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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 8.4 BART Extension Pleasanton/Livermore Route X00 -� � CITY OF DUBLIN AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: January 23 , 1984 SUBJECT BART Pleasanton-Livermore Route Extension EXHIBITS ATTACHED Draft Resolution will be presented to City Council at the meeting RECOMMENDATION Consider adoption of resolution FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None DESCRIPTION On January 18 , 1984 Mayor Snyder from the City of Dublin, Cm. Mercer from the City of Pleasanton and Cm. Weiskamp from the City of Livermore heard public testimony and discussed the potential for all 3 Cities agreeing on the extension of a BART line to the Valley area. All representatives at the meeting agreed that it was important for the Valley to present a unified position to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission Executive Committee at its hearing on January 26 , 1984 . Each of the representatives agreed to bring the following concepts back to their respective City Council ' s for consideration by the full Council of each City: 1 ) The Valley should have 2 stations built in the first phase in addition to the Bay Fair Station. The first station would be located on I-580 between Dublin and Stoneridge . The second station would be located in the vicinity of the Hacienda Interchange . 2 ) That the Cities of Dublin and Pleasanton would support the City of Livermore ' s position with respect to the routing of a BART line provided that the BART line would follow route I-580 to at least the eastern City limits of the City of Pleasanton . On Friday morning the City Manager will be meeting with the City Managers of Pleasanton and Livermore to assist in drafting the necessary resolution for the City Councils to adopt. A copy of that resolution will be made available to the City Council at the Monday night meeting. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- COPIES TO: ITEM NO. 6 • y RESOLUTION NO. - 84 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN -------------------------------------- AGREEING TO SUPPORT THE CITY OF LIVERMORE PREFERRED BART RAIL ALIGNMENT EAST OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON CITY LIMITS WHEREAS, the Bay Area Rapid Transit District has included several alternative routes for the BART rail alignment east of Pleasanton; and WHEREAS, Phase II of the Livermore-Pleasanton extension is not expected to be completed until sometime after the completion of Phase I ; and WHEREAS , the City of Livermore has not made a final decision on the exact rail alignment east of Pleasanton. NOW, THEREFORE, BT IT RESOLVED that the Dublin City Council does hereby resolve that the City Council will support the City of Livermore ' s BART rail alignment when such alignment has been selected and approved by the Livermore City Council for Phase II of the Livermore-Pleasanton extension. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of January, 1984 . AYES : NOES : ABSENT: Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk D RESOLUTION NO. - 84 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN -------------------------------------- A RESOLUTION OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITIES OF LIVERMORE,- DUBLIN AND PLEASANTON ON RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO THE LIVERMORE-PLEASANTON BART RAPID EXTENSION STUDY WHEREAS , the Bay Area Rapid Transit District has prepared a Livermore-Pleasanton Extension Study which evaluates new alternative alignments , and station/yard locations ; and WHEREAS, the Bay Area Rapid Transit District held a public hearing at the Alameda County Fairgrounds on January 17 , 1984 , to receive comments from the public on the Livermore-Pleasanton Extension Study; and WHEREAS, representatives from the City Councils of Livermore, Dublin and Pleasanton met on January 18 , 1984 , to hear additional public comments and to discuss the alternative alignments and station locations in the Livermore-Amador Valley; and WHEREAS, the Council representatives at the January 18 , 1984 , joint meeting did reach an agreement on the preferred alignment and location of stations that would best serve the residents and businesses in the Livermore-Amador Valley. NOW, THEREFORE, BT IT RESOLVED that the Dublin City Council does hereby join with the Cities of Livermore and Pleasanton and resolves that : Section 1 . The City Council strongly supports the immediate extension of BART rail service to the Livermore-Amador Valley. Section 2 . Th"e Livermore-Pleasanton Extension be included in Stage I of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission ' s New Rail Transit Starts and Extensions . Section 3 . The preferred rail route through the Valley for Phase I of the extension is the I-580 alignment at least to the eastern limits of the City of Pleasanton. Section 4 . Three stations be included in the Phase I extension at the following locations : a. Castro Valley b. Near the Stoneridge Mall, between Dublin and Pleasanton c . In the vicinity of the future Hacienda Drive interchange Section 5 . BART proceed with the immediate acquisition of station sites in the Valley. Section 6 . The Mayor is authorized to sign the attached joint letter from the Cities of Livermore, Dublin and Pleasanton to the Bay Area Rapid Transit District and Metropolitan Transportation Commission indicating our agreement on the items included in Sections 1 through 5 of this resolution. Section 7 . This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of January, 1984 , by the following vote : AYES : NOES : ABSENT : Mayor ATTEST: '