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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4.01 Draft Minu 3-6-01REGULAR MEETING - March 6, 2001 A regular meeting of the Dublin City Council was held on Tuesday, March 6, 2001, in the Council Chambers of the Dublin Civic Center. The meeting was called to order at 7:14 p.m., by Mayor Houston. ROLL CALL PRESENT: ABSENT: Councilmembers Lockhart, McCormick, Oravetz, Zika, and Mayor Houston. None. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Cub Scouts Pack 545 1st Year Webelos led the Council, Staff and those present in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. 2000 ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR 7:15 p.m. 3.1 (610~50) The nominees were: Dublin United Soccer League and Easter Seals Kaleidoscope. Mayor Houston announced that the winning organization for 2000 is Easter Seals Kaleidoscope. Ron Halog, Program Manager accepted the award, thanked the City and stated it is always nice to be acknowledged. 2000 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR 7:19 p.m. 3.2 (610~50) The nominees were: Phil Castelluccio, Bob Cocilova, Tim Sbranti & Kim Zamrzla. Mayor Houston read and presented a proclamation to the winner of the 2000 Citizen of the Year, Phil Castelluccio. Phil stated he has been living here since 1967. It is always great to work on any event that benefits Dublin. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 20 REGULAR MEETING March 6, 2001 PAGE 86 PROCLAMATION 7:23 p.m. 3.3 (610~50) Mayor Houston read a proclamation declaring March 11 ~ 17, 2001, Girl Scout Week in recognition of the 89th birthday of the Girl Scouts of America, and encouraged residents to join in this celebration and express thanks to Girl Scouts for their dedicated service to the welfare of our community. The proclamation was presented to a group of several Gift Scouts, who distributed boxes of Gift Scout cookies to the Council and Staff. PRESENTATION OF LEGISLATIVE UPDATE BY CALIFORNIA STATE SENATOR TOM TORLAKSON 7:26 p.m. 3.4 (660~40) Senator Torlakson commented on our great citizens and stated he is delighted to represent this area. He thanked the Mayor, Council and Staff for opportunity to host their satellite office here in Dublin. They are very pleased to open a regional office. They will team up with Ellen Tauscher in sharing the office here at the Civic Center. He distributed a packet of information. They've hired two new field representatives, Terri Hardesty and Tim Sbranti. Terry is subbing for Sal Castaneda doing the traffic report on Channel 2. They will be having a number of town meetings in the Valley and look forward to a very active time ahead. Senator Torlakson presented a brief synopsis of where they are in Sacramento on a number of issues. He advised that he is authoring 4 bills: SB 92, SB 423 and SB 94 re the ERAF take aways. SB 423 deals with principles of balanced growth planning and partnerships arrangement. This bill proposes to award state fiscal incentives to local governments that do land use planning resulting in more livable communities. He is working with the League and SASAC and ABAG and looks forward to working also with the City of Dublin. He will be carrying a constitutional amendment related to gas tax funds. The sales tax on gas should be permanent to fund local needs. Mayor Houston asked with regard to the energy issue, at what point will the State quit putting money in? Senator To~akson responded that he hopes by May we will have a clear situation emerge; 40 contracts have been done so far. All will be called on to work together for conservation. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 20 REGULAR MEETING March 6, 2001 PAGE 87 Cm. Zika stated last year something similar to SB 423 was introduced - smart or balanced growth and Dublin had some discussions about this. A couple of the things concern him and he stated he would like to sit down and talk about this. Senator Torlakson stated if it were up to him, he would return all the money to communities with no strings attached. Cm. Oravetz stated he is the City's representative on the Alameda County Library Commission and SB 94 deals with ERAF exemption for libraries. A letter writing campaign will be started soon, and if this works, our Library will open 59 hours a week Vice Mayor Lockhart asked if he is coming to the Shamrock Fun Run on March 18th, and if he is going to win? Senator Torlakson stated he will certainly be there and also plans to be at the parade and looks forward to having corn beef and cabbage at San Ramon's feast. APPOINTMENTS TO TRI~VALLEY COMMUNITY TELEVISION BOARD 7:39 p.m. 3.5 (110~30) Mayor Houston stated the City has been notified that Claudia McCormick, one of the City of Dublin's appointments to the CW Board, has resigned. Mayor Houston has appointed Trish Bell to fill this Board position. In addition, the term of the City's second representative, Valefie A. Barnes expires in February, 2001. Mayor Houston has reappointed Ms. Barnes. The new terms will expire in February, 2003. On motion of Mayor Houston, seconded by Vice Mayor Lockhart, and by unanimous vote, the Council confirmed the appointments to the CTV Board. Cm. McCormick stated she has served for about 10 years and thought it would be nice to give someone else an opportunity to serve. 7:41 p.m. Frank Ruskey said this City Council is doing a wonderful job. The talk at the bar, barber shop and donut shop is that they are concerned with low income housing. He would like the Council to consider having low income people come to the Council and tell them what they would like in the City. The City has no input from the people that will be CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 20 REGULAR MEETING March 6, 2001 PAGE 88 using the low income housing in our community. problems at the donut shop. CONSENT CALENDAR He stated they solve a lot of the City's 7:44 p.m. Items 4.1 through 4.10 Cm. Zika pulled Items 4.2 and 4.10 from the Consent Calendar. On motion of Vice Mayor Lockhart, seconded by Cm. Zika, and by unanimous vote, the Council took the following actions: Approved (4.1) Minutes of Regular Meeting of February 20, 2001; Accepted (4.3 150M70) gift of an audio system with stereo, compact disc and tape donated by Andy Smith for the Shannon Center preschool program; Authorized (4.4 600-35) Staff to advertise Contract 01 ~04 for bids, Shannon Center Parking Lot Overlay & Bedford Court ~ Hansen Drive Improvements; Authorized (4.5 600~20) the Mayor to execute leases for office space at the Civic Center to Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher and State Senator Tom Torlakson; Accepted (4.6 600 ~ 35) improvements constructed under Contract 00 ~ 13, Street Name Identification Sign Replacement, and authorized the release of retention after 35 days if there are no subcontractor claims; Adopted (4.7 600M35) RESOLUTION NO. 30- 01 AWARDING CONTRACT 00-14 ALAMO CANAL BIKE PATH PROJECT FROM AMADOR VALLEY BOULEVARD TO IRON HORSE TRAIL JUNCTION TO CARONE & SON, INC. ($265,662.50) and approved a Budget Change of $27,833.50; CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 20 REGULAR MEETING March 6, 2001 PAGE 89 Adopted (4.8 410-40) RESOLUTION NO. 3t -01 APPROVING PARCEL MAP 7708 SANTA RITA PROPERTY - FIRE STATION Approved (4.9 300~40) the Warrant Register in the amount of $2,177,557.86. Cm. Zika stated he pulled Item 4.2 as one of his sons, Matt donated this and he wanted to publicly acknowledge him and his company, WestCal Technologies. On motion of Cm. Zika, seconded by Cm. Oravetz, and by unanimous vote, the Council accepted (4.2 150-70) gift of computer cabling and related equipment donated by Matt Zika for the new computer lab at the Senior Center, and directed Staff to prepare a formal acknowledgment to the donor. Cm. Zika stated he pulled Item 4.10 in order to say he voted against the project initially and he still did not feel they have resolved the parking issues, so he would continue to oppose the project. On motion of Mayor Houston, seconded by Vice Mayor Lockhart, and by majority vote, the Council authorized (4.10 G00-30) the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Quarry Lane School Annexation Agreement. Cm.'s McCormick and Zika voted against the motion. PUBLIC HEARING ~ PA 00~034 SAFEWAY INC., MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 7:45 p.m. 6.1 (410-30) Mayor Houston opened the public hearing. Associate Planner Andy Byde presented the Staff Report and advised that this project consists of redeveloping the existing Shamrock Ford site with a new 55,256 square foot grocery store, 10,743 square foot of retail, and an IS-pump fueling station with a 314 square foot kiosk. The proposed grocery store and gas station would be open 24 hours 7 days per week and would be staffed by a maximum of 100 employees during a normal CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 20 REGULAR MEETING March 6, 2001 PAGE 90 shift. The number of parking spaces required and proposed will be 226. The project site is located at the northeast corner of Dublin Boulevard and Amador Plaza Road. Mr. Byde discussed: Consistency with the Downtown Core Specific Plan, General Plan and Zoning, Parking, Circulation, Landscaping, Design and Environmental Review. In conclusion, Mr. Byde stated the proposed project is consistent with the Downtown Specific Core Plan, the General Plan and the C~2 zoning district. Parking for the project is consistent with Zoning Ordinance requirements. The building is well designed and will be an attractive addition to the City of Dublin. Vice Mayor Lockhart asked about the turn pocket as cars turn in just past the underpass. The truck radius for access was discussed. Signage was discussed as well as what would be visible from the freeway. Cm. McCormick asked if the towers are lighted. Mr. Byde advised that they are internally lit. Cm. Zika questioned the fencing requirements. Mr. Byde addressed the Zone 7 property. There is no specific requirement to have a fence between Safeway and the adjoining Honda property. Vice Mayor Lockhart asked about a deconstruction plan like the Construction and Demolition Ordinance. Mr. Byde stated they will be subject to the Ordinance. There is a threshold and if it reaches a certain valuation, they have to have a plan. Staff indicated the amount was $100,000. Cm. McCormick asked about a WHEELS or bus stop ramp. Vice Mayor Lockhart advised that there is currently a bus stop on the opposite corner. Brandon Fartell with Safeway Real Estate advised that this represents one of 2 new stores to be located in Dublin within the next few months. They are excited to be in downtown Dublin. He commented City Staff had done a good job of presenting the project. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 20 REGULAR MEETING March 6, 2001 PAGE 91 Jeff Fergot, Design Manager, spoke about the fuel center. He stated he appreciated City Staff and the whole group that worked on this. He stated he felt Dublin has a first class operation. They are in full agreement with the traffic report that has been prepared; they feel comfortable with the numbers. They have done Phases 1 and 2 of the environmental requirements. They have some issues, but nothing major. The fuel center is one of their new initiatives for new stores. It will be operated by Safeway. They will have a kiosk with maybe candy bars and chips for sale. The public will not have access. They feel that at least 25% of their customers will be getting fuel. Their fuel facility will be state of the art. Cm. Zika asked if this will be a market rate station or a Costco type operation. Mr. Fergot stated it will be market competitive with surrounding facilities. They may look into a special rate for Safeway card holders. It is not intended to be a Costco type operation just to bring people on the site. It will be open to the general public. Cm. Zika asked what happens if they don't have 18 but instead have 12 pumps. Mr. Fergot replied they would have to go back and see if the project would still pencil out to see how it looks. Their market research is very attuned in all aspects of their operations. The fuel will provide additional revenue. Their market research on all aspects would have to be reviewed and then they would come back to Council and say they could or couldn't make it work. Cm. McCormick asked if Safeway has done this before. Mr. Fergot stated they do not have any fueling centers in Northern California but have 3 that are nearing construction and another half dozen on the board. They do have facilities in Southern California at Vons. It works very well for them. He stated he was there a couple of weeks ago at 11 o'clock at night. This is a corporate~wide initiative they will have as part of the Safeway full service food and drug store. It will have the same hours as the stores and they are requesting a 24/7 operation. Cm. McCormick asked if there will be cigarettes for sale in the kiosk of the gas station. Mr. Fezgot stated they probably would have cigarettes. Cm. McCormick stated she was concerned about teens and access to cigarettes. Mr. Fergot stated this is obviously a concern of Safeway also. They have very strict procedures which they follow. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 20 REGULAR MEETING March 6, 2001 PAGE 92 Vice Mayor Lockhart brought up cart locations, which she said she had discussed with him earlier, as well as the public art element. Mr. Fergot advised that they will be happy to work with the City if they want to see something specific. Vice Mayor Lockhart stated she would like to see a big old fashioned clock. It is family oriented and could maybe have some sculptures around it. Mr. Farrell stated they will definitely look into this idea for the southwest corner. Vice Mayor Lockhart asked about the long bare wall on Amador Plaza Road. World class art will be on underpass areas and perhaps something could be tied into the blank wall to connect these. Mr. Farrell stated he would like to get the names and phone numbers of the artists so they can make contact and start working with them. Cm. Zika asked about what happens to Pak 'N Save. Mr. Farrell stated a decision has not yet been made on whether it will stay open or not. They will be working with Chris Foss regarding potential tenants in the event they do close that store. Safeway owns the property. Cm. McCormick stated she noted they have 40 more parking spaces than is required and asked if they purposely did this? Mr. Fartell stated Safeway feels they need what is there on this site. Vice Mayor Lockhart commented she was in the Tracy Safeway this weekend and they were extremely wonderful. The customer service was terrific. Cm. McCormick asked what's going to be in the store? Mr. Farrell stated it will be a full service Safeway and in addition to other things, will have a pharmacy and most likely have an organic food section. Mark Breazeal stated he likes to shop at Safeway. He stated he has some experience in the gas station business. We get a lot of expensive gas here in the Valley. We have too many Shell stations in Dublin and in the Valley. They tend to maximize their profits. He is in favor of competition. The ARCO station will be shut down for remodeling and he CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME Z0 REGULAR MEETING Marcb 6, 1001 PAGE 93 stated he has heard it will be closed for 6 months. He stated he read they will be charging maximum prices for gas and wondered if the City Council could do anything about this. He asked what the price of the gas would be. Mayor Houston stated it is going to be market price and a lost leader. There's a balance in there and they've said they want to be competitive. He stated he had no idea what the price of the gas will be anymore than he could say how much they will charge for a loaf of bread. Mr. Breazeal stated we don't need another price gouger here in Dublin. Gas stations maximize by adding over 30 cents more than they need to make a profit. They can make a profit with 2 cents. We don't need to tolerate higher gas prices. The City Council should look at this a little more closely. The Council is forcing Dublin residents to drive to Castro Valley to buy cheaper gas. There is a way to negotiate this - we just don't have the right people negotiating. He asked if the City had encouraged them to go with higher prices? The Council never seems to address high gas prices. The Council is not able to negotiate this, but he is. He wished the Council good luck. Rick Camacho, 7136 Village Parkway, stated he likes the look of the project and the location. Can they do without the service station? The station itself will be a draw. You have to think of the new off ramp and the traffic flow in the area. Right now, there is often 13 or more cars backed up on Dublin Boulevard at this location. Could the first access be moved down further? He suggested the Council approve the project with that stipulation but look further at the flow of traffic into the site. Mayor Houston closed the public hearing. Cm. Zika pointed out an error with the consecutive lettering on page 11 of 100. We need to redo, as the letters are mixed up somewhat. He asked about the findings and if they were included in the Resolutions presented. Mr. Byde stated the findings are within the Resolution. Mr. Ambrose advised that there is a modification to condition #44. Staff is requesting that the City Council remove condition #44, regarding an additional northbound right turn lane on Amador Plaza Road. This requirement should not have been included as a condition of the project approval because it is actually part of the proposed Capital Improvement Projects as a result of the adoption of the Downtown Core and West BART Specific Plans. This condition should be struck and the conditions tenumbered accordingly. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 20 REGULAR MEETING March 6, 2001 PAGE 94 Mr. Thompson advised that the 2 lanes under the freeway are scheduled soon to go back to 3 lanes each way. Cm. Oravetz commented in going under the freeway, you go from light to dark to light and he was driving there at sunset the other day and it is dangerous. Mr. Thompson stated this entrance is for deliveries. Lighting of the artwork on the underpass will help also. Mayor Houston stated he felt this is a fine project. For many years people have been asking for grocery stores in downtown. They've done an outstanding job on this project. Vice Mayor Lockhart stated she likes the location of the gas station as it is environmentally smart to do all your shopping at the same location. Mr. Fartell stated it was their understanding that this was to be a truck only entrance. Mr. Ambrose requested specific direction with regard to public art and the clock. Staff will be bringing a downtown improvement plan to the Council in the future and holding a study session. The Council determined that either identified location could be considered. They should work with Staff to come up with a plan. The Council would like to see a clock. Mr. Peabody stated if it is an art piece, it would go to the Heritage & Cultural Arts Commission. He asked if the clock is considered art by the Council. By a consensus of the Council, the direction was that this should be handled in the same manner as the Expo Design Center and bring it back to the City Council. Mr. Ambrose clarified that City Council action tonight would finalize the SDR subject to them going through a process with the one feature to the H&CA Commission and then back to the City Council. On motion of Vice Mayor Lockhart, seconded by Cm. McCormick, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted (with Condition #44 dropped, with "truck delivery only" sign to be included at the first entrance, and the art design to come back to the City Council) RESOLUTION NO. 32- 01 ADOPTION OF A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR PA 00-034, SAFEWAY SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 20 REGULAR MEETING March 6, 2001 PAGE 95 and RESOLUTION NO. 33 - 01 APPROVING THE SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE SAFEWAY DEVELOPMENT PA 00-034 8:48 p.m. Mayor Houston announced that the Council would hear Item 8.6 next. GAlL SCULPTURE 8:55 p.m. 8.1 (900-50) Recreation Supervisor Bonnie Leonard presented the Staff Report and advised that the sculpture GAIL, which has graced the courtyard of the Dublin Civic Center for approximately B years was recently severely damaged by vandals. Artist, Katherine Keefer was notified and options for repair were discussed: 1 ) The broken pieces could be repair and painted at a cost of $500. 2) Glue the sculpture together and have it bronzed at a cost of $20,000. 3) Create a new sculpture using clay over a reinforced base at a cost of $2,500. 4) Make no repairs to the broken sculpture. Ms. Leonard stated due to the enormous popularity of the sculpture, Staff recommended that the Council consider option #3, and direct Staff to commission Katherine Keefer to create a new sculpture that provides for additional structural reinforcement. An agreement and Budget Change would be brought before the Council at a later date. Cm. McCormick asked why a repaired GAIL was recommended against? Ms. Leonard stated this piece was commissioned specifically for the courtyard area and to be outside. Cm. McCormick stated she would like to see us do both #1 and #3. She would like the original GAIL to be repaired in some fashion and brought inside and placed in the Council Chambers. In addition she would like to see a new piece designed by the same artist for the courtyard. GAIL is so important that she deserves a place of honor inside somewhere. For $3,000 we could have 2 pieces. Cm. Zika agreed and stated we have to save GAIL somehow. C1TY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 20 REGULAR MEETING March 6, 2001 PAGE 96 Mayor Houston stated he felt it would be better to have her out in the lobby. More people would get a chance to enjoy her. Having another piece is also important. It was really kind of shocking as we're not used to having vandalism at the Civic Center. He asked if Staff had considered some type of cameras for surveillance? Maybe the time has come for this type of thing at our civic buildings. Mr. Ambrose asked if we move her inside if the $500 would include a bench? On motion of Cm. Zika, seconded by Cm. Oravetz, and by unanimous vote, the Council selected option #1 and option #3, and directed Staff to commission Ms. Keefer to create a new sculpture. Staff is to bring a budget change back to the Council. REPORT ON DUBLIN PRIDE WEEK ACTIVITIES AND ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS TO THE CITY 9:05 p.m. 8.2 (150~80) Administrative Analyst Jason Behrmann presented the Staff Report and advised that Dublin Pride Week, an annual event which promotes the Dublin community, is scheduled this year for April 21-28. The event includes activities such as a school poster contest, "Make a Difference in Dublin" projects, and a Citywide special clean-up. Mr. Behrmann reported that it is estimated that the City will contribute $5,525, Livermore-Dublin Disposal will donate $3,025 for school giveaways, Dublin Chamber of Commerce will donate $1,000 for banners, Target will donate $200 in gift certificates and the Tri~Valley Herald will contribute a variety of advertising and promotional services valued at $8,600. On motion of Vice Mayor Lockhart, seconded by Cm. Oravetz, and by unanimous vote, the Council accepted the gifts and directed Staff to prepare formal acknowledgments to the donors. LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES GRASSROOTS COORDINATOR NETWORK 9:07 p.m. 8.3 (140~20) Administrative Analyst Jason Behrmann presented the Staff Report and advised that the League of California Cities is considering a proposal that would improve local government lobbying efforts and has requested that cities respond to the proposal. In order to compete with the efforts of other powerful special interests, the League's City CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 20 REGULAR MEETING March 6, 200'1 PAGE 97 Managers Department suggested developing a Grassroots Coordinator network to coordinate city officials' efforts locally to influence legislators, their staff, potentially helpful community groups, and the news media. The Network would consist of 10 field offices that would be staffed by 14 new and 3 existing staff. Three would be located in the Bay Area. The coordinators would arrange meetings, plan news conferences, organize letter writing and media campaigns, and coordinate grassroots efforts with community groups with similar agendas. Mr. Behrmann advised that the Network would cost cities an additional $1.6 million each year in dues. The impact to the City of Dublin would be a dues increase of $3,186 annually from $6,068 to $9,254. Mr. Behrmann stated Staff recommended that the Council consider the proposal and authorize the Mayor to execute a letter indicating the City of Dublin's support. Mr. Ambrose stated the LOCC feels they simply cannot compete with some of the special interest groups in Sacramento. They hope to become more competitive with the special interest groups. Cm. Oravetz stated he felt this is something we need in order to give us a better edge to compete in Sacramento. Vice Mayor Lockhart asked if the groups will be lobbying in the specific areas of where they are located. Mr. Behrmann explained the process to get the efforts organized. This proposal is purely for staffing. On motion of Cm. Zika, seconded by Cm. Oravetz, and by unanimous vote, the Council authorized the Mayor to execute the letter indicating the City's support for the League's Grassroots Network Proposal. ANIMAL CONTROL CONTRACT SERVICES REVIEW 9:11 p.m. 8.4 (500~30/600~40) Administrative Analyst Amy Cunningham presented the Staff Report and advised that the City of Dublin contracts for Animal Control Field Services through the Alameda County Sheriff% Office. Dublin, along with the Cities of Livermore and Pleasanton and the County of Alameda, also contracts for animal shelter services through the SheriflPs Office. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 20 REGULAR MEETING March 6, 2001 PAGE 98 Ms. Cunningham provided a comprehensive review of Animal Control Services provided under this contract, including: Field Services, Staffing, Vicious Dog Hearings, Field Services Patrol Hours, Field Services Workload Indicators, Licensing, East County Animal Shelter, Fiscal Year 2000~01 Shelter Operating Costs, and Agreement for Operation and Maintenance of the East County Animal Shelter. In summary, Ms. Cunningham stated Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the Resolution approving the Memorandum of Understanding for Animal Shelter Services which would provide a contract for 3 additional years of shelter operating services with an option to extend the agreement for 2 additional years. Cm. Zika asked about the live animal count. Ms. Cunningham advised that this number related to animals housed at the shelter. On motion of Cm. Zika, seconded by Cm. McCormick, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 34- 01 APPROVING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR ANIMAL SHELTER SERVICES FISCAL YEAR 2000-01 MID-YEAR BUDGET REPORT, DECEMBER 2000 AND JANUARY 2001 MONTHLY REPORTS OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 0:18 p.m. 8.5 (330~50) Administrative Services Director CanDle Perry presented the Staff Report and advised that Staff has prepared a detailed Mid~Year Budget Review to identify any material deviations from the adopted Budget. The primary focus of the report is on the General Fund, which accounts for the majority of City operations. In the Budget adopted by the City Council, it was anticipated that General Fund Revenues, combined with the Net Fund Transfers In/Out, would exceed GF Expenditures. The amount of the surplus was projected to be $5,456,628, which was allocated to reserves for the following projects: Emerald Glen Fire Station ~ $1,273,000, Senior Center ~ $613,500, Senior Center Van ~ $50,000, Open Space/Downtown ~ $1,120,128, and Retiree Health Care ~ $2,400,000. Additional appropriations approved subsequent to Budget adoption equaled $430,309. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 20 REGULAR MEETING March 6, 2001 PAGE 99 Ms. Perry discussed the Revenue Estimates Update, which included the categories: Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Taxes Other than Property and Sales, Licenses & Permits, Interest & Rentals, Intergovernmental Revenues, Charges for Services, Fines & Forfeitures, and Other Revenues. Budget Changes were recommended for several of the accounts to increase or decrease the estimates. The State's budget was adopted subsequent to the approval of the City's budget and provided for several one time revenues to the City. The City will be receiving approximately $109,000 to partially reimburse the City for Property Tax Shifts to the Education Revenue Augmentation Fund (ERAF) made by the State in prior years. These funds have no restrictions on usage. In addition, the City received $231,788 in Traffic Congestion Relief Funds and $111,235 High Technology Grant. These two are restricted in their usage to certain programs. In summary, preliminary revised revenue estimate for the General fund for FY 2000~01 i s approx i mately $1,571,750 over the total amount currently budgeted for revenues in the GF. Revisions to Expenditure Estimates were discussed, including: General Government, Police, Community Development, and Capital Projects. Based upon the analysis, Staff recommended that the 2000-01 GF Revenue Estimates be decreased by $462,250 and that appropriations be increased by $247,900. Staff noted that these changes do not include potential additional revenue of $2,0:~4,000 for revenue forecasts that are still subject to change. It was pointed out that these estimates are preliminary and a number of circumstances could affect the final outcome. On motion of Vice Mayor Lockhart, seconded by Cm. McCormick, and by unanimous vote, the Council approved the Budget Changes. PROPOSED U.S.ARMY LAND EXCHANGE WITH ALAMEDA COUNTY 8:48 p.m. 8.6 (420-20) City Manager Richard Ambrose presented the Staff Report and advised that the County of Alameda is negotiating a land exchange with the U. S. Army, which would transfer 77 acres of the southern portion of Camp Parks to the Alameda County Surplus Property Authority. The Army has indicated to the City in the past that it did not have surplus land available for needed public uses. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 20 REGULAR MEETING March 6, 2001 PAGE 100 Mr. Ambrose presented background information and discussed issues related to land exchanges. This potential land exchange has not been contemplated within the City's current General Plan. The infrastructure to serve the City's eastern area, including roads and public facilities, is not planned to accommodate development of an additional 62 acres. Significant study would be required to determine land uses for any Army property proposed for development. To avoid undue pressure to approve land use entitlements for the property at densities which may negatively impact City infrastructure and to protect County taxpayers from being negatively impacted, Staff recommended that the Council communicate these concerns to the County and the Army. Cm. Oravetz asked who from the City would be there to negotiate? Mr. Ambrose stated he has been at a couple of meetings. The Council needs to establish some kind of a response to this issue to make sure everyone understands the City's issues. Vice Mayor Lockhart asked if it would be helpful to let our federal representatives know where we are on this issue. Mr. Ambrose stated Congresswoman Tauscher has been included on the letters. On motion of Cm. Zika, seconded by Vice Mayor Lockhart, and by unanimous vote, the Council authorized the mayor to execute letters to the County and the Army opposing any further land exchanges with Alameda County or any other party unless the City of Dublin is included as an equal partner in the discussion, and the Army recognizes and takes responsibility for the impact on the local community in developing Army property. OTHER BUSINESS 9:22 p.m. Mr. Ambrose reminded everyone of the St. Patrick's Day activities coming up. On March 17th there will be a pancake breakfast at the Fire Station on Donohue Drive followed by the parade at 9:30 a.m. The Festival on Amador Valley Boulevard will be on the 17th and 18th and the fun run on March 18th. Everyone is invited to join in the celebration. Cm. McCormick stated she was recently out of state and visited the City of Dublin in Georgia where she was welcomed by the Chamber of Commerce who took a photo for their newsletter and loaded her up with gifts. They were wonderful people and excited about getting to know us better. They have a wonderful ceremony just before St. Patrick's Day; the "greening" of the fountain where they put chemicals in a large fountain and turn it on and it spouts green. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 20 REGULAR MEETING March 6, 2001 PAGE 101 Vice Mayor Lockhart reported that tickets are still available for the Green & White Gala being held on March 16th at the site on Dublin Boulevard where the Dublin Corral used to be. Vice Mayor Lockhart reminded everyone that we will have Irish dignitaries with us March 16th - 22ha; Ann Ferris, Chair of the Bray Urban Council and Rupert Fitzpatrick, Assistant County Manager, and his wife. They will be staying at the Monarch Hotel. Mayor Houston wished everyone a happy St. Patrick's Day. CLOSED SESSION 9:27 p.m. 10.1 (640~30) The Council recessed to a closed session to conference with Legal Counsel ~ Existing Litigation, Government Code Section 54956.9(a) ~ Name of Case: Standard Pacific Corp. v. City of Dublin, Alameda Superior Court NI. V019796~6. REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTION No reportable action taken. ADJOURNMENT 11.1 There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m. ATTEST: City Clerk Mayor CITY COUNCIL MINUTES VOLUME 20 REGULAR MEETING March 6, 2001 PAGE 102