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AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: December 22, 1986
SUBJECT Report from City Manager regarding Downtown
Improvement Study Committee
EXHIBITS ATTACHED Minutes from City Council Meeting of April 8, 1985
RECOMMENDATION /. Approve extension of Downtown Improvement Study
Committee to May 1, 1987
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None at this time
DESCRIPTION In accordance with City Council direction, Staff has
reviewed the minutes related to the formation of the downtown Improvement
Study Committee . The minutes of the April 8, 1985 City Council meeting
indicate that the City Council intended to disband the Downtown Improvement
Study Committee by November, 1986 .
The Committee and Staff are finalizing the Downtown Policy recommendations
and implementation strategies . Staff anticipates that the Committee will be
prepared to report to the Planning Commission in March, 1987 and the City
Council in April, 1987 .
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ITEM NO. 4@
majority of the City' s recreation programs. The operating costs through
February are $37,854 and the revenue $48,147. The net gain to the City is
$10, 293 •
Cm. Moffatt questioned how. the Park & Recreation Commission felt about this
renewal . Recreation Director Lowart explained that this issue is on the Park
& Recreation Commission' s agenda 'for the following night , but Commissioners
have indicated in past discussions that they are in favor of renewing the
lease .
Cm. Vonheeder questioned if the City had considered a longer lease option.
On motion of Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Hegarty, and by unanimous vote , the
Council directed Staff to notify the Dublin San Ramon Services District of
the City' s desire to renew the lease on Shannon Center for the 1985-86 Fiscal
Year. The Council also directed Staff to advise DSRSD of their interest in a
lease for longer than a one year period.
DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT STUDY & COMMITTEE
During the City' s 1985 Goals & Objectives Study Session, the City Council
identified the development of a Downtown Improvement Plan and Ad Hoc
Downtown Improvement Committee as a goal which the City should pursue . The
City Council also allocated $50,000 in the 1984-85 budget for the purpose of
securing the professional services of a contract urban designer to assist in
the development of a plan for the City ' s downtown area.
The Council identified the area to be studied as part of the downtown
improvement plan as being the area approved on Exhibit 2 , as recommended by
the Planning Commission, but also to include the shopping center containing
Fandango ' s and the old site of the Alpha Beta market .
The Council agreed to form a blue-ribbon ad hoc downtown improvement
committee to consist of 11 members . The method agreed upon will be for each
City Councilmember to appoint two members to the committee , one member from
the business community and one member from the residential community. The
appointments to this committee are to be made at the first City Council
meeting in May. It was also agreed that the Chamber of Commerce should be
invited to appoint a member for the committee with full voting rights .
Cm. Vonheeder felt that intense Planning Commission involvement is critical .
Cm. Jeffery felt a time limit should be put on the Committee with an ending
date of November, 1986.
Mayor Snyder felt the residential committee members should be appointed from
the 5 basic areas of the City.
The Council concurred with the means of dividing up the City into 5 areas
and drew numbers to determine from which area their appointment was to be
made .
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Cm. Jeffery' s appointment will be from the area west :of°:San Ramon Road. Cm.
Moffatt ' s appointment will be from the area north -of 'Amador Valley Boulevard
and east of San Ramon Road. Mayor Snyder' s appointment will be the area
east of I-680 and west of Village Parkway. Cm. Hegarty's.-appointment will
be from the area near Dublin High School, north of Amador Valley Boulevard,
east of Village Parkway. Cm. Vonheeder' s appointment will be from the Echo
Park area near Wells and Cronin Park, south of AmadorValley Boulevard. The
Council suggested- that Staff publicize the fact that,',-.the 'Council is looking
for people to serve on this committee.
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Cm. Moffatt questioned the involvement of various merchant ' s associations on
this committee. Since all the meetings will be public-.meetings, anyone can
provide input . However, the Council felt that in order to reach any kind of
a consensus , the number of committee members should be-`limited.
Cm. Jeffery requested that Staff notify the merchant's':associations of this
committee being formed. City Manager Ambrose reported!that he and Mr. Tong
would sit on the committee as staff advisors.
The City Council directed Staff to work with the committee in developing a
scope of services for a project consultant. The scope of services should be
presented to the City Council for its approval prior to entering into the
contract with the consultant .
Upon completion of the committee ' s report , that report would be reviewed and
acted upon by the Planning Commission and subsequently by the City Council .
On motion of Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Hegarty, and by majority vote , the
Council agreed to form an 11 member committee that will cease to exist in
November, 1986. Voting NO on this motion was Cm. Moffatt .
RECESS
A short recess was called . All Councilmembers were present when the meeting
was reconvened .
LANDSCAPING SCHEMATICS
SAN RAMON ROAD & VILLAGE PARKWAY (NORTH OF AVB)
As part of the 5 Year Capital Improvement Program, Staff has begun the de-
sign of landscape improvements on San Ramon Road and Village Parkway. The
elements included are the use of interlocking paving stones and the plant-
ing of trees and shrubs . A determination is required as to whether ground
cover or lawn should be established on the center medians. A third option
is to design the project with a combination of grass and ground cover.
Ken Hansen of Hansen Babcock made a slide presentation, illustrating various
types of ground covers and trees that they would propose to use in Dublin.
Their selections were based on those trees that are the most drought
resistent , plus are able to stand up to the wind. Mr. Hansen recommended
using lawn in the residential parkway areas , but did not recommend using lawn
in the commercial areas due to the logistics of trying to maintain the
medians on busy streets .
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