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OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
Regular Meeting: February 3, 2026
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
FEBRUARY 3, 2026
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/watchmeetings.
CLOSED SESSION 6:05 PM
I. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)
Name of case: Save Mount Diablo, et al. v. City of Dublin, Alameda County Superior
Court Case No. 24CF086734
REGULAR MEETING 7:00 PM
A Regular Meeting of the Dublin City Council was held on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, in the
Peter W. Snyder Council Chamber, located at 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin, CA 94568. The
meeting was called to order at 7:01 PM, by Mayor Hu.
1) CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Attendee Name Status
Dr. Sherry Hu, Mayor Present
Jean Josey, Vice Mayor Present
Michael McCorriston, Councilmember Present
Kashef Qaadri, Councilmember Present
John Morada, Councilmember Present
2) REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney John Bakker reported that the City Council, by a 3-2 vote, with Mayor Hu and
Vice Mayor Josey voting no, voted to refrain from seeking appellate review of the Save Mount
Diablo, et al. v. City of Dublin case.
3) PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
3.1) Presentation of the Ramadan Proclamation
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Brent Songey provided public comment.
The City Council presented the Ramadan proclamation.
4) PUBLIC COMMENT
Shirley Lewandowski provided public comment.
Brad Dobrzenski provided public comment.
Tom Evans provided public comment.
Jeanine Gillengerten provided public comment.
Mike Grant provided public comment.
John Cameron provided public comment.
Linda Milanese provided public comment.
Carol Silva provided public comment.
Todd provided public comment.
Juan Pablo Galvin Martinez provided public comment.
Jyoti Sharma provided public comment.
Sirisha Mudunuri provided public comment.
Trupti Sagare provided public comment.
David Bewley provided public comment.
Norm Lewandowski provided public comment.
Melissa Picache provided public comment.
Chaarvi Kovuru provided public comment.
Aadhya Raghunanthan provided public comment.
5) CONSENT CALENDAR
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5.1) Approved the January 13, 2026, Regular City Council Meeting and January 20, 2026,
Special City Council Meeting Minutes.
5.2) Adopted Resolution No. 04-26 titled, “Declaring Weed and Combustible Refuse a
Public Nuisance and Ordering the Abatement Thereof,” directed Staff to notify the
public of the adoption of this Resolution, and scheduled a public hearing for the April
7, 2026, City Council meeting.
5.3) Adopted Resolution No. 05-26 titled, “Approving the Allocation of CDBG Funding for
the Tri-Valley Haven Shelter Rebuild and Expansion Project and the School of
Imagination Classroom Expansion Project.”
5.4) Received the report on the City’s Two-Year Strategic Plan progress and highlights
from Quarter 2 of Fiscal Year 2025-26.
On a motion by Councilmember Qaadri, seconded by Vice Mayor Josey, and by unanimous
vote, the City Council adopted the Consent Calendar.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVED BY: Kashef Qaadri, Councilmember
SECOND: Jean Josey, Vice Mayor
AYES: Hu, Josey, McCorriston, Qaadri, Morada
6) PUBLIC HEARING – None.
7) UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None.
8) NEW BUSINESS
8.1) 2026 City of Dublin Legislative Platform Approval
The City Council received a presentation on the draft 2026 Legislative Platform.
Mayor Hu opened the public comment period.
Dan Morely provided public comment.
Liz Schmitt provided public comment.
Mayor Hu closed the public comment period.
On a motion by Councilmember Qaadri, seconded by Vice Mayor Josey, and by unanimous
vote, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 06-26 titled, “Approving the 2026 City of
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Dublin Legislative Platform,” with amendments to Exhibit A to add “regardless of
immigration status” to the end of 5.13 under Public Safety and Public Health; add “Limits
the transfer of federal or state assets to organizations that would use them for for-profit
prisons” as 5.16 under Public Safety and Public Health; and add “Protects residents’
information from being used for surveillance and targeting for immigration enforcement” as
8.7 under Technology and Cybersecurity.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVED BY: Kashef Qaadri, Councilmember
SECOND: Jean Josey, Vice Mayor
AYES: Hu, Josey, McCorriston, Qaadri, Morada
8.2) Proposed Amendments to the City’s Noise Regulations
The City Council received a presentation on City’s noise regulations and potential
amendments to the Noise Ordinance.
By consensus, the City Council directed Staff to prepare amendments to the Noise
Ordinance as proposed by Staff and further modified to allow use of Landscape
Equipment/Leaf Blowers on Saturday – Sunday from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM and to remove
“Parties” from the proposed regulation of Amplified Noise.
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).
10) ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hu adjourned the meeting at 9:08 PM.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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