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REGULAR MEETING - June 13, 1995
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Dublin was held on Tuesday, June 13,
1995, in the Council Chambers of the Dublin Civic Center. The meeting was called to order
at 7:00 p.m., by Mayor Houston.
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ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Council members Barnes, Burton, Howard, Moffatt and Mayor Houston.
ABSENT: None
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Houston led the Council, Staff and those present in the pledge of allegiance to the
flag.
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ADD HERITAGE CENTER RENOVATION ITEM TO AGENDA
7:01 p.m. 8.1 (600-30)
Mayor Houston announCed a need to add an item to the agenda.
On motion of Cm. Barnes, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by unanimous vote, pursuant to
Government Code Section 54954.2, subdivision (b)(2), the Council found a need to take
immediate action to consider approval of a change order to the Heritage Center
construction contract (No. 94-07); that the need for action came to the attention of the
Council after the agenda for tonight's meeting was posted when the Staff learned on
June 12 of the presence of termites and a fungus in the church which requires additional
work; and that it is necessary to add this item to the agenda tonight in order that the Council
can consider authorizing the work at a time when the contractor can perform the work at
the most economical cost. This item would be added to the agenda as Item 8.1 under New
Business.
Parks & Community Services Director Lowart stated in order to proceed in a timely manner
and not hold up the renovation contract, this request should be considered tonight.
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CLOSED SESSION
7:02 p.m. 10.1 (640-30)
The City Council recessed to a Closed Session for a Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing
Litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 subdivision (a):
Name of Case Alameda County Superior Court #
Dublin v. Shell Oil Company V-009576-9
Dublin v. John E. Madden, et a!. V-009574-1
Dublin v. Ask, Inc. V-009572-3
Dublin v. Joseph Frank Gemma, et a!. V-009575-0
Dublin v. Betty J. Woolverton, et a!. V-009571-4
Dublin v. Liberty House Properties V-009573-2
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTION
7:21 p.m.
The public session was reconvened and Mayor Houston announced that no action was
taken in the closed session.
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INTRODUCTION
7:21 p.m. 3.1 (700-10)
Chief of Police Rose introduced Deputy Joe Hober, new Police Patrol Officer who is a 9 year
veteran with the Alameda County Sheriff's Department. He received a Medal of Valor in
1984 for evacuating people from a burning building.
Deputy Hober stated he considered it an honor and privilege to work for the City of Dublin.
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TEEN TASK FORCE APPOINTMENTS
7:22 p.m. 3.2 (110-30)
The City Council approved the formation of the Teen Task Force in January of 1995, and
three meetings of the TIF have been held to date. Several teens have indicated a desire to
serve on the Teen Task Force.
Mayor Houston asked those present to step forward and be introduced. Betsy Chapman
stated they decided to have their first event pretty soon, and they hope to get a lot of teens
involved and have lots of fun.
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On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by unanimous vote, the Council
confirmed the Mayor's appointments to the Teen Task Force. Appointed were: Maame
Amba Arthur, Daisy Aydelota, Paige Brown, Betsy Chapman, Maysha Jackson, Lakisha
Jamison, Holly Lampe, Martina Mullen, Jeremy Murphy, Gabriela Nassar, Trina Robinson, Kelly
Sullivan and Katie Tracy.
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PRESENTATION OF AWARD TO DUBLIN POLICE SERVICES
7:25 p.m. 3.3 (150-20)
Alvin Tao, Student Body President of Dublin High School read a letter from Principal Eversley
and presented a special recognition/appreciation plaque to Dublin Police Services
The plaque was presented to Chief Rose and Deputy Skarphol.
Chief Rose stated he appreciated his staff and the support of the School District, the City
Council and the City Manager.
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PRESENTATIONS
DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAMS
7:27 p.m. 3.4 (580-40)
Informational presentations were made to the Council which provided an overview of the
Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program, and the Drug Prevention Awareness
Program currently utilized by Dublin Police Services.
Chief Rose introduced Officer Walt Finn from the Alameda County Sheriff's Department and
Randy Skarphol and Dave DiFranco with Dublin Police Services.
Officer Finn gave background and historical information related to the D. A. R. E. Program
which actually started in the Los Angeles Area. Through his involvement with schools, he has
gained a lot of respect for teachers and finds their job a lot more scary than being a police
officer. Their program targets the fourth and fifth grades as this is where the peer pressure
really starts. There is a follow-up program for the sixth and seventh and junior high school
grades. The high school program is a lot different.
Cm. Moffatt asked if there are any statistics that show a decrease in drug use because of
the D. A. R. E. Program.
Officer Finn stated he had not heard of any study saying drug use is being cut by a certain
percentage. It's similar to Neighborhood Watch Programs. It's hard to follow and really
track the impacts and results.
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Cm. Moffatt asked if he found any problem or conflicts working with other programs.
Officer Finn stated he had never experienced any conflicts. The D. A. R. E. program has a
curriculum of education on its own.
Mayor Houston asked about the needed resources to handle the 1 7 week course.
Officer Finn stated it depends on the school district and how many classes you have.
Cm. Moffatt asked how the D. A. R. E. program is funded.
Officer Finn stated a lot of time it is funded through grants that the school districts can get.
Also, fund-raisers are used.
Dave DiFranco stated the program they have is a bit different. They looked early on at the
drug problems we were having in our community. They wanted to have the program from
kindergarten through high school in order to give the kids tools to make an informed
decision about the impact of drug use. They developed inexpensive materials which could
be self-sustaining in the event of funding cuts.
Sergeant DiFranco stated 2 speakers would provide information. Officer Randy Skarphol is a
24 year member of the Alameda County Sheriff's Department and has been in Dublin about
7 years. Dr. Sheryl Matthews, Assistant Superintendent of DUSD is responsible for setting
curriculum.
Deputy Skarphol stated he has been involved teaching drug education for the last 3 years.
They go in to classes kindergarten through tenth grade. He discussed the various levels of
education presented to each grade level. He read letters from several students and
showed pictures students had drawn.
Dr. Matthews stated they have to complete crime reports every year for the County. Their
expulsions related to drug use over the last 5 years have decreased. She stated she was
very happy that they start the education curriculum at the early age of kindergarten. They
are very much involved in the Great American Smoke Out Week and the Red Ribbon Week
activities. Their program ties in very nicely with the QUEST program. The QUEST program picks
up where the D. A. R. E. program leaves off. They put a lot of effort in tobacco education,
because once kids become involved with tobacco, it's very easy to get into other things.
They do not have enough money to come up with the cost needed for a D. A. R. E. officer,
but what they do have in place, they feel, is more comprehensive.
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Mayor Houston asked if they feel all the programs could work together and complement
each other if resources were available.
Dr. Matthews stated absolutely; they all have the same message. One complements the
other quite nicely.
Chief Rose stated the D. A. R. E. program is an excellent one; we are not in competition with
it. Our program covers a little more territory and get more bang for the buck.
Cm. Burton asked if there was any way to track kids that are arrested to see if they've been
through any of these programs.
Chief Rose stated they do talk to the Dublin kids. The person arrested has to be cooperative
and they are not always. They are asked a lot of different questions and they filter the
information back to the people involved with drug education. He does not keep statistics,
per se.
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REQUEST TO UPDATE GENERAL PLAN
8:01 p.m. (420-10)
Marjorie LaBar stated she wanted to bring to the City council's attention, the fact that with
all the recent work that's been done, we have never done a complete and thorough
update of our General Plan. Proposals are drifting around and she submitted that it is time to
take a serious broad look at the General Plan and involve the community in updating the
General Plan to determine where we want to be at the end of the Century. Many problems
and difficulties could be avoided, particularly with fiscal impacts, if people could participate
and understand. The world is not the same place it was 12 years ago and she urged that
this be done as soon as possible.
Cm. Moffatt asked if the General Plan study required every 5 years is just a housing study.
Ms. Silver advised that State Law requires that the Housing Element be updated every 5
years. There's no state requirement for the rest of the General Plan.
Mr. Tong explained the process and stated the State Legislature is looking at some changes
in the law right now. We have received some partial certification on our Housing Element
from the State Department of Housing. The General Plan was last completely updated in
1992.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
8:06 p.m.
On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by unanimous vote, the Council
took the following actions:
Approved Minutes (4.1) of Regular Meeting of May 22, 1995; (Cm. Howard abstained);
Adopted amendments (4.2 600-40) to the Joint Powers Agreement of the Associated
Community Action Program;
Accepted improvements (4.3 600-30) under Contract 95-02, Sidewalk Repair (Remove &
Replace) and authorized full contract payment of $42,047.20 to Lucas Concrete;
Received the City Treasurer's (4.4 320-30) Investment Report for the period ending May 31,
1995 showing the City's investment portfolio at $20,325,322.74 with funds invested at an
annual average yield of 5.912%;
Cm. Mottatt asked a question related to Item 4.5 it the ISTEA money was a certainty. Mr.
Rankin stated the right-ot-way has been certitied and they have approved release ot the
tunds on the right-ot-way portion. Cm. Mottatt stated he understood the new government is
going to cut these tunds drastically. Cm. Burton asked If the Green Store would be
impacted. Mr. Thompson stated it would stay the way it is.
Authorized Staff to solicit bids (4.5 600-30) for Contract 95-01, Dublin Boulevard widening;
Approved additional appropriation/interfund loan (4.6 390-20) of $11 ,294 from General Fund
to Capital Projects Fund regarding Engineering for the Eastern Dublin Traffic Impact Fee
Street Improvement Estimates;
Adopted (4.7 380-20)
RESOLUTION NO. 51 - 95
AWARDING PURCHASE ORDER
FOR INFIELD MIX FOR THE DUBLIN SPORTS GROUNDS
TO DEllA TOPSOIL, INC. ($12,773.50)
Approved an amendment (4.8 600-30) to the City Manager's Employment Agreement;
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Adopted (4.9 380-20)
RESOLUTION NO. 52 - 95
AWARDING BID FOR PRINTING OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MARKETING BROCHURES TO
BUSINESS GRAPHICS GROUP ($5,716.68)
Adopted (4.10 600-30)
RESOLUTION NO. 53 - 95
APPROVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSULTING CONTRACT WITH WPM PLANNING TEAM
and authorized the City Manager to execute the amendment after the funding has been
received from the applicant;
Approved the Warrant Register (4.11 300-40) in the amount of $417,399.51.
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PUBLIC HEARING - HANSEN RANCH GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT,
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT REZONING & TENTATIVE MAP AMENDMENT PA 95-007
8:08 p.m. 6.1 (420-30)
Mayor Houston opened the public hearing.
Associate Planner Huston presented the Staff Report.
The proposed General Plan Amendment, Planned Development Rezone and Tentative Map
Amendment would redesignate the land uses in Phase II to allow 5 to 8 homesites to be
relocated to an area previously designated for open space, and to allow revisions to the
street and lot configurations in various other portions of the site. The General Plan Map
would need to be adjusted to redesignate between 0,79 to 1.27 acres of land from Open
Space/Stream Corridor to Residential land use to allow lots in the Open Space/Riparian area
at the intersection of Dry Creek Drive and Martin Canyon Creek. Adjustments to the land
uses in other areas of Phase II are also proposed which would convert a total of 1.05 to 2.18
acres of land designated for Residential development to Open Space. The overall change
would result in a net increase in Open Space land of between 0.25 and 0.91 acres.
Ms. Huston stated three versions of a revised project were submitted for consideration. The
major components of each of the alternatives as discussed in the Staff Report were
presented.
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Ms. Huston discussed the road easements, the General Plan Policies, and the Environmental
Review. In conclusion, Ms. Huston stated the proposed alternatives have potential impacts
on the Open Space/Riparian area due to reduction in reforested area, encroachment of
developed pads, and reduction in width of wildlife corridors. The alternatives also involve
additional tree loss due to grading. The 3 proposed alternatives have potential benefits due
to increasing the overall amount of open space, reducing the overall amount of grading,
enhancing the revegetation in the remaining Open Space/Riparian area, increasing the
supply of housing, and improving property and sales taxes.
Ms. Huston stated Staff recommended that the City Council evaluate the 3 alternatives in
consideration of the General Plan policies and determine whether the proposed plans
provide a supportable project and balance of tradeoffs. If the Council determines that the
land uses as generally shown on the Staff Study General Plan Amendment Map are
acceptable, and the proposal is a supportable project, it could identify the alternative to be
approved, and Staff will insert the appropriate lot and acreage numbers in the resolutions
presented. The Council would then adopt the resolutions adopting CEQA Findings, revised
Statement of Overriding considerations, and certifying the EIR, approving the GPA and
Tentative Map Amendment, and could waive the reading and introduce the Zoning
Ordinance Amendment for the Hansen Ranch PD Rezoning.
Ms. Huston stated if the Council determines that the proposed alternatives do not provide
the City with a supportable project after consideration of the tradeoffs analyzed, the
Council could consider other options, including but not limited to: 1) an amended plan
which involves fewer impacts upon oak woodlands, and thus retains more consistency with
the General Plan. This option could include eliminating lots in areas which impact the oak
woodlands, and/or the open space/riparian area. 2) denial of the project as proposed. If
the Council wishes to consider alternative designs, Staff requested that direction be given
regarding whether lots should be eliminated, and whether other design possibilities such as
increased densities would be appropriate.
Ms. Huston stated one written comment had been received and one phone call in
opposition of the project since the last public hearing. A page listing Revised Conditions of
Approval was distributed.
Cm. Howard stated she had reviewed the minutes and listened to the tapes of the last
meeting from which she was absent.
Cm. Moffatt asked if the General Plan would need to be amended on the 3 alternatives.
Ms. Huston stated yes, this would be necessary. Some of the lots would encroach into the
buffer area, but the loop road would involve filling the area. The applicant is proposing to
reconstruct the swale and the lots will stay out of the drainage channel.
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Marti Buxton, representing California Pacific Homes stated Bob Leever would help her with
some overheads. The benefit of the alternative plans is there is a net increase in open
space with all 3 alternatives. In all cases there is a reduction in grading. With the elimination
of the 5 lots the corridor is virtually the same as the 825' in the current plan. They always had
a flag lot in the plan. Alternative 1 is not their preference due to sewer line requirements
that require a gravel driveable road. Alternative 3 has 6 lots on the required stub street, 2
flag lots and 2 on the cul-de-sac. It has a wider riparian corridor opening. They can live with
any of the alternatives, but emphasized that # 1 is the least preferable. In each case, they
have a new reconstructed riparian corridor. There seems to be a misconception that the
current plan maintains the riparian corridor. In each of the 3 alternates, there is less grading
than in their approved plan. Economics obviously playa part and that is why the project
has not yet been built. The loop road and the stub street was discussed. Originally, Hansen
Drive and Martin Canyon Creek Drive were the access points. People complained and
these access points were taken out. They need 180 lots to make this project work. They
have to build a $2.8 million road off the Valley Christian Center road. They could reforest an
area as a condition equal to the lots on the stub street if this is an issue. The benefits to the
community are that this project opens up the creek area to citizens and provides updated
housing on a beautiful site that has not been built on in many years. They hope the City
Council will give approval to allow them to start grading.
Cm. Howard asked if they actually need the lots or the project won't go.
Ms. Buxton stated originally the GP would have allowed them to have 225 lots, but in 1989
they made a decision to go with 180 lots. Yes, this is absolutely true; they need all the lots.
Cm. Howard asked why the deep sewer is needed on Alternative # 1 and not on Alternative
# 3.
Bob Leever stated Alternative #3 has 2 additional lots and Alternative # 1 has 3 additional
lots. To get the additional lot they must come out in a direction which was illustrated on the
map. Without the lot, they don't have to drop quite so steeply and drop down the edge of
the knoll. The cul-de-sac also goes into an area that is grassland.
Cm. Burton stated they had not discussed the trails. There is a "Y" that comes up to the
creek and another trail that comes up to the loop road. He asked about the shape and
condition of the trails and how they will be finished.
Ms. Buxton stated the trails will be aggregate rock and the stub street will tie in and cross the
creek.
Mr. Leever stated they could do the trails however the City Council determines.
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Ms. Buxton stated the engineers were focusing on other areas. They felt they came up with
a better solution as shown on one of the overhead displays. The stub street does hook up to
future development should it come in.
Cm. Moffatt commented on revised Condition 145, "If the applicant is unable to arrange for
an easement for use and maintenance over the road discussed in the condition above, an
alternate location for a 12 foot wide access road shall be provided on the project property,
subject to the approval of all applicable City Departments. If this condition or any other
Condition of Approval related to the creek access trail or roads cannot be fulfilled by the
developer, the portion of this project approval related to the creek access trail/road shall
revert back to the previous design approved in 1989 (with a 12 foot wide creek access trail!
road on the south side of the creek). Cm. Moffatt asked for their understanding of this
condition.
Ms. Buxton stated they do not anticipate problems with access. The problem might be
whether they can rock it.
Mayor Houston advised that everyone who wished to speak would be given a chance,
however, he requested that comments be limited to no more than 5 minutes.
8:52 p.m.
Tom Ford stated he would try to avoid previously made comments. His concerns were the
lack of a neighborhood park in his area. He noted some parking modifications had been
made. For quite sometime, the Briarhill area has supported their own cabana club. They
asked the developer to take 8 houses out of the objectionable area and put townhomes on
the upper lots. The rebuttal was there was no market for this type of product and the
neighbors would object. The developer refused to listen to their concerns. Townhomes sell
well, even in a depressed market. The Kaufman & Broad townhomes are selling for about
$131 per square foot for a 1,600 square foot home. He felt the developer has a lot of
chutzpah coming back with the same thing. This is not what would be expected from a
quality developer. He did not see any fiscal urgency to starting this project. They have
caused many of the delays themselves. There is a good possibility that the total number of
units could be raised by the addition of townhomes.
8:59 p.m.
Mayor Houston read comments submitted by Hans Heydorn, 11430 Winding Trail Lane,
"Please place the wishes of the Dublin citizens before the interests of the developer. - - Don't
destroy a pristine habitat that took nature generations to build just to satisfy the profit
motives of the bUIlder. - - To deny construction of a mere 10 homes in the woodland area
out of a total of 180 homes will not kill the entire project. - - Adhere to the general plan-
don't set a precedence. Thank you.
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Mayor Houston read comments submitted by Gloria Kasdan, 11418 Winding Trail Lane, "I
urge you not to begin a dangerous trend of weakening the policies of our Dublin General
Plan - by making the major changes in this proposed amendment to the Hansen Ranch
Development." A second comment submitted read, II Cleo Davidson (Rolling HIlls Drive) who
had planned to be here this evening, but who unfortunately cannot be, wanted to point
out that about 10 years ago, when Kaufman Broad built their homes up Rolling Hills Drive,
they were required to plant hundreds of trees north of Rolling Hills. Have you all looked at
that area lately - 10 years after the planting? We have to be realistic about what to expect
with so called "reforestation".
9:00 p.m.
Marjorie LaBar, 11707 Juarez Lane stated she wanted to draw attention back to the stub
road. The biggest problems have to do with this road. It is worrisome forcing access at this
point. This forces future development to continue with a less than ideal solution. If the road
wasn't there, we wouldn't be talking about a lot of grading. We should record the
easement for a period of 10 years to allow the property owners to do something more
responsible. We may be able to avoid damage in this location. The mitigation on trying to
cross the creek should rightly be mitigation for any future projects. The massive grading
along the creek should be dumped in the laps of those who require the development to
begin with. There are possibilities on the Donlon property that have not yet been explored.
We should go east instead of the ecologically sensitive western hills.
9:03 p.m.
David Bewley, 11166 Brittany Lane stated his planned statements had changed somewhat.
He applauded Ms. Buxton for her presentation. His concerns have not changed, however.
Until tonight, he believed the fact that this project would be killed was disputable. Is it that
close to the line that they need all 180 lots to go forward or is it what the applicant wants
rather than what they feel they can do? He urged the City Council to look further into this.
Our policies have mandatory language that very clearly prohibits several things. What's
new now is the absolute dire necessity that the applicant cannot go forward if they don't
receive every single one of these homes. The method used to accomplish this goal is to
question any mandatory language put into any contract. How do you throwaway this
language and still have consistency? How will we know the limits and guidelines? Doing it
by GP amendment is a bad way to do it. Permanent restrictions are no longer permanent.
The test is economic necessity. The mitigation measures are being changed. It was stated in
1990 that approval of this GP A may undermine open space policies. What do we do with
future development? The City Council seems to be disregarding the EI R and City Staff. The
reasons still stand. This is a small amount of acreage, but that's not really the issue here. The
EIR says this is an environmentally sensitive area.
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Cm. Burton asked if it is true that they can't change the GP in such a way that it will be in
conflict with the stated objectives.
Ms. Silver stated the proposal is for a GP A. The City Council can determine if it is consistent
with the remainder of the GP. It has to be internally consistent. The City Council must
decide if it will remain internally consistent if they approve the requested GP A.
Cm. Burton asked if they would have to go back and open up the whole GP study?
Ms. Silver stated they wouldn't have to go back to square one. One of the possible options
would be to approve the GP A and determine to make amendments to other policies. There
are 3 ways the City Council can approach this. They can deny the GPA. They can grant it if
they find in doing so it is consistent with the remainder of the GP, or they can grant the
requested GP A but determine that certain other policies need to be adjusted or modified.
This would require an amendment to the GP to change the wording to certain policies.
Cm. Burton discussed the fact that the fault line caused one of the changes.
Ms. Huston stated this issue was addressed at an earlier meeting. The area where the fault
line was discovered, the number of lots in this area is essentially the same as on the 1989
approved plan. The changes involving putting lots into the open space area are not
directly related to moving them away from the fault, however because of the topography
and slopes and engineering and adjustments, you have impacts.
Ms. Silver stated the GP currently designates an area for open space. The City Council
could redesignate the area to allow homes in the area. The applicant believes that this
change can be made without making any other changes to the GP policies. They feel the
remainder of the GP remains internally consistent.
9:19 p.m.
Chris Meyer, 11373 Rolling Hills Drive pointed out with the alternate plans, the area they are
saving from grading has no trees on it. Secondly, they are still taking out trees so this area
will be nice in 40 years. We'll have nice trees, if they survive. In all of the alternatives, they
are moving and reconstructing the riparian corridor and in none of the plans are they
leaving it the same. It's even in a different direction.
9:20 p.m.
Elliott Healy, 11362 Betlen Drive stated his main concern is the area designated as open
space. The whole area was ideally placed in open space that gave a wide corridor from
the creek up to the homes and also served as a buffer zone. He found it hard to believe
that a company such as California Pacific that invested in this in 1992 and knew the
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parameters of the General Plan now say they have to have these homes. Ms. Buxton did
not say they could not build the project without them. He would like to have this
investigated further.
9:23 p.m.
Greg Caligari, Morrison & Foerster, law firm for California Pacific Homes spoke about the GP
issues raised. They feel their plan is clearly consistent with the GP. They realize that without a
GPA the residential units up around the stub street could not go forward. This does nothing
to undermine the policy of the GP. All 3 of the alternatives have a net increase of open
space overall. The project is not inconsistent with other policies to protect oak bay
woodlands. Approving the project would not mean the City has to amend policies.
9:26 p.m.
Narindu Shangri, 11300 Rolling Hills Drive stated the applicant is proposing that one small
amendment to the GP will not have an impact on the GP, but he could see someone
coming forward al}d then another and before you know it the GP is changed with all these
little amendments. He came to this area to have a sense of seeing oak trees and replacing
them will take 40 years to grow. The principle that is at stake is every small amendment to
the GP will change the GP.
9:28 p.m.
Susan Nelson Bewley, 11166 Brittany Lane stated she has a problem with amending the GP in
that it will open up the floodgates for future developers chopping up the hills. This is
economic and it will always be economic. No matter how many trees we replace, many
don't seem to make it because of the high winds we have here.
Ms. Buxton stated she wished to comment on some of the misconceptions. The trees in the
stub street will be removed in order to build the road. The GP document is flexible. They
want to build in the open space area. They want to reconfigure and there will be a small
additional net amount of open space. There was no problem amending the GP to
eliminate their access. The impacts can be mitigated. There is no issue with Zone 7 and
flooding.
9:33 p.m.
Mayor Houston closed the public hearing.
Cm. Moffatt stated he felt there must be another way to reconfigure this. He has a problem
with the creek access road and the grading that would have to be done, and he felt this
area should be left open. He recommended they approve the plan without the knoll area
and look at another way for the access road. Try to relocate the road.
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Cm. Burton stated this was one of the hardest decisions he's had to make in his 5 years on
the Council. He received a lot of phone calls. The issue is not the oak trees and/or a quarter
of an acre here and there. It may be a sensitive area, but there are options that must be
looked at. They have an approved project, but we need to look at what is the best plan.
Nobody can predict the absolute in perpetuity. The City Council has the option of changing
the GP. Some tradeoffs must be made. Three meetings ago, he wanted this to go back to
the Planning Commission. Everyone has spent a lot of time on this. A developer doesn't lose
money; they pass it on. Any costs passed on to the developer today are passed on to the
guy buying the house. If we take 10 houses out, it takes out $2,000,000 from the project and
this amount must be spread to the rest of the project. If the City Council changes the GP
they have to ask if they can do it legally and if it sets a precedence. They have gone
through quite a process with this request. There hasn't been a good new housing project in
Dublin for a long time. Development is going on all around us and we are sitting here
arguing about a few acres. Real Estate Brokers take people right on by Dublin. We need
housing. He stated he would stand forever that we need the connecting road. We should
not pre-empt someone from building in the future. He felt the #3 alt$rnative would be
preferable. Everyone made good points, but it is a tough place to be.
Cm. Barnes stated she felt Hansen Hill will provide an economic benefit to everybody in the
community. The project also designates a substantial amount of land as open space. She
asked if anyone noticed that there were "No Trespassing" signs allover up there. She would
like for 26,000 people to have access to and enjoy the beauty of the land.
Cm. Howard stated her major concern was amending the GP. She agreed with Cm.
Burton's comments.
Mayor Houston stated he also felt Alternative #3 kept the direction given at the last meeting.
Alternative #1 doesn't seem quite as attractive because of the sewer line problems. He felt
this had been worked and massaged and felt Alternative #3 is a good job.
Cm. Barnes explained that the GP is written on paper and it is not chiseled in concrete. In
1989 it looked great, but today, it needs a little massaging. This doesn't mean it will be
changed every time.
Ms. Silver further elaborated on steps to amend the GP. In redesignating open space to
residential and vice versa, the City Council must make a finding on whether this is consistent
with the GP. Exhibit B does not make the remainder of the GP internally inconsistent. She
read the 4 findings in Exhibit B, U I. That the City of Dublin has adopted a General Plan as a long
term policy document which contains several long term goals including preserving oak woodlands
and riparian vegetation; and 2. That the proposed general plan amendment (PA 95-O07) is
consistent with the existing General Plan policies that require preservation of oak woodlands and
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riparian vegetation in that (a) the lots which will be relocated into O.95:t acre area will be sited to
avoid the riparian corridor to the greatest extent practicable; (b) the proposed development
includes measures to enhance vegetation in the reconstructed swale over the riparian corridor; (c)
grading and loss of oak woodlands WIll occur in the O.95:t acre area in any event in order to
construct the road which traverses this area (d) the General Plan Amendment results in a net
increase of O.32:t acres of open space on the project site; and 3. That existing General Plan pOlicies
require revegetation of graded slopes with native trees, grass, and shrubs and that the portions of
the project site to be graded WIll be revegetated' and 4. That the proposed General Plan
Amendment land use designation is consistent with the General Plan policies, in that the proposed
development wtll eliminate grading on 16.28:t acres of the site which WIll allow two knolls to remain
natural and ungraded thus advancing general plan pOlicies 2.1.4(c), 3.1 (c), 3.3(g), and 3.3(h)
restricting development along ridgelines; and lots will be moved away from the earthquake faulf,
and grading improvements will be made to repair landslides, thus advancing general plan policy
8.1 (a). "
Ms. Silver stated this resolution would not amend any existing GP policies. It only sets forth
the land use designation.
Cm. Burton asked if they were to adopt Resolutions A, B, C and D and fill in Alternative 3 if this
was all they have to do. He asked if they would have to take a further step of amending GP
policies.
Ms. Silver stated the GP is general in nature and is to be interpreted by the City Council
ultimately.
Cm. Moffatt pointed out that they are asking us to amend the 1988 GP. We should go back
and amend and update all the sections.
Ms. Silver pointed out that the 1988 GP is incorporated into the current GP. Today's GP
consists of the GP that was adopted right after incorporation and as amended over the
years.
Cm. Moffatt stated he still felt there is an inconsistency.
On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Barnes, and by majority vote (Cm. Moffatt
opposed), the Council selected Alternative #3 and with the revised conditions of approval,
adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 54 - 95
ADOPTING FINDINGS PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT,
CERTIFYING A FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND ADOPTING A
STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS (HANSEN RANCH PHASE II PA 95-007)
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and
RESOLUTION NO. 55 - 95
APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT FOR PA 95-007
HANSEN RANCH/CALIFORNIA PACIFIC HOMES PHASE II
and
RESOLUTION NO. 56 - 95
APPROVING THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PD) REZONING AND
GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR PA 95-007
HANSEN RANCH/CALIFORNIA PACIFIC HOMES PHASE II
and
RESOLUTION NO. 57 - 95
APPROVING TENTATIVE MAP 6308 AMENDMENT FOR
PA 95-007 HANSEN RANCH/CALIFORNIA PACIFIC HOMES
and waived the reading and INTRODUCED an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance
to permit the rezoning of real property located along the west side of Silvergate Drive, north
of Hansen Drive and south of Winding Trails Lane (APN 941-110-1-9).
Cm. Moffatt voted in opposition to this motion.
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9:56 p. m.
Mayor Houston called for a short recess. All Council members were present when the
meeting was reconvened.
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PUBLIC HEARING - ADJUSTMENT TO
MULTI-FAMILY RECYCLING RATE FOR THE PERIOD MAY 1995 - DECEMBER 1995
10:01 p.m. 6.2 (810-30/600-30)
Mayor Houston opened the public hearing.
Administrative Services Director Rankin presented the Staff Report. The existing agreement
with Livermore-Dublin Disposal providing multi-family recycling services provides for an
annual adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. This adjustment will cover the period
May, 1995 to December, 1995. The amount of the increase totals $.03 per month per multi-
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family unit. It is proposed that the City pay the cost of the adjustment from Measure D funds
in lieu of increasing the rate paid by the property owners. The total cost will be $576.
No testimony was entered by any member of the public relative to this issue.
10:02 p.m.
Mayor Houston closed the public hearing.
On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by unanimous vote, the Council
adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 58 - 95
ADOPTING AMENDMENT NO.2 TO
MULTI-FAMILY RECYCLING PROGRAM AGREEMENT
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PUBLIC HEARING-APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT FOR INTEGRATED
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT OF
ALAMEDA COUNTY AND ADOPTION OF A RATE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1996
10:02 p.m. 6.3 (600-30)
Mayor Houston opened the public hearing.
Administrative Services Director Rankin presented the Staff Report. In accordance with
Council direction, Mr. Rankin reported that Staff has negotiated with Waste Management
Alameda County for a new agreement for services. The rates effective January 1, 1996 will
be reduced and the agreement provides a cap on future rate adjustments. Additional
services in the area of recycling and green waste recycling will be offered and the
Company has agreed to implement the new recycling programs in advance of January,
1996. Future rate adjustments will be linked to increases in the Consumer Price Index to a
maximum of 5%. The City will receive financial relief from Closure/Post Closure liabilities to a
maximum of $175,000.
Cm. Burton questioned the liability issue related to the $175,000 payoff, and asked if
somebody could still sue us.
Mr. Ambrose stated it doesn't eliminate the possibility.
Mr. Rankin stated the company has a known cost for expenses to treat waste that went up
there between 1982 and 1992. The company had certain expenses to build their waste
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treatment plant as well as put aside monies for post closure. They are amortizing it over a
number of years for agencies that have longer franchises.
Cm. Burton stated he really wasn't excited about the cans rolling down the hill on his street.
He asked how often they have to be replaced and who makes this decision?
Cm. Burton also asked if it had been worked out for service at new housing and how it will
start .
Mr. Rankin stated anything that comes on board, Staff will work with the company to bill the
customers in an interim situation.
Dan Borges, General Manager of LDD stated this contract is a win/win situation for the City
and customers. There will be enhanced recycling services: narrow neck containers, milk
jugs, juice cartons, waste paper, chipboard, Kleenex containers, paper towel rolls and
infamous j~mk mail will all be collected under this program. They will be responsible for the
containers; to replace them and to maintain them. The plastic containers have memories.
They get cold and they return to their original shape. The land fill space will be guaranteed
for the City of Dublin. Dublin will be getting all these new services under the new contract
and the rates will be a little lower than today's rates. He commended Staff and Cm.'s
Barnes and Moffatt for their tough negotiations. He requested that the City Council approve
the contract.
Cm. Burton felt their support of community affairs was commendable. They hauled off 40
tons of elephant manure at the recent Rotary sponsored circus.
Cm. Howard asked about the bags you can now buy if you have occasional extra garbage.
Will they still be available?
Mr. Borges stated if this happens, they could call the company and they will give them an
extra dump. He did not expect that this would happen as much in the future with all the
enhanced products.
AI Hunter stated he is a big fan of waste management. The rest of public services should
look at how they handle things. The City Council agreed several months ago with
comments about the existing system of backyard service. He thought any proposal given
would address the existing system as well as curbside service.
Mr. Rankin stated they did submit two proposals. The additional cost was $281,000. This
would be $2.90 per month per single family residence for 1 can service.
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Mr. Hunter felt most people thought they would be able to say which way they wanted to
go. He felt there might be a problem.
Cm. Moffatt stated if an individual cannot facilitate this type of a situation, Waste
Management has agreed to go in and maintain a backyard situation. The committee
discussed this and agreed.
Mr. Rankin stated this would mean an approximate 23% increase to maintain backyard
pickup service.
Mayor Houston clarified that the sub-committee did look at all the choices and they were
filtered through this sub-committee.
Mr. Hunter stated while he had no preference, for $2 a month he would prefer to keep the
backyard pickup. He would also prefer to rethink eliminating the January pickup because of
Christmas. A lot of things get disposed of after the holidays. Another issue will be parking in
areas where the cans are. Are we going to be telling people they can I t park on the street
on garbage pickup days?
Cm. Moffatt felt that LDD has an excellent program to get the word out and work with the
citizens.
Mr. Hunter felt this should be addressed right now.
Mr. Borges stated they have instituted the green waste pickup in Livermore and it has been
the most successful program they have implemented in a long time. There is an education
process that goes on about a month and a half. People love it. Customers will receive
different pieces of literature. San Ramon has fully automated service and have not had any
major problems with it. Green waste was implemented last September and he was not
aware of any problems. He did not see parking as a problem. They have to have some
room between cars on the street. He explained how the mechanical process will work. The
mechanical arm will extend the width of a car.
Cm. Burton asked about the process if somebody says they need yard pickup.
Mr. Borges stated they will walk up into the yard, wheel it into the street and then wheel it
back into the yard.
Cm. Burton asked if this could be an option that people could request if they were willing to
pay the extra $2.90 per month.
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Mr. Borges stated they are designed to be fully automated. It would lower the productivity
of the system if every other house wanted this type of a system. He stated they will however,
provide whatever system the City wants.
Debbie Cardoza, a Coral Gate resident stated she supports LDD because they have done
an excellent job. They appreciated it when multi-family homes were included in the
recycling program.
Ron Nahas, representing Amador Lakes, Cotton Wood and Park Wood apartments stated in
1993 they installed compaction projects and spent about $120,000 to do this. Their rates
increased 8% in 1993-94 and then 25% increase. In 1995, they received another 22.9%
increase. It is now being proposed that they should be happy because rates are being
frozen at this level. He has argued that the way that removal costs being allocated are
incorrect. They feel they are being overcharged. He has been trying for a year and a half
to resolve their situation. Mr. Rankin knows a lot about garbage and has given him many
reasons for the current situation. He disco.vered that by contracting separately, he can save
35%. There is no compelling reason why they should be bound into this agreement. He
asked that they be able to be left out of this franchise agreement. They believe they can
provide the service better and for 35% less expensive. He was aware that this opens up
some significant issues. The only thing that reduces rates is competition. This is a situation
where competition is possible. They are but one user in the City and he requested that the
City Council not approve this, but delay it and direct Staff to work with them to leave them
out of the agreement. If it turns out that they cannot meet the City's requirements, then
they will proceed. He stated he wasn't sure what his recourse is if he is dragged into this
agreement.
Anna, 8460 Valencia Drive stated while she was tired, she stayed to take the time to
comment that LDD has done an excellent job. She came to the U.S. when she was 7 years
old and went around with her father who spoke no English to various businesses and to pay
his bills. She watched how he was treated and to her, customer service is very important.
She has called LDD because they did not get a pickup and they gladly took the overflow.
What matters is the company talks to her as a human being. Another company does not
need to come in and take over. They are good about sending out information. They are
great.
10:56 p.m.
Mayor Houston closed the public hearing.
Cm. Moffatt stated he was involved with the negotiations and there is good stuff in the
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Mayor Houston stated Mr. Nahas does have a unique situation and he asked Staff to address
a situation where someone opts out and the impacts on the rest of Dublin. We implemented
mandatory service and he asked Staff to explain this.
Mr. Rankin stated Mr. Nahas isn't the only operator of a compactor in the community.
Service is typically viewed as a system and costs are spread across the entire rate base.
Once you start pulling apart the system, rates for those left go up. The company must
maintain certain bonds, certain insurance requirements, performance measures, and all
these things are included in the costs. Once you dismantle the whole system, you essentially
don't have a system.
Scott Hobson, Consultant discussed a jurisdiction where they've worked that does not have
a franchise system but rather a permit system. The City of Glendale is one of their clients.
About 3 years ago, they had 41 permitted haulers that operated within the city. Some
came in to collect 1 to 3 accounts. A great deal of traffic is created by 41 haulers on the
streets. They discovered with open competition, neighboring businesses might have the
same service, but vastly different rates. The customer would sign a contract for a period of
time and is then locked in. It results in very uneven rates. City staff must not only manage
the 41 permits, but also collect city fees from 41 different haulers. It does create the need
for greater administrative oversight.
Mr. Ambrose stated when he was in La Canada, they had 3 garbage haulers on the same
street and some were questionable from a health and safety standpoint. We need to look
at the haulers impact on the community as well as the impact on the rest of the ratepayers.
Mr. Nahas felt it would be worth taking the time to examine some of the cities that have
done this. What are the rates in these cities? If, in fact, there aren't rate benefits, he would
be surprised. Maybe the negatives will outweigh the positives. He asked the length of the
franchise?
Mr. Rankin replied it is for 7 1/2 years with 3 year options.
Mr. Nahas felt his situation is unique. The truck goes only from his site to the dump and back.
Cm. Moffatt asked what landfill he was going to and how long will they guarantee space.
Mr. Nahas replied they go to Browning Ferris on Vasco Road. He stated he has no fear of
negotiating his own deal.
Cm. Moffatt asked if for some reason the City cannot meet its AB 939 obligation by the year
2000, if Mr. Nahas would be willing to help with .the $10,000 per day fine.
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Cm. Burton felt we had come up with a good contract. This brings in a different perspective
though, and he thought it should at least be discussed and bring out the points on why we
could or couldn't do it. The point is, it hasn't been addressed. We should at least give him
the courtesy of looking into this. Maybe it won't work, but he is one of the City's major
contributors. He should at least be given the satisfaction of addressing the issue.
Ms. Silver stated the first thing required would be to amend the City's garbage ordinance
which says the city may enter into an exclusive agreement with one provider.
Cm. Burton questioned why they couldn't just talk about it.
Mr. Rankin explained that there is a policy issue established by the City Council as to whether
this type of a system will be allowed. In order to do an in-depth analysis, there is not Staff
time without additional consultant fees. It goes beyond this to a precedence of allowing
the system to fall apart. If you are talking about opening it up to open competition, there
could be any ~umber of people wanting another provider.
Mr. Nahas felt Mr. Rankin was painting an exaggerated picture.
Mr. Rankin stated it gets back to a policy decision on the part of the City Council. Why
shouldn't everyone be able to request this?
Mr. Ambrose pointed out the City Council could direct that the RFP be restructured and we
could go to a competitive system.
Cm. Burton felt all he was asking is consideration for one man and it should be addressed.
Mayor Houston felt we looked at this when mandatory service was implemented. It was the
decision of the City Council to go with mandatory service. This opens up a potential totally
different system. It will take man or woman power to manage this and he did not feel the
City could afford this. It was very productive for the sub-committee to give guidance.
Cm. Howard questioned if this had to be done immediately.
Mr. Ambrose stated there are equipment acquisition issues and timeframes that are
impacted by the timeframe.
Cm. Howard felt there were a lot of people who objected originally to not going out to bid
and she thought they might also object to automated service.
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Mayor Houston stated he felt people mainly wanted the City to hold the rates and let them
recycle plastic bottles. They raised the rates earlier in the year. He stated he likes having the
backyard service, even though he puts his cans out, because he doesn't want someone
going into his back yard.
Cm. Howard felt perhaps a lot of people were not present tonight because it wasn't in the
paper that the City was going to curbside service. She did not think when they
implemented additional recycling, they would lose backyard service.
On motion of Cm. Moffatt, seconded by Cm. Barnes, and by majority vote, the Council
adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 59 - 95
AUTHORIZING APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT WITH
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF ALAMEDA COUNTY
FOR INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
and
RESOLUTION NO. 60 - 95
ESTABLISHING A SCHEDULE OF SERVICE RATES
FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND
ESTABLISHING MINIMUM SERVICE LEVEL FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
and directed Staff to proceed with the implementation of the new agreement.
Cm.'s Burton and Howard voted against this motion.
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PUBLIC HEARING - 1995-96 ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR
RESIDENTIAL BASIC GARBAGE/RECYCLING SERVICES
11 :21 p.m. 6.4 (810-30)
Mayor Houston opened the public hearing.
Administrative Services Director Rankin advised that the City collects the cost of basic
residential garbage service on the annual property tax bill. It is necessary to establish an
annual assessment which reflects the rate increase effective January 1, 1995 as well as the
services pursuant to the new agreement effective January 1, 1996. The annual assessment
will be $121 .30 per single family residence which includes the collection of one 32 gallon
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can, four quarterly cleanups and curbside recycling. Mr. Rankin pointed out that the
average annual cost for similar services in 14 surrounding communities is $156.96.
No testimony was entered by any member of the public relative to this issue.
Mayor Houston closed the public hearing.
On motion of Cm. Moffatt, seconded by Cm. Barnes, and by unanimous vote, the Council
adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 61 - 95
APPROVING AND ESTABLISHING
THE COLLECTION OF MINIMUM RESIDENTIAL
GARBAGE AND RECYCLING SERVICE FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1995-96
and directed Staff to prepare the necessary reports to the Alameda County Tax Collector
and approved the Budget Change Form amendment to the 1994-95 Budget.
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TELEVISING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
11:24p.m. 7.1 (1050-50)
Management Assistant Barker presented the Staff Report and stated during the City's annual
Goals & Objectives meeting in March, the City Council listed televising Council meetings as
a high priority item, and Staff was directed to pursue this goal. Because San Ramon City
Council meetings also occur on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, CTV Staff
expressed concerns about being able to cover two meetings at the same time utilizing their
van and three cameras.
Mr. Barker stated Staff reviewed alternative ways to televise Dublin's meetings and one
option involves the purchase of switching equipment and the use of two cameras instead of
three. The two camera shots would consist of a wide angle view of the City Council and a
view of the public speakers podium. This set up would eliminate a camera view of City Staff
and Staff podium.
Mr. Barker advised that CTV originally estimated that three camera coverage would cost
approximately $9,600 for Fiscal Year 1995-96. The proposed two camera approach would
cost approximately $9,100.
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Mr. Barker stated a second option would be to move the City Council meeting time to
another night such as the first and third Tuesdays. A final option would be to not televise City
Council meetings.
Cm. Burton stated he did not see the value of the meeting being recorded and shown at a
later time, and commented he was not too impressed with this.
Mayor Houston stated he felt there is extreme value in having the meetings televised.
Cm. Howard stated she felt it was too expensive for what we get.
Cm. Burton stated he was willing though to support the concept of paying CTV 30 the
money to provide special services.
Cm. Barnes stated she watches the meetings from Pleasanton live and San Ramon a day
later. She is very unimpressed with both productions. She would support Qption 3 and not
televise the meetings. What she sees is people who have to speak on every single subject.
She would rather have people come to the meetings who wish to address the City Council.
She felt we would be opening the door to a lot of trouble.
Cm. Moffatt felt the folks in the audience serve as a better sounding board and stated he
doesn't watch television.
Cm. Burton felt there were very few people who would watch 5 hours of a City Council
meeting on television. It's not that important at this time.
Cm. Burton made a motion, which was seconded by Cm. Howard, to delay consideration of
the issue. Mayor Houston pointed out that delaying wasn't one of the options presented.
Cm. Burton clarified his motion and Cm. Howard agreed to change her second to the
motion.
On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Howard, and by majority vote, the Council
determined that Dublin City Council meetings would not be televised. Mayor Houston voted
in opposition of the motion.
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HERITAGE CENTER RENOVATION CHANGE ORDER
11 :36 p.m. Item 8.1 added (600-30)
Ms. Lowart presented the Staff Report and advised that evidence of termites had become
apparent in the old St. Raymond's Church, as well as a fungus in the wood ceiling and
supporting members for the steeple. If this situation is not corrected, the stairs and bell tower
will continue to deteriorate and the structural integrity of the stairs and bell tower will be
severely compromised.
Ms. Lowart stated in order to correct the problem, the entry stairs must be totally
reconstructed and the steeple must be removed so that repairs can be made to the roof
area. The estimated cost increase submitted by Skyline Construction is $15,100, and 10
additional working days will be required. With added costs for extra inspection costs
associated with the increased work, the total estimated cost for a change order is $16,544.
This brings the total estimated project cost to $266,686, or approximately $22,511 over
budget.
On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by unanimous vote, the Council
approved the $16,544 change order #4.
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OTHER BUSINESS
11 :38 p.m.
Upcominq Meeting Reminders (610-051
Mr. Ambrose stated Staff was trying to schedule a DRFA meeting for June 19, and he
needed to know if the alternates would be available to attend this meeting because of
continuing subject matter.
Cm. Burton who is an alternate stated he would not be able to attend on June 19.
Mr. Ambrose reminded the City Council of a School District liaison committee meeting on
June 21.
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Proclamations (610-501
Cm. Moffatt reported that Dublin High recently took first place with their marching team and
he felt the City should look at some type of proclamation.
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AI Hunter stated there were 3 awards. The marching band and guard went to British
Columbia. He suggested that the City also take a look at a guy by the name of Lee
Carpenter. He would like to see the band recognized and also Mr. Carpenter. We may
want to talk to the President of the Booster Club to get information.
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Sub-Reqional Planninq Committee Meetinq (140-101
Mayor Houston reported attending the Tri-Valley Planning Committee meetings where they
are now addressing issues related to densities and growth issues. It has been interesting to
see people's views and the thinking behind what they want. The meetings have gone
pretty well.
Cm. Moffatt advised that he asked Kevin Gailey, Danville's Planning Director to send minutes
of the meetings to each Council member.
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CLOSED SESSION
11 :45 p.m. 10.2 (600-30)
The Council recessed to a closed session to discuss Public Employee Performance Evaluation
- City Manager, pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTION
Mayor Houston announced that no action was taken in the closed session.
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ADJOURNMENT
12:55 a.m. 11.1
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at
12:55 a.m.
Mayor
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