HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.3 Commerical Truck Parking Ordinance CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: October 14, 1985
SUBJECT Continued Public Hearing - Two Hour Commercial Truck
Parking Ordinance
EXHIBITS ATTACHED Proposed Ordinance; Exhibit A (Correspondence Received
between August 15, and Sepember 11, 1985 related to
truck parking issue) ; Report prepared by TJKM dated
June 20, 1985
RECOMMENDATION i ✓{ 1) Open public hearing; 2 ) Continue to receive Staff
Report and public testimony; 3 ) Close public hearing;
4) Deliberate, Waive Reading and Adopt Ordinance as
appropriate
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: The cost of posting signs at City entry points is
estimated at $1,050. Sufficient funds are contained
in the 1985-86 Sign Repair & installation Budget.
DESCRIPTION At the regular City Council meeting of June 24, 1985,
the City Attorney was directed to develop an ordinance which would restrict
the extended parking of commercial vehicles on public streets. A public
hearing was conducted on July 8,. 1985 and the City Council provided a
continuance to August 12, 1985 for the purpose of obtaining additional
information regarding the problem. At the August 12, 1985 hearing, the City
Council again continued the item to the meeting of October 14, 1985, in
order to allow the truck owners an opportunity to find a place to park their
vehicles. The City Council also requested support from other Alameda County
Cities for consideration of a parking arrangement with the Alameda County
Fair Board on underutilized Fair property.
At its Sepember meeting, the Alameda County Fair Board denied the City' s
request that the Alameda County Fairgrounds be available for truck parking.
It is Staff ' s understanding that the Fair Board had concerns related to
upkeep of the property, the need to remove the vehicles during the fair
season, and the potential for future plans for this site would be
incompatible with this proposal. The Fair Board made a decision on the item
following a discussion between its liaison subcommittee which discusses
matters of mutual concern with City of Pleasanton representatives.
The City has also received letters from 3 commercial property owners within
the City of Dublin. The general feeling expressed by the property owners is
that long term storage of commercial vehicles is not a proper use of the
public streets. In the case of Mr. Enea, they suggested that the street in
front of their property should not be used, however, the City should
evaluate whether industrial zoned areas can provide parking space. The
letters from Chevron Corporation and Bedford Properties express opposition
to parking of trucks in the industrial zoned areas along Sierra Court.
Since August 12, 1985, the City of San Ramon adopted an ordinance which
prohibits the parking of large trucks unless they are loading or unloading.
Dublin Police Services personnel indicate that some of the vehicles
previously parked along Kimball Avenue and Alcosta Boulevard in San Ramon
have moved to Bellina Street adjacent to the Lucky Shopping Center. City
Staff has also received a complaint from a commercial property owner along
Starward Avenue indicating an increase in large truck parking adjacent to
his property.
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COPIES TO: Chevron Corporation
•� Enea Brothers Theatres
ITEM NO. (D Bedford Properties
Ms. Carol Keller
AGENDA STATEMENT: Two-Hour Commercial Truck Parking Ordinance
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The proposed ordinance was developed to respond to complaints received from
areas where long term parking is occuring. The City Traffic Engineer has
also noted in his report five key areas which support the restriction of
truck parking. These include safety, congestion, decreased pavement life,
aesthetics, and noise & fumes created by parked trucks. The proposed
ordinance is not a total prohibition of truck parking as was enacted in the
City of San Ramon. The ordinance would provide operators 2 hours to avail
themselves to adjacent services. Also, the proposed ordinance exempts
vehicles which are involved in loading and unloading activities. This
ordinance would extend the current provisions which are found in residential
areas to the commercial and industrial areas. The current law provides for
a two-hour time restriction on vehicles parked in residential areas with a
gross vehicle weight of 10, 000 lbs or more.
Staff has also been in contact with Ms. Carol Keller, ..a local owner/operator
who has been attempting to procure suitable parking areas. Ms. Keller has
been in contact with several of the property owners of vacant parcels in the
City however, they have been unable to find anyone at this time who is
willing to develop their property in this manner. Ms. Keller has also
contacted the United States Army and is awaiting a response regarding the
potential use of Camp Parks.
The proposed ordinance is consistent with the manner in which the other
cities have addressed this issue. In addition, it will address the long
term storage of commercial vehicles on public streets in a comprehensive
manner. If an ordinance affecting all streets is not adopted, Staff
anticipates that some of the commercial property owners may approach the
City Council and request restriction adjacent to their properties to
vehicles which are no more than 20 feet in length. This will require
additional signing and approach the matter in a random fashion. The proposed
ordinance as presented by the Traffic Engineer recommends the posting of
advisory signs at key entry points to the City. This would involve the
posting of no more than six locations.
Staff recommends that the City Council continue the public hearing,
deliberate, waive the reading and adopt the ordinance as appropriate.
ORDINANCE NO. - 85
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
PROVIDING FOR LIMITED PARKING OF CERTAIN
COMMERCIALLY LICENSED VEHICLES
The City Council of the City of Dublin does ordain
as follows:
Section 1 . LIMITED PARKING FOR COMMERCIALLY
LICENSED VEHICLES.
No person shall park or leave standing on any
city street, or portion thereof, for a period in excess of two
( 2) hours, any commercially licensed vehicle having a
manufacturer' s gross vehicle weight rating of 10, 000 pounds or
more or any unattended commercially licensed auxiliary dolly or
trailer.
Section 2. EXCEPTIONS
The two ( 2) hour limitation on parking shall
not apply to the parking of such vehicles for the purpose of
delivery to or from any building or structure located within the
City, or, for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in
the repair, remodeling or construction of any such building or
structure for which a building permit has been obtained.
Section 3. IMMEDIATE EFFECT
This ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its enactment because the adoption and immediate effect
thereof is necessary in order to protect vehicular and pedestrian
safety.
Section 4. POSTING OF ORDINANCE
The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall
cause this ordinance to be posted in at least three ( 3) public
places in the City of Dublin in accordance with Section 36933 of
the Government Code of the State of California.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City
Council of the City of Dublin on this day of , 1985,
by the following votes:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
EXHIBIT A
CORRESPONDENCE RELATED TO
COMMERCIAL TRUCK PARKING
RECEIVED FOLLOWING
AUGUST 12, 1985 PUBLIC HEARING
Received From Date
Chevron Corporation 8/15/85
Enea Brothers Theatres 8/29/85
Bedford Properties 9/4/85
Alameda County Fair 9/11/85
Ms. CArol Keller 10/9/85
Chevron
Chevron Corporation ,, ;
%0_ P.O. Box 5036, San Ramon, CA 94583-0936 R � C � � V � D '
AUG 21 1985
Buildings Management Department CITY 0r=" DUUIN
Glenn R.Ellingson
Manager
Richard M.Nielsen
Superintendent
Chevron Park
August 15, 1985
Mayor & Members of the City Council
P.O. Box 2340
Dublin, CA 94568
Ladies & Gentlemen:
It is understood that another hearing is scheduled for mid-October, 1985 to consider
an open agenda item concerning truck parking on public streets in Dublin. Of particular
concern to Chevron Corporation is the immediate area in front of our warehouse at
6400 Sierra Court, Dublin. We have experienced repeated instances of damage to the
landscaped area and broken sprinkler heads on the irrigation system along the curb at
this location. The imprint of dual - wheel truck tires is almost always associated with
these occurances, leaving little doubt concerning the cause of the damage (We have
replaced 12 sprinkler heads in the past 2 months).
Chevron would applaud any City Council action that would decrease or eliminate this
unsatisfactory situation. The plight of the independent trucker is understood and it
is hoped that some solution also satisfactory to them can be found. However, the
de facto subsidy of an independent profit making business by the City of Dublin on
a selective basis would be considered to be a questionable practice.
Sincerely,
R.M. Nielsen
Buildings Management Dept.
Chevron Park
cc: R.J. Mullin
J. McDowell, Dublin
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• P.O. Box 2247, Dublin, California 94566 Phone (415)828-4401.
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August 29, 1985
Honorable Mayor Peter Snyder
City of Dublin
6500 Dublin Boulevard
Dublin, CA 94568
Dear Mayor Snyder / City Council Members:
This letter is in response to the City Council's decision to extend the
enactment of a parking ordinance that would restrict the parking of
commercial vehicles to a maximum of two hours. As property owners of
the undeveloped acreage on both sides of Amador Plaza Road south of
Dublin Blvd. , we support the resolution to restrict commercial vehicles
on this street for obvious reasons. However, we recognize and
sympathize with the dilemma facing the truck and trailer owners which
reside in Dublin. It should be the responsibility of the City Council
to act in accordance with other city municipalities and designate
certain streets in industrially zoned areas of Dublin for which these
residents of Dublin may park their vehicles.
At Enea Plaza we are attempting to create a high quality mixed use
project which will consist of professional office space with supporting
retail and possibly a hotel. Given the current glut of office space in
the Dublin, Pleasanton valley it is extremely important to us that our
business look at its best in order to attract national tenants. Being
forced to drive through a row of commercial vehicles ranging from
semi-trucks, trailer flat beds and buses does not help our effort to
lease the vacant office space in Enea Plaza.
In conclusion, we sympathize with truckers' problems and encourage the
City Council to designate an area or street in an industrially zoned area
of Dublin for those residents of Dublin that own and operate commercial
vehicles.
Sincerely,
Sal P. Enea
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September 4, 1985
Mayor Peter Schneider &
City Council of Dublin
c/o Richard Ambrose
PO Box 2340
Dublin, California 94568
RE: Heavy Truck Parking Ordinance
Mr. Mayor and City Council :
Bedford Properties wishes to express our support for the "No Large Truck Parking
Ordinance" which was passed by the City Council . Our concerns are for the
esthetic appearance of the neighborhood and the impact on automobile parking
availability. The parking of heavy trucks definitely detracts from the image of
the area. Truck parking tends to screen the landscaping and architectual design
of buildings in areas where the parking occurs.
As a property owner, Bedford Properties feels that the public streets are for
usage by the area residents. The storage of truck rigs is a function of the
truck owner's business. We do not feel that we should be burdened by this
necessity on the public streets or in front of our buildings. We support the
beautification of Dublin and feel that this ordinance will help reach that goal .
Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.
Sincerely,
Gre rickson
Project Manager
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Bedford Properties,Inc. Mailing Address 3470 Mt.Diablo Blvd. Telephone
A Diversified P.O.Box 1267 Suite 200 415
Real Estate Company Lafayette,California Lafayette,California 2838262
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4501 Pleasanton Avenue Pleasanton, CA 94566 (415) 846-2881 (415) 537-4797
September 11 , 1985
Mayor Peter W. Snyder
City of Dublin
P. 0. box 2340
Dublin, CA 94568
Dear Mayor Snyder:
As a follow-up to my letter of August 30, 1985, please be advised that
the Board of Directors gave consideration to your letter of August 23 in
which you requested their consideration to allow truck parking on the
Alameda County Fairgrounds.
The Board recommended that the request be denied and that the Alameda
County Fairgrounds would not be made available for truck parking.
For your information, the Board of Directors denied a similar request
from the City of Pleasanton some time ago, and has also denied other
similar requests from individual truck owners and/or operators.
Very truly yours,
LEE R: 4ALL
Secretary-Manager
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cc: Supervisor E. Campbell
JOE PEREZ DeWITT WILSON LEE R.HALL
President Vice-President Secretary-Manager
FAMILY FUN FOR EVERYONE
4637 Chabot Drive,�..' :4
Pleasanton Ca. 94i
(415)463.0611
MEMORANDUM
DATE: June 20, 1985
TO: City Manager
FROM: City Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT: Restricting Truck Parking
At your request, we investigated the problem of truck parking along C`,
streets within the commercial and industrial areas of the City of Dubl
The problem is that trucks and/or trailers are being parked along collet:
and arterial streets within the City on a long-term basis. In virtu-"
all cases that have been observed, the parked truck and/or trailer does r
involve adjacent property. In order to determine how other cities
regulating trucks, I contacted Pleasanton, Hayward, San Leandro, South S
Francisco, Fremont and Newark, to determine their current 'practices. T .:.
following is a summary of the current practices:
Pleasantcn
Allows truck parking only along a limited number of truck routes. C
restrict parking along truck routes by enacting a resolution and t= '.
placeriient of signs prohibiting parking of vehicles longer than 20 f?et.
Haywzrd
Allows parking of trucks only along truck routes but posts some tru.
routes to restrict parking to a maximum of three hours when designated
resolution of the City Council .
San Leandro
Trucks may park along truck routes. However, since San Leandro has ma.-.
truck routes, it recently enacted an ordinance prohibiting parking
trucks in designated areas between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. These areas a - =
generally non-industrial areas. The City dQes not sign those truck rout::
upon which overnight parking is restricted.
South San Francisco
Allows unlimited truck parking only on truck routes.
Frewnt
Similar to Pleasanton, trucks are allowed to park only along truck routes.
However, "no parking of vehicles 20 feet or more" ordinances along sor:.
truck routes, when signed, restrict parking to certain areas.
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City Manager -2- June 20, 1995
Newark
Newark has the most restrictive truck parking ordinance, in which it allows
no truck parking on-street within the City. Near residential districts or
in undeveloped areas, the ordinance allows for tow-away provisions. All
major streets in the City of Newark have been signed at over 300 locations
at a cost in excess of $30,000.
It can be seen that many of these cities, some of which can be thought of
as industrial in nature, have a very restrictive truck parking policy. In
Dublin, and in most other cities, the reasons to restrict truck parking
include the following:
1 . Safety - Trucks are bigger and occupy more street space and are
therefore easier to run into when parked along the street. This is
especially true of unloaded flat bed trailers which are difficult to
see and which present an especially lethal situation when struck by a
passenger vehicle.
In addition, trucks parked near intersections or driveways restrict the
visibility of motorists using the intersections or driveways which can
lead to broadside collisions.
2. Congestion - Since parked trucks occupy a greater portion of the
roadway, they restrict the use of the roadway by moving vehicles. On
busy streets this can be a source of increased congestion.
3. Decreased Pavement Life - Trucks driving and parking along streets that
have not been designed to accommodate the heavier weight of such
vehicles reduce the usable life of pavement.
4. Aesthetics - Trucks parked along major streets are unsightly and can
contribute to reduced visual amenities. They can also block. the view
of, or otherwise detract from, adjoining commercial businesses.
5. Noise/Fumes - Frequently trucks are started by their operators early in
the morning which can serve as a disturbance to adjoining residential
areas. Both noise and diesel fumes can result from such an operation.
For these reasons and based on experiences of other cities, it is
recommended that the City of Dublin establish a very restrictive truck
policy in which trucks are allowed to park a maximum of two hours along a
City street. This would allow for deliveries by construction vehicles and
commercial vehicles and parking of trucks for a short period of time so
that drivers may avail themselves of adjacent services.
The City of Dublin already has an ordinance (Section 6-296.0) which allows
the total restriction of parking by vehicles of 20 feet or longer in
certain designated areas. This allows the City to designate some areas
where not even two hour parking is appropriate. This has application along
major streets and other problem locations where the street is physically
not wide enough to accommodate a parked truck or trailer.
City Manager -3- June 20, 1985
Consequently, with the recommended ordinance contained herein, the City
could control truck parking in one of three ways:
1. Trucks would only be allowed to park up to two hours along any City
street.
2. Vehicles over 20 feet long can be prohibited from parking for any
length of time in selected areas where designated by City Council
action and where signs are posted.
3. Parking prohibition for all vehicles (trucks and cars) can be enacted
by existing legislation which prohibits parking by all vehicles in a
specified area, following the establishment of resolution and
installation of signs.
No specific trucks routes are recommended for the City of Dublin. Since
both Interstate 580 and 680 are available for through traffic, there seems
to be no reason to , specifically designate truck routes in the City of
Dublin. The absence of truck routes would not prevent Dublin businesses or
residents from accepting or initiating deliveries. The absence of truck
routes, however would eliminate the legality of, for example, a Pleasanton
truck driving through Dublin for a delivery in San Ramon.
In restricting truck parking, it is not felt that it would be necessary at
this time to establish tow-away provisions for illegally parked trucks.
This is because such provisions would likely require extensive and
expensive signing. It is recommended that the City establish a trial
period with the current proposal . If this is unsuccessful , then a more
restrictive ordinance can be established in the future.
The recommended ordinance is as follows:
Parkina Prohibition Commercial Vehicles
No person shall park or leave standing on any street or portion thereof
in the City of Dublin for a period in excess of two hours, any
commercial vehicle having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating
of 10,000 pounds or more. For the purpose of this ordinance, an
unattended commercially licensed auxiliary dolly or trailer shall also
be subject to this two hour parking restriction. This prohibition
shall not apply to the parking or standing of such equipment for the
purpose of making pick-up or deliveries from or to any building or
structure located within the City or for the purpose of delivering'
materials to be used in the repair, alteration, remodeling or
construction of any such building or structure for which a building
permit has been obtained. The provision of this ordinance shall be
effective upon the placement of appropriate signing and giving notice
thereof at each entrance to the City.
City Manager -4- June 20, 1985
Two Final Notes : The ordinance would require the placement of
advisory/regulatory signs at each entrance to the City. This is presently
estimated to involve six locations: Both ends of San Ramon Road and
Dougherty Road, and Davona Road and Kimball south of Alcosta. Each sign is
estimated to cost $150 installed. Also, no additional locations are
recommended at this time for the total restriction of vehicles over 20 feet
in length.
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Mayor Pete Snyder/ October 9, 1985
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City Council Members : ~al&�
The time is coming near to our next meeting to discuss
the proposed enactment of a two hour parking ordinancp for
semi -tractor/trailors. .
On Friday the 13th of September , I was notified by Mr .
Chris Gray , Administrative Assistant to Supervisor Ed
Campbell . He informed me that the Alameda County Fair Board
turned down the city' s proposal for a parking area.
In the meantime I have received word from the Department
of the Army in Washington D .C. in response to my letter to
President Reagan . (see copy attached) . Since then l have been
in touch with Mr . Jim Hutchens, Presidio of S .F. , on several
occasions . He assured me that although it does take some time
to go through the strict regulations set forth by the Army,
they are still working on our request . (Please see attached
correspondence ) .
As I explained to your staff member , Mr . Paul Rankin
last week , other than contacting a few other land owners in
the area, I myself have exhausted all channels I could think
of to solve our parking situation . Although , on Monday Oct . 7
I did have the opportunity to speak to a Mr . Bruce E. Cannon ,
Administrator in Sacramento for the Federal Highway Admini -
stration . (My Father-in-law was kind enough to write a letter
about our dilema to Ms . Elisabeth Hanford Dole , Secretary of
Transportation , and it was through the FHA in Washington DC
that Mr . Cannon was notified. ) (Copy of response attached)
Mr . Cannon has asked his staff tb make an investigation
into what could be done to help us. He also mentioned another
interesting idea when l explained to him our efforts and of
our idea of a park by permit . He questioned the possibi l i ty
of our entitlement to "Grandfather Rights" do to the fact
that we were all established here in Dublin and parking in
these industrial areas long before the present developement .
At this point I 'm not sure if " Grandfather Rights" apply
only to personal property or to the rights of a citizen in
any given community , but the idea of it brings me back to the
compromise that we are asking for . . .
On Monday evening I had the opportunity to attend the
public hearing held by the Dublin Planning Commission to
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discuss their findings on the RV ordinance . I ' d like to say
that I highl � commend them on their performance , not only for
their extensive study , but mostly �or their sincere attituC,e
toward the citizens of Dublin as a whole . I couldn' t help but
wish that , we too , would have been able to have them review
both sides of our issue before any recomendation was made .
. . . I am sure th-at you are all in agreement with us that
each of us have man� other things to contend with than to
drag th | s issue on and on, not to mention the time , ener�:4y
and expense you have spent already . According to your Pau �
Rankin , the city staff also , has e usted all other possible
solutions . So , I ask you now , as ain on Octot,er 14th
to go ahead with your proposed ordinance if you fee it
necessary , BUT with an alteration stating that any truck
owner , independent truck driver , or owner/operator who is
presently established as a Dublin resident be allowed to park
by permit on11y . Permit not to exce ed the cost of $125 per-
ye ar. provided the truck owner can show proof of l iabi 7 i ty to
protect the city and it's council .
I s( ncerely feel that this is a fair compromise . There
is just not that man/ of us to be sO, concerned about . And
again we ' re no� here that often . With this alteration to the
or� inance the city can be assured that our number w never
� ncrease . If this in fact is not a fair compromise than let
the main objectors , Chevron Corp , , Bedford Properties , and
Mr . Sal Enea come up with a better one . Lpt them provide a
little nitch in their vast acreage for us to park on . Like I
told Mr . Rankin the other day , I understand that everyone
here is concerned with looking after their own interests. I
agree that a lot somewhere , with trucks parked neatly all in
a row would look a lot nicer than trucks and trailors being
dropped off here and there and everywhere . But we need a
compromise . We 've made it clear, that we can provide our own
I iabil ity , but we do not have their money . We cannot provide
our own land .
Thank you again for listening . I 'm counting on you for a
sympathetic vote . As Mr . Cannon said �o me when he advised
that I keep all lines of communication open with our cit,
officials, " I 've never heard of any community wanting it' s
already established citizens to be forced out of town." I 'm
sure our council does not want this either .
Sincerely ,
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Carol L. Keller
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20310-2600
i REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF:
DAEN-ZCI g SEP 1915
Mrs. Carol L. Keller
11856 Dublin Green Drive
Dublin, California 94568
Dear Mrs. Keller: ,
Thank you for your letter of August 2, 1985, to President Reagan
concerning the parking of trucks within the City of Dublin. You asked the
President for assistance in using Parks Reserve Forces Training Area as an
area for parking your trucks.
I understand you have contacted Lieutenant Colonel Pellegrino, the
cam lander at Parks, and Mr. Hutchens of the Presidio of San Francisco.
These are the pecple you should talk with about your problem. They have
immediate control over the use of land at Parks. I am informed that your
request to use parking areas at Parks is under consideration at this
time. I urge you to continue working with the local Army representative
on the availability of land for your use.
Again, thank you for bringing this matter do our attention.
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Sincerely,
ST F!t Col Chi , ns
nnirlg Division
Mr . Jim Hutchens September 23, 1985
Chief Community Relations
Building 37 Room 214
Presidio of San Francisco, Ca 94129
Dear Mr . Hutchens:
As per our telephone conversation this morning, I have
enclosed for your examination , a copy of a letter I recently
received from Colonel Stephen F. Rutz , Department of the
Army, Chief , Installations Planning Division , Washington ,
D.C. This letter was in response to my letter addressed to
President Reagan on the same day I sent my original request
to your office . (See copy attached! )
I have also enclosed a .copy of a. newspaper article
printed on August 13th , the day after we met again with our
city council whereby they granted us another extention until
Monday , October 14th .
Since then we" have been sort of in limbo, not knowing
vihat other channels to go through but have been still in
hopes that we would hear an encouraging word from you .
On Friday, September 13th , the Alameda. County Fair Board
turned down the cities request that they make a. lot available
for us primarily due to the fact that they are hoping for
bigger and better things to happen with the fair and do not
want to promise anything they may just have to take away come
next year. .
Mr . Huthens, I know that to the Army this must not seem
like a Public Affair matter , but it is very much so an affair
of our rapidly growing community. San Ramon has passed this
same ordinance , Pleasanton has no streets available to park
on and as soon as construction is complete on the only two
undeveloped Industrial areas here in Dublin I am almost
certain that our c i t.y officials wi 1 1 want to make room for
the big business this Industry wi l 1 bring here .
Dublin is only (4) square miles, and every inch of it is
being gobbled up by High Tech Industry with home developers
following right in line taking much advantage of our once
r•ol l i ng hills .
The land at Park= ma/ be our only real hope . If this
=.ounds as if it' s desperate it is because it truely is. Some
one , somewhere has to care about our rights. We cannot afford
to be ticketed or maybe even toiled a.!,,iay each and every time
we come home to our families. Everyone I talk to tells me to
see someone else . This thing just seems to be too big a. deal
for a small group of individuals to fight . What lengths must
we go through to protect our Iivelyhood. We explain they
won' t be liable , that we provide the insurance , that we, will
police ourselves to make sure there are no hazzard, no mess,
and no fussing with us and still they turn us down . We just
want a road , a highway or a small parcel of land to pull into
when we come home ; nothing more .
Thank you ! again for Iistening to me , Mr . Hutchens, I
know you've been doing all you can to help us. I apologize
for ranting on so, but I am wondering what has happened to
our "Free Country" . Please let me know as soon as you hear
any word.
Sincerely,
Carol L. Keller
11856 Dublin Green Dr .
Dublin , Ca . 94568
(828-1184)
REPORT ON LATEST CORRESPONDENCE WITH MR. JIM HUTCHENS/PUBLIC
AFFAIRS/PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO. . .
In mix most recent conversation with Mr . Hutchens he indicated
there has been a monkey wrench thrown into his efforts to
help us according to his Judge Advocate and his recent
findings.
It seems as though the Army does in fact have near
future plans for a Camp Parks expansion . They are in the
process of looking into using Parks as a training area in
order to save on commute and other expenses currently
incurred by strictly using Fort Ord for this purpose .
The Judge Advocate has informed him that Army regula-
tions require a. Statement of Availability for any non-govern-
ment usage of federally owned land beyond a period of forty
eight hours . There is a. question of some 450 acres presently
owned by the Army that was at one time lent to certain muni -
cipalities. They now want to reclaim this acreage in order, to
expand their training camp and there seems to be contention
in the air over this request .
According to the Judge Advocate , in order for a State-
ment of Availability to be issued it would be publicly noted
that the Army did not have any use for such land and should
therefore be made available for public bid. They feel that
with the contention going on betilteen the Army and these
certain mun i c i pal i t i es (Rumor is that these are in fact the
East Bay Regional Parks District ) that to admit to not
needing even one acre of Camp Parks land would not be
a. sound idea at this time .
Needless to say, I feel I 've so far caused quite a
headache for Mr . Hutchens, as he is ..till willing to continue
a strong fight in our behalf . He does express though , a fear
that with the Array and the many changes taking place that a
permanent solution is still going to be a problem.
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U.S.Department 400 Seventh St..S.W.
of Transportation Washington,D.C.20590
Federal Highway
Administration
SEP 19 1985
REFER TO: HTO-33
Mr, and Mrs. John E. Keller
300 Luman Road #146
Phoenix, Oregon 97535
Dear Mr, and Mrs. Keller:
Your August 26 letter to Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Hanford Dole
describes your son's plight in regard to available parking for his truck
tractor and semitrailer in Dublin, California. You requested assistance in
finding adequate parking space for your son and other truckers living in
Dublin.
The establishment of city ordinances including parking restrictions is the
responsibility of local government. The U.S. Department of Transportation
has no authority to interfere.
However, your suggestion to use Federal property, namely Camp Parks is
worthy of investigation. Since we are not familiar with the city or the
adjacent former Air Force Base, we have asked our Division Administrator in
Sacramento, California, Mr. Bruce E. Cannon, to review the situation, and
respond directly to you and your son. His mailing address is Federal
Highway Administration, P.O. Box 1915, Sacramento, California 95809-1915.
Mr. Cannon should contact you in the near future.
Sincerely yours,
John P. Eicher, Director
Office of Traffic Operations