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CITY OF
DUBLIN REGULAR MEETING — April 8, 2013
A regular meeting of the Economic Development Committee was held on April 8, 2013, in the City
Manager's Conference Room of the Dublin Civic Center. The meeting was called to order at 2:02 PM
by Mayor Sbranti.
1. Call to Order
PRESENT: Mayor Sbranti and Vice-Mayor 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 February
11. 2013
ACTION: By consensus, the Committee approved the minutes of the Special Meeting of February 11,
2013.
4. Priority Development Areas Update— Downtown Transit District, Eastern Dublin Transit
District, Dublin Town Center
The Mayor provided a brief update on a meeting he attended with American Realty Advisors, one of
the property managers of The Dublin Place shopping center.
ACTION: The Committee accepted the verbal report.
5. i-GATE Update
Staff updated the Committee on the Start-up Weekend event that will be held on the weekend of May
17. Staff has been in contact with various Dublin businesses to act as the facility host and met with
SAP and iGATE staff to see if the space is suitable. iGATE staff is now working with SAP on the
logistics of the event.
ACTION: The Committee accepted the verbal report.
6. Commercial Facade Improvement Grant Program
Staff notified the Committee that four applications had been received to participate in the second
funding cycle of the Commercial Facade Improvement Grant Program (SF Rents, Clifford Herbstman,
Cliff Hung, and Natalie Elola). Staff's recommendation was to continue the Program's focus on
Village Parkway as stated by the Committee at the February committee meeting.
ACTION: The Committee accepted the verbal report and directed Staff to move forward with the
application received by SF Rents for Council's consideration.
7. Single-Family Residential Development Fee Deferral Program
Staff provided an update to the Committee on the research efforts of Single-Family Residential Fee
Deferral Programs being offered across the state. 18 responses were received with 11 of them
offering a similar Program. Half of the 11 respondents were growth communities and the other half
were built-out communities. Staff made the recommendation to not move forward with the creation of
a Program because of limited Staff resources and the fact that there hasn't been a stated, recent
demand from the developer community.
ACTION: The Committee accepted the verbal report and directed Staff to not move forward.
8. Small Business Assistance Program
Staff provided the Committee with an update on the framework of a Small Business Assistance
Program. The Program will have a budget of $100,000 to help fund small business assistance
specifically to deal with the cost of ADA, Title 24, enclosure upgrades, sewer connections, and other
such improvements. Staff recommends partnering with the Alameda County Small Business
Development Center as the trust administrator with approval of disbursement of the funds coming
directly from the City.
ACTION: The Committee accepted the verbal report and directed Staff to move forward with the
Program for Council's consideration.
9. Sewer Capacity Assistance Program
Staff provided the Committee with an update on revisions to the Sewer Capacity Assistance Program.
Revisions would include increasing the sewer allocation from 25% to 50%, 75% and 100% for fine
dining, casual dining, specialty food, and entertainment/nightlife establishments within the following
districts: Village Parkway, Retail Core, and both Transit Districts.
ACTION: The Committee accepted the verbal report and directed Staff to move forward with the
revisions to the Program for Council's consideration.
10. Request for Future Agenda Items
Mayor Sbranti requested an agenda item to evaluate offering an entrepreneur challenge in
partnership with Alameda County Small Business Development Center and/or iGATE.
it Adjournment
There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 2:30
PM.
Minutes prepared by Hazel L. Wetherford, Economic Development Analyst. ,
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