League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Alameda County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
	Measure T Let Dublin Decide Initiative City of Dublin Ordinance - Majority Approval Required Fail: 1642 / 16.20% Yes votes ...... 8494 / 83.80% No votes See Also: Index of all Measures

Arguments For Measure T	Arguments Against Measure T
Dublin should control the property on its borders, not the County or neighboring cities. Establishing control means that Dublin can decide how much open space it wants and where, and not rely on other jurisdictions to protect its surrounding hillsides. The Dublin city council recently adopted the "Dublin Open Space Initiative of 2014" to establish an Urban Growth Boundary at Dublin's existing city limits but that initiative does not protect any property outside of City limits from future development, including the area sometimes called Doolan Canyon. Adopting that initiative did not create any open space in the city of Dublin, nor did it change any land use regulation, or stop potential development, because Doolan Canyon is in the County, not the City. More than 3,500 citizens of Dublin signed the "Let Dublin Decide" initiative because they believe that Dublin residents should control their own future. The Let Dublin Decide initiative does not grant any development rights. It simply directs the city council to start the annexation process so the City has control over Doolan Canyon and not the County. Prior to any annexation, a full environmental and public review for the property would be required. The initiative also mandates that a 15 member citizen's oversight committee participate in formulating any plans for the area, which could include permanent open space not just an invisible border. Essentially, the Let Dublin Decide initiative gives the citizens of Dublin a voice in the future of Doolan Canyon. We urge you to vote yes to "Let Dublin Decide". s/ Janet Lockhart Former Mayor City of Dublin s/ Greg Tomlinson Resident s/ Mona Lisa Ballesteros Resident s/ Claudia McCormick Former Vice Mayor, City of Dublin Rebuttal to Arguments For If you want less development and less traffic in Dublin, vote No on Measure T. It's as simple as that. Out-of-town developers sponsored Measure T with paid signature gatherers. It's deceptive and meant to fool you. So far the've dumped $150,000 into their campaign. Measure T would break our new Urban Limit Line and allow massive development in Doolan Canyou, east of town. Thousands more houses means thousand more cars will jam our already congested roads and freeways. Thousands of new residents will significantly strain police and fire protection services. More development in Dublin will overcrowd schools, stretch our limited water supply, and lose precious open space. In addition, Measure T will eliminate Dublin voters' control - we will have no say in future development decisions. A so-called "citizen's oversight committee" is advisory only. No on T is recommended by our entire Dublin City Council, along with Planning Commissioners, School District and DSRSD Board members; by authors of our open space initiative David Bewley and Morgan King; and by every local environmental group: Tri-Valley Conservancy, Save Mount Diablo, Sierra Club, Friends of the Vineyards, Greenbelt Alliance, Ohlone Audubon Society, and Alameda Creek Alliance. The only ones who benefit: Developers, who will make millions of dollars. Don't be fooled by the big developer-funded campaign promoting "local control." Breaking our new voter-approved Urban Limit Line will pave the way for building thousands of new houses. We're Dublin residents. Please join us in voting NO on Measure T. s/ Tim Sbranti Mayor, City of Dublin s/ Dan Scannell Former President, Dublin San Ramon Services District s/ Amy Miller Vice President, Dublin Unified School District s/ Kerrie Chabot Dublin Sister City Association Board (Director) s/ Alan Brown Former Planning Commissioner	Vote NO on Measure T. It's a developer-sponsored initiative designed to confuse voters and nullify the Dublin Open Space Initiative of 2014 that your City Council unanimously adopted in June. The Open Space Initiative established an urban limit line at our eastern city limits and made our western urban limit line permanent. We also voted unanimously to oppose Measure T because it's bad policy for Dublin. Measure T greatly expands the new eastern urban limit line to encompass 1,650 acres in Doolan Canyon beyond current city limits. There is only one reason to expand the urban limit line + to allow new sprawl development. In 2010, the developers behind Measure T proposed a 1,990-unit residential subdivision in Doolan Canyon. This huge sprawl development would add tens of thousands of new car trips per day to Dublin Blvd. and I-580, greatly increasing traffic congestion. It would stress our limited water supply while destroying agriculture and open space adjacent to our city. It would require expensive new infrastructure and additional police, fire, and emergency medical services costing taxpayers millions of dollars annually. The developers behind Measure T would have you believe their initiative is needed so Dublin can decide what happens in Doolan Canyon. Dublin has decided: Doolan Canyon shall remain undeveloped open space between Dublin and Livermore, which can only be changed by a vote of the people. Livermore's policy is exactly the same and is secured by Livermore's own voter- approved urban growth boundary. No on T is recommended by your entire Dublin City Council, along with Planning Commissioners, DUSD and DSRSD Board members, prominent community leaders, and every local environmental group: Tri-Valley Conservancy, Save Mount Diablo, Sierra Club, Friends of the Vineyards, Greenbelt Alliance, Ohlone Audubon Society, and California Native Plant Society. Please vote No on Measure T. http://www.SaveDublinOpenSpace.org s/ Tim Sbranti Mayor of Dublin s/ Don Biddle Vice Mayor of Dublin s/ Kevin Hart Dublin City Councilmember s/ David Haubert Dublin City Councilmember s/ Abe Gupta Dublin City Councilmember Rebuttal to Arguments Against VOTE YES ON MEASURE T Measure T creates NO URBAN SPRAWL; it is simply about TAKING CONTROL. Measure T grants NO DEVELOPMENT rights. There is no project, there are no impacts. It's about who gets to decide what happens on Dublin's eastern border. DUBLIN SHOULD DECIDE. Measure T is sponsored by a former Dublin City Mayor, a former Dublin Vice Mayor, and other prominent citizens of the City of Dublin who understand how important it is to CONTROL THE OPEN SPACE around the City. The fight for control has already begun - Livermore recently filed a request to put the property in their sphere of influence. The recent action by the Dublin City Council has effectively ceded control to Livermore. But that decision is bad policy for Dublin. Dublin should control what happens on its border, not Livermore or the County. The people of Dublin have the power to decide. That is what this Measure does. It is a vote of the people to take control. If you think it's right for Dublin to have control, voter YES on Measure T. s/ Janet Lockhart, Former Mayor s/ Greg Tomlinson, Resident s/ Mona Lisa Ballesteros, Resident s/ Claudia McCormick, Former Vice Mayor