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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 5.1 Approval of November 18, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes STAFF REPORT CITY COUNCIL Page 1 of 1 Agenda Item 5.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council will consider approving the minutes of the November 18, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve the minutes of the November 18, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. DESCRIPTION: The City Council will consider approving the minutes of the November 18, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting. STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE: None. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: The City Council Agenda was posted. ATTACHMENTS: 1) November 18, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes DATE: December 2, 2025 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Colleen Tribby, City Manager SUBJECT: Approval of November 18, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Prepared by: Vanessa Rosales, CMC, Deputy City Clerk 30 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN Regular Meeting: November 18, 2025 DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 18, 2025 The following are minutes of the actions taken by the City of Dublin City Council. A full video recording of the meeting with the agenda items indexed and time stamped is available on the City’s website at: https://dublin.ca.gov/ccmeetings REGULAR MEETING 7:00 PM A Regular Meeting of the Dublin City Council was held on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, in the Peter W. Snyder Council Chamber, 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin, CA 94568. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM, by Mayor Hu. 1) CALL TO ORDER Attendee Name Status Dr. Sherry Hu, Mayor Present Kashef Qaadri, Vice Mayor Present Jean Josey, Councilmember Present Michael McCorriston, Councilmember Present John Morada, Councilmember Present 2) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3) PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS 3.1) Recognition of 2025 Inside Dublin Participants The City Council recognized the participants of the City’s 2025 Inside Dublin program. 3.2) Employee Introductions New City of Dublin staff members, Don Hutsell, Chief Building Official with the Community Development Department, and Tyler Isaac, Associate Engineer with Public Works, were introduced. Andrea Renzulli provided public comment. 4) PUBLIC COMMENT Shirley Lewandowski provided public comment. Attachment 1 31 DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 18, 2025 Tami Castelluccio provided public comment. Marie Bishop provided public comment. Dan Morely provided public comment. Jeff Wilson provided public comment. Stephanie Ericson provided public comment. Angel Lee provided public comment. Ruilin Chen provided public comment. Marisela Alay provided public comment. Douglas Yoshida provided public comment. Gabrielle Marshall provided public comment. Manav Patel provided public comment. Kendra Drysdale provided public comment. Clove Kanazawa provided public comment. Supreet Pabla provided public comment. Richard Stein provided public comment. Eloise Hamann provided public comment. Deborah Lee provided public comment. Lael Takiguchi provided public comment. Veronica Nondorf provided public comment. Irene Hsi provided public comment. John Cameron provided public comment. Arapana Mansfield provided public comment. Keith Jackson provided public comment. Joeton Labos provided public comment. 32 DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 18, 2025 Musa Tariq provided public comment. Amanda Berger provided public comment. Mike Grant provided public comment. Sawsan Wolski provided public comment. Kelsey Shiell provided public comment. Michael Utsumi provided public comment. Anna Zamboanga provided public comment. Amber Doyle provided public comment. Chirag Kathrani provided public comment. Jocé provided public comment. Jasmin provided public comment. Liz Schmitt provided public comment. Seema Badar provided public comment. Hiba Kazim provided public comment. Mayor Hu called for a recess at 8:43 PM. Mayor Hu reconvened the meeting at 8:52 PM. 5) CONSENT CALENDAR 5.1) Approved the November 4, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes. 5.2) Received the City Treasurer’s Informational Report of Investments for the Quarter Ending September 30, 2025. 5.3) Adopted Resolution No. 96-25 titled, “Approving Funding Recommendations for the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Youth Advisory Committee Youth Mini-Grant Program.” 5.4) Adopted Ordinance No. 09-25 titled, “Approving Amendments to Dublin Municipal Code Chapter 8.08 (Definitions) and Chapter 8.76 (Off -Street Parking and Loading Regulations) and Repealing and Replacing Chapter 8.80 (Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations) (PLPA-004245-2025).” 33 DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 18, 2025 5.5) Received the report of payments issued from October 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025, totaling $8,429,847.55. On a motion by Vice Mayor Qaadri, seconded by Councilmember McCorriston, and by unanimous vote, the City Council adopted the Consent Calenda r. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVED BY: Kashef Qaadri, Vice Mayor SECOND: Michael McCorriston, Councilmember AYES: Hu, Josey, McCorriston, Qaadri, Morada 6) PUBLIC HEARING – None. 7) UNFINISHED BUSINESS 7.1) Approval of Workers’ Compensation Program Structure and Recommendation to Transition to a Self-Funded Workers’ Compensation Plan The City Council received a presentation regarding the analysis of workers’ compensation programs and the recommended transition to a self-funded workers’ compensation program. Mayor Hu opened the public comment period. Upon receiving no public comment, Mayor Hu closed the public comment period. On a motion by Councilmember McCorriston, seconded by Vice Mayor Qaadri, and by unanimous vote, the City Council approved the City’s transition to a self-funded workers’ compensation model beginning January 1, 2026, authorized the establishment of workers’ compensation trust account, and authorized the City Manager to execute all necessary agreements related to administration and excess insurance. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVED BY: Michael McCorriston, Councilmember SECOND: Kashef Qaadri, Vice Mayor AYES: Hu, Josey, McCorriston, Qaadri, Morada 8) NEW BUSINESS 8.1) Report on Finance and Investment Committee Roles and Responsibilities The City Council received a presentation regarding the roles and responsibilities of the Finance and Investment Committee. 34 DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 18, 2025 Mayor Hu opened the public comment period. Bruce Verstraeter provided public comment. Mayor Hu closed the public comment period. By consensus, the City Council agreed to Staff’s recommendation for future agenda items for the Finance and Investment Committee role to include initial discussion and review of more complex finance items, including budget review and forecasting, special project financing, financial policies, bond issue review, and acting as the Audit Ad Hoc Committee beginning in 2026. 9) CITY MANAGER AND CITY COUNCIL REPORTS The City Council and Staff provided brief information-only reports, including committee reports and reports related to meetings attended at City expense (AB1234). By consensus, the City Council directed Staff to bring back at a future meeting a proclamation for Divyansh Agrawal in recognition of being a finalist in the Children’s Peace Prize and a discussion of a resolution opposing the potential use of the shuttered Federal Correctional Institution by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 10) ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hu adjourned the meeting at 10:21 PM. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk 35