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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016.06.10 Economic Development Special Committee Meeting Minutes SUMMARY MINUTES OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE DUBLIN SPECIAL MEETING — June 10, 2016 A special meeting of the Economic Development Committee was held on June 10, 2016, in the City Manager's Conference Room of the Dublin Civic Center. The meeting was called to order at 12:04 PM by Mayor Haubert. 1. Call to Order PRESENT: Mayor Haubert and Councilmember Gupta ABSENT: None 2. Public Comment No comments were made by any member of the public. 3. Minutes of the Standing Economic Development Committee Regular Meeting of April 18, 2016 ACTION: By Consensus, the Committee approved the minutes of the regular meeting of April 18, 2016. 4. Update on Incentives Program Staff presented an overview of the existing business incentive programs, which include: the Commercial Façade Improvement Grant Program, the Fee Deferral Program, PACE Financing for Energy Upgrades, the Sales Tax Reimbursement Program, the Sewer Capacity Assistance Program, the Statewide Community Infrastructure Program (SCIP), the EB 5 Investor Program, and the Small Business Assistance Program. A list of previous program participants was provided, as well as program balances where applicable. Additionally, Staff gave an update on recent legal updates, which impact reporting requirements, and recruitment of businesses that received economic development subsidies. Discussion centered on ways to promote the programs to small, local, independently-owned businesses who can demonstrate a financial hardship in lieu of program assistance. Additionally, Staff noted that updates to the Commercial Facade Improvement Grant Program, previously presented to the Committee, will be presented to the City Council for approval on June 21. ACTION: The Committee received the presentation and requested that Staff review and update the City's business incentive programs, excepting the Commercial Façade Improvement Grant Program, and return with suggested program changes to the EDC for consideration. 5. Request for Sewer Capacity Assistance Staff presented a request from Pieology Pizzeria, a fast casual pizza restaurant tenant at the Dublin Place Shopping Center, and is requesting assistance with 6.25 Dwelling Unit Equivalencies (DUEs). The City's remaining balance of DUEs is .8585. ACTION: With a very limited amount of DUEs remaining available in the Program, the Committee did not recommend awarding the DUEs to Pieology Pizzeria. 6. Request for Participation in Small Business Assistance Program Staff presented an updated request from Shaheen Dublin LLC, do ANB Property Corporation, owners of the Dublin Corners retail center, to participate in the City's assistance program. The application seeks $35,000 to fund construction of a new, expanded trash enclosure in the center. In 2013, the applicant requested $26,000 to expand the existing trash enclosure. The Committee agreed to award $15,000, but the applicant decided not to pursue the project or accept the award. The updated request under consideration was presented at the April 18 Economic Development Committee Meeting, where the Committee requested additional information from the property owner regarding tenancy of the retail center. Staff noted that a new tenant, an Italian restaurant/wine bar called Berevino, opened in the retail center in May. ACTION: After consideration, the Committee did not recommend Shaheen Dublin, LLC receive assistance through the Small Business Assistance Program. 7. Update on Development Communication Efforts Staff updated the Committee on several new communication and community engagement efforts underway,,which are designed to increase awareness of development projects. To share information relating to development projects, staff is implementing a new interactive map-based information sharing tool using a system called iCityworks (www.dublin.ca.gov/dev). The new interactive development activity map will include information about applications' current status, staff reports, contact information, etc. Other efforts include an update of the public notice format to include graphics and clear terminology, and development of guidelines for new signage on project sites. The City is also introducing a two-way community engagement tool from Peak Democracy, called Open City Hall, as a pilot program to increase community involvement and generate community feedback on a variety of topics. Finally, staff is working on developing a brochure explaining the development process and highlighting current projects as well as the new communication tools. The efforts described to the Committee will be presented to the full City Council on Tuesday, June 21. ACTION: The Committee received the presentation and provided feedback on the proposed communication and notification efforts. 8. Key Projects Update The Committee discussed a recent business retention visit at Zeiss Meditec. Staff provided an update on marketing activities, including attendance at a national economic development conference, where the City spoke with several businesses who expressed interest in locating in Dublin. Staff provided a verbal update on upcoming activities surrounding the proposed IKEA development, including a public workshop hosted by the City and two public workshops hosted by IKEA. Staff also mentioned recent development activities in Dublin: Hacienda Crossings is currently seeking to re-design its pylon signage; façade construction continues on two buildings at Dublin Place: a new tenant space is being proposed on the CVS site; AMP Printing is opening a satellite location at 6400 Sierra Court, and CAMP Sierra Day Program has completed improvements to their Sierra Court facility. ACTION: None. 9. Update on Regional Organizations Staff provided a verbal report on recent and upcoming activities associated with regional economic development groups. Highlights included the Tri-Valley Cities Council Meeting on May 25; the Chamber Coffee & Cards Networking event on July 19; and the East Bay EDA Mernbership Fall Meeting on September 29, where the Mayor has been invited to speak. ACTION: None. 10. Request for Future Agenda Items None. ACTION: None. 11. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 1:58 PM. Minutes prepared by Erin Steffen, Management Analyst II. Mayor ATTEST: l''ti tg Economic Development Director/ Public Information Officer