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Home My WebLink About2-17-2026 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN Regular Meeting: February 17, 2026 DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 17, 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. REGULAR MEETING 7:00 PM A Regular Meeting of the Dublin City Council was held on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, in the Peter W. Snyder Council Chamber, located at 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 Jean Josey, Vice Mayor Present Michael McCorriston, Councilmember Present Kashef Qaadri, Councilmember Present John Morada, Councilmember Present 2) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3) PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS 3.1) Presentation of the Lunar New Year Proclamation Brent Songey provided public comment. The City Council presented the Lunar New Year proclamation. 3.2) Employee Introductions New City of Dublin staff members, Vatsal Patel, Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer, and James Lai, Senior Public Works Inspector, were introduced and Debbie Bell was recognized for her promotion to Public Works Director. Docusign Envelope ID: A24A2013-9BDE-49B4-AA48-377FD60CD9DE DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 17, 2026 4) PUBLIC COMMENT Kim Hudson provided public comment. Guy Houston provided public comment. Sachin Khatter provided public comment. Brent Songey provided public comment. Dawn Benson provided public comment. Mike Grant provided public comment. 5) CONSENT CALENDAR 5.1) Approved the February 17, 2026, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes. This item was pulled from the Consent Calendar for public comment. Angela Tucker provided public comment. On a motion by Vice Mayor Josey, seconded by Councilmember Qaadri, and by 4-1 vote, the City Council adopted Consent Calendar item 5.1. RESULT: ADOPTED [4-1] MOVED BY: Jean Josey, Vice Mayor SECOND: Kashef Qaadri, Councilmember AYES: Hu, Josey, McCorriston, Qaadri NOES: Morada 5.2) Received the report of payments issued from December 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025, totaling $11,207,556.99 and January 1, 2026 – January 31, 2026, totaling $5,942,910.00. This item was pulled from the Consent Calendar by Councilmember Morada for clarifying questions. 5.3) Received the City Treasurer’s Informational Report of Investments for the Quarter Ending December 31, 2025. Docusign Envelope ID: A24A2013-9BDE-49B4-AA48-377FD60CD9DE DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 17, 2026 On a motion by Councilmember McCorriston, seconded by Councilmember Qaadri, and by unanimous vote, the City Council adopted the Consent Calendar items 5.2 and 5.3. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVED BY: Michael McCorriston, Councilmember SECOND: Kashef Qaadri, Councilmember AYES: Hu, Josey, McCorriston, Qaadri, Morada 5.4) Adopted Resolution No. 07-26 titled, “Approving an Agreement with Revize Software Systems for Website Redesign and Related Services.” This item was pulled from the Consent Calendar by Councilmember Morada for further discussion. On a motion by Councilmember Qaadri, seconded by Councilmember McCorriston, and by unanimous vote, the City Council adopted Consent Calendar item 5.4 with the amendments to Exhibit A to the Resolution to add “No personal identifying information will be collected or aggregated from users’ interaction with the chatbot” and “prohibits selling the city or users’ data.” RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVED BY: Kashef Qaadri, Councilmember SECOND: Michael McCorriston, Councilmember AYES: Hu, Josey, McCorriston, Qaadri, Morada 6) PUBLIC HEARING – None. 7) UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None. 8) NEW BUSINESS 8.1) Fiscal Year 2025-26 2nd Quarter Financial Review The City Council received a presentation on the financial report through the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2025-26. On a motion by Councilmember Qaadri, seconded by Councilmember McCorriston, and by unanimous vote, the City Council approved the budget change for Fiscal Year 2025-26. Docusign Envelope ID: A24A2013-9BDE-49B4-AA48-377FD60CD9DE DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 17, 2026 RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVED BY: Kashef Qaadri, Councilmember SECOND: Michael McCorriston, Councilmember AYES: Hu, Josey, McCorriston, Qaadri, Morada 8.2) Report on Dublin’s Transient Occupancy Tax and Direction on a Potential Increase The City Council received a presentation on Dublin’s Transient Occupancy Tax and the potential increase. Mayor Hu opened the public comment period. Inge Houston provided public comment. Mike Grant provided public comment. Mayor Hu closed the public comment period. By consensus, the City Council directed Staff to prepare ballot materials for the 2026 General Municipal Election to increase the City’s Transient Occupancy Tax rate with a 2- year phased in approach, and to provide information regarding how the increase will impact hotel businesses. 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 recommendations on renaming a facility in honor of former Mayor Janet Lockhart. Docusign Envelope ID: A24A2013-9BDE-49B4-AA48-377FD60CD9DE DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 17, 2026 10) ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hu adjourned the meeting at 9:16 PM, in memory of former Mayor Janet Lockhart. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Docusign Envelope ID: A24A2013-9BDE-49B4-AA48-377FD60CD9DE