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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4.01 Approve 03-21-1985 and 03-25-1985 Minutes i SPECIAL MEETING - MARCH 21 , 1985 An adjourned regular special meeting of the City Council of the City of Dublin was held -on Thursday , March 21 , 1985 , at Stafford ' s Restaurant , 6960 Amador Plaza Road , Dublin , CA 94568 • The meeting, coordinated by the. City ! of Dublin, was a joint Council meeting with the Cities of Danville , { Livermore , Pleasanton and San Ramon. I The topic of discussion was transportation issues which have regional effects on the Valley Cities . Each Mayor introduced representatives from their respective Cities . Representatives from each City discussed those transportation and circulation issues which were of concern to their respective Cities . It was agreed that the City of Pleasanton would host the next joint meeting, to be held on May 23 , 1985 • ADJOURNMENT There being no further discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 9: 30 p.m. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk i CM-4-58 Adjourned Regular Meeting March 21, 1985 ITEM NO . �" • REGULAR MEETING - March 25 , 1985 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Dublin was held on Monday , March 25 , 1985 in the meeting room of the Dublin Library . The meeting was called to order at 7 : 35 p.m. by Mayor Peter Snyder. ROLL CALL .PRESENT: Councilmembers Hegarty, Jeffery, Moffatt , Vonheeder and Mayor . Snyder. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Mayor led the Council , Staff and those present in the pledge of alleg- iance to the flag. CONSENT CALENDAR Staff requested that Item 4 . 5 dealing with the acceptance of right-of-way dedication at 7900 Dublin Boulevard (Blancarte Building) be removed and postponed until a future meeting . On motion of Cm. Moffatt , seconded by Cm. Vonheeder, and by unanimous vote , the following were approved : Minutes of Regular Meeting of March 11 , 1985 (with correction of name spelling on Page 51 ) ; Warrant Register in the amount of $123 ,012 .17; Financial Report for Period Ending January 31 , 1985 ; Financial Report for Period Ending February 28 , 1985 ; RESOLUTION NO. 16 - 85 ACCEPTANCE OF PARCEL MAP NO. 4050 / RESOLUTION NO. 17 - 85 AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A CLAIM WITH THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION FOR ALLOCATION OF TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1985-86 CM-4-59 Regular Meeting March 25, 1985 On motion of Cm. Moffatt , seconded by Cm. Jeffery, and by unanimous vote , the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 1$ - 85 SUPPORTING LEGISLATION WHICH WILL REFORM TORT' LIABILITY LAWS AND INVESTIGATION OF A LEAGUE SPONSORED INSURANCE POOLING ARRANGEMENT Cm. Moffatt stated he would like to see Governor Deukmejian added to the list of those to whom the City would writing letters . BART EXPRESS BUS PLANS Cm. Jeffery reported that plans to streamline the BART bus service will result in the elimination of 8 of 9 bus stops within the City of Dublin, and therefore , all but eliminate any local bus service . Representatives from BART indicated that the modification of service would be accomplished in two phases , in September and December of 1985 . They also indicated that they were considering the development of ' park & ride ' lots to facilitate this express bus service . The Cities of Dublin and Pleasanton are presently working to develop a local bus service which would be coordinated with the City of Livermore . The Cities are close to agreement on the development of a Joint Powers Authority which would operate the local bus system. It is anticipated that this service will be in place by February 1 , 1986. City Council consensus was to encourage the BART Board to delay implementation of the BART express bus modifications until that time . The City Council also expressed the desire to encourage BART to closely consider any opportunities for the development of a park & ride lot within the City of Dublin. Presently , commuters who are utilizing the BART express bus service have a very difficult time finding areas to park within the City. This situation will become exacerbated as on-street parking on Dublin' s major arterials is eliminated in order to accommodate greater traffic volumes . The City should also remind BART that the City of Dublin, with its large retail base has contributed greatly to the BART Transportation Program with sales tax revenue generated within the City.- Cm. Jeffery suggested Dublin request a BAR so that we will know exactly what they are spending on the express bus in Dublin. City Staff was also directed to look into alternatives for the 1/2¢ tax that Valley residents have been paying for many many years , and also the possibi'li.ty of succession from the BART district . Assistant City Attorney Silver indicated she would look into the matter and report back to the Council . CM-4-60 Regular Meeting March 25 , 1985 AFTER SCHOOL RECREATION PROGRAM At the City Council meeting of November 26, 1984 , the Council agreed that the current fee based After School Recreation Program should continue with an extension of hours beginning in January. The Council also agreed to the _ concept of a free nonstructured playground program which would be initiated in the spring and would operate after school and on holidays . Staff felt that with the introduction of the nonstructured Playground Program, the fee based After School Recreation Program could see a slight decrease in enrollment . However, eliminating the program at this time may result in a hardship on families that are presently using the program, in that it would be difficult for parents to find alternative day care for their children between now and the end of the school year. Cm. Moffatt questioned what the Park & Recreation Commission recommended . Recreation Director Lowart advised that the P&R Commission recommended continuing the program only through April . On motion of Cm. Hegarty , seconded by Cm. Moffatt , and by unanimous vote , the Council agreed that the After School Recreation Program be continued for the remainder of the school year to run concurrently with the nonstructured Playground Program; and the effectiveness of the program be re-evaluated at that time . STATUS REPORT MAJOR STREET REHABILITATION PROJECT City Manager Ambrose reported that the major street rehabilitation project is nearing completion but has been recently delayed due to the relocation of two PG&E poles in the median of Village Parkway at Amador Valley Boulevard needed to extend the left turn bay . PG&E , in designing the relocation, has reported that because of the misalignment of poles , additional support poles guy-wired across the street would be 'needed. As this would further clutter the area which the City is proposing to beautify, alternate methods of handling the traffic problem were reviewed . The most acceptable solution is to make the inside through lane an optional through or left turn lane . The City' s Traffic Engineer reviewed this plan, and since the traffic is nearly evenly split between the through and left turn movements , this will work as well as the left turn extension solution proposed in the project until freeway ramps are constructed on Amador Valley Boulevard. J The revision will require a few hundred dollars worth of signing, striping, and signal phasing changes ; however, the City will save about $19,000 of the project cost ($6/ paid by FAU funds) . On motion of Cm. Jeffery , seconded by Cm. Hegarty , and by unanimous vote , the Council approve dthis modification to the Major Street Rehabilitation project and direct Staff to proceed to make the necessary traffic improvements to complete the alternate plan. CM-4-61 Regular Meeting March 25 , 1985 OTHER BUSINESS . SB 1051 (Lockyer Bill) City Manager Ambrose reported that , according to a League Bulletin this bill would prohibit the incorporation or annexation of property if the area involved in the incorporation or annexation is more than 50% government- owned . The prohibition is absolute without regard to the appropriateness of the incorporation or annexation. The bill arbitrarily removes all discretion from LAFCOs , without regard to the merits of a proposal . Because of the fact that it appears that Dublin has been singled out , consensus of the Council directed Staff to write a very strongly worded letter opposing this bill . Ridgeland Park Meeting City Manager Ambrose reported that there would be a public hearing at the Shannon Community Center the following evening, regarding the proposed ridgeland park. The projection of the average cost to taxpayers will be $24 to $36 per year added to their tax bill to pay for this park. Council felt that this tax should be spread throughout the entire East Bay System, rather than just the Valley Cities . Everyone would benefit from the park, but only the Valley would pay for it . Mayor Snyder stated that about 1% years ago , the Dublin City Council did not accept the proposal , and felt that this position still stood . Several Councilmembers indicated they would attend the meeting as concerned citizens . Camp Parks New Commandant City Manager reported that Lt . Colonel Joe Pelligreno is the new commander in charge at Camp Parks . Fire Study & Other Services Provided by DSRSD City Manager Ambrose reported that last Thursday, the Local Agency Formation Commission held a hearing regarding the review of the services provided by the Dublin San/ Ramon Services District . They have basically adopted the position that the City of Dublin has taken with regard to studying the services and encouraging San Ramon to participate . They adopted without comment the Scope of Services of the Fire S':.udy. CM--4-62 Regular Meeting March 25 , 1985 Transportation Financing The major transportation finance bill before the State Legislature is SB 290 (Foran) . This bill would increase the gas tax and truck weight fees and provide a mechanism to trigger future increases . The League has advised the City that if the provisions in SB 290 were in effect in 1984-85 , the City would receive an additional appropriation of approximately $173 ,000 in gas tax funds . The proposed legislation was heard before the Senate Transportation Committee on March 19th. The vote was postponed . It appears that some opposition is a result of the Governor' s commitment to veto any tax increase . Therefore , the League and other supporters have urged cities to take a position. Senate Constitutional Amendment 12 (SCA 12) , which is also authored by Senator Foran would authorize a local increase in gas taxes. The increase would be imposed by counties and would require a 2/3 vote of the County Board of Supervisors . This involves a change in the State Constitution and would be placed on the ballot in June of 1986. The measure would require a majority vote in the statewide election. The League is confident that the implementing legislation would require approval by a majority of the population before an increase could be imposed by the County Board of Supervisors . The League of Cities is stressing the importance of securing approval of the gas tax increase . However, MTC has also noted the potential impact of federal budget cuts . They have suggested that cities request a freeze in the current transit funding. The note that President Reagan' s budget requests a reduction in some programs by as much as 50%. One alternative to a freeze on transportation funding is to request that all programs receive equal budget reductions . MTC has urged local officials to take a position and advise federal representatives . On motion of Cm. Vonheeder, seconded by Cm. Jeffery, and by unanimous vote , the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 19 - 85 URGING THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE TO INCREASE TRANSPORTATION REVENUES / New Employee City Manager Ambrose reported that the City had recently hired Cindy Benson to fill the Recreation Supervisor position. Ms . Benson is currently working for the Town of Moraga and will be starting to work the second week in April . CM-4-63 Regular Meeting March 25, 1985 Dougherty Hills Open Space Cm. Moffatt questioned when the Council would hear this issue , as it stated in the minutes that it was to be on the March 25th agenda . On motion of Cm. Moffatt , seconded by Cm. Hegarty, and by unanimous vote , the Council agreed to continue this item indefinitey. ABAG General Assembly Cm. Moffatt reported that he had attended the General Assembly meeting and that the dues will be increased . There were 3 votes against the increase , Dublin being one . The non-profit organizations were approved to become members . _X_ City Flag Mayor Snyder questioned the Council to determine if there was interest to pursue the designing of a City flag. No one indicated an interest to pursue . ADJOURNMENT .There being no further business to come before the Council , the meeting was adjourned at 8 : 20 p .m. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk CM-4-64 Regular Meeting March 25, 1985