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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-18-1990 Adopted CC MinutesADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING - December 18, 1990 An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Dublin was held on Tuesday, December 18, 1990, in the Council Chambers of the Dublin Civic Center. The meeting was called to order at 5:58 p.m., by Mayor Snyder. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmembers Burton, Howard, Jeffery, Moffatt and Mayor Snyder. ABSENT: None. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Mayor led the Council, Staff and those present in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. CONSENT CALENDAR On motion of Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Moffatt, and by unanimous vote, the Council took the following actions: Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 154 - 90 APPROVING 2 SAFETY-RELATED IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND DIRECTING STAFF TO APPLY TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION FOR TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT ARTICLE 3 FUNDING (1060-90) Approved Warrant Register in the amount of $285,623.51. DUBLIN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC FIELDS RENOVATION (280-30) Recreation Director Lowart advised that funds have been included in the 1990-95 Capital Improvement Program for the renovation of the Dublin High School baseball fields and girls athletic fields. The City has entered into an agreement with Singer & Hodges, Inc., to prepare the design and construction documents. Preliminary design costs were: Baseball Fields Turf Area - $186,408; Varsity Infield and Bleachers - $77,273; Junior Varsity Infield and Bleachers - $50,654; Girls Softball Fields - $99,735; Irrigation Upgrade - $33,263; Total - $447,334. In addition, Ms. Lowart advised that in the event that the project comes in under budget, alternates were identified. These included: Replace existing sprinkler heads - $45,137; Additional landscaping - $37,881; Scorers Booth - $4,600; High net fencing along canal - $69,000; Total - $156,618. Ms. Lowart adviSed that the total budget for the project is $549,500 which includes $496,250 for improvements and $53,250 for design and inspection. We do not anticipate receiving any funding from the School District. The Park & Recreation Commission reviewed and @*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@, CM - VOL 9 - 368 Adjourned Regular Meeting December 18, 1990 approved the design at their meeting of December 11, 1990. The design has also been reviewed by both the administration of the Dublin Unified School District and the staff at Dublin High School. Dave Evans, with Singer & Hodges made a project presentation to the Council. Cm. Burton stated that with regard to the fence, the propoSal is to save only the poles. He did not feel this made sense and clarified that the actual agreement would come before the Council at a future date. Cm. Moffatt questioned if fencing materials like fiberglass or plastic might work. Ms. Lowart pointed out that a large expansive area is being discussed. Cm Burton asked if the sprinklers are in bad shape and if they propose to upgrade or replace them. Ms. Lowart advised that there has been a lot of repairs done over the years and by replacing them we will be bringing them up to a good level and also standardizing the type of heads we use. Mr. Evans advised that the existing rotors are a large water design and there is some kind of a safety issue involved. Those proposed are more state-of-the-art and more efficient regarding water usage. Mr. Evans displayed maps showing the existing site and the master plan and discussed proposed improvements. Cm. Jeffery questioned the possibility of moving the location of home plate so that it would face the other way and also questioned the location of where the canal ran alongside the site. Ms. Lowart pointed out that soccer fields are adjacent to these fields and this causes some restrictions with regard to field placement. Mayor Snyder pointed out that the trees along the creek have been planted twice by the Lions Club but they have not been maintained. He questioned if there was some means by which they could be maintained in the future. Mr. Evans advised that some of the trees are now taking hold and establishing themselves. They certainly are worth building upon. Ms. Lowart advised that as part of the agreement, similar to the football field agreement, the City will maintain all the landscaping that it puts in. Cm. Jeffery asked if the City will schedule the fields. Ms. Lowart advised that we currently schedule them and we will continue. High School programs mostly utilize the fields, but Dublin @*@*@*@*@*@*@*@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@, CM - VOL 9 - 369 Adjourned Regular Meeting Dece~er 18, 1990 Little League is rapidly expanding and they will be able to use the bigger diamonds. Cm. Burton asked if this money would come from the General Fund or a special fund. Mr. Ambrose advised that General Fund monies will be used. Cm. Moffatt questioned if the tree area around the diamond will be fenced off. Mr. Evans advised that there is some fencing proposed in some of the area. All the fields have fencing that extends beyond the dugouts. Ms. Lowart summarized that Staff is working with the School District to prepare a development agreement for this project which will be brought before the City Council for approval at the January 14, 1991 meeting. On motion of Cm. Moffatt, seconded by Cm. Jeffery, and by unanimous vote, the Council approved the design and directed the Consultant to proceed with preparation of construction documents. OTHER BUSINESS State Budget SB 2557 (330-80) Cm. Jeffery suggested that the City Council consider doing what the League of CA cities suggests in talking to the Board or'Supervisors. In correspondence from the League, they state that cities have been pitted against counties in California by the State Legislature. With the passage of SB 2557, the State underfunded counties and forced them to make up the lost revenues by charging cities. They are considering an option which would provide the same income to counties as booking fees and property tax collection. A plan calls for a 1-year extension of the depreciation schedule for the motor vehicle in-lieu fee (VLF). This would raise $345 million for counties; precisely the amount they will collect from cities, schools and special districts to book prisoners and collect property taxes. The League is requesting that cities work with their counties to present this new solution. Cm. Burton asked if the State will merely take the licensing fees and hold them. Cm. Jeffery stated she feels this gives State Legislators a way to back out of something they did. The pressure this year is for money. On motion of Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Burton, and by unanimous vote, the Council agreed that this was an urgency item which needed to be placed on the agenda for discussion. Cm. Jeffery advised that ~this was discussed at a League Board meeting last Friday. Costs have gone up a lot from the early estimates. She @*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@,@*@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@, CM - VOL 9 - 370 Adjourned Regular Meeting December 18, 1990 advised that there are several legislators who have offered to author legislation repealing SB 2557. Cm. Burton questioned some of the discussion related to pros and cons. Cm. Jeffery stated some counties feel that since it has already been given to them, why should they now give it up. The Contra Costa County Administrator argued against giving it up. She felt we should lobby the Board of Supervisors and get their consensus, and then lobby the Legislators. Mr. Ambrose indicated that booking fees and property tax administra- tion would cost Dublin approximately $130,000. On motion of Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Burton, and by unanimous vote, the Council agreed to work toward presenting the VLF legislative proposal to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors in order to gain their concurrence and then to lobby State Legislators. Staff was directed to prepare a letter stating this position. CLOSED SESSION At 6:37 p.m., the Council recessed to a closed executive session to discuss Potential Litigation, in accordance with Government Code Section 54956.9(c). ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m. ATTEST: ' ~U C~ty Clerk @*@*@*@*@*@*@*@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@,@, CM - VOL 9 - 37~ Adjourne~ Regular Meeting Dece~er 18, 1990