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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012.12.26 Economic Development Special Committee Meeting Minutes • • SUMMARY MINUTES OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 7� CITY OF DUBLIN SPECIAL MEETING - November 26, 2012 A special meeting of the Economic Development Committee was held on November 26, 2012, in the City Manager's Conference Room of the Dublin Civic Center. The meeting was called to order at 11:00 AM by Mayor Sbranti. 1. Call to Order PRESENT: Mayor Sbranti and Councilmember Biddle - ABSENT: None 2. Public Comment • No comments were made by any member of the public at this time. 3. Minutes of the Standing Economic Development Committee Special Meeting of October 26, 2012 ACTION: By consensus, the Committee approved the minutes of the Special Meeting of October 26, • 2012. 4. Priority Development Areas Update Staff provided a brief update on activities. In Downtown Dublin, Staff has reached out to American Realty Advisors (the new property managers of the Dublin Place shopping center) and a meeting is . being scheduled for early 2013. Staff also provided an update on the Golden Gate Drive Streetscape project, Essex, Red Mountain Retail Group and Village Parkway. There were no substantive updates on the other two Priority Development Areas. ACTION: The Committee accepted the verbal report. 5. i-GATE Update Staff received a survey request from i-GATE on local government priorities and reviewed the questions with the Committee asking for their feedback. The Committee requested that the response include a stronger tie between the City's existing businesses and the national laboratories. Further, Staff informed the Committee of a programming partnership between i-GATE and the City for an upcoming workshop on December 4. The workshop topic — "Sales Strategies for Top Line Growth" — will be put on by Manex and will be hosted at the Chabot Las Positas College training facilities in Dublin. ACTION: The Committee accepted the verbal report. 6. Economic Development Strategy Update Staff advised the Committee that work has commenced on the draft Economic Development Element. A study session has been scheduled with the Planning Commission on December 11 with the Element going before the Planning Commission in February/March 2013 and then to City Council in March/April 2013. ACTION: The Committee accepted the verbal report. 7. Auto Dealer Update Staff updated the Committee on efforts to hold an Auto Dealer Summit in February 2013. Further, Staff updated the Committee on developments at the Kia and Fiat dealerships. ACTION: The Committee accepted the verbal report. 8. Blake Hunt Informational Item Staff updated the Committee that the City had received a proposed General Plan Amendment / Specific Plan Amendment request letter from Blake Hunt to change the land use from commercial retail to mixed use residential with between 20,000 to 40,000 square'feet of retail and between 450- 750 units of housing. The Committee expressed some concern about the sizable reduction in commercial from what was otherwise approved. These comments will be noted in an upcoming staff report regarding the request. ACTION: The Committee accepted the verbal report 9. Potential Lease Agreement for 580 Executive Center Staff provided the Committee with an update on the parking lease negotiations with the owner of the 580 Executive Center. The owner has requested a couple of changes to the lease terms than what was originally discussed with the City Council in closed session as part of the initial real estate negotiation. Staff wanted to get clarity from the Committee whether these revisions were acceptable to pursue. The Committee did not see any concerns with giving Staff some additional latitude in the discussions with the property owner. ACTION: The Committee provided additional direction to Staff regarding the ongoing negotiations. 10. General Plan Amendment Policy • Staff identified a 1997 policy for General Plan Amendments and brought the policy forward to the Committee for discussion. The policy does not appear to have been implemented with any General Plan Amendment since that time. ACTION: The Committee requested that the Policy be updated and brought to the City Council for consideration. 11. Upcoming City Council Agenda Items Staff provided an overview of staff report items that are coming forward for the City Council's consideration in the next couple of months relating to economic development, including consideration of: • Amendment to Agreement with EPS for the Economic Development Element • Sewer Capacity Assistance for Red Mountain Retail Group • Kingsmill Development Agreement (Public Hearing) • Parking Land Lease for 580 Executive Center • • Fagade Improvement Grant Agreement with SF Rents (Village Parkway) ACTION: The Committee accepted the verbal report. 12. December Business Visitation Staff has arranged a business visitation with Epicor for December 6, 2012 at 10:30 am. Further, Staff provided the Committee with an update from an internal meeting Staff held with representatives of SAP (formerly Sybase) where they were updated on the potential development of Site 16A. The Committee asked that a visitation be arranged with Arlen Ness at the beginning of the year. ACTION: The Committee accepted the verbal report and requested a business visitation with Arlen Ness for January 2013. 13. Events Update Staff updated the Committee that a business seminar will be held on January 16, 2013 on Successful Business Plans, as part of our ongoing partnership with the Dublin Chamber of Commerce and the Alameda County Small Business Development Center and a Meet the Lenders event scheduled for February 6, 2013. ACTION: The Committee accepted the verbal report. 14. Request for Future Agenda Items Mayor Sbranti made a request to change the standing meeting time from 2 p.m. to 11 a.m. on the fourth Monday of the month. ACTION: None. 15. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 12:59 PM. Minutes prepared by Hazel L. Wetherford, Economic Development Analyst. Algrzej Mayor ATTEST: AP14 c:0 is Jev-lopment Analyst •