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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4.01 Approve 04-13-1992 Minutes (2) REGULAR MEETING - April 13, 1992 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Dublin was held on Monday, April 13 , 1992 , in the Council Chambers of the Dublin Civic Center. The meeting was called to order at 7 :35 p.m. , by Mayor Snyder. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmembers Howard, Jeffery, Moffatt and Mayor Snyder. ABSENT: Councilmember Burton. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (610-20) Life Scout Jason Parkey, from Troop 905 led the Council, Staff and those present in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Jason stated he had been on two 30 mile backpacking trips which were a lot of fun. He looks forward to earning 2 more badges before he gets to the rank of Eagle Scout. SAVE THE BAY ON EARTH DAY PROCLAMATION (610-50) Mayor Snyder read a Proclamation which designated April 25th as the beginning of a committed effort to save the Bay by stopping stormwater pollution and to promote proper use of storm drains. April 25th was proclaimed as "Save the Bay on Earth Day", and a festival will be held at Lake Merritt's Lakeside Park on that day. The Proclamation was given to Mark Hicks, Engineering Technician, who is coordinating the program on behalf of the City. Mark stated he had just watched a program on the Discovery channel which dealt with pollution and how it affects wildlife in the seas. There is a need to clean up the water that goes into the Bay and this is the beginning of a 5 year project. ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR PROCLAMATION (610-50) Mayor Snyder read a Proclamation to the Dublin-San Ramon Lions Club, one of the groups selected as Dublin's Organization of the Year. The Lions Club was commended for their dedicated volunteers who have given so generously of their time and effort to the development of the handicapped playground improvements at Kolb Park. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ® ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ CM - VOL 11 - 140 Regular Meeting April 13, 1992 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- COPIES TO: ITEM NO. Because no one was present from the Lions Club to accept the proclamation, Mayor Snyder asked Cm. Moffatt who is also a Lion, to deliver it to the group. ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR PROCLAMATION (610-50) Mayor Snyder read and presented a Proclamation to the Dublin 4-H Club, the second group selected as Dublin's Organization of the Year. This 4-H Club consists of 43 youngsters ranging in age from 9 to 18. They have participated in many projects, including decorating the Civic Center area with red ribbons for Red Ribbon Week, collecting discarded Christmas trees which were used to create protective reefs for baby fish at the Del Valle Reservoir, and sewing dozens of teddy bears for use by emergency agencies to give to children in crisis. CITIZEN OF THE YEAR PROCLAMATION (610-50) Mayor Snyder read and presented a Proclamation to Claudia McCormick, Dublin's Citizen of the Year. Claudia was instrumental in the formation of the Dublin Sister City Association, is a member of the Lights of the Valley Committee of Hope Hospice, and has been a member of the Dublin Soroptimist International since 1983 . She also writes a weekly, "Around Dublin" column for the Valley Times which correctly identifies Dublin as a loving, caring City full of interesting people and organizations. CONSENT CALENDAR On motion of Cm. Moffatt, seconded by Cm. Jeffery, and by unanimous vote (Cm. Burton absent) , the Council took the following actions: Approved Minutes of Regular Meeting of March 23 , 1992 (Mayor Snyder abstained from voting on the Minutes only as he was not present at the meeting) ; Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 32 - 92 DIRECTING PREPARATION OF ANNUAL REPORT FOR STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 83-1 (360-50) Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 33 - 92 DIRECTING PREPARATION OF ANNUAL REPORT FOR TRACT 4719 LANDSCAPING & LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 83-2 (360-20) ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ CM - VOL 11 - 141 Regular Meeting April 13, 1992 Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 34 - 92 DIRECTING PREPARATION OF ANNUAL REPORT FOR TRACT 5511 LANDSCAPING & LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 86-1 (360-20) Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 35 - 92 AWARDING PURCHASE ORDER FOR INFIELD MIX FOR 90' BASEBALL DIAMOND PROJECT AT MURRAY SCHOOL TO C. L. SMITH TRUCKING COMPANY $9,093 (600-30) Adopted RESOLUTION NO. - 36 - 92 AWARDING CONTRACT 92-03 DUBLIN BOULEVARD BRIDGE DECK REPAIR, PHASE I TO AMERICAN GROUTING $12,127 (600-30) Authorized City Staff to advertise Contract 92-08 (600-30) , Annual Slurry Seal Program, for bids; Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 37 - 92 APPROVING AGREEMENT WITH BSK & ASSOCIATES FOR SOILS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING AND OBSERVATION FOR DUBLIN BOULEVARD EXTENSION FROM DOUGHERTY ROAD TO TASSAJARA ROAD (600-30) Approved Warrant Register in the amount of $512 ,879. 06 (300-40) ; ROBERT JEAN ART COMPANY REQUEST FOR OUTDOOR DISPLAY AND SALE OF MERCHANDISE (450-20) Senior Planner O'Halloran advised that Michael R. Phillips, with Robert Jean Art Company is requesting the City Council to consider allowing businesses located within the City to display and sell merchandise outdoors on the first weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) of the months of April through October, subject to approval of a special permit. She clarified that the request was for sales to occur on site only. Ms. O'Halloran advised that Dublin's Zoning Ordinance requires all principal uses within the commercial districts to be conducted indoors, with the exception of automobile and recreation vehicle storage and rental lots, plant nursery (plant materials only) , and auto sales and service agency which may occur outdoors subject to CUP approval. The Zoning Ordinance does not allow outdoor display and sale of merchandise. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ CM - VOL 11 - 142 Regular Meeting April 13, 1992 Ms. O'Halloran explained that in years past, the Council has denied requests to allow outdoor brass sales, hot dog carts and fruit and vegetable stands. Michael Phillips, CEO, advised that they are basically a wholesaler who services a number of retail establishments here in Dublin. They serve Standard Brands, Wallpaper To Go, etc. The owners of businesses would like to have a special permit to display their products outside. This would help all parties, including the City of Dublin. A special permit would generate additional funds for the City, plus businesses would be able to have outdoor sales, with merchandise offered at a discount. Other cities have special art fairs where artists are brought in from outside, and then the money leaves the community. Mr. Phillips advised that he had spoken with the Chamber of Commerce. If a study is authorized or petitions need to be signed, they would be happy to help out with this. Janet Lockhart advised that as Community Affairs Director for the Chamber, she had spoken with a few of the Board of Directors, and they indicated they were interested in pursuing outside sidewalk sales. Cm. Jeffery stated she was curious how Mr. Phillips got designated to do this as his company is not involved with retail sales. Mr. Phillips stated his company would supply the businesses that will be holding the sales. They furnish finished artwork which would be just one of the products that would be sold. Cm. Moffatt indicated he was trying to visualize how this will work and questioned if it would be a street sale. Mr. Phillips stated most businesses are asking for the first weekend of the month. They would apply to the City and the sale would be right in front of their business. Cm. Moffatt questioned if each store would get a permit. Mr. Phillips advised that the suggestions made to him was that each store would apply for their own permit. It could be relatively easily policed to make sure everything is in good taste. Cm. Moffatt asked if this would only be for Dublin based organizations. Mr. Phillips responded yes. He discussed the street fair in Danville. Mayor Snyder felt it would seem reasonable that it could be May or June before anything could happen. Ms. O'Halloran advised that the City Council would have to initiate a zoning Ordinance amendment and because of the timing to notice a public hearing, and other timelines, the date would probably be June. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ CM - VOL 11 - 143 Regular Meeting April 13, 1992 Cm. Jeffery stated she has had experience as a downtown manager and has run sidewalk sales. Once you get a reputation for allowing this, people come in from all over and set up vending on the street. She pointed out that this was one of the things the Chamber of Commerce did not want when we became a City. Another aspect is that you really have to look at what businesses would put out. One store regularly puts mattresses outside. Since we have a downtown study group looking at how to improve the area, she recommended passing the things discussed on to that committee. Cm. Moffatt stated he felt foreign retailers could be covered very effectively through the permit process. He felt that Cm. Jeffery's suggestion to have the Economic Development Committee look at this was an excellent suggestion. He felt personally that anything that can be done to help businesses was desirable— Mr. Phillips stated for any business to do this, they must have a physical location in Dublin and a retail sales license. This should limit anyone from coming in to make deals. There must be conditions. Cm. Jeffery expressed concern in that just because you have a license doesn't necessarily mean you understand the situation. Mayor Snyder felt this discussion would be facilitated if Staff were able to obtain some sample ordinances. On motion of Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by unanimous vote (Cm. Burton absent) , the Council agreed to pass this on to the Dublin Business Task Force to study. REQUEST FROM PLEASANTON MAYOR RELATED TO TRI-VALLEY AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE CONCEPT (430-80/110-30) Senior Planner Carrington advised that on February 27, 1992 , the Tri- Valley Joint Council discussed the concept of establishing a Tri- Valley Affordable Housing Council to replace the Tri-Valley Affordable Housing Committee. The concept was to legitimize the group's structure into a Council similar to the Tri-Valley Transportation Council. There would be one official representative from each jurisdiction. Mr. Carrington advised that on March 9th, the Council voted to send a letter to the Tri-Valley Joint Council stating that authority for regional approaches to affordable housing issues should reside with the Tri-Valley Joint Council and not with another Council. Pleasanton Mayor Mercer sent a letter on March 13th to the Tri-Valley Area County Boards of Supervisors, and Town and City Councilmembers soliciting their support for reorganizing the Tri-Valley Affordable Housing Committee into a formal committee under the authority of the Tri-Valley Joint Council. The TVAHC requests that each board or ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ CM - VOL 11 - 144 Regular Meeting April 13, 1992 council appoint one of its members to serve as a representative to the reorganized committee. Mr. Carrington advised that since the City is on record as supporting a reorganization of the TVAHC as a sub-committee of the Tri-Valley Joint Council, no action be taken on the matter. Mayor Snyder and Cm. Burton serve as the City's official representative and alternate to the existing committee. Cm. Jeffery stated she didn't understand why this is coming back before the Council. She thought the direction was very clear that the City Council did not wish to establish a separate entity. Mr. Carrington advised that Mayor Mercer's letter was dated March 18th and out letter was dated March 19th, so they apparently passed in the mail. Mayor Snyder pointed out that this was made clear at last Thursday's meeting. Everyone generally agreed that it needed to go back to each of the City Councils to formalize the appointments. City Manager Ambrose advised that the Council had appointed 2 people under the old organization. Dublin's appointment is Mayor Snyder, with Cm. Burton serving as alternate. Mayor Snyder felt this should be added to the next agenda of the Tri- Valley Joint Council. Mr. Carrington advised that the City is on record as having sent a letter to the Tri-Valley Joint Council. Mr. Ambrose advised that it is Dublin's turn to host the next Tri- Valley Joint Council meeting. PUBLIC HEARING REQUEST FOR STOP SIGNS AT INTERSECTION OF YORK & MAPLE DRIVES (590-40) Mayor Snyder opened the public hearing. The Staff Report indicated that in February, Staff received a letter from Ms. Lyn Dinelli, requesting that stop signs be installed on York Drive at Maple Drive. This is a "T" intersection with an existing stop sign on Maple Drive. A parking lot for Valley High School is opposite Maple Drive on the east side of York Drive. Carl Springer, with TJKM, explained that a stop sign warrant study was done at this intersection. The study included items such as volumes, accident history, visibility, and other issues discussed in the Staff Report. The warrant study indicates that the volume warrant for residential areas has been met; the other warrants have not been met. Additionally, there is a moderate number of school children using this intersection as a route to local schools. Based on the information ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ CM - VOL 11 - 145 Regular Meeting April 13, 1992 obtained, Staff recommended that a stop sign be installed at this intersection. The Staff Report indicated that a letter had been received from William A. Petschauer, of 6830 Sage Court, objecting to the proposed installation on the basis that a traffic backup will be caused. Cm. Jeffery questioned where the other stop signs which were recently approved were in relation to this location. Mr. Springer pointed out the location on the map and advised that the volume at this location is about 10 times the volume at the other approved location. Randy Robertson stated he lives on the corner of Maple and York Drives. Traffic there is heavy and speed is high. Stop signs are well warranted. Mayor Snyder closed the public hearing. Cm. Moffatt pointed out that this is one of the few times seen in the last several years that a stop sign is actually warranted. On motion of Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Howard, and by unanimous vote (Cm. Burton absent) , the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 38 - 92 APPROVING INSTALLATION OF STOP SIGNS ON YORK DRIVE AT THE INTERSECTION OF MAPLE DRIVE PUBLIC HEARING REVISIONS TO ORDINANCE RELATING TO ALARM SYSTEMS (580-25) Mayor Snyder opened the public hearing. Police Chief Rose presented the Staff Report and advised that in April of 1987 , an Ordinance was adopted relating to Alarm Systems. A modification is being proposed to this Ordinance to establish minimum standards and regulations applicable to alarm systems, their installation by alarm businesses or agents, and their operation by alarm users within the City. Chief Rose advised that in calendar year 1990, Dublin Police Services responded to 756 false alarms and in 1991, the number increased to 1, 037 . Response to any ,alarm presents a potential danger to emergency responders. Responders travel to the scene of the alarm within the provisions of the vehicle code, but may have to rely on emergency equipment to respond in a timely manner. During an emergency response, the potential for an accident is heightened. In addition, police units may be diverted from their patrol duties in such a manner that other enforcement concerns are delayed. :e :u :a : ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ CM - VOL 11 - 146 Meeting April 13, 1992 Chief Rose discussed the cost factors involved in responding to false alarms. False alarms in 1991 resulted in a loss of police services to the community totalling almost $29, 000. The primary purpose in modifying the Alarm Systems Ordinance is to educate alarm users and agents/businesses to the problems associated with response to false alarms, and to work with the users in improving their alarm systems so that false alarms are dramatically reduced. In summary, Chief Rose stated the Ordinance has provisions for educating the alarm users following false alarms and further establishes a fine process to businesses and residents not correcting faulty alarms or faulty alarm use practices. Repeated uncorrected false alarms will result in a notice of non-response by the Police Department and the offending party can- only be put back on an alarm response list after meeting all applicable conditions as specified in the Ordinance, including payment of fine(s) . Mayor Snyder commented if the District Attorney sees it as a misdemeanor and chooses not to prosecute, he questioned who would be responsible for the collection of the fine and what happens if they don't pay. Chief Rose advised that the DA's comments were related to the old Ordinance. If we bill, it becomes a civil matter and the City will be responsible for carrying it out. Mayor Snyder questioned the liability issue. Chief Rose stated the City Attorney's Office indicated that because we will have gone through the 5 steps, our liability will not be there. City Attorney Silver advised that the business, in order to get off the non-response list, would have to pay what is due. She did not feel there will be liability. The police always have discretion on whether or not to respond. Cm. Jeffery questioned if the real purpose of the Ordinance is to keep the alarms in good repair. Chief Rose advised that this is one reason, but also, when the police respond to continual false alarms at a business, there's a chance that an actual emergency could occur, but the anticipation of the responder could possibly be lessened because of so many false alarms. Cm. Moffatt questioned why the Ordinance was being changed. Chief Rose stated it was one of his department's goals and objectives because of so many problems with false alarms. The police respond to a lot of false alarms, over 1, 000 last year. They would like to educate the business alarm owners on how to conform and comply. Cm. Moffatt asked if this also included home alarms. CM - VOL 11 - 147 Regular Meeting April 13, 1992 Chief Rose responded that it included both businesses and residential alarms, but he did not have numbers available of what the breakdown was between the two. Ms. Silver advised that another reason for changing the Ordinance is to provide for fines. This will give it some teeth. Mayor Snyder closed the public hearing. Cm. Moffatt stated he has been held up and had guns to his head. There is a feeling of security in having an alarm system in his business. This Ordinance is somewhat anti-business. Perhaps there would be another way to resolve this, such as a visit from an officer. It could be educational rather than a penal type of Ordinance. He stated he would like to see this go to_ the Economic Development Committee to discuss it from a business point of view and to try and come up with an alternative. Panic buttons are important in holdups. Chief Rose stated the intent of the proposal is not to penalize any business. A good business wants to work with the Police Department. They will assist them and let them know what the problems are. They also want to respond to legitimate calls. When you have a business with 30 false alarms in 90 days, you must consider the impact on everyone else. Cm. Moffatt stated there was no input from the business community. Cm. Jeffery stated this is not an anti-business ordinance. If anything, it is to protect all citizens in the community. We should correct this if we can. We are having to trim down, and asking businesses to look at their systems is the perfect thing to do. They have a whole bunch of times to correct the situation before any fines occur. She did not feel there was any problem with passing this at this time. Mayor Snyder reopened the public hearing in order to allow Guy Houston to speak. Mr. Houston asked how many businesses at any one time would be on this list. Chief Rose advised that this would be a difficult question to answer. In their research, they find that by the time they get to a third contact, they have complied. Mayor Snyder asked if Chief Rose could identify the businesses they have had problems with and the number of businesses. Mr. Houston suggested that perhaps an on-site inspection could be done by the police department. Chief Rose advised that unfortunately, what they have today is businesses that have alarms going off continuously 2 or 3 times every week. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ CM - VOL 11 - 148 Regular Meeting April 13, 1992 Mr. Houston stated he would hate to see non-response if there were a serious crime. Chief Rose stated that instead of taking up a lot of Staff time responding to false alarms, Staff is trying to educate people and help them to correct any problem with their alarm system. Mayor Snyder closed the public hearing. Cm. Jeffery made a motion, which was seconded by Cm. Howard, to follow Staff's recommendation and introduce the ordinance. Cm. Moffatt said he would like to table this Ordinance and refer it to the Economic Development Committee to review, or form a task force to look into it and offer the businesses solutions. The Police Department would be a part of the task force. Cm. Jeffery and Cm. Howard both indicated they were unwilling to amend their motion and second. Cm. Jeffery stated she felt it is dangerous to treat the business community differently. Mayor Snyder pointed out that the business community has every opportunity to address this before the next meeting. He did not feel it was in the purview of the Committee to look into this type of thing. On motion of Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Howard, and by majority vote (Cm. Burton absent) , the Council waived the reading and INTRODUCED the Ordinance. Cm. Moffatt voted against this motion. REVIEW OF DRAFT SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW GUIDELINES (420-20) Associate Planner Choy advised that Site Development Review (SDR) Guidelines had been prepared by the Planning Department Staff as a result of recommendation by the Management Audit done in 1989 . The Planning Commission reviewed the Draft Guidelines in September and November of 1991, and in January of 1992, recommended approval of the Draft and forwarding to the City Council for review and comment. Mr. Choy stated the purpose of the SDR Guidelines is to assist property owners, developers, architects, and applicants in understanding the objectives of the City of Dublin SDR process and the level of quality that the City is seeking. The SDR Guidelines are intended to provide Staff and applicants with general design direction for use in the review of development proposals. Mr. Choy explained that the Zoning Ordinance currently requires SDR approval for new structures totalling 1, 000 square feet or more or any construction aggregating 1, 000 square feet or more, proposed within the Commercial or Industrial Districts, unless zoning approval is granted through a SDR waiver. Waiver requests are handled administratively and are not routed for comments. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ CM - VOL 11 - 149 Regular Meeting April 13, 1992 Mr. Choy advised that it was the consensus of the Planning Commission to include routing criteria information as an attachment to the SDR Guidelines, since the Guidelines do not address procedures for processing SDR applications. Mr. Choy showed slides and explained that Staff is seeking input and direction from the City Council regarding the policies contained within the Draft SDR Guidelines and Staff will bring the item back to the Council for adoption at a future date. Mayor Snyder pointed out that one of the slides showed one of Dublin's shopping centers and identified some of the nicer amenities. Although from a picture standpoint it looks ideal, there has been a great turnover of business in the center from businesses located in the back. We need to be cognizant of these things. Sometimes the amenities overwhelm the businesses. Mr. Choy agreed and stated trying to provide visibility for all the tenant spaces is very important. By a consensus, the Council clarified that this item will be brought back to the Council for adoption at a future date. JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT (JTPA) ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE (710-60) The Staff Report explained that in the past, the State of California took action to require that the Board of Supervisors act as the elected body for all Job Training Partnership Act programs in the County, except for the City of Oakland. Prior to this action, programs were handled by ACTEB. The City's representative on ACTEB was Cm. Moffatt. Elected officials who served on the ACTEB Board have been working with the County to identify a role for the jurisdictions served by JTPA programs to have input into the policies, programs, and funding distributions. The law requires the County to have a Private Industry Council (PIC) which represents labor and service providers and the community at large, and which acts as an advisory body to the Board of Supervisors. The law does not require representation from each City. Cm. Moffatt requested that the City Council review the concepts currently being discussed regarding the City's role in JTPA oversight, and if the Council has a certain preference, provide him with direction. Cm. Moffatt stated he wanted to reaffirm that the City Council desires to remain active in the now defunct ACTEB. The purpose of the program is to provide training and service to unemployed, under-employed and disadvantaged people in Alameda County. Money is funnelled down to the program from the Department of Labor. He stated he felt the old ACTEB group is to be reinstated. CM - VOL 11 - 150 Regular Meeting 0 N N a 0 April 13, 1992 Mayor Snyder questioned if Berkeley would be back in the group. Cm. Moffatt advised that they would. Cm. Jeffery commented that she felt Option #5 regarding an annual meeting between the Board of Supervisors, the Private Industry Council and the cities was appropriate. Mayor Snyder commented that he would hate to see the area lose control of its own program at some future time. Mayor Snyder stated he appreciated Cm. Moffatt's service in this endeavor on behalf of the City of Dublin. OTHER BUSINESS Tri-Valley Joint Council Meeting (140-80) City Manager Ambrose advised that the Tri-Valley Joint Council discussion regarding growth management has been rescheduled to 7: 30 a.m. , on Monday, April 20th, here in the Regional Meeting Room. Mr. Ambrose also advised that Dublin will be hosting the next meeting of the Tri-Valley Joint Council and asked for possible dates and locations. By a consensus, the Council selected the date of Thursday, May 7th, and asked Staff to check the availability of the Dublin Corral for the event. Dublin Boulevard Extension Proiect (600-30) Mr. Ambrose advised that demolition work has begun on the Dublin Boulevard Extension project. He asked if the Council was interested in having a groundbreaking. Mr. Thompson advised that the contractor is planning on starting next Monday. Cm. Jeffery advised that the Nielsen School dedication will be Friday at 9 : 30 a.m. , and suggested having a groundbreaking either before or after this event. By a consensus, the Council selected the time of 10: 30 a.m. , on Friday, April 17th for the groundbreaking. ■ ■ ■ ■ me: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ CM - VOL 11 - 151 Regular Mtinq April 13, 1992 West Dublin Meetings (420-30) Planning Director Tong advised that it is anticipated that the Planning Commission will be making their recommendations to the City Council on the West Dublin General Plan Amendment Study on April 20th. He requested that the Council schedule 2 meeting dates for consideration of this study. By a consensus, the Council selected the dates of Tuesday, May 12th and Thursday, May 14th to hold the special meetings. Both meetings will begin at 7 : 30 p.m. , in the Council Chambers. City of San Ramon Project (420-50) Cm. Jeffery gave a brief report on San Ramon's Kodak/Village Parkway situation and advised that the City has a funnel for expressing concerns. She thought there is now an agreement to not realign Village Parkway, but rather to have it go straight. Of major concern is the fact that there are rumors all over the place. They estimate that there will be at least 30 drafts, so we will have ample opportunity to comment and express concerns. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 9 : 30 p.m. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ CM - VOL 11 - 152 Regular Meeting April 13, 1992