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MAY 9, 2008 COMMUNITY THEPRESS.NET | 25A
Survey from page 1A
with the job the city government is doing
and 84 percent say Oakley is heading in the
right direction.
Less encouraging for city offi cials is
that while more than four out of fi ve respondents
said that the city newsletter is an
effective way of informing residents about
city services and events, fewer than one in
four consider the city newsletter their primary
source of Oakley news.
The number-one source for Oakley
news is this newspaper, the Oakley Press
(43 percent), followed by the city newsletter
(24 percent), the Contra Costa Times
(21 percent) and City Council meetings (10
percent).
Lagging far behind is the city Web site.
Only 2 percent of survey respondents said
they use it as their primary source for Oakley
news. More than two-thirds have either
never visited the site or do so less than once
a month. Nonetheless, 87 percent said they
are satisfi ed with the city’s efforts to communicate
with residents.
Three out of four respondents gave
Oakley high marks as a good or excellent
place in which to live. Its top assets are its
small size, quietness, good schools, good cli-
mate and rural feel. More than nine out of
10 said they feel safe in Oakley.
City Council members did not respond
to a request to comment on the survey, but
Planning Commissioners Iris Obregon and
Jim Frazier discussed it in phone interviews
last week.
“I think it is aligned with what I am
hearing in the community, and also aligned
with what I am hearing coming from the
city and the goals of the city,” said Obregon.
“Whatever way citizens can be engaged
is important. If it’s the Internet, if
it’s meetings, if it’s your paper, it takes us
as residents engaging in the process. Every
citizen should participate to some degree in
the city.”
Frazier seconded the notion that it’s
important to get more residents involved,
noting that only 208 people in a city of
35,000 participated in the survey. As a way
to improve communication, he’s interested
in getting city meetings televised and placing
the video on the city Web site. City Council
meetings are currently video-recorded, but
the footage is not available to the public online
or on cable.
“I know we have a lot of people who
commute out of the area,” said Frazier.
City of Oakley Community Survey
Would you like to see more, the same
or fewer city resources spent on:
Code Enforcement
44.2% 46.2%
9.8%
Community Cleanup
56.1% 41.7%
2.2%
Downtown Improvements
69.7% 26.5%
3.8%
Economic Development
52.8% 39.3%
7.9%
Parks
38.9% 55.4%
5.7%
Legend
Police
58.2% 40.1%
1.6%
More
Recreation
44.4% 50.3%
5.3%
Same
Streets
42% 52.4%
4.9%
Less
0 20 40 60 80 100
Accuracy: +/-6% Source: City of Oakley John Carter/Press Graphic
“They are hard-pressed to get to a meeting
with their family life and bone-tired
after driving home. This might be more
convenient for them to catch up during the
week.”
Frazier, who has lived in Oakley for
25 years, is not surprised by the survey’s
mostly positive results. “There’s been sub-
stantial change, really, for a lot better,” he
said. “There’s been some fantastic things
done in the city by the council. That’s why
I got involved: because I want to be part
of it. I wish we had more input from more
residents.”
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Congestion from page 1A Best from page 4A
• Aggressively pursue projects on freeways such as metering at onramps;
freeway service patrol; vehicle detectors and closed-circuit
TV for real-time traffi c monitoring; changeable message signs;
and highway advisory radio.
• Expand park-and-ride lots across East County.
• Develop East County BART, eBART, ferry service, Amtrak and
other rail options.
• Advocate for increased transportation funding at the federal,
state and regional level.
• Provide improvements that encourage walking and bicycling.
• Expand bus service within East County and between East
County and other regions.
• Promote more employment development in East County.
While all of these measures might help Highway 4 become
less of a nightmare at rush hour, it’s unlikely it will ever become a
commuter’s dream.
“Anticipated growth that has already been approved is likely
to be faster than the ability of local jurisdictions and Caltrans to
provide capacity relief,” the study states. “It is unreasonable to expect
that uncongested conditions can ever be achieved in a single
hour.
“Travelers in urban and suburban areas have come to accept
peak hour congestion, especially on the freeway routes. It is desirable,
however, to ensure that point-to-point travel time be kept to a
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NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the
Planning Commission of the City
of Brentwood will, at 7:00 p.m. or
as soon thereafter as the normal
course of business permits on May
20, 2008 hold a public hearing to
consider the following:
An application for a conditional use
permit (CUP 08-15) to operate a
restaurant known as It’s A Grind
Coffee House within an approximately
1,500 square-foot tenant
space located on the northeast corner
of Balfour Road and John Muir
Parkway at 2261 Balfour Road,
Suite A within the Balfour Retail
Center (APN 019-150-097).
Applicant: Ryan Perez
Said hearing will be held at the
City Council Chambers, 734 Third
Street, Brentwood, California.
Further information may be
obtained from Assistant Planner
Tim Nielsen [(925) 516-5151 or
tnielsen@ci.brentwood.ca.us]
in the Community Development
Department of the City of Brentwood,
104 Oak Street, Brentwood,
California 94513.
Before any court challenge of Planning
Commission decisions, you
are required to appeal the decision
to the City Council no later than
the time period provided under the
City’s Municipal Code. In addition
you may be limited to raising only
those issues you or someone else
raised at the public hearing described
in this notice, or in written
correspondence delivered to the
Brentwood Planning Commission
at, or prior to, the public hearing.
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Publish Date: May 9, 2008
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the
Planning Commission of the City
of Brentwood will, at 7:00 p.m. or
as soon thereafter as the normal
course of business permits on May
20, 2008 hold a public hearing to
consider the following:
An application for a conditional use
permit (CUP 08-10) to allow an
on-sale liquor license for the 760
Cigar Lounge & Boutique, located
in an 851-square-foot tenant space
at 613 First Street, Valverde Plaza
(APN 013-100-005).
Applicant: Keith Piacente
Said hearing will be held at the
City Council Chambers, 734 Third
Street, Brentwood, California.
Further information may be
obtained from Senior Planner Jeff
Zilm [(925) 516-5136 or jzilm@
ci.brentwood.ca.us] in the Community
Development Department
of the City of Brentwood, 104 Oak
Street, Brentwood, California
94513.
Before any court challenge of Planning
Commission decisions, you
are required to appeal the decision
to the City Council no later than
tolerable maximum, that HOV (high-occupancy vehicle) lanes be
fully utilized, and we encourage transit ridership.”
Vasco Road is also expected to remain a signifi cant problem.
“It is clear that additional highway capacity is needed in this
corridor to accommodate anticipated growth both in eastern
Contra Costa as well as Alameda County,” the study states. “It
will be diffi cult to provide an increase in capacity for a variety of
reasons, including high cost and concerns about environmental
impacts.”
Perhaps the best news for those lucky enough to land a local
job is that the future of job growth in East County’s is looking
bright.
“Compared to other locations in the Bay Area, East Contra
Costa is likely to become increasingly attractive in terms of labor
force and land, assuming the transportation system is there to
provide access for commuters and enable goods movement,” the
study states. “Brentwood, Rural East Contra Costa, Antioch, and
Pittsburg (are) among the top six locations (in the Bay Area) in
terms of percentage change in jobs from 2008 through 2030.”
The East County Action Plan is being circulated for comments
by agencies and the public before being adopted, possibly
in June, by Transplan. It’s available at www.transplan.us. Comments
are due by noon on Friday, May 16. E-mail them to John
Cunningham at jcunn@cd.cccounty.us.
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the time period provided under the
City’s Municipal Code. In addition
you may be limited to raising only
those issues you or someone else
raised at the public hearing described
in this notice, or in written
correspondence delivered to the
Brentwood Planning Commission
at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Brentwood Press No. 02-1273
Publish Date: May 9, 2008
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File #F-0003129-00
The name of the business (es):
Original Zin Located at: 2520
Winged Foot Road In: Brentwood,
CA 94513 Is hereby registered by
the following owner(s): Zinelas,
LLC, 2520 Winged Foot Road,
Brentwood, CA 94513. This
business is conducted by: a
Limited Liability Co. The registrant
commenced to transact business
under the fi ctitious business name
or names listed above on: N/A.
Signature of registrant: Garabaldi
J. Laranang, Managing Member
This statement was fi led with
Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of
Contra Costa County on: April 25,
2008 By: Courtney Munn, Deputy
Expires: April 25, 2008
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NOTICE OF
CITY OF BRENTWOOD
PLANNING COMMISSION
WORKSHOP
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the City of Brentwood Planning
Commission will hold a workshop
on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 6:00
PM to review and provide input
on the proposed draft Brentwood
Boulevard Specifi c Plan, consisting
of approximately 436 acres located
along the Brentwood Boulevard
(State Route 4) corridor from Delta
Road on the north to Second Street
on the south. The project includes
a proposed General Plan Amend-
140-pound “beanpole,” helped him develop
the tenacity that has served him so well as a
Ranger. He also credited Snover with helping
him get through school.
“She pulled me aside and told me, ‘You
need to wake up,’” he recalled.
Snover said she rememberd Broussard as
a “deep thinker” and said she still has an essay
he wrote. “I’m incredibly proud of him, but
I’m not surprised,” she said.
Broussard was scheduled to visit other
area schools and take some time off before
returning to his base at Ft. Benning, Ga.
Between tours overseas, the former highschooler-in-need-of-a-wake-up-call
is about
18 months from attaining a master’s degree,
which he will apply in his career as a physician’s
assistant.
Broussard will attend the Brentwood
City Council meeting next Tuesday to be honored
by the city, and other offi cial commendations
are in the works.
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ment (GPA 08-03) and Rezoning
(RZ 08-05) and consideration of a
Draft Environmental Impact Report
prepared in accordance with
California Environmental Quality
Act requirements.
Said workshop will be held at the
City Council Chambers, 734 Third
Street, Brentwood, California.
Further information may be
obtained from Senior Planner
Winston Rhodes [(925) 516-5150
or wrhodes@ci.brentwood.ca.us]
in the Community Development
Department of the City of Brentwood,
104 Oak Street, Brentwood,
California 94513.
Brentwood Press No. 02-1273
Publish Date: May 9, 2008
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
The name of the business (es):
CM Landscaping & Maintenance
Located at: 68 Lexington In: Brentwood,
CA 94513, Mailing: P.O.
Box 2024, Brentwood, CA 94513 Is
hereby registered by the following
owner(s): Carlos Morales, 89
Lexington Street, Brentwood, CA
94513. This business is conducted
by: an Individual The registrant
commenced to transact business
under the fi ctitious business name
or names listed above on: 5/5/08
Signature of registrant: Carlos
Morales This statement was fi led
with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk
Of Contra Costa County on: May
5, 2008 By: H. Franklin, Deputy
Expires: May 5, 2013
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