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Agenda Item 5.1
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider approving the minutes of the February 17, 2026 Regular City
Council Meeting.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the minutes of the February 17, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
The City Council will consider approving the minutes of the February 17, 2026 Regular City
Council Meeting.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
None.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
The City Council Agenda was posted.
ATTACHMENTS:
1) February 17, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
DATE: March 3, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Colleen Tribby, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Approval of February 17, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
Prepared by: Vanessa Rosales, CMC, Deputy City Clerk
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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.
4) PUBLIC COMMENT
Kim Hudson provided public comment.
Attachment 1
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FEBRUARY 17, 2026
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.
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.
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FEBRUARY 17, 2026
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.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVED BY: Kashef Qaadri, Councilmember
SECOND: Michael McCorriston, Councilmember
AYES: Hu, Josey, McCorriston, Qaadri, Morada
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FEBRUARY 17, 2026
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.
10) ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hu adjourned the meeting at 9:16 PM, in memory of former Mayor Janet Lockhart.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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