HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-20-2015 Adopted ED Minutes Sp Mtg SUMMARY MINUTES OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
CITY OF
DUBLIN SPECIAL MEETING — April 20, 2015
A special meeting of the Economic Development Committee was held on April 20, 2015, in the City
Manager's Conference Room of the Dublin Civic Center. The meeting was called to order at 1:30 PM
by Mayor Haubert.
1. Call to Order
PRESENT: Mayor Haubert and Councilmember Biddle
ABSENT: None
2. Public Comment
No comments were made by any member of the public.
3. Minutes of the Standing Economic Development Committee Special meeting of February
23, 2015
ACTION: By Consensus, the Committee approved the minutes of the meeting of February 23, 2015.
4. Update on Regional Organizations
Staff provided a verbal report on the different activities associated with each organization and the
City's level of participation.
ACTION: None.
5. Priority Development Areas Update— Downtown Dublin Specific Plan, Dublin Transit
Center/Dublin Crossing, Dublin Town Center
Staff provided an update on economic development activities within the three Priority Development
Areas specifically on Korean BBQ Cuisine, Mirchi Café, Bingtang Badminton, Fountainhead
Montessori, the sale and purchase of Dublin Place, Mt. Mike's & Loard's Ice Cream potential
relocation, a meeting with Village Parkway property owners and tenants regarding establishing a
merchant's association or a business improvement district, and the upcoming street overlay project in
the Downtown Priority Development Area (PDA); and Genius Kids Learning Center, Great Harvest
Bread Co., Patxi's Pizza, Urban Plates, Vitality Bowls, and Starbucks at Persimmon Place grand
opening on April 29, 2015 in the Dublin Transit Center/Dublin Crossing PDA; and 18/8 Fine Men's
Salon in the Dublin Town Center PDA.
ACTION: None.
6. Request to Participate in the Sewer Capacity Assistance Program
Staff presented the Committee with two requests for participation in the Sewer Capacity Assistance
Program. Bay Area Taps, LLC, a craft beer pub, is looking to locate in The Eclipse development at the
Transit Center (East Dublin BART) and is requesting assistance with 0.86 Dwelling Unit Equivalents
(DUEs) of which the City could assist with up to 100% (0.86 DUEs); Staff recommended to assist with
100%.
H2P JINBI, Inc. (dba Korean BBQ Cuisine), an independent restaurant, is looking to locate in Almond
Plaza and is requesting 4.12 DUEs of assistance of which the City could assist with up to 75% (3.09);
however, Staff recommended to assist with 50% (2.06) of the 4.12 DUEs.
ACTION: With the very limited amount of DUEs remaining available in the Program, the Committee
was in support of Staff's recommendation and directed Staff to move forward to the City Council for
their consideration.
7. Request to Participate in the Small Business Assistance Program
Staff presented the Committee with three requests for participation in the Small Business Assistance
Program. Martin Land Co. is requesting assistance with trash enclosure upgrades in the amount of
$4,350. Chiu Family Trust is requesting assistance with the construction of a new trash enclosure in
the amount of $28,000. Mirchi Café is requesting assistance with Title 24 and ADA interior upgrades
to their new business located at 7083 Village Parkway in Dublin in the amount of$15,000.
ACTION: The Committee was in favor of all three requests and approved Small Business Assistance
Grants as follows: Martin Land Co. will receive 100% of their funding ($4,350); Chiu Family Trust will
receive 50% of their funding request ($14,000); and Mirchi Cafe will receive 50% of their funding
request ($7,500).
8. Commercial Facade Improvement Grant Program Selection
Staff presented the Committee with 15 applications for participation in the Commercial Façade
Improvement Grant Program. The Program has a current fiscal year 2014/15 fund balance of$42,400
and a budgeted allocation for fiscal year 2015/16 of $70,000. Staff recommended funding for Mirchi
Café in the amount of $18,000 and Amador Valley Medical Center in the amount of $22,000, for a
total of $40,000 in funding from the FY 2014/15 budget. Staff also recommended funding for Athen's
Burgers in the amount of $70,000 from the FY 2015/16 budget.
ACTION: The Committee was in support of Staff's recommendation and directed Staff to move
forward with the three applicants.
9. Review Standing Agenda Items & Meeting Day and Time of the Economic Development
Committee
The Committee's standing agenda items, meeting day and time were reviewed.
ACTION: The Committee requested to rename standing agenda item 5 from Priority Development
Areas Update to Key Projects Update, and also requested to move the standing meeting time from
1:30 PM to a working lunch meeting at 12 PM. Meetings will remain on the second Monday's of every
other month (February, April, June, August, October and December).
10. Request for Future Agenda Items
None.
11. Adiournment
There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 2:06
PM.
Minutes prepared by Hazel L. Wetherford, Senior Economic Devellpment Analys
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