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CITY OF
DUBLIN SPECIAL MEETING — June 22, 2015
A special meeting of the Economic Development Committee was held on June 22, 2015, in the
City Manager's Conference Room of the Dublin Civic Center. The meeting was called to order
at 9:01 AM 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 April
20, 2015
ACTION: By Consensus, the Committee approved the minutes of the meeting of April 20, 2015.
4. Request to Participate in the Sewer Capacity Assistance Program
Staff presented the Committee with two requests for participation in the Sewer Capacity
Assistance Program. Amador Station, a proposed bar and grill restaurant, is looking to locate at
7400 Amador Valley Blvd. and is requesting assistance with 9.52 Dwelling Unit Equivalents
(DUEs) of which the City could assist with up to 50% (4.76 DUEs).
Firehouse Subs, a deli-style sandwich franchise, is looking to locate in Persimmon Place and is
requesting assistance with 2.12 DUEs of which the City could assist with up to 75% (1.59
DUEs).
ACTION: With the very limited amount of DUEs remaining available in the Program, the
Committee recommended assisting Amador Station with 4 DUEs with the condition of obtaining
a building permit within one year of the signed Program Agreement and Firehouse Subs with
the remaining ba lance in the Program of 0.83 DUEs, and directed Staff to move forward to the
City Council for their consideration.
5. Key Projects Update
Staff provided a verbal report on key projects within the City specifically on the five remaining
vacancies at Persimmon Place and the businesses that have been issued building permits, as
well as Rahma Mediterranean Market receiving building permit approval, and a potential 25,000
SF tenant at Fallon Gateway. Staff also provided a report on the marketing materials that have
been developed as part of the Marketing and Branding Campaign, and discussed the City's
participation with the Chamber of Commerce to implement the "Let's Put Dublin on the Map
with" Google program.
ACTION: None.
6. Update on Regional Organizations
Staff provided a verbal report on recent and upcoming activities associated with regional
economic development groups. Highlights included the upcoming Tri-Valley Business Fair
sponsored by the Cities and Chambers from Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore on July 22, the
July 30 Innovation Forum with Innovation Tri-Valley and the City's participation (in partnership
with Visit Tri-Valley), in the "Super Communities" program which will allow cities to be included
in with upcoming Super Bowl 50 marketing efforts.
ACTION: None.
7. Request for Future Agenda Items
The Committee discussed plans for Site 15A and inviting the broker, Jones Lang LaSalle, to do
a presentation for the Committee at the next regularly scheduled meeting. The Committee also
discussed meeting with targeted executives from high-tech firms to discuss key opportunity sites
in Dublin.
ACTION: Staff will invite the broker to the next meeting.
8. Adjournment
There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at
9:37 AM.
Minutes prepared by Hazel L. Wetherford, Senior Economic Development Analyst.
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