HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-22-1990 Adopted CC MinutesREGULAR MEETING - January 22, 1990
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Dublin was held
on Monday, January 22, 1990, in the Council Chambers of the Dublin
Civic Center. The meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m., by Mayor
Paul Moffatt.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Councilmembers Hegarty, Jeffery, Snyder, Vonheeder and Mayor
Moffatt.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Mayor led the Council, Staff and those present in the pledge of
allegiance to the flag.
Agendas
Zev Kahn, 11708 Harlan Road, stated that he generally gets his City
Council meeting agendas in the mail on the same day as the meeting and
advised that this does not give him enough time to review and prepare
for items of interest. He suggested that whatever cutoff schedule
Staff currently uses be backed up 24 hours so this will not happen.
COMMENTS FROM ALAMEDA COUNTY LIBRARY REPRESENTATIVES
Mayor Moffatt introduced Ginnie Cooper, Rayme Meyer, Mary Gibbert and
Alice Pitchford, representatives from the Library.
Ms. Meyer~advised that Mary Gibbert was unable to attend. They wanted
to say thank you for the City's continued support by adding Monday
night hours. This adds to the correct perception that the library is
there for the citizens to utilize at all reasonable hours.
Ms. Meyer mentioned that the Council Would be receiving~invitations to
an open house being hosted by the Friends of the Dublin Library during
National Library Week in late April.
Ms. Pitchford stated it was always a privilege to say thank you, and
especially for great deeds done. One of the Council's nicest and
greatest is its continual and hopefully continuous support for funding
of the Dublin Library. A library is the best source of continued
.education the public citizen has.
Cm. Snyder questioned the prospects of the County having and putting
money back into the library system again. He felt that if the County
put more money back into it, then the City would have more money to
use in the community for other things.
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Ms. Cooper advised that this was a difficult question because there
are so many issued involved. Dublin is one of 5 cities that supports
the library system. The support from the County is good, but not
excellent. Open hours have become more expensive in that more people
must be there to accommodate an approximate 45% increase in usage over
the last few years. Their income is derived from special district,
property taxes and the augmentation money and the portion which the
Board of Supervisors chooses to send their way.
Cm. Hegarty asked Ms. Cooper to expound on how much money the State of
California is sending down to the County to take care of what the
people have recognized as a need.
Ms. Cooper stated they receive 2% of their operating budget from the
State. They continually work with the State Legislature to try to get
this amount increased. Ten percent should come from the State. in
recognition of the statewide benefit from good libraries. Support
should also be received for programs like the Literacy Project which,
at this time, receives no State money.
DUBLIN SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNCIL - MID-YEAR REPORT
Karen Seals prepared and submitted a mid-year report and income
statement covering the first 6 months of Fiscal Year 1989-90. The
report indicated that DSAC has been extremely successful in carrying
out the mission of the organization. They worked very closely with
the Dublin Unified School District, the City, and various community
organizations to plan and organize the City's 2nd Annual Red Ribbon
Week Celebration. They were also successful in raising additional
funding of $1,270, in addition to the City's grant of $5,000. Plans
are underway for more activities, including a Drug Information Night
for Dublin citizens.
Ms. Seals thanked the City for its support and advised that they had
received 2 more contributions; one from Children's Theatre Workshop
and one from the Hayward. Fishery.
Cm. Snyder felt that Ms. Seals shoUld be recognized for her efforts
and the amount of time that she puts into this project, and commended
for her efforts for the past 2 years.
CONSENT CALENDAR
On motion of Cm. vonheeder, seconded by Cm. Hegarty, and by unanimous
vote, the Council took the following actions:
Approved Minutes of Regular Meeting of January 8, 1990;
Denied a claim submitted on behalf of Marlon Glymph, a minor, and
directed Staff to notify the Claimant;
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Reviewed and accepted the Audit and Management Letter for Fiscal Year
ending June 30, 1989, and Staff's internal control recommendations;
Adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 5 - 90
AWARDING CONTRACT 89-13 DRAINAGE INLET GRATE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM
TO P & F CONSTRUCTION ($55,890)
authorized the Mayor to execute the agreement; and authorized Staff to
negotiate with P & F Construction to increase the quantity of grates
from 270 to 326 at the unit price bid; and to process a change order
in the amount of $11,592 for the extra work;
Adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 6 - 90
ADOPTING A MODEL FILMING PERMIT PROCESS
Adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 7 - 90
and
ACCEPTING FINAL MAP FOR TRACT 5883
RESOLUTION NO. 8 - 90
ACCEPTING PARKLAND IN-LIE~-~FEE FOR
TRACT 5883
Adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 9 - 90
AWARDING PURCHASE ORDER FOR BUS BENCHES TO
WABASH VALLEY MANUFACTURING, INC. ($3,517.20)
and authorized a budget transfer in the amount of $5,920 from'the
Contingent Reserve;
Reviewed the progress to date on the Tri-Valley Community Television
and authorized Staff to release the second funding installment upon
receipt of an invoice;
Approved Warrant Register in the amount of $1,238,194.63.
On motion of Cm. Vonheeder, seconded by Cm. Hegarty, and by majority
vote, the Council authorized Cm. Jeffery to attend the Annual
Congressional City Conference in Washington, D.C., on March 3-6, 1990.
Cm. Snyder voted against this motion.
Cm. Jeffery advised that the League of California Cities now has a
policy for reimbursing some of the expenses related to this
conference.
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PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCE INCREASING CITY COUNCIL SALARIES
Mayor Moffatt opened the public hearing.
City Manager Ambrose advised that this Ordinance, which was introduced
at the January 8th Council meeting, provides for a 5% increase in
Council salaries for calendar year 1990. Incumbent Councilmembers,
however, would not be eligible to receive the increase until after the
November, 1990 election.
No comments were made by members of the public relative to this item.
Mayor Moffatt closed the public hearing.
On motion of Cm. Snyder, seconded by Cm. Hegarty, and by unanimous
vote, the Council waived the reading and adopted
ORDINANCE NO. i - 90
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6 AND PROVIDING FOR AN
INCREASE IN THE SALARY FOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
($382.88)
PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCE CREATING THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Mayor Moffatt opened the public hearing.
City Manager Ambrose advised that in conjunction with the City's
review of its Ordinances and the development of a Municipal Code, the
City Attorney has recommended that the City adopt an Ordinance
formally establishing the office of Director of FinanCe in accordance
with the Government Code. The Government Code requires that when
financial duties are transferred from the City Clerk to a Director of
Finance, an Ordinance must be adopted establishing the Director of
Finance position.
No comments were made by members of the public relative to this item.
Mayor Moffatt closed the public hearing.
On motion of Cm. Vonheeder, seconded by Cm. Jeffery, and by unanimous
vote, the Council waived the reading and INTRODUCED an Ordinance
creating the office of Director of Finance.
AHMANSON DEVELOPMENT TRACT 5074 - REPORT ON NORTHEAST SLOPE
Public Works Director Thompson advised that at the January 8, 1990
Council meeting, Ms. Susan Alves expressed concerns regarding the
Ahmanson development's downhill slope, which faces her rear yard. On
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January 17th, he met with Ms. Alves at the site to review her
concerns, which were related to the location of the fences, trash on
the slope, the ground not returned to its natural state after
construction in the open area, who will maintain the rip-rap storm
drain outfall at the bottom of the slope, slopes not totally
hydroseeded, and future zoning concerns on the open space.
Staff addressed each area of concern with Ms. Alves and in a Staff
Report, and displayed slides of the area.
Cm. Hegarty qUestioned what a reasonable time was for them to clean up
the area in light of the fact that there is still construction going
on. Also, with regard to the v-ditch which contained some debris, if
there had been more rain, Cm. Hegarty questioned if it would have been
a problem.
Mr. Thompson stated that if there had been more rain, the water would
have washed it out. The Developers have been pretty responsive.
Ms. Alves, 11451 Padre Way, stated she appreciated meeting with Mr.
Thompson. They have cleaned up quite a bid. She stated that it
doesn't appear to be a major problem from Mr. Thompson's eyes, but
from a homeowner's perspective, it is an eyesore. She wanted a
definite time frame for the hYdroseeding, etc., and wanted the City to
monitor this on a weekly or biweekly basis. The open space reflects
on the City as a whole. She requested that the City get a performance
bond to make sure the City is not left with a mess to have to clean up
themselves.
Cm. Hegarty stated he understood that it is a problem to those who
live near the project, but it is not completed yet. He asked Staff
what the City could do in the way of bonds.
Acting City Attorney Silver asked Mr. Thompson if there were bonds
required on this project.
Mr. Thompson stated there are performance bonds and material bonds
tied to the public improvements and we can call on these for cleaning
of the storm drain problem if it isn't corrected.
City Manager Ambrose advised that this doesn't come into play until we
accept the improvements, which is when the sub-division is further
along.
Ms. Alves asked if she could assume that the hand hydroseeding, the
dirt mounds, the tree limbs should take a week to complete.
Mr. Thompson advised that the'removal of the tree limbs, concrete and
the hand seeding should take about a week. We do not want the grading
of the dirt to take place until after the rainy season. When asked,
Mr. Thompson responded that a date of May 15th would be reasonable for
the grading of the dirt to have been done.
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1990 GOALS & OBJECTIVES STUDY SESSION
City Manager Ambrose discussed the format used to review previous
years' Goals & Objectives and to establish new Goals & Objectives.
Cm. Jeffery felt the City should conduct the sessions as in the past.
The process is to a point where everyone understands it.
By a consensus, the Council selected the date of Thursday,
February 22, 1990, 6:30 p.m., in the Regional Meeting Room to hold a
special study session meeting to review the 1989 Goals & Objectives
and to establish the priority for the 1990 Goals & Objectives.
LIVERMORE AIRPORT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
Planner Gillarde advised that on May 22, 1989, the Council considered
the Final Report of the Livermore Airport Citizens Advisory Committee
and raised concerns over the report's recommendation for a 3,000 foot
zone extending from 1-580 north into the East Dublin General
Plan/Specific Plan Study Area. The Council directed Staff to send a
letter to the Livermore City Council outlining their concerns. This
zone would preclude residential development and certain restrictions
could also be placed on commercial development.
Ed Deemer, 11528 Betlen Drive, indicated he is a Dublin resident and a
pilot. He was present as a representative of the Pilot's Committee to
Protect the Livermore Airport. This is a committee that represents
approximately 500 pilots that use the Livermore Airport. He flys for
both recreational and business purposes, and pointed out that this
problem will not go away; it is Dublin's problem as well as other
cities. The airport is an asset which attracts not only developers,
but industrial people to come into this valley. He did not feel that
the Staff Report addressed the issues. There are lots of details that
need to be worked out and it appears to be at the very beginning
stages. Noise and safety are the main concerns. Houses should not be
built in the strip to the north. He felt the City Council was doing
their Planning Staff a disservice by sidestepping this issue at this
time. There should be more talking going on.
Cm. Jeffery asked if the pilots had looked at buying the land.
Mr. Deemer advised that they had not; they are little guys that do not
have the resources to do this. They are basically a volunteer
organization. They deal through City Councils and Planning
Commissions. They feel the primary tool for guaranteeing how everyone
is served, is by how the land is used. It is largely a planning
issue. The right things should be put in the area such as businesses
that have low numbers of people per acre. Residences don't belong
there.
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Cm. Snyder stated that if he owned property there, he would view this
as taking away his property rights. Livermore's former mayor hammered
him more than once that Dublin might allow single family or multi-
family residences in this area, yet Livermore allowed a residential
hotel to develop in exactly the same area. He felt this was absolute
hypocrisy.
Glenda Beesey, Kolb Place stated that the Livermore Airport was there
and was one of the main attractions when they moved to Dublin in 1976.
Now, all of a sudden, we're growing, and this is good, but somehow,
we're loosing our perspective of what is making us grow. We are ·
fighting to get new industry into Dublin. There is no airport in!'San
Ramon or Pleasanton to serve Hacienda and Bishop Ranch. All of'i.the
private pilots and business people who are flying into this area are
relying upon the Livermore Airport. We must stop and be realistic.
Are Dublin, Pleasanton or Livermore willing to go out somewhere and
buy more land on which to put another airport? Everyone should
realize that this is one of the main attractions which is drawing
business. Executives who want to come and go must have a place to
land their executive planes.
Cm. Snyder questioned further who will compensate the property owners
for putting restrictions on their property. Flyers must recognize
this, as well as everyone else.
Cm. Vonheeder stated she has flown in and out of Livermore as a
navigator for many years. She recognized that development does take
place close to airports and then become problems. The problem really
is that the Council~can't "down zone" someone's personal property by
saying nothing can be built there. Dublin is not opposed to the
airport and recognizes that it has brought a lot of business to the
area. However, if municipalities do not have a way to fund the
purchase of land, consideration must be given to what has been done to
the property owners. It is very difficult for the City Council to
balance all of this.
Ms. Beesey felt that if they are allowed to build, there should be
something in the deed that states that they are totally 100% liable if
there happens to be an airplane crash.
Cm. Hegarty clarified that Dublin did not build the airport. It is in
the wrong place. Twenty five years ago, he along with everyone else,
was told that hotels and all sorts of development would be coming
here. The airport should have been doing something at that time. Cm.
Hegarty stated that while he realizes that airports are a necessity,
he gets upset when everyone blames Dublin for what it's going to be
doing to the east. The airport is an economic problem. If they had
to, they could move the airport.
Cm. Snyder stated he felt it Should be pointed out that Livermore has
not acted on this yet.
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On motion of Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Vonheeder, and by unanimous
vote, the Council directed Staff to send a letter to the City of
Livermore specifying the Council's opposition and concerns and
directed Staff to monitor the situation and report back to the Council
if additional action is necessary.
BART FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (FEIR)
FOR THE DUBLIN/PLEASANTON EXTENSION PROJECT
.Planning Director Tong advised that BART has completed the FEIR for
the Dublin/Pleasanton Extension Project and the Board of'Directors is
scheduled to hold its final public hearing on the projectl.on Tuesday,
February 6, 1990, at 9:00 a.m., in the BART Board Room in Oakland.
Staff suggested that the City Council send a letter to BART to be
considered as part of the EIR record specifying the Council's position
and concerns. The letter would indicate the 9 points spelled out in
the Staff Report.
BART Director Erlene DeMarcus advised that she had lived in the area
for 18 years. The problem is that BART has a policy of 2 extensions
per district, which she cannot break, because it impacts other
districts. She is 1 of 9 Directors. They have $2 million for traffic
mitigation in West Dublin, or $1.1 million if it was a 3 station
project. Some of what Staff said came as a surprise to her, as it did
to Marianne Payne. To recirculate the document would mean a delay in
the project, and she would not be responsible. People have paid 20
years for BART. Only 2 stations will be allowed. She felt it was up
to the Council to decide whether it would be East or West Dublin. She
needed a consensus. The Pleasanton Council has already made a choice.
She did not understand why people are now saying they are rushing
this. She did not feel that the problems are new to anyone. There
must be a decision by February 8th. She would like to see a ground-
breaking next year. She would like to see 3 stations and possibly
with non-traditional funding sources this could be done.
Ms. DeMarcus stated that her Staff worked through their Thanksgiving
and Christmas holidays to get this document going and felt that if
Dublin had problems they should have advised Marianne Payne at one of
the many meetings, or called her sooner than 2 weeks prior to
approving the project.
Cm. Jeffery stated that Dublin did not have a lot of time to review
the document. BART may have had it done a month early, but Dublin did
not have it. The idea of taking the additional property of Unisource
was not discussed before and therefore, there was no way Dublin could
have reacted to Ms. Payne and tell her exactly what this would do to
the economy of Dublin. In discussing the 2 stations, there is a
difference in the Dublin line, in that we were the first to be forced
by the voters to put in their own money and foot part of the bill.
Every other BART station has been built by everybody. To have it
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crammed down our throats in the wrong location, without mitigation
does not sit too well.
Ms. DeMarcus advised that there is $2 million for mitigation.
Cm. Jeffery stated that a lot of assumptions were made in the report
of things there were going to be put in that are unfunded. This did
not seem to have been taken into consideration. Most BART stations do
best when they have retail'around them.
Ms. DeMarcus stated they have a letter from Alice Waterman, the
Manager of Stoneridge Mall, who states they do not want BART there.
Cm. Jeffery advised that Ms. Waterman has stated that she does not
Want buses there, or any of "those kind of people" to come to her
mall. This is not the policy of the City of Pleasanton.
Ms. DeMarcus advised that the Draft EIR came out on September 30th and
she did not feel that anything changed that came out in the Final EIR,
and stated she is going before her Board on February 8th with the
final project. Every day of delay, it costs money. It would
devastate her Staff if she postponed the project because of all their
hard work over the holidays.
Cm. Jeffery stated the City of Dublin needed time to look at what some
alternatives might be and suggested that all the City is asking is to
bring BART out and do it correctly.
Ms. DeMarcus indicated she did not care where the station is; this is
up to the local elected officials to decide. She would like 3
stations also, but her hands are tied.
Mayor Moffatt questioned if it were 2 stations per city.
Ms. DeMarcus advised that it is 2 stations per extension and Castro
Valley is part of the Dublin extension.
Cm. Jeffery questioned when the San Mateo buy in money comes in, how
much of this will be designated for us, and if this could possibly be
used to retrofit a West Dublin station. If we bypass West Dublin now,
it will most likely never occur.
Ms. DeMarcus stated she did not have the figures available.
Mayor Moffatt asked if the eastern location is chosen, would the
mitigations in the EIR be the only ones considered. He asked if they
would be considering mitigating factors surrounding the Dougherty
Road/Dublin Boulevard interchange.
Ms. DeMarcus stated she thought they would be addressed.
Cm. Jeffery stated they were not addressed in the EIR and there is no
road to the location of where they propose to build a station and
there is also no money for the road.
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City Manager Ambrose stated that BART Staff has been very cooperative.
Part of the problem is that we have only had the FEIR for about a week
and this was not enough time to even get through the document, let
alone get back to Ms. Payne with concerns. We still have the same
policy and environmental problems that we've had from the very
beginning. San Ramon Road and Dublin Boulevard is a significant
environmental problem for the City of Dublin, if only one station in
West Dublin is built. This will have a significant economic impact on
us. The only way to mitigate this is to build an East Dublin station,
or move the West Dublin station to East Dublin. There was not enough
detail (i.e. mitigation measures) around the East Dublin station, and
there has not been enough time to sit down with BART Staff and discuss
some of these major issues. Unisource is a significant revenue
generator for Dublin and we would hate to loose this to a parking lot.
Mayor Moffatt questioned if there was a way to get involved with the
concepts without specifics at this time so that they can move ahead.
Cm. Jeffery felt time was needed to work out these problems.
Cm. Snyder stated that if we go to an East Dublin station, how do we
mitigate the lack of access to the properties they intend to use.
Until we determine how do we access the facility and the cause and
effect relative to this, 'it is difficult to comment. There is an
economic detriment to Dublin in 2 different ways with a West Dublin
station. He did not understand this rush.
Ms. DeMarcus explained that she needs the project approved in concept.
Cm. Snyder stated that if it is going to happen, it must happen right.
Cm. Hegarty stated he understood that Ms. DeMarcus inherited a lot of
problems. A lot of people worked over the holidays, but the fact
remains that we need to do this right. The City needs to be able to
provide input as there is a very big problem at Dublin Boulevard and
San Ramon Road, and this needs to be addressed. He suggested that Ms.
DeMarcus go back to her Board and advise them that Dublin only had the
report for 1 week and this was not enough time.
Cm. Jeffery advised that since we are basically talking about doing
BART in 5 phases, why nOt bring the 238 phase on February 8th, but
hold off on the Dublin portion until some answers can be Obtained.
Mayor Moffatt suggested approving the project in concept and advising
BART that we need to discuss mitigation factors.
Ms. DeMarcus advised that they cannot build a project without
mitigating and that was why they included $2 million for West Dublin
and $1.5 million for East Dublin.
Cm. Jeffery felt that Measure B was passed without enough detailed
information. Dublin is worried that not enough things have been
considered with either station.
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Cm. Vonheeder stated she thought that EIR's had to be accepted in
full, in order to allow BART to proceed with going after funding, etc.
Ms. Silver advised that when an EIR is certified, the second step is
approval of the project. Typically, an EIR is certified and a project
is approved at the same time. It can, however, be a two step process.
The existing EIR could be certified and the project approved at a
later date. If the approved project is somewhat different than
discussed in the EIR, if the EIR adequately covers the impacts of the
project, the EIR'can be used with an addendum.
Ms. DeMarcus advised that their attorneys have gone over the EIR very
carefully.
Cm. snyder indicated that the EIR specifically addresses the West
Dublin station in detail, but not the East Dublin station, except as
an alternative. He questioned how the Council could say it wants to
go to the east, if it is not addressed in the EIR.
Ms. Silver advised that the City Council is allowed to comment on the
EIR and whether they object to the project as proposed; the project
being the Castro Valley and West Dublin stations. The alternatives
discussed in the EIR are not the project.
Mr. Ambrose advised that every acre of land is critical to Dublin's
economic vitality. Pleasanton has plenty of land in Hacienda. What
happens to downtown Dublin when you create gridlock at certain
intersections? There would be less impact on downtown by having an
East Dublin station and Dublin thought certain infrastructure woUld be
included. The situation can be worked out and suggested that the
Council could oppose the project as proposed in order to get more time
to look at the long term impacts on the City.
Marianne Payne felt they had worked very well with Staff in resolving
all of these issues. She thought they summed everything up in a
letter dated December 20th. She stated she hoped that a better
understanding could be developed. They would not have moved forward
if they had realized there were uncertainties.
Mr. Ambrose Pointed out that the letter did not address the East
Dublin station. Dublin has said all along that it could not support a
2 station concept if it is in West Dublin. There was conceptual
agreement as to what some appropriate mitigation measures would be for
improvements in West Dublin under certain circumstances, but not a
West Dublin station alone. This is where the misunderstanding arises.
David Spear, Project Director at Stoneridge Corporate Plaza indicated
they have been very disappointed by Pleasanton's decision. Many of
their tenants have expressed strong desires to have BART at the West
Dublin/Pleasanton site. This has been going on since 1976 and costs
have escalated substantially. In the Draft EIR, the alternatives for
an East Dublin station as opposed to a West Dublin station were
approximately $66 million more and yet, BART is only proposing about
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$2 million in mitigation measures. Mr. Spear stated he believed the
decision should take into consideration the whole community. If an
East Dublin station is built, he did not feel that a West Dublin
station would ever be built.
Cm. Snyder posed a rhetorical question of where we would be if Dublin
approved a West Dublin station and Pleasanton approved an East
station.
On motion of Cm. Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Vonheeder, and by
unanimous vote, the Council directed that a letter be sent to BART
with the comments discussed and request that a final decision not be
made related to station location until Dublin has more information.
OTHER BUSINESS
Tri-Valley Joint Council Meeting
Mr. Ambrose reminded the Council that the next meeting of the Tri-
Valley Joint City Councils would be on Thursday, January 25th, at
6:30 p.m., at the Livermore Holiday Inn.
Mello-Roos Act
Cm. Vonheeder stated she had tapes available of the Mello-Roos
Financial Seminar which was presented at the League Conference in San
Francisco. Councilmembers or Staff were welcome to listen to the
tapes should they so desire.
Business Registration Ordinance Task Force
Cm. Vonheeder reported that the next meeting of the Business
Registration Task Forc,~ would be on February 15th.
Volunteer Award
Mayor Moffatt advised 5hat he had received a letter related to the
J. C. Penney Golden RuLe Award from the Valley Volunteers. He advised
that he has the forms [f anyone wishes to nominate someone for this
award.
Alameda County Human Relations Committee
Mayor Moffatt advised ~hat the Alameda County Mayors Conference has an
opening on the Alameda County Human Relations COmmittee.
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Regular Meeting January 22, 1990
CLOSED SESSION
At 9:55 p.m., the Council recessed to a closed executive session to
discuss personnel related matters in accordance with Government Code
Section 54957.6.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council, the
meeting was adjourned at 10:45 p.m.
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Regular Meeting January 9-2, 1990