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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.01 Draft Minutes 10-11-1993 ". " '-.tJ. .' - I REGULAR MEETING - October 11~ 1993 I A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Dublin was held on Monday, October 11, 1993, in the Council Ch~mbers of the Dublin civic Center. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m., by Mayor Snyder. .. .. .. .. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmembers Burton, Houston, Howa~d, Moffatt and Mayor Snyder. ABSENT: None. .. .. .. .. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE I those present in the pledge of Mayor Snyder led the Council, Staff and allegiance to the flag. .. .. .. .. PROCLAMATION (610-50) Mayor Snyder read and presented a proclamation to Rose Macias, Community Safety Assistant, declaring October "Crime Prevention Month" and called upon 'all citizens to increase their participation in our community's crime and drug prevention efforts. Ms. Macias announced that as a part of Crime p~evention Month, on Saturday, October 16, 1993, a Safety Saturday Event will be held at the Shannon Community Center from 10:00 a.m. td 2:00 p.m. There will be child fingerprinting, first aid demonstratidns, fire fighter demonstrations, information booths and emergendy vehicles on display, as well as information on disaster preparednes~. .. .. .. .. RECYCLING PROGRAM WINNERS FOR MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 1993 (810-60) Management Assistant Barker announced the five linners in the recycling program contest for the month of Augu~t, 1993. Savings Bonds which were provided by Livermore bUblin Disposal will be presented to: William Grossman, Karl Ahdreasen, Larry Janet Fauerso and Arlene Story were or Cauble, Mr. Barker reminded everyone that the City will have one of its special quarterly trash pick-ups on Saturday, October 16th. .. .. .. .. I I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a CM - VOL 12 - 375 Regular Meeting October 11, 1993 I -----------__________ I ' ------------------------------------------------- 4.1 COPIES TO: ITEM NO. t2bi . . CHP Enforcement of state Laws within Dublin (580-90) Shirley Trujillo, 11412 Dillon Way, stated shel found it ironic that October is crime Prevention Month and relayed a story of being stopped in her own neighborhood by the CHP who cited h~r for not wearing her seatbelt. She only planned to drive 3 blocks to pick up some film. She admitted she broke the law for not having fastened her seatbelt, however, she questioned if Dublin's streets had become so safe that the CHP has nothing better to do. She felt like a criminal and the Council and citizens should be aware of this. I She was so upset when she got the ticket, she wrote a letter to the Valley Times Forum. Who is paying for this officer's salary? He must have a pretty cushy job if all he does is pull people over for seatbelt violations. Surely Dublin Police don't need assistance from the CHP. She asked if the city had some kind of a special deal going on ~ith the CHP for them to be doing this kind of enforcement. If the Couhcil endorses this she will make sure her seatbelt is fastened in ord~r to get her to another community to do her shopping. In a town the size of DUblin, assistance from the CHP is not needed to incit~ its citizens. Cm. Houston voiced his "amen". Cm. Burton advised that he asked her to come tonight as he is asking the same question. He would like to know what) the police arrangements are for the CHP to come in and do this and asked if this was typical? . I . He drives on 1-580 and 1-680 gOlng 64 or 65 mph and everybody lS passing him by doing 90 mph. There are no CHP around. city Manager Ambrose stated he had asked Chief Rose about this and was advised that they are coming through our town more regularly now because they have their headquarters here. Th~y are State Peace Officers enforcing State Laws and they can do this in any jurisdiction 'they wish. We have no special local arrangemeht with them. They come . I lnoff 1-580 or 1-680 to get breakfast or lunch and they have been known to enforce the provisions of the State V~hicle Code while they are here. Cm. Burton stated he resents this happening in Dublin's neighborhoods, and felt they were using poor judgment. He would like to see the City write a letter saying we don't appreciate this kind of action in our neighborhoods and this is not appropriate. Ms. Trujillo stated the City might want to see if they've been given some type of marching orders or quotas they must meet. Her perfect driving record has been ruined. Cm. Houston questioned the amount of the fine. Ms. Trujillo advised that the fine is $22, but this is not the point. It goes on your driving record and could increase your insurance. In looking for people not wearing their seatbelts~ they cause more of a danger in doing this than they solve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CM - VOL 12 - 376 Regular Meeting October 11, 1993 . . Cm. Burton felt there is animosity being caused to our Police Department. It would be a serious mistake for the city to ignore this. Mayor Snyder stated it is quite common to see the CHP at the intersection of Dublin Boulevard and San Ramon Road. They have a right and responsibility to enforce the laws; this is their job. If one happens to be caught in violation of the Vehicle Code, this is not a criminal action. Mayor Snyder stated he felt Cm. Burton was creating a hornet's nest, and also that he would not be a part of any kind of letter to the CHP. He suggested that if Cm. Burton felt strongly about this, he should request an investigation. Cm. Houston stated he thought she was a victim of a quota and the City should monitor this. If it comes up again we may want to consider some type of a letter. If this were a one-day thing though, perhaps a letter would not be the most prudent thing. Mr. Ambrose added a positive note and stated recently we had an armed suspect up in the hills near the Valley Christian School and if it were not for the assistance of the CHP and the manpower they brought in, we would never have caught that suspect. The city doesn't have any arrangement with them as to how they do their traffic enforcement as was suggested by Ms. Trujillo. She has a right to take her concerns to the CHP Commander. Ms. Trujillo stated this, was not her purpose; she just thought the people should be aware of what the CHP is doing in Dublin. There are laws and there are laws ... Mayor Snyder pointed out that each one of them had taken an oath to uphold the laws of the State of California. He could find no reason to oppose what that officer did that day. .. .. .. .. CONSENT CALENDAR On motion of Cm. Moffatt, seconded by Cm. Howard, and by unanimous vote, the Council took the following actions: Approved Minutes of Regular Meeting of September 27, 1993; Received the city Treasurer's Investment Report as of September 30, 1993 (320-30); Received Financial Reports for the Months of July and August, 1993 (330-50) ; Approved Warrant Register in the amount of $238,335.93 (300-40). .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CM - VOL 12 - 377 Regular Meeting October 11, 1993 . . " , ~. ~1 PUBLIC HEARING - REQUEST FOR VARIANCE TO SECTION 3802(;) OF THE DUBLIN BU1LDING CODE (450-40) Mayor Snyder opened the public hearing. Building Official Taugher presented the Staff Report and advised that the building at 6767-6787 Dublin Boulevard contains 24,360 square feet and is presently occupied by 5 tenants. NAPA Auto Parts Company proposes to occupy 5,100 square feet in the northwest corner of the building. NAPA proposes to install 1,808 square feet of mezzanine floor area in order to provide access to the upper portion of the proposed storage racks. Mr. Taugher advised that adding the additional mezzanine floor space triggers the requirement for sprinklers throughout the entire building. In this case, NAPA intends to install sprinklers in their portion of the building only. Mr. Taugher presented the Council with mitigating factors that justify granting the variance, which included: 1) The supply piping for the sprinkler system is designed to provide for complete sprinklers in the future. 2) Stub outs are being provided to extend the system into the non-sprinklered areas. 3) The owner intends to extend the sprinkler system with the ultimate goal of a complete sprinkler system. 4) The additional floor space is small in comparison to the size of the building. 5) There is a 2-hour fire wall dividing the building into two separate fire areas. In order to grant the requested variance, the city council must find that the variance is consistent with the purpose and intent of the code and that the variance will not lessen the protection to the people or property within the City of Dublin. Cm. Moffatt questioned if the owner of the building had indicated when the sprinkler system might be put in. Mr. Taugher advised that the owner is not willing to make a firm commitment on when the entire building would be sprinklered, but based on the design of the system, it appears there is good faith to get the sprinkler system throughout the entire building. He felt it will eventually occur. It could potentially lower his fire insurance rates. Cm. Burton commended Staff for recognizing the needs of business in this situation. It is nice to see the city accommodating new businesses. Tom Huening, owner of the building, complimented Staff which has done a very good job in protecting the interests of the City and accommodating and recognizing the economics of the situation. He has worked with both Mr. Taugher and Mr. Tong in the past. He would like to sprinkler the whole building, unfortunately, he is not economically able to do this at this time. In this situation, half a loaf is better than none. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CM - VOL 12 - 378 Regular Meeting October 11, 1993 . . Mayor Snyder closed the public hearing. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Houston, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 116 - 93 GRANTING A VARIANCE TO SECTION 3802(j) OF THE DUBLIN BUILDING CODE FOR BUILDING LOCATED AT 6767-6787 DUBLIN BOULEVARD (FIRE SPRINKLERS) .. .. .. .. PUBLIC HEARING-CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITATION ORDINANCE REVISE CHAPTER 2.28 OF DUBLIN MUNICIPAL CODE (630-20) Mayor Snyder opened the public hearing. City Attorney Silver advised that at the September 27, 1993 City Council meeting, an Ordinance was introduced which would amend the City'S existing Campaign contribution Limitation Ordinance. The amended Ordinance was drafted in accordance with direction from the Council on August 9th and September 12th. The proposed amendments to Chapter 2.28 would revise the Ordinance to restrict a person or committee from making a contribution or contributions in excess of $1,000 with respect to any municipal election for the office of Mayor or Councilmember. The proposed Ordinance amendments follow the Federal Model of restricting contributions to an election, not to a fiscal year. A new definition would be added, following Federal regulations to provide that a contribution is made "with respect to" an election if it is designated for the election or, if not so designated, it will be assumed it is for the next election. Also following Federal regulations, the draft ordinance would limit contributions after an election to no more than necessary to pay campaign debt. In addition, to tie in with State reporting requirements, it would allow contributions after an election through June 30 following the election. As was pointed out at the last Council meeting, any individual who intends to be a candidate for local elective office must file a Candidate Intention Statement (Form 501) PRIOR to the solicitation or receipt of any contribution or loan, and prior to use of any of the candidate's personal funds in support of his/her campaign. A candidate for future office(s) could file more than one Form 501. The prohibition shall not apply to contributions made or received in support of, or in opposition to, a ballot measure, nor shall said prohibition apply to contributions made by a candidate to his or her own campaign. No testimony was given by any member of the public relative to this issue. Mayor Snyder closed the public hearing. . . . . . . _ . _ _ . a _ . . _ _ _ . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . _ . CM - VOL 12 - 379 Regular Meeting October 11, 1993 . . On motion of Cm. Moffatt, seconded by Cm. Burton, and by unanimous vote, the council waived the reading and adopted ORDINANCE NO. 10 - 93 AMENDING CHAPTER 2.28 OF THE DUBLIN MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITATIONS .. .. .. .. PROCEDURES FOR PARKING CITATION ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND HEARINGS & APPOINTMENT OF HEARING OFFICER (570-10) Assistant City Manager Rankin advised that state Law enacted under AB 408 shifted the responsibility for levying and collecting parking citation penalties from the Courts to the City. This new law decriminalized parking citations and imposed civil penalties on violators. On June 14, 1993, Staff presented Phase I for implementing these new responsibilities and this is the second and final phase for enacting this new program. Mr. Rankin discussed the process required and also the administrative review and administrative hearing guidelines. Our system is based on a model making its way through the State. with regard to the city's request for a volunteer Administrative Hearing Officer, Attorney Joseph Devane was the only attorney who responded. In addition to having been Judge Protem, Mr. Devane has been an arbitrator in Alameda County Superior and Municipal Courts, as well as having practiced law since 1962. Staff recommended that the City Council appoint the city Manager or his designee as an Alternate Hearing Officer in the event that the regular Hearing Officer is unavailable or would have a conflict of interest. Cm. Burton questioned if, in the appeal process, the $25 must be paid regardless of the fine amount, and if this goes to the City or to the court. Mr. Rankin stated it would go to the court. Cm. Burton asked if the hearing officer has to appear in court. Mr. Rankin responded that the hearing officer does not have to appear. The individual may appear. He thought this would probably be handled through the small claims division. Cm. Moffatt asked if the hearing officer has the ability to fine and if so, how much. Mr. Rankin stated the city Council had already adopted the penalty schedule. The hearing officer can only find the individual liable or not liable. He is not setting the amount of the fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CM - VOL 12 - 380 Regular Meeting October 11, 1993 . . Mayor Snyder clarified for the audience that the courts will no longer handle parking procedures within any city. It becomes the city's responsibility to deal with the issue now. Most people just pay the amount due, but there is a process in place that can be used. There are 2 levels of review. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 117 - 93 ADOPTING THE PARKING CITATION ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION POLICY AND PROCEDURES GUIDELINES and RESOLUTION NO. 118 - 93 APPOINTING ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICER JOSEPH F. DEVANE FOR PARKING CITATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 40215 OF THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE * .. .. .. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT TO CITY (150-70) Recreation Director Lowart advised that the Rotary Club of Dublin has presented the Senior Center with a $250 check to be used for the purchase of a computer table. Cm. Moffatt commended the Rotary Club members for their interest in the city of Dublin. Cm. Burton advised that this is part of their fireworks money coming back into the community. Mayor Snyder stated he is an advocate of service organizations and felt they are the life blood of the communities in many cases. Cm. Burton pointed out that Mayor snyder has been very active in the Lions Club and speaks very well on behalf of service clubs. On motion of Cm. Moffatt, seconded by Cm. Houston, and by unanimous vote, the Council accepted the gift and directed Staff to prepare a formal acknowledgment and authorized an additional appropriation from "Contributions from Others" to the FY 93-94 Senior Center Furniture & Fixtures Account. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CM - VOL 12 - 381 Regular Meeting October 11, 1993 . . ~ BJ DUBLIN COMMERCIAL GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT STUDY REQUEST PA 93-052 (420-30) Cm. Houston announced that he had a conflict of interest and would therefore not participate in the discussion of this item. Associate Planner Choy advised that the J. Patrick Land Co., representing BJ Dublin Commercial, has requested that the city Council initiate a General Plan Amendment study for their 7t acre site located on the north side of the Dublin Boulevard Extension, near the intersection of Dougherty Road, from the Business Park/Industrial Outdoor storage land use designation to the Retail/Office and Automotive land use designation. Mr. Choy indicated that if the Council initiates the GPA study, direction needed to be provided regarding the size of the study area. staff identified 3 options in the Staff Report, identified as study Area #1, study Area #2 and study Area #3. staff recommended that the area to be included in the study be defined as Study Area #2. Expanding the study area to allow incorporation of 4 additional parcels (2 of which are owned by the city of Dublin) provides the project with a physical connection to the corner of Dougherty Road and Dublin Boulevard. In addition, it is beneficial to plan for a larger project initially so that the individual develop- ments work together as the entire area is built. with regard to the tentative map to rezone the parcel, there will be 3 pUblic hearings involving this project. The City is allowed to process 4 GPA's within a calendar year. This request, if initiated, would be the second amendment to the GP processed in calendar year 1993. The first amendment was the adoption of the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan on May 10, 1993. Cm. Burton questioned under Option 2, if the owners of the 2 parcels on the corner had made any comments about being involved in this. Mr. Choy advised that the property owner of the 2 privately owned parcels has given verbal confirmation for inclusion in the study. Cm. Burton stated the City appreciates that Mr. Moore has been very accommodating during our construction of the Dublin Boulevard extension. Cm. Moffatt asked if this zoning change would still be a planned development. Mr. Choy advised that the applicants are proposing to establish their own general provisions. They have established a list of uses they would like to see allowed, as well as conditioned uses. Cm. Moffatt asked if there would be any affects on existing businesses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CM - VOL 12 - 382 Regular Meeting October 11, 1993 . . Mr. Choy advised that it is a vacant parcel~ Cindy Guyon with J. Patrick Land Company indicated that they wrote a letter asking that only their property be included. They don't want to chance that someone else's property would delay their processing schedule. Since that time, Staff has spoken with the Vangelatos', and they now feel comfortable that they won't slow them down. They will be going before the Planning Commission on November 1st, and to the Council in early December in order to allow for a public hearing on a final map in February. If 'they fail to record their subdivision map prior to February 28, 1994, a deposit of over $100,000 will have to be made with the County related to 1994-95 taxes. Ms. Guyon stated in order to keep their project going, if the Council chooses to go with Option #2, they requested that Staff be given encouragement to be as prompt as possible and to not cause them to miss their deadlines. They were concerned that a lot of details would have to be addressed on the other parcels that could impact their project. They hope that their project can be looked at as a stand alone project when it comes to details. Mr. Choy advised that Staff wants to maintain consistent policies in this area. Additional concern was expressed in their letter related to the allocation of costs for the study. If the City brings in additional parcels, they expect the City to fund a share of the study and reimbursement from the other property owners should be sought at a future date. Planning Director Tong advised that zoning for their project can proceed with this General Plan Amendment. Cm. Burton stated the application processes should be split so as to not hold up their project. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by unanimous vote (Cm. Houston abstained), the Council authorized the GPA study and defined the size of the study to be that identified as study Area #2 in the Staff Report which would be the 7t acre parcel owned by BJ Dublin Commercial, plus the 4 properties, including 2 remnant parcels owned by the City of Dublin, which are located between the BJ Dublin Commercial property and the Dublin Boulevard extension. .. .. .. .. EBDA CONDITIONS FOR POTENTIAL TRI-VALLEY EXPORT PROJECT (1030-70) Planning Director Tong advised that on September 16, 1993, the East Bay Dischargers Authority (EBDA) responded to the Tri-Valley Wastewater Authority (TWA) and the Livermore-Amador Valley Water Management Agency (LAVWMA) regarding conditions to be met before EBDA would consider an agreement for a Tri-valley export project. DSRSD needs to respond to LAVWMA ,so that LAVWMA, in turn, can respond to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CM - VOL 12 - 383 Regular Meeting October 11, 1993 . . EBDA. DSRSD needs an indication from the City of Dublin of Dublin's position regarding the land use and General Plan related conditions. Mr. Tong stated it appears that LAVWMA, rather than TWA, will become the agency that proposes an export project for the Tri-Valley area. DSRSD has the authority for water and sewer in Dublin, and is a member of LAVWMA and TWA. The City of Dublin, however, has authority over land use and General Plan matters within Dublin. Staff has reviewed the conditions and finds that some relate directly to land use and General Plan matters in Dublin. Condition 10.C. deals with defining the extent of urban development and open space retention; and Condition 10.D. deals with defining the growth within urban boundaries. staff felt these issues have already been thoroughly and adequately addressed in the Dublin General Plan. Mr. Tong advised that staff had prepared a draft letter to DSRSD reiterating the City's authority over land use and GP matters within Dublin. Cm. Burton asked if there is any way the city can get involved with representatives on these groups. They are all getting into our pockets while we sit on the sidelines. Bob Beebe, DSRSD General Manager stated this was a pretty loaded question. They respect the City'S role to plan land use. They request that the City respect their responsibility to pursue and provide utilities. He felt the city was actually in a good position because the city is not at the negotiating table. Cm. Burton expressed great concern related to the present fluctuation of the political climate in this valley. Mr. Beebe stated he heard and recognized the concerns. He suspected that the East Bay Municipal utility District is being asked similar questions. On motion of Cm. Burton, seconded by Cm. Houston, and by unanimous vote, the Council authorized that the letter to be signed by the Mayor be sent to DSRSD. .. .. .. .. REPORT ON BUSINESS COMMISSION/ LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OPTIONS (470-50) City Manager Ambrose presented the Staff Report related to concepts including a Business Commission or other various structures to look at business issues and economic development. Mr. Ambrose explained that staff had prepared a report which proposes a work plan to get the city started on a local economic development program and had surveyed a number of agencies and evaluated the various groups and structures involved in each community'S economic development effort. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CM - VOL 12 - 384 Regular Meeting October 11, 1993 . . Mr. Ambrose discussed the City's economic development accomplishments to date and also outlined a work program. staff recommended that the group be responsible for accomplishing 6 tasks. 1) If the Council establishes a permanent advisory board, direct staff to draft bylaws for council consideration. 2) Undertake a community appraisal which establishes a factual picture of the City's economic development strengths and weaknesses. 3) Based upon the community appraisal, identify measurable objectives which should be included in a local economic development plan. 4) Develop a plan for accomplishing those objectives which should include funding sources, and possibly, a permanent organization to implement the plan (if the Council selects the interim task force option). 5) Identify ways to measure the results of plan implementation. 6) Prepare a report to the City Council with the advisory groups recommendations including the above elements within 6 months of the appointment of the advisory group members. Upon receipt of the group's report, the Council could then take further action to implement the economic development plan and accompanying programs. Mr. Ambrose discussed the organizational structures being utilized by those agencies surveyed. In summary, Mr. Ambrose advised that staff would recommend that the Council approve the initiation of an Economic Development effort which would include the following steps: 1) Council determines the overall objective of the economic development group to be formed. 2) Approve the proposed Economic Development Work Program including authorization to solicit the services of the Alameda County Economic Development Advisory Council staff to assist the City'S newly appointed advisory group. 3) Council determines whether to pursue a task force approach or the establishment of a permanent board/commission or committee. 4) Determine size and composition of option selected. 5) Depending upon the preferred structure, the council should determine the Council and Staff's role and relationship to the advisory group to be formed. Cm. Burton stated he noted that in the information presented, redevelopment kept showing up. He questioned if there was anything in our future that would call for the redevelopment of central Dublin. Mr. Ambrose explained that there are certain findings that would have to be made and he felt it would be difficult to make these findings for most of Dublin. Cm. Burton felt that funding and Staff time would be 2 major things to consider. He briefly discussed our portion of the payment and participation in the Alameda County Economic Development program. He noted that payment was included on the Warrant Register. He questioned how much of the business license fee collected goes into the General Fund. We get $50 to collect the fee and he asked if there was any money there that could help us support hiring a person. Mr. Ambrose advised that all of the business license fee is a General Fund revenue. He did not know if business license fee revenues exceed business license related costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CM - VOL 12 - 385 Regular Meeting October 11, 1993 . . Cm. Burton discussed including in the cost to the businesses justification to increase the business license fee to pay for additional services which would benefit the businesses. City Attorney Silver stated this was an interesting concept to calculate the business license fee to include the City's costs of running a business association or commission. Cm. Burton stated it would have to prove itself. He felt there must be some surplus in the fund. Ms. Silver stated it may be justified to do this, but she would have to review it further. Mr. Ambrose stated the group would decide how to go about finding funding. This would be one of the things they would discuss. Cm. Houston stated economic development is not a charity case. We need to maximize the revenue coming back to the City. We are in this for the city. We want the businesses to prosper, but we are in it for the city. Sergio Meza, President of the Chamber of Commerce presented a letter addressing the Chamber's position. One of his 1993 goals was to open communications with the City and he felt this has been accomplished. He and Nancy Feeley meet monthly with Richard Ambrose and Larry Tong. The Chamber feels that setting up a permanent commission or committee would jeopardize the cooperative effort of the city and the Chamber. Also, he could not support any increase in the business license fee. Mayor Snyder stated he favored a joint committee that could come back to the City with some recommendations. Mr. Meza stated he is in favor of an informal task force, but not a formal group. Cm. Houston stated he envisioned a model closer to the City of Tracy model. He is in favor of forming a business commission. He felt the Chamber of Commerce would deal with existing area businesses. He passed out copies of the plan he proposed. We have a Planning Commission and a Park & Recreation Commission and he would propose that we have a business commission, established as a permanent commission. Cm. Moffatt questioned under Cm. Houston's proposal where the Economic Development Director would come from, who they would be responsible to and where the money would come from. Cm. Houston responded as he had stated earlier, we will be gaining tax revenues. The City will pay for the person. Ultimately, the City would have the most input on this. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CM - VOL 12 - 386 Regular Meeting October 11, 1993 . . Cm. Moffatt indicated in the past we have had a downtown business task force arid a business task force. He asked if Cm. Houston would consider a temporary type of organization where all the concepts could be looked at and to have a temporary partnership with the Chamber. We could see what the community wants in order to develop something unique to Dublin. He explained his fear of having a concept on paper and no one wanting to do it. Cm. Houston stated he realized his plan would be modified. Everybody around us is doing something and we need to take action. Cm. Moffatt felt we need to develop a plan which includes business people and which also includes everyone who lives, works and plays in the City. Cm. Burton pointed out that a commission has the authority to do something, where a committee or task force doesn't. Cm. Moffatt stated he was just suggesting forming a precursor group to look at the issues. Cm. Burton felt the objective is to develop some kind of a formal commission that can look and be proactive in Dublin's future and it needs horsepower. It needs the strength of the City behind it. He requested that a 6-month time period be included. Cm. Moffatt reiterated that he would like to see the City get involved along with other interested people to see what develops. He would like to see, if budget constraints are lifted, some money put in to make it go. Mayor Snyder stated he agreed with Cm. Moffatt and felt we need to create some kind of a task force in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce. A time line could be set for the group to come back with how we address this in the future. In order to pay the salary of the person hired, he pointed out that the sales tax addition must come from major businesses brought in. Cm. Burton felt the objectives should be to form some kind of a formal commission. Mayor Snyder stated he did not buy into this at this point. Cm. Houston stated he agreed with Cm. Burton. Economic development is a major part of this, but existing business issues also need to be addressed. A business commission could also be involved with this. Cm. Burton suggested getting 9 people into a group and give them 6 months to come up with a positive program. They should do a formal report to the City Council in 6 months. The city would appoint 5 representatives and the Chamber would appoint 4. Clarification was made that it would be 6 months from the date of their first meeting. Also,' the number was changed to 10, with 5 each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . CM - VOL 12 - 387 Regular Meeting October 11, 1993 . . to be appointed by the City and the Chamber. Staff should draft a set of charges for the group. Cm. Burton felt we should get this thing rolling as it's important that we do something. Mr. Ambrose indicated that Staff had identified some common elements. One of the first things the body would be responsible for is to develop a factual picture of our business community and list strengths and weaknesses. He then questioned the City Council's role. Cm. Burton felt there should definitely be a Staff person taking minutes. Cm. Houston stated he disagreed and felt the people should meet, talk and just hash out some ideas. Mr. Meza felt that possibly some middle ground could be achieved. Mayor Snyder stated if we give them some goals, they can prepare a report. Mr. Ambrose advised that sign issues will be coming to the City council on October 25th. Staff will work with the Chamber to develop an outline and will get out a request for participation on the task force. Cm. Burton stated he wanted to state he had always been supportive of the Chamber of Commerce. Cm. Houston asked if Councilmembers could be on the task force. Mayor Snyder stated absolutely not. The report will be coming to the Council and he did not feel is was appropriate for the Council to participate at this level and influence the process. .. .. .. .. OTHER BUSINESS Leaque of CA cities Annual Conference (140-20) Mr. Ambrose referenced the copies of the League of California cities policy resolutions which were recently distributed to the Council. Cm. Moffatt pointed out that the majority of the issues have come through committees which consist of 50 or 60 people. Mayor Snyder discussed the process of voting at the League's conference which is being held in San Francisco later this month. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CM - VOL 12 - 388 Regular Meeting October 11, 1993 . . Heritaqe Center (910-40) Mr. Ambrose reported that they had finally been able to break the log jam on the Heritage Center. The Livermore-Amador Valley Historical Society still has not cleared up their position and status with the Secretary of State, however. He thought that the title company would go ahead and record the deed and withhold the payment in escrow until this is cleared up. We are moving ahead. The Heritage Task Force has been meeting. Cm. Burton advised that he had suggested to Georgean Vonheeder that they look at how we can use the Heritage Center as the theme for Dublin. This could be a good draw for a celebration. .. .. .. .. Community TV (1050-50) Cm. Howard advised that information had been distributed related to community TV. They are looking at different ways of calculating each agency's contributions. She told the group that we would not reconsider funding until after the election in November. .. .. .. .. Tri-Valley Transportation Council (1060-40) Cm. Moffatt gave an updated report and JPA agreement on the Tri-Valley Transportation Council and passed out information to the Council on what they had agreed upon. The TVTC wants input on the proposal from Barton & Aschman for more money. Cm. Moffatt stated he felt they have not fulfilled their obligation to us as consultants. They ran several models with various number changes and they would like to massage the numbers. These model runs cost money, and they are starting to get very expensive. We have enough information at this point that we can certainly look at our numbers and come out with some idea of what will happen here. The committee would like a decision by November 1st on the way we would like to see it done, or what we don't want. They want to take a stand on a traffic resolution. Cm. Burton stated he felt these people are trying to build their own empire. Mayor Snyder stated this group operates under an agreement and it has no authority. The goal was to create a model that can be utilized in the future by everyone. They have gone down a different road than what the intention was and it appears they are trying to engineer the future. a a . a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CM - VOL 12 - 389 Regular Meeting october 11, 1993 ~ . . Cm. Moffatt asked the Council if workshop within the next month. we want any changes in the model at an impact fee? they were interested in having a Do we want to kick in more money? Do reruns? Are we interested in looking Cm. Burton stated he is really disgusted with these people. They are moving on their own momentum. We will be getting a thick report that won't be worth anything. By a consensus, the Council directed that this item be placed on a future City Council agenda. .. .. .. .. Garbaqe Service Charqes on Property Tax Bills (810-20) Cm. Houston stated he got a chuckle when he recently come across an article in Forbes Magazine that the Treasury is losing a lot of money from people who overstate tax deductions. They will be targeting this so people should remember to take such things as the garbage fee of $100 off the property tax deduction on their income tax filings. .. .. .. .. Trail Throuqh Dublin (930-30) Cm. Burton stated he had met this morning with Mehran Sepehri and they walked about a mile on the trail off of Amador Valley Boulevard all the way through the cul-de-sac on the new development. It's got gravel and Zone 7 wants us to blacktop the trail 12' wide. This is almost curb to curb and a bit ridiculous. He feels 6' or maybe 8' would be adequate. It is a beautiful trail. He called his party and they reaffirmed their commitment. The City would have to pay for the blacktop which will be about $20,000 and he had coordinated volunteers who will do the work. The EBRPD says they don't want volunteers doing it because they feel they won't follow their specifications. The city Council and Staff should be looking at how to raise money for buying a mile or so of blacktop. Mr. Ambrose advised that the first step is the City Council would have to look at putting the project in the Capital Improvement Program. Also, the materials would have to be put to bid. Cm. Burton stated Zone 7 said they will maintain it. We should look at getting people to put money into the pot to help pay for the blacktop. These are big time operators trying to make goodwill and get publicity. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CM - VOL 12 - 390 Regular Meeting October 11, 1993 .. . . CLOSED SESSION At 10:00 p.m., the Council recessed to a closed session to discuss Pending Litigation (640-30), in accordance with Government Code section 54956.9(a): 1) City of Dublin vs. City of Pleasanton; 2) Butler vs. city of Dublin; and 3) Pleasanton vs. Dublin. .. .. .. .. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 10:15 p.m. .. .. .. .. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk * * * * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CM - VOL 12 - 391 Regular Meeting October 11, 1993