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CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 28, 1992
SUBJECT: WRITTEN COMMUNICATION: Tri-Valley
Transportation Council's (TVTC) request to
extend the Eastern Dublin Draft EIR comment
period an additional 45 days
REPORT PREPARED BY: Laurence L. Tong, Planning Director
EXHIBITS ATTACHED: Attachment 1: Tri-Valley Transportation
Council's letter dated September
24 , 1992
RECOMMENDATION: 1p"'Consider and provide direction from Staff
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Potential for substantial additional Consultant
costs and Staff time due to prolonging
processing time of DEIR and GPA, and LAFCO
Sphere of Influence application.
DESCRIPTION:
The TVTC is requesting Dublin to extend the Eastern Dublin Draft EIR
comment period an additional 45 days. If granted, the comment period
would be doubled and would last until November 27, 1992 (see Attachment
1) .
In its request, the TVTC expresses concern about 1) the brevity of the
review and comment schedule and 2) the short notice of meetings.
In response to these concerns, the following facts should be noted:
- A notice regarding the availability of the Eastern Dublin Draft EIR
was sent on August 28 , 1992 to each TVTC member agency.
- A notice regarding the September 21, 1992, Planning Commission
public hearing on the Eastern Dublin plans was sent on September 10,
1992 to each TVTC member agency.
- Copies of the Eastern Dublin Draft EIR were given to the following
TVTC agency Staff members:
Danville:
- Kevin Gailey
Brian Welch
COPIES TO:
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- Livermore:
Eric Brown
John Hines
Dan Smith
San Ramon:
Phil Wong
Heather Bovat
John Dillon
Pleasanton:
Brian Swift
Wayne Rasmussen
- William van Gelder
Alameda County:
- Adolph Martinelli
- Stuart Cook
- Debra Stein
- Sue Johnson
- Karen Borrmann
Contra Costa County:
James Cutler
- Pat Roche
Lowell Tunason
The Eastern Dublin Draft General Plan Amendment and Specific Plan have
been available since May 27, 1992. The Draft EIR has been available
since August 28, 1992 . The 45-day comment period for the Draft EIR
ending October 13 , 1992 meets CEQA requirements.
The Planning Commission has scheduled at least three public hearings
on the Draft EIR even though none is required by CEQA.
The Dublin Staff and consultants have been moving forward responsibly
to develop a long term plan for the future development of the Eastern
Dublin area. If the Draft EIR and General Plan Amendment are delayed, it
could jeopardize the LAFCO hearing on the Doolan Canyon area that is
scheduled for May 1993 . It could also add substantially to both
consultant costs and Staff time.
The City Council should consider the request from the TVTC and provide
direction to Staff.
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TRI-VALLEY TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL
Traffic Engineering
P. O. Box 520 -200 Old Bernal Avenue RECEIVED
Pleasanton, CA 94566
(510)484-8041 S E P 2 4 1992
DUBLIN PLANNING,
Millie Greenberg, September 24, 1992
Councilmember
Danville,CA
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Ben Tarver, Mr. Richard Ambrose,
Vice Mayor City Manager
Pleasanton,CA City of Dublin
(W)671-3169
(M 946-9456 P.O. Box 2340
Dublin, CA 94568
Ed Campbell,
Supervisor Dear Mr. Ambrose:
Alameda County
(W)272-6691
R 656-7640 At its meeting of September 23, 1992, the Tri-Valley Transportation Council
(TVTC) received a brief presentation of the Eastern Dublin General Plan
Paul Moffatt,
Councilmember proposed Amendment EIR and the P �
sed schedule for the review of the DEIR. The
Dublin,CA TVTC is concerned about the brevity of the schedule for review and comment on
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significantly impacted by this plan which anticipates numerous "unavoidable
Mary Lou Oliver significant impacts" of the transportation system.
Mayor
San PAmon,CA The Tri-Valle Transportation Council does hereby formally request that the
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period for comments on the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan and DEIR be extended
Tom Reitter, 45 days beyond the statutory CEQA minimum allowed for in the Dublin schedule.
Councilmember In addition the TVTC also requests that meeting imes for consideration of the
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(v✓)422-1468 Eastern Dublin Specific Plan and the DEIR be noticed adequately, in advance of
00443-3326 the meeting date.
Robert Schroder, The TVTC wishes to be an active participant in the planning process for the
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Contra Costa County Eastern Dublin Specific Plan, as it will be a major element in the development
(w)820-8693 of the Tri-Valle Area and have profound and lasting impacts on land use and
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circulation patterns in our region. It is the TVTC's opinion that all participants
in this process should be given ample opportunity for input to the plan.
Please send all pertinent information regarding the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan
and DEIR to Mr. William van Gelder, Chairman TVTAC.
• ATTACHMENT
Richard Ambrose
September 24, 1992
Page 2
Thank you very much for your assistance in addressing our requests, and we look
forward to contributing to the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan process with the City
of Dublin.
Sincerely,
Millie Greenberg
Chair
Tri-Valley Transportation Council
cc: W.G. van Gelder
TVTC Members
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