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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
MEETING
AGENDA
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 – 5:30 p.m.
City of Dublin Civic Center
City Manager’s Conference Room (2nd Floor)
100 Civic Plaza, Dublin
1. Call to Order
2. Public Comment
3. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 20, 2021
The Committee will consider the approval of the minutes of the Economic Development
Committee regular meeting of April 20, 2021.
4. Update on Chamber of Commerce Membership
Staff will provide information on the City’s membership with the Dublin Chamber of Commerce.
5. Review of Proposed American Rescue Plan Act Small Business Support Programs
Staff will present and seek feedback on two proposed small business support programs
(Commercial Rent Relief and Outdoor Dining Grant) using funds from the American Rescue Plan
Act.
6. i-GATE Annual Partnership Update
Staff will provide an update on the City’s annual partnership with i-GATE and the new
organizational focus on the Tri-Valley Startup Ecosystem branding and network building
campaign.
7. Request for Future Agenda Items (Next Meeting – Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.)
The Committee and/or Staff can make requests for future agenda items as an Informational Item
only.
8. Adjournment
SUMMARY MINUTES OF THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 – 5:30 p.m.
A remote regular meeting of the Economic Development Committee was held on April 20, 2021
via Zoom Video Communications. The meeting was called to order at 5:32 p.m. by Mayor Melissa
Hernandez.
1. Call to Order
PRESENT: Mayor Melissa Hernandez and Vice Mayor Shawn Kumagai
ABSENT: None
2. Public Comment
None.
3. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 16, 2021
ACTION: By consensus, the Committee approved the minutes of the Economic
Development Committee regular meeting of February 16, 2021.
4. Economic Development Zone Incentives Package Proposal
Economic Development Director Hazel Wetherford introduced this item and Management
Analyst Suzanne Iarla presented the proposed Economic Development Zone Incentives
Package and received positive feedback. There were no comments by the members of
the public who were on the call.
ACTION: By consensus, the Committee was in support of the proposed Economic
Development Zone Incentives Package and bringing the item forward to the City Council
at a future meeting.
5. Update on Third-Party Delivery Service Fee Caps
Economic Development Director Wetherford provided a six-month update on the City’s
temporary cap of the service fees charged by third-party delivery service providers. The
majority of restaurants that responded to outreach made by the Office of Economic
Development were appreciative of the cap and were supportive of the cap continuing to
remain in effect. The cap went into effect on September 15, 2020 and will remain in effect
for a period of one year from the effective date, or upon termination of the local state of
emergency, whichever occurs first.
6. Commercial Façade Improvement Grant Program Withdrawal
Management Analyst Iarla informed the Committee that Brooks Motor Cars had withdrawn
their application to the program. Their tenant improvements to the building are still
underway.
7. American Rescue Plan Act Funding and Small Business Support Programs
Economic Development Director Wetherford provided a verbal report and received
feedback on a proposal for using federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act for
two new small business support programs; a commercial rent relief program and a
program to support outdoor dining.
ACTION: By consensus, the Committee was in support of the two proposed programs.
8. Request for Future Agenda Items
There were no requests for future agenda items. The Committee’s next regular meeting
is scheduled for June 15, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.
9. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 6:04 p.m.
Minutes prepared by Suzanne Iarla, Management Analyst II.
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Mayor
ATTEST: ________________________________
Economic Development Director