this time, they are not going to drop the use, so she stated she did not want to dig in her heels when there are other options. If all else fails, eminent domain is a possibility. We are not ready to do this, though. We can explore a lot of options. She agreed that we cannot get this done within the next 5 to 7 years and should consider other alternatives. She stated she has a hard time making a decision on 4 lanes versus 2 lanes. What are we giving up as a community and how important is this? There needs to be more discussion with the traffic engineers on this. She would like to hear more before she decides. Leave it at 2 lanes for right now. She stated she doesn't think diagonal parking will work on Village Parkway right now, until we have another way of moving emergency vehicles from CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 528 north to south. We can widen the sidewalks and talk to businesses about facades. We should try and find a way to accommodate people crossing the street. She likes the idea of a parking district. We could also look at taking a road right off Amador Plaza and running it through the back of the property. Cm. McCormick stated she was concerned about PFRS, but was encouraged by commitment of the City Council to find senior housing in the City. At the BART Station, she stated she would really want 2 lanes to make it more of a village look. Staff recommendation was to go with 4 lanes, but let JLL make their case for 2. Cm. Zika stated he would support planning it for 4 lanes, and let them come up with their argument for 2 lanes. Mr. Ambrose stated once you design it, and if you give up 4 lanes, it is gone once they build their project. Ms. Harbin stated the existing area on Golden Gate is wide enough, but you wouldn't have any parking on the street. Cm. McCormick stated she liked Mr. Odam's comments. He has the right attitude and felt we are moving in the right direction. Cm. Oravetz stated he agreed with comments on Village Parkway. We should look at diagonal lanes in the future. He opposed the 8 stories limit. He could support-10 stories with tradeoffs. Don't tie our hands and say 8 stories or less. Two lanes on Golden Gate sounds fine to him. He really wants to see senior housing on the Copeland site. We've always said senior housing near the senior center. He stated he begrudgingly agreed with Staff and that housing across the street may work. Vice Mayor Lockhart pointed out the fact that this site was empty for a long time. We should be grateful we now have landowners willing to improve the site. Ms. Silver suggested that the Council look at pages 12 and 13 of the Staff Report to assist with making motions. On motion of Cm. Zika, seconded by Cm. McCormick, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 529 RESOLUTION NO. 226 - 00 ADOPTING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE WEST DUBLIN BART SPECIFIC PLAN, DOWNTOWN CORE SPECIFIC PLAN, AND THE VILLAGE PARKWAY SPECIFIC PLAN PA 99-054, PA 99-055, AND PA 99-056 Cm. Oravetz requested that we don't limit height. Cm. McCormick stated she was concerned with aestethics. Mayor Houston stated he felt every project could be looked at. Mr. Peabody stated we have a plan in existence that sets height at 45'. We need to have how high is high determined. He urged the City Council to set a height limit. Mr. Ambrose stated guidelines could be modified in the future as specific situations come up. It is helpful for applicants to know what the City Council feels comfortable with. Cm. Zika proposed adoption of the Resolution limiting height to 8 stories in the West BART Specific Plan. The Council agreed to both items recommended by Staff and with Staffs recommendation for 4 lanes on Golden Gate Drive. On motion of Cm. Zika, seconded by Cm. Oravetz, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 227- 00 ADOPTING THE WEST DUBLIN BART SPECIFIC PLAN AND REPEALING PORTIONS OF THE 1987 DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN FOR PA 99-056 and RESOLUTION NO. 228- 00 ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL PLAN ADDING A MIXED USE LAND USE DESIGNATION, INCREASING MAXIMUM FARs, AND MODIFYING LAND USES WITHIN THE WEST DUBLIN BART SPECIFIC PLAN AREA FOR PA 99-056 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 530 With regard to the Downtown SP, Cm. Zika stated he thought there was a consensus on everything except he holds out on the senior housing. On motion of Vice Mayor Lockhart, seconded by Cm. Oravetz, and by majority vote, the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 229- 00 ADOPTING THE DOWNTOWN CORE SPECIFIC PLAN (WITHOUT SENIOR HOUSING) AND REPEALING PORTIONS OF THE 1987 DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN PA 99-055, CITY OF DUBLIN Cm. Zika voted in opposition to the motion. On motion of Vice Mayor Lockhart, seconded by Cm. McCormick, and by majority vote, the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 230- 00 ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL PLAN ADDING A MIXED USE LAND USE DESIGNATION, INCREASING MAXIMUM FARs, AND MODIFYING LAND USES WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN CORE SPECIFIC PLAN AREA PA 99-055, CITY OF DUBLIN (WITHOUT HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ON 1.69 ACRES) Cm. Zika voted in opposition to the motion. Village Parkway Specific Ran: On motion of Cm. Zika, seconded by Cm. McCormick, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 231 -00 ADOPTING THE VILLAGE PARKWAY SPECIFIC PLAN AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF AND REPEALING PORTIONS OF THE 1987 DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN PA 99-054, CITY OF DUBLIN On motion of Cm. Zika, seconded Vice Mayor Lockhart, and by unanimous vote, the Council directed Staff: 1 ) to initiate an amendment to include the Enea property in the West Dublin BART Specific Plan after the adoption of this Plan; 2) to include evaluation of potential sites for Senior Housing with the downtown area within the scope of the CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 531 Affordable Housing Implementation Han now being prepared; and 3) to evaluate possible Hoot Area Ratio amendments for the Crown Chevrolet property in the West Dublin BART SF area when a specific development plan is formally proposed for the property. REQUEST FOR AUDIBLE PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS (APS) AT DUBLIN BOULEVARD AND SAN RAMON ROAD INTERSECTION 11:03 p.m. 7.1 (590~40) No Staff Report was presented. The City Council recently requested that Staff provide cost figures for providing accessible (audible) pedestrian signals at the Dublin Boulevard/Golden Gate Drive and Dublin Boulevard/San Ramon Road intersections. The APS have already been installed at Dublin Boulevard/Golden Gate Drive as part of a current Capital improvement Project. The report prepared by Staff identified other intersections that would benefit from APS in the downtown area. The cost of installing APS ranges from about $2,500 to $5,000 per intersection, depending on the configuration and the type of equipment used. The cost of installing the recommended type at the Dublin Boulevard/San Ramon Road intersection is estimated at $3,800. The total estimated cost to include the 7 intersections in the downtown area that do not already have APS would be approximately $25,100. The adopted budget for FY 2000~200I does not include funds for this purpose. On motion of Vice Mayor Lockhart, seconded by Cm. Oravetz, and by unanimous vote, the Council directed Staff to include funding for the APS in the FY 2001 ~02 Budget. 2001 GOALS & OBJECTIVES MEETING & BUDGET STUDY SESSION 11:04 p.m. 8.1 (100~80) Mayor Houston stated annually, the City Council holds a special meeting to define the City's Goals & Objectives for the upcoming year. This meeting is generally held in late February or early March in order to provide adequate time for the City Manager and City CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 532 Staff to incorporate the Councirs direction regarding G&O for the upcoming year into the Budget. Mr. Ambrose stated Staff requested direction from the Council to determine if the same approach used in establishing the City's G&O in 2000 should be used for 2001. Staff also requested that the City Council establish a date for a special meeting during the week of March 12, 2001 and determine if the Budget Study Session should be held on the same date as the G&O meeting or at a separate meeting. The Councirs regular meeting dates in March will be on the 6m and 20th. Mr. Ambrose reviewed the process used in the past. The Council indicated they liked the format used in the past and also requested that food be provided. Mayor Houston advised that he will be traveling to Japan that week, and will be gone March 6th through 16th. Mr. Ambrose suggested March 19th. Staff pointed out that March 19th is a P&CS Commission meeting. When asked about the availability of March 21 st, Vice Mayor Lockhart stated there is a Waste Management meeting at 5 p.m. Staff was requested to try and schedule the meeting on Monday, March 19th, beginning at 6 p.m. Cm. Zika advised that he has some travel plans, but will let Staff know his schedule. 2001 ST. PATRICK'S DAY FESTIVAL ARTWORK AND ROAD CLOSURES 11:08 p.m. 8.2 (950~40) Recreation Supervisor Paul McCreary presented the Staff Report and advised that the 18th Annual St. Patrick's Day Festival will be held the weekend of March 17~18, 2001. Staff requested that the Council review conceptual drawings for the festival artwork. Mr. McCreary discussed Road closures and advised that the locations of the festival, parade and fun run will be the same as last year. The festival will be held on Amador Valley Boulevard between Regional Street and Donohue Drive, and includes the eastern half of the Shamrock Village Shopping Center parking lot. The parade will be staged on Areadot Plaza Road between Dublin Boulevard and AVB. The parade route will begin on CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 533 Dublin Boulevard at Amador Haza Road, head east to VP, north to AVB, and west to Donohue Drive where it will disperse into the Target parking lot. The Fun Run will start on AVB at Regional Street. Runners will head west on AVB to San Ramon Road, north to Bellina Drive, and south through the residential neighborhoods to finish in the Shamrock Village Shopping Center parking lot. Pre and post race actMties will be held in the Shamrock Village Shopping Center. Cm. Zika asked if they had color examples of the sketches. Terry Pimsleur showed some past conceptual drawings and the finished products. The Council indicated they liked the saxophone sketch, but would like to see the Leprechaun be made to look friendlier. On motion of Cm. Zika, seconded by Cm. McCormick, and by unanimous vote, the Council selected the artwork with the saxophone and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 232- 00 AUTHORIZING TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURES FOR THE 200t ST. PATRICK'S DAY FESTIVAL, PARADE, AND SHAMROCK 5K FUN RUN & WALK REPORT ON RELOCATING THE DUBLIN POST OFFICE TO A LARGER FACILITY IN EASTERN DUBLIN 11:13 p.m. 8.3 (610-80) No Staff Report was presented. Mayor Houston stated he requested that a letter be sent to Alameda County to discuss the possibility of designating a portion of their government use property in eastern Dublin as a future post office site. In order to expedite this process and discuss possible solutions to the current situation, a meeting has been scheduled in February between the City of Dublin, Ellen Tauscher's Office, the Dublin Chamber of Commerce and the U. S. Post Office. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 534 Mayor Houston stated he felt this issue is getting more and more crucial. Space and lack of funding to accommodate a growing area is a big problem. The government property is starting to go away. This is our last hope of getting a good size post office in Dublin. He gets his mail late quite often. Vice Mayor Lockhart stated the Board of Supervisors looked at the juvenile facility today, and asked if they made a decision. Mr. Ambrose stated they authorized Staff to begin investigating the use of the 12 acre site on the corner of Gleason Road. He asked if the Council would like this topic added to the next agenda for discussion? He will set up a meeting with the CAO and look at some of the types of uses there. They were talking about eliminating the berm that separates the jail from residences. Vice Mayor Lockhart asked if there are other parcels designated for public use in east Dublin? Mr. Ambrose stated nothing of this magnitude. The total site there is 40 acres. Cm. Oravetz asked if the design of a juvenile hall would come before the Hanning Commission. Mr. Ambrose stated yes, but an SDR does not normally come before the City Council. The Council agreed that Staff should bring back the juvenile facility for discussion at a future meeting. On motion of Cm. Zika, seconded by Cm. McCormick, and by unanimous vote, the Council authorized Staff to send the letter related to the Post Office with the Mayor's signature to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. OTHER BUSINESS 11:20 p.m. Mr; Ambrose reported that the City had received a response from the League of California Cities regarding our letter on critical habitat issues. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 535 Cm. McCormick requested definitions related to the Heritage Tree Ordinance. There am so many ambiguities. Could we have definitions for City Council to look at? Preserve and protect would be one term. Cm. McCormick and Cm. Zika wished everyone a happy holiday season and safe and sane new year. Cm. Oravetz commented that his son Greg was in Angela Ramirez's civics class. This year it was an eye opening event. He thanked her for inspiring the kids. Vice Mayor Lockhart stated she agreed with Cm. Oravetz on Angela's ability to excite students on the civic process. Tim Sbranti is another great teacher. We are proud of these teachers. Mayor Houston closed the meeting and stated this was a great year for Dublin. ADJOURNMENT 11.1 Them being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 11:22 p.m. ATTEST: CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 19 REGULAR MEETING December 19, 2000 PAGE 536