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Home My WebLink About5.1 AlamoCreekTrailRealign :S CITY CLERK File # D~[3][QJ-b3][Q] .. -- '. r -, -AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: December 7, 1999 SUBJECT: Realignment of Proposed Alamo Creek Trail through the Alamo Creek Villas Report Prepared by: Lee S. Thompson, Public Works Director ATTACHMENTS: 1) Letter from David Larson, attorney for Alamo Creek Villas Homeowners' Association, including map of specific request 2) LocationMap RECOMMEl'\T})ATION~: . . Approve request to relo. cate the Alamo Creek Trail to the back of . Arroyo Vista, subject to the following conditions being met: \! a) - that the Dublin Housing Authority deed a trail easement to the City of Dublin for trail improvement purposes and for public access; b) that Zone 7 Flood Control District accept the deed to the parcel of land over which the Alamo Creek passes (adjacent to this development); c) that the Homeowners' Association designs and constructs the proposed bypass trail on the Dublin Housing Authority land (together with obtaining necessary City permits); d) and that the Homeowners' Association fence and gate off the access locations to the Zone 7 maintenance roads within the development, subject to Zone 7's review and approval. FINANCIAL STATEMENT: No cost to the City otDublin. The Homeowners' Association is to pay all costs. DESCRIPTION: .A portion of Alamo Creek traverses the Alamo Creek Yill~ - development (previously known as Dublin Meadows) south of Amador Valley Boulevard and adjacent to Arroyo Vista (the Dublin Housing Authority development). As part of the improvement of Alamo Creek, a maintenance road was built for Zone 7 Flood Control to be ableto access and maintain the creek. Zone 7 has not yet accepted the creek improvements, but plans to do so in the near future. --------------------------------------------~-------------------------- --r', -, {' .:_~/ g:\develop\hansen\alamo ck trail realign ;j " The City of Dublin previously requested, and Zone 7 agreed, to allow the public to use several of Zone 7' s ~' maintenance roads. as trails, one of which is the trail through the Alamo Creek Villas. In return, the City agreed to take over certain maintenance and liability responsibilities. Due to security reasons, the Alamo Creek Villas Homeowners' Association is asking that the Association be allowed to re-route the portion of the City trail within the development to a location just outside the development situated along the back of the Arroyo Vista Housing Development. A second alternate alignment was proposed by the Association, but was rejected by Staff as it would bisect the Arroyo Vista playground area and pass through the basketball court If approved by the City, the Association will bear responsibility for all of the costs and processing of this relocation. This proposed relocation is a fairly minor detour in the trail, and Staff recommends that this request be granted. , .4...." ~.,.l .....".... :.~ -. .: Page 2 ". ~ f ~ ~ I N"t " [~ wIll II ~ ^TTO~N"V" AT LAW' DA VID J. LARSEN JlurcE'u@!>E'tdillg-W\."il,c<>m Rr.PI.YTO AL.AMO OrrlCI;; November 29, 1999 VIA FACSIMlLE & H.S. MAIL Richard Am brOfie OfIice of1he City Manager - Dublin City Hall 100 Civic Plaza I P.O. Box 2340 Dublin, CA 94568 Re: City Trail Through Alamo Creek Villas Dear Mr. Ambrose: RccaIJ that recently you, along with the Police Chief and City Attorney, met with Steve Weibel, f-:d Cossart and mc to discuss the city trail that meanders through the Alamo Creek ,<~ Villas. After much discussion, we were encouraged by your positive response to our proposal to realign. the trail outside of Alamo Creek Villas. ... At the time, several issues were to be addressed hefore we sent you a letter requesting this matter be agendized for City Council considemlion. The purpose oftrus letter is to address those issues" and to request that the matter be agendi7..ed ac: ~oon as possible. Recall that our propogal involved closing a portion of the trail within our boundaries. (See .'closed portion" on Exhibits A and B - Note: Exhibit B is the same ac: A except properly dimcnsioned)_ OUf proposal also involves substituting a "conneetor trail" outside our boundaries (See Exhibits A and B). The first issue we agreed to address was to find out how much the connector trai I might cost,. so that we could ascertain wheth~ the Association would be 'willing to pick up the tab. While the Association hai not taken formal action on this - question. the estimated cost of constructing the connector trail turns out to be very reasonable. Therefore, we do not ~!iCipate any probleIIiS \viththe Association' agreeing to pick up that l?m;t.-: '-: Second. 1 have contacted the property owner, David Lonich. to determine whether he would have any problems v.ith our proposi:lI. He indicated that be would DOt, as long us it did not result in further obligations, being placed on him. [lis perception ::>eems to be that, every ,.-, ~~ ';240 Sl()""~ Vnlh.'y J~l,-'\d Wl":( Alrlllll'. C^ <1451\,7.-1:;';/1 T~I~plwrlt:: 'J2.=' K"1r~ll ""ll P:l,\:: ~I~'i "-=rl ;-':;<12 l.:Ul Ce,) ry Strcut Ninl'ii 1~11Il>r Siln I'r.uwism, LLI. '''41111'-~(,:o\ll "1l!1"f'h'ln": ,115 7l-i2-:U.l'l1l Fm;: 4 I fo 7$2-2/;7/; 2.1~tl C.\ld M.,,",dI\W Wn.l' Su i tc :::20 Sa. nlml!l1tll, C^ ~15()7n-44..;\ .1i'I~rh.mtJ: 9H.I1S1-1':I1() u ~ ________ I'n,.:91(.I;''51,-l'Jl~_ "VJ 5~, A "t"'TAC' H~ ,U-UT t\ i '!i . nfEC.~~ I. ........ ~ .. ~. Rich Ambrose Office of the City Manager Dublin City flail tOO Civic r>>latza November 29, 1999 Page 2 time a new issue arises. he gets stuck with additional responsibilities. r told him I did not see how this proposal could result in him being required to incur additional responsibilities, but that I would pass his comments along. Third. because the property where the proposed connector trail would be: placed is owned by the federal government, ,,'e agreed to conti:lI:.."t thc Housing Authority to determine whether they would grant an easement allowing same. Ms. Ohelia BasgaJ requested thei!. we submit our request in writing. A copy of our request is enclosed. In response, Ms. Ohelia said that she would have to speak further with Dublin city stall' to make surc they were in accord. She was going to talk to Lee Thompson, I believe. Previously~ the Housing Authority was supportive of our proposal and had no problems recommending tllat the C<."tScment be granted ......, for the connector trail. I believe that. continue:; to be the bottom line~ but that the Authority dOCSll't want to be at cross-purposes, with City stafi: Accordingly, we formally request that this matter be placed on the City CouDeil agenda as soon as possible. The enclosed exhibits were prepared to orient the Council members. Your staff may want to use more professional exhibits. if there is anything further you would like from us, please feel free to contact me, at 925/838-2090 during working hours. Thanks, again, tor your ~-illingnes5 to hear our concerns and contribute to n win-win solution by rc.co~mc~ding that City Council approve r~l\lignment ()f~he su~je~t~il. Very truly yours, DJL:klc cc: The Board of Directors clo Ed C()~~art The Dublin City Attorney -t-hree Enclosures 3240010:\SOr--roAT^\DL\l.Tn\20757Il,l \..,/ BEROING BwTIT LLP --_.. ATrOtlNJ:<t': Ar I.AW 'y ~ ~~ !rdj I~ tll\~11 --" ~ , , ! I AL.1i CRtG"/< (jIS771. ~ /1':-' I /2 '\ ~CI()Si'rh~ / - r . r ~ ~ 4'~ - ~ - ~~ .--...... :If CdI1hlt.:/ar lrail /J RR/lv^ .....---...... ) t ):l".hri i 1vttil~ )( 'f,. :5S~ \t " /?""' .. - fA ':~ ,. "' ,. . ~* trrpt t"tf H. U'" ~ .- _ ., t ~V~r-\.t~::-P\t } t ~ ~ . ~~ ~. ;- ~.