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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.01 Approve 10-29-1990 Minutes REGULAR MEETING - October 29, 1990 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Dublin was held on Monday, October 29, 1990, in the Council Chambers of the Dublin Civic Center. The meeting was called to order at 7 : 33 p.m. , by Mayor Moffatt. * * * * ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmembers Hegarty, Jeffery, Snyder, Vonheeder and MayorA Moffatt. ABSENT: None. * * * * PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Mayor led the Council, Staff and those present in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. * * * * INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEES Finance Director Molina introduced Julie Ong, who recently began her employment with the City as a part-time Finance Technician. She will be working on the business license program and with investment information, and has excellent credentials. The Council welcomed Julie. Police Services Captain Rose introduced a new Lieutenant with the Department as a result of the recent restructuring of Dublin Police Services. Lt. Norman Gomes stated he was excited to be back in Dublin after many years. The Council welcomed Lt. Gomes to the force. * * * * ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS (580-40) Captain Rose advised that on September 27, 1990, Dublin Police Services and the City of Dublin was presented with the annual Troy G. Grove Award from the East Bay Consortium for Elder Abuse Prevention. The award was in recognition of the outstanding efforts in the area of elder abuse prevention and awareness. Captain Rose introduced Bill Leach and Sgt. Dave DiFranco who each made presentations related to various services offered by the Police Department. Mr. Leach stated he believes in the saying, "What's at the top runs down. " City Manager Ambrose and Chief Rose inspire everyone and they are very supportive. Approximately 1, 900 pieces of information have been distributed related to senior safety and senior power. Dublin is very much aware of elder abuse. @*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*.@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@* CM - VOL 9 - 287 Regular Meeting October 29, 1990 'C` iva. '� v Sgt. DiFranco stated that when the award was received, the Council expressed some surprise at some of the things being done, and of which they were not aware. An overview was given of some of the police programs. Sgt. DiFranco advised that they spend a lot of time at schools speaking to children of all ages. In the last 6-7 years, 113 , 000 pieces of information have been distributed. Captain Rose pointed out that this is the first time that the Consortium has presented the award to a police agency. * * * * CEMETERY - DISCUSSION RELATED TO CONDITION (910-40) City Manager Ambrose advised that the City recently received a letter from Anneke Waite, a student at Frederiksen School, who expressed a desire to address the Council related to the condition of the Old Dublin Cemetery. Miss Waite introduced 3 other children in her 6th grade class. She stated they care about the poor condition of the cemetery. Mayor Moffatt stated that he had invited the President of the historical group to the meeting this evening. Mr. Val Halloway stated that perhaps the school group could get together with his group and plan some way to improve conditions. With Halloween coming up, some people have a tendency to play pranks. Mr. Halloway thanked the City Council for the opportunity to speak on this subject. The cemetery is a private non-profit corporation, with 7 members on the Board of Directors. Funds are a real problem. They should have a grounds keeper. He was very pleased that this group had taken an interest in the cemetery. They have one big annual spring clean up and they ask for volunteers. They have a weed abatement program twice a year. One of the biggest and most constant problems is vandalism. He thanked Anneke for her interest and advised that they can be contacted at P. 0. Box 2114 , Dublin. Their annual dinner meeting is the first Tuesday in March. A young lady in the audience asked how people who want to volunteer to help would know when the dates will be for the clean ups. Mr. Halloway advised that they could be contacted through their post office box. Mayor Moffatt advised that if they will contact him, he also would be happy to keep them posted. Mr. Halloway stated that another problem they have is the fact that there is no water in the cemetery. They have found a gentleman who is willing to live in a trailer on the site. The Dublin Historical Preservation Association has water in the old school building. * * * * CM - VOL 9 - 288 Regular Meeting October 29, 1990 Cronin School Park (280-30) Ms. Teri Harvey addressed the Council and stated she lives in the Echo Park area and is a day care provider. An 11 year old young lady named Allison stated there are 6 children in her family. They want to play at the old Cronin Park, but it is a mess. All of the other parks are fixed up except theirs. She felt the City should hire children to clean it up and then fix it up with toys. A 7 year old young lady named Janet stated that no children like to go there because of all the glass. Ms. Harvey advised that more than 200 children live in the area, and this park is not usable. Pictures were presented of the poor condition of the park. City Manager Ambrose advised that this facility is not a park. It is on the Wells/Cronin School site and it is not a part of the City and School District facilities agreement. Recreation Director Lowart advised that she thought that during discussions between the City and School District, they indicated that they wished to hang onto the property for possible expansion of the school at a future date. Currently, there are no plans for actual enhancement of the former park. Mayor Moffatt asked if City Staff could get together with the School District to at least get the glass out of the area. Ms. Lowart stated we could talk to them to determine what the future plans are for the next few years. There is a fairly new study which the School District had prepared that has not yet gone before the School Board that might provide information on this site. Mayor Moffatt advised that at Kolb Park, a lot of neighbors got together several years ago and cleaned up the park. He stated he would be willing to help residents near Cronin coordinate getting a dumpster if they wanted to do something similar. Cm. Jeffery suggested that this group might want to take their presentation and request to the School Board. She gave a brief history of the site. Cm. Vonheeder explained that in order for the City to fix it up, the School Board would have to determine that the property is surplus. At this point, there is nothing that the City can do to improve the property. * * * * CM - VOL 9 - 289 Regular Meeting October 29, 1990 Crossing Guards @ Nielsen School (590-50) Ms. Elizabeth Adoph, 11677 Juarez Court, presented the Council with petitions requesting badly needed additional crossing guards near Nielsen School. She stated that with increased enrollment that now exceeds 600 students, there are additional safety concerns as to children coming and leaving the school grounds safely. Dublin's population is growing and with this growth must come additional services. A letter signed by Ms. Adolph, Safety Committee and Chris Campbell, PFC President was read by Ms. Adolph. Mr. Ambrose advised that the City Council adopted warrants to determine whether or not crossing guards are appropriate. Typically, this would be referred to our Traffic Engineer and reviewed by the Traffic Safety Committee. The City has in the past, worked with Diane Griffiths, Nielsen's Principal to come up with a good solution for the school site. Ms. Adolph advised that when Police Officers are present, they don't seem to have as many problems. She recognized the fact that Officers have other things to do, however, and can't be present all the time. People driving tend to do what is easiest, and this is not necessarily the safest for the children. They feel that hiring additional crossing guards would be to everyone's benefit. Mayor Moffatt asked if Chris Kinzel could look into this. Ms. Adolph requested a time limit on when she could expect some resolution. Public Works Director Thompson advised that the Traffic Safety Committee meets on Wednesdays after Monday Council meetings. He stated they would contact Ms. Adolph for specific information related to times of day when the situation is bad. He felt with research and possible field surveys that would need to be conducted, it would take about 30 days to get back to her. Ms. Adolph stated it is very bad between the hours of 1: 30 p.m. to about 3 : 30 p.m. Cm. Snyder stated he did not want Ms. Adolph to leave thinking that in 30 days there will be additional crossing guards there. There is a process to go through. He pointed out that no funds are budgeted for additional crossing guards this year. An unidentified member of the audience stated that just because it is not a budgeted item, he did not find this an acceptable answer. Cm. Snyder clarified that he simply wanted it understood that we might have to go through a budget transfer process and this would take additional time. * * * * CM - VOL 9 - 290 Regular Meeting October 29, 1990 CONSENT CALENDAR On motion of Cm. Hegarty, seconded by Cm. Vonheeder, and by unanimous vote, the Council took the following actions: Approved Minutes of Regular Meeting of October 8 , 1990 (Cm. Snyder abstained from voting on this item only as he was not present at the meeting) ; Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 128 - 90 APPROVING PRIVATE VEHICLE ACCESSWAY MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH DUBLIN MEADOWS PARTNERS FOR DUBLIN MEADOWS TRACT 5883 (600-30) Authorized the Mayor to execute the Agreement and directed that the Agreement be recorded with the Alameda County Recorder; Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 129 - 90 FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF IMPROVEMENTS TRACT 5872, VILLAGE V AMADOR OARS (410-50) Authorized Staff to accept a maintenance bond at a future date; Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 130 - 90 AWARDING CONTRACT FOR CITY FACILITIES JANITORIAL SERVICES TO GOLDEN GATE JANITORIAL SERVICE (600-30) ($4, 040 PER MONTH) Authorized the Mayor to execute Agreement; Authorized Staff to solicit bids for Contract 90-10, Pedestrian Signal Handicap Modifications (600-30) ; Approved a Landscape Architectural Agreement with Singer & Hodges, Inc. , ($21, 500 + reimbursable expenses) for renovation of Dublin High School baseball fields and girls athletic fields and authorized the Mayor to execute the agreement (600-30) ; Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 131 - 90 APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH DUBLIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR RENOVATION OF DUBLIN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD (600-40) Approved Warrant Register in the amount of $575, 862 . 29 . CM - VOL 9 - 291 Regular Meeting October 29, 1990 Cm. Jeffery requested that the item related to the Tree Lighting Ceremony be pulled from the Consent Calendar for discussion. She stated she would like the Council to consider additional plans of putting decorations outside the Civic Center and also on the clock tower. She felt something like a wreath around the face of the clock would be nice, or perhaps red and white ribbons around the clock tower. Lights could also be strung down the tower. She requested that Staff research to see what would be possible with a reasonable budget. Cm. Hegarty felt it would be nice to get the community into the spirit. Because time is running out, however, quick action would need to be taken. It should be agendized at the November 13th meeting. Ms. Lowart advised that Staff has attempted to contact some organizations to see if there is any interest in the private sector. No one has responded with costs yet. She indicated that Staff could be prepared at the next meeting to discuss this. On motion of Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Vonheeder, and by unanimous vote, the Council approved the preliminary plans for the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony scheduled for December 3 , 1990, and directed that this item be brought back to the next Council meeting in order to present cost estimates for some of the options discussed (950-40) . * * * * PUBLIC HEARING TRAFFIC CODE UPDATE (590-20) Mayor Moffatt opened the public hearing. Public Works Director Thompson advised that in 1987 , the City adopted Ordinance No. 54-87 . The Dublin Traffic Code is a listing of adopted traffic controls such as stop signs, yield signs, no parking zones, etc. , which exist in the public right-of-way. The Code is updated as new control devices are approved and installed. At the time that Ordinance No. 54-87 was adopted, the items which pertained to Dublin in the existing Alameda County Traffic Code were included. Some of those items do not, in fact, exist on the street. In addition, there are signs and markings on the street which are not in the Code. Some of these existed when Dublin incorporated, and some have been added since that time, primarily as a result of new development. Staff conducted an inventory of these signs and markings and cross- referenced the devices with the Traffic Code. Mr. Thompson advised that in order to update the Traffic Code to match the existing conditions on the street, an Ordinance must be adopted to delete items which are not actually in place and to add items which are in place and which the Traffic Ordinance requires be adopted by Ordinance. Certain controls such as yield signs and no parking zones may be adopted by Resolution. The Traffic Ordinance permits midblock crosswalks and prohibited pedestrian movements to be approved by the City Manager. Deletions from the crosswalk chapter are included in CM - VOL 9 - 292 Regular Meeting October 29, 1990 the draft Ordinance since those items were originally adopted by Ordinance, but the necessary additions now and in the future will be made by Staff. Mr. Thompson advised that once the proposed Resolution and Ordinance become effective, the Traffic Code will be revised to reflect the changes. Eliot Healy pointed out a situation in going up Dublin Boulevard from San Ramon Road, there is a sign that says 35 mph, and then there is a painted sign on the pavement that says 25 mph near the Cabana Club. The other side of the street says 35 mph. He felt that instead of a pavement sign, a stand up sign would be better. Most people miss the one on the pavement. Mr. Thompson indicated that Staff would look into this to make sure there is agreement. He felt the Code calls for only one speed in the area. Mayor Moffatt closed the public hearing. On motion of Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Vonheeder, and by unanimous vote, the Council waived the reading and INTRODUCED an Ordinance amending the City of Dublin Traffic Code and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 132 - 90 AMENDING THE CITY OF DUBLIN TRAFFIC CODE * * * * IMPACT OF STATE LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY TO COLLECT FEES FOR PROPERTY TAX ADMINISTRATION AND JAIL BOOKING (330-80) Assistant City Manager presented a Staff Report Analysis and advised that the adopted State Budget provided counties with $800 million less than what was required to provide services and programs. To make up this shortfall, the Legislature and the Governor adopted SB2557 which allows counties to bill local agencies for property tax administration and booking fees. This results in cities being burdened with unplanned expenses. Mr. Rankin advised that since Alameda County has not precisely identified some of the criteria, costs have been estimated. With regard to a Property Tax Administration Fee, estimated costs to the City of Dublin are $53 , 401. The Alameda County City Management Association has recommended that the County take no action on the imposition of fees for the collection of property taxes. Cities are prevented under State Law from collecting property taxes directly. The County earns interest on property tax collections and the City County Management Group feels that costs associated with the collection and distribution would be offset by these interest earnings. CM - VOL 9 - 293 Regular Meeting October 29, 1990 Mr. Rankin stated that Staff feels that any testimony given at the Board of Supervisor's Hearing (scheduled for November 13th) should repeat this position. After receiving testimony, Sutter County elected not to impose any of the fees provided for in SB2557 . Alameda County adopted their budget in anticipation of receiving some revenue for these services. Staff recommended that the City Council request additional information as to the formula used to develop the costs and that Staff be authorized to evaluate and respond to any deficiencies in the formula. Mr. Rankin advised that the County Administrator's Report identifies the development of a jail booking fee at a cost of $134 . 10 per booking. Since the City of Dublin does not book arrestees, the partial booking fee rate of $89 . 85 would not apply to arrests made in the City of Dublin. Typically, only agencies which have a CORPUS booking terminal pre-book individuals arrested prior to transporting them to County Jail. Presently, adequate information is not available to analyze whether the City could save money by performing its own booking services. Mr. Rankin advised that Captain Rose has reviewed arrest statistics to estimate the cost to the City of Dublin in the event that this fee is enacted. Of the 459 adult arrests made during the first 6 months of 1990, 133 (29%) were cited and released. Fiscal Year 1990-91 costs to the City were estimated at $79, 400. Probation violation costs were also included in the County's proposal. County Staff costs associated with booking services were also included and discussed. Mr. Rankin advised that SB2557 will become effective January 1, 1991. The legislation does, however, reference the ability of counties to collect the fees discussed, based on costs beginning July 1, 1990. The City Attorney's Office has advised that in any testimony before the Board of Supervisors and any correspondence to the State Legislature, the City should object to the imposition of fees between July 1, 1990 and December 31, 1990. Because the law did not become effective until January 1, 1991, it is inappropriate to pay for fees which occurred prior to the effective date of the legislation. A special consideration for the City of Dublin is the fact that the City contracts with the Alameda County Sheriff's Department for Police Services. The contract already includes charges for overhead and a variety of operational costs. The provisions of SB2557 raise an issue of double taxation for residents of incorporated cities. Both the booking of prisoners and collecting of property taxes are currently countywide responsibilities financed by the County general fund. All County residents and property owners share in the cost of these services. The legislation creates inequities in that residents of incorporated cities will now pay again for these services through charges levied only in incorporated areas. CM - VOL 9 - 294 Regular Meeting October 29, 1990 In summary, Mr. Rankin felt it was important to recognize that the overall cause of these impacts is not due to the County, but rather the fact that the State Legislature and the Governor have created a financial burden for counties which makes it difficult for them to perform their duties without new revenues. It is very important for the City to be involved in the review and calculation of any revenues imposed as a result of SB 2557 . It will also be important for the City to support legislative changes which will develop reliable revenue sources for both cities and counties. Mr. Ambrose advised that the City Managers of Alameda County will be meeting with the County Administrative Officer on November 7th to discuss alternatives for the County to consider before they enact these fees. Because of the short timeframe, it is important for the City Council to decide how Dublin will be represented at the November 13th Board of Supervisors meeting. Cm. Jeffery questioned the City Attorney and asked if she felt the booking fees would hold up under a legal challenge. City Attorney Silver stated she felt that cities could refuse to pay the fees prior to January 1st. This is one area on which cities are on firm ground. The legislation does, however, authorize the County to impose the fees for property tax collection, as it reads, "shall" . With regard to booking fees, it reads "may collect these fees" . Implementation procedures will become an important issue. Cm. Jeffery clarified that she meant could cities take action against the State Legislature rather than counties. Ms. Silver responded that the City could seek reimbursement as this is a state mandated program. Not everything is considered a "program" . She stated her response was not a definitive answer. Cm. Jeffery pointed out that they have taken the ability of cities away to collect property tax. Now they want to charge an additional fee on top of what they already have. Mr. Ambrose stated the problem is that the County does collect a percentage of property taxes for county services, but what these services are seems to be changing. Libraries are a good example. Dublin is funding part of the library hours. Cm. Vonheeder stated that we are not the only city discussing this. The League of California Cities has a program going on called "Budget Freedom" . They are trying to get someone to sponsor legislation to repeal SB2557 . We have to be prepared to respond to what the County will be doing but we should also be aware of the League movement. Both cities and counties need revenue sources that are sacred. If we get to the point of requiring an audit, Cm. Vonheeder questioned if it would have to be done by the County Auditors. CM - VOL 9 - 295 Regular Meeting October 29, 1990 Ms. Silver advised that the County Auditors would perform an audit, but the statute doesn't say what the Board of Supervisors do with it after that. Cm. Jeffery questioned the logistics of how this would be collected; if it would be yearly or monthly. Mr. Rankin stated that the property tax would be deducted from what they would have to pay us. Mr. Ambrose stated a lot of the actual logistics are yet to be determined. Cm. Jeffery felt they will have a monumental bookkeeping system. Mr. Ambrose pointed out that there is a lot of money at stake for them. They are looking at possibly $5 million in booking fees. The CAO has agreed to meet to work through some of the issues. Cm. Jeffery felt this is not something over which the County has control. We should offer to work with them to get Sacramento to back down. Cm. Vonheeder felt it was very important for cities and counties to get together. Cm. Hegarty questioned what incentive there was for the County to cut any kind of deal with us. Cm. Vonheeder responded that we both need guaranteed revenue streams. Cm. Hegarty felt we should get Assemblyman Baker who voted against the bill to lobby for its repeal. Cm. Vonheeder felt that anyone can introduce a bill as long as it goes through the proper process. Mayor Moffatt asked if you could go back and charge an individual who is being booked. Ms. Silver stated she was aware of one city that is thinking about this. There is nothing that precludes a city from doing this and perhaps Dublin should consider it also. Mr. Rankin stated that we also need to get more information before we consider whether we should do booking here. Shawn Costello stated he felt the idea of charging an individual being booked was a good one. People living here will not like the idea of paying for something that they have nothing to do with. On motion of Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Vonheeder, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted CM - VOL 9 - 296 Regular Meeting October 29, 1990 RESOLUTION NO. 133 - 90 SUPPORTING THE REPEAL OF SB2557 Mayor Moffatt stated he would be happy to attend the Board of Supervisors hearing on November 13th and provide input on the key issues raised. Cm. Jeffery felt that perhaps one of the three Councilmembers who participated in the League of California Cities discussions should go along also. Dublin should also send a letter passing on this information to all the other 14 cities in Alameda County and encourage them to attend the hearing as well. Following discussion, it was agreed that Mayor Moffatt, Cm. Jeffery and Cm. Snyder would attend the November 13th Board of Supervisors hearing scheduled at 10: 00 a.m. * * * * ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION APPROVING NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TWO-LANE ACCESS ROAD (820-90) Planning Director Tong advised that the City Council has previously adopted Ordinances No. 12-88, 7-90 and 12-90 establishing right-of-way lines for a two-lane access road from Dougherty Road to Tassajara and which will connect to the Hacienda Interchange. A Notice of Negative Declaration was published and a 21 day review period ended on September 22 , 1990 with no comments received. On motion of Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Vonheeder, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 134 - 90 APPROVING NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TWO-LANE PARALLEL ACCESS ROAD CONNECTING TO THE HACIENDA INTERCHANGE * * * * PARK & RECREATION COMMISSION CHANGE IN BYLAWS TO INCLUDE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE (920-70) Recreation Director Lowart advised that one of the 1990 Goals & Objectives adopted by the City Council was to investigate the addition of a student representative to the Park & Recreation Commission. In August, the Commission considered this issue and item such as: Method of Appointment; Term of Office; and Role, Responsibilities and Status (Voting vs. Non-Voting) . The consensus of the Commission was that the student representative should be a junior or senior and should serve a one-year term. The student representative would be a non-voting member and would be appointed by the City Council based on a recommendation from the Commission. Further, the Commission did not recommend that the student representative receive financial compensation for their attendance at meetings. CM - VOL 9 - 297 Regular Meeting October 29, 1990 Ms. Lowart advised that revised Bylaws and Rules of Procedure had been prepared to incorporate the recommendations of the Park & Recreation Commission, and were approved by the Commission at their meeting on October 9 , 1990. Cm. Snyder questioned why they couldn't be a voting member. Ms. Lowart advised that as a 5 member board, it could be possible by adding a 6th voting member that there could be 3/3 splits. The Park & Recreation Commission indicated that they would take into consideration the views expressed by the student representative. Cm. Snyder felt that if it is going to have any credence, it should be a voting position. Cm. Vonheeder stated she agreed. They won't perceive that they have any impact if they can't vote. Ms. Lowart stated that a procedure could be established for handling a tie vote. Cm. Snyder suggested that a tie vote could automatically be heard by the City Council. Mayor Moffatt felt that if you are on a commission, you should have some responsibility and authority. Another possible solution would be to have this person as an alternate member. Cm. Hegarty felt they should be given the full power that everyone else has. Why make them different? Cm. Jeffery made a motion, which was seconded by Cm. Vonheeder to give the student representative the right to vote. Mayor Moffatt felt with regard to compensation that the student would receive school credits rather than money. Cm. Hegarty stated he wished to amend the motion to include compensation. This amendment motion was seconded by Cm. Vonheeder, and passed with a unanimous vote. In summary, on motion of Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Vonheeder, and by unanimous vote, the Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 135 - 90 AMENDING THE BYLAWS AND RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE PARR & RECREATION COMMISSION TO INCLUDE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE (WITH FULL VOTING RIGHTS & COMPENSATION) * * * * CM - VOL 9 - 298 Regular Meeting October 29, 1990 OTHER BUSINESS Insurance Proposal (140-25) Cm. Vonheeder requested direction from the Council with regard to the issue of insurance being provided to residents by cities. She will be attending an East Bay Division meeting on September 15th and this topic will be discussed. The unanimous opinion of the Council was total disagreement with this issue. Cm. Snyder requested that Cm. Vonheeder point out that their meeting dates are always in conflict with the monthly ABAG meetings. * * * * BART Office Opening (1060-30 Mr. Ambrose reminded the Council that BART is having a Grand Opening Celebration for their new field office on Stoneridge Mall Road on Friday and Saturday, November 2nd and 3rd. * * * * Art Sculpture Placement Update (900-50) Mayor Moffatt advised that he had received a letter from Lynne Baer, Executive Director of the Dublin Fine Arts Foundation giving an update on the progress of both the placement of the globe by Ned Smyth and the loan sculpture by Bruce Beasley. Ms. Baer saw Ned is New York a few weeks ago. He advised her that all the materials are assembled and all the engineering issues have been resolved. The plans are to install the globe at the beginning of January. The temporary sculpture is to be installed at the beginning of December. Ms. Baer advised that the DFAF had received a grant from the Alameda County Art Commission and are currently investigating other works for the Sculpture Garden. In November, they will be launching their "Be a Part of Dublin History and Build for Art" program. * * * * Valley Memorial Hospital (520-70) Mayor Moffatt advised that Bob Fish from Valley Memorial Hospital is requesting support for Valley Memorial Hospital's efforts to become a base hospital station. CM - VOL 9 - 299 Regular Meeting October 29, 1990 Mr. Ambrose advised that he was appointed by Supervisor Campbell to a task force to look at base hospitals. They will be holding a public hearing on November 13th. Valley Memorial Hospital will be making a presentation to the task force regarding why they should be a base hospital. The task force will then be making a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. By a consensus, the Council supported Valley Memorial Hospital's efforts to become a base hospital station. * * * * CLOSED SESSION At 9 : 30 p.m. , the Council recessed to a closed executive session to discuss: 1) Pending Litigation, City of Dublin vs. Alameda County (General Plan - Open Space Element) , in accordance with Government Code Section 54956. 9 (a) ; and 2) Personnel in accordance with Government Code Section 54957 . 6 * * * * ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 10:47 p.m. * * * * Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk CM - VOL 9 - 300 Regular Meeting October 29, 1990