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MINUTES OF THE
DU BL I N ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
CALIFORNIA
SPECIAL MEETING - July 17, 2018
A special meeting of the Economic Development Committee was held on July 17, 2018, in the City
Manager's Conference Room of the Dublin Civic Center. The meeting was called to order at 5:17 p.m.
by Mayor Haubert.
1. Call to Order
PRESENT: Mayor Haubert and Councilmember Gupta
ABSENT: None
2. Public Comment
None.
3. Approval of the Minutes of the Special Meetings of April 3, 2018 and April 18, 2018
ACTION: By consensus, the Committee approved the minutes of the Special meeting on April 3,
2018 and the Special meeting on April 18, 2018.
4. Request to Participate in the Small Business Assistance Program
Staff presented the application from World of Beer to participate in the City's incentive program.
ACTION: By consensus, the Committee approved a grant not to exceed$21,000 for accessibility
improvements.
5. Urban Land Institute Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) Report Update
Staff provided an update on the status of the report from the Urban Land Institute's Technical
Advisory Panel. The report will be included as part of a presentation to the City Council on
Downtown Dublin in the coming months.
6. Update on Business Anniversary Recognition Program
Staff provided an update on the Business Anniversary Recognition Program which will be held at
7:30 AM on Tuesday, August 28.
7. Key Projects Update
Staff provided an update on recent development activities including:
• Amalfi Mediterranean Fusion restaurant recently opened adjacent to Rahma Mediterranean
Market located on Village Parkway.
• Sourdough & Co., a fast-casual restaurant, located at Fallon Gateway shopping center
recently opened.
• Inc. 82, located on San Ramon Rd., opened a new taproom where patrons can do tastings.
The taproom will be a nice addition to the existing brewery and restaurant.
• Ashley Furniture, located along Dublin Blvd. in the former Sports Authority site, has signed
a lease and plans to be opened by Labor Day.
• KoJa Kitchen, a fast-casual restaurant located at the Persimmon Place shopping center,
has plans to be open by the end of July.
• CB Fit, a fitness center located at the Persimmon Place shopping center, has signed a
lease.
• Lucille's Smokehouse & Bar-B-Que, located at the Dublin Place shopping center, has plans
to be opened in August.
• Holy Basil, a fast-casual restaurant located at Fallon Gateway, has signed a lease and is in
the building permit process.
• 88 Bao Boa, a fast-casual restaurant located at Fallon Gateway, has signed a lease and is
in the building permit process. '
• Patelco's Credit Union has purchased the 3 Park Place building located on the corner of
Dublin Blvd. and Hacienda Drive.
Staff also updated the committee on The Corrie Center and the status of re-development of the
buildings on the corner of Amador Valley Blvd. and Amador Plaza Rd., and Dublin Blvd. and
Amador Plaza Rd.
ACTION: The Committee received the update.
8. Update on Regional Organizations
Staff provided an update on the City's participation in regional organizations:
• StartUp Grind event (Google User Tech Group) - July 18
• Tri-Valley Rising Report Rollout event (Innovation Tri-Valley) - July 18
• State of the Tri-Valley (San Francisco Business Times) -August 2
• Tri-Valley Mayors' Summit in San Ramon - August 15
• Tri-Valley Manufacturing Day (tours & luncheon) - October 5
ACTION: The Committee received the update.
9. Consideration of Changing Regular Meeting Schedule
ACTION: By consensus, the Committee approved changing the regular Committee meeting schedule
to 5:15 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every other month.
The next regular meeting will be on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at 5:15 p.m.
10. Request for Future Agenda Items
Staff requested to bring a future agenda item on proposed changes to the economic development
incentive programs for the Committee to consider.
11. Adjournment
There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at'
6:11 p.m.
Minutes prepared by Suzanne larla, Management A\r ralyst II.
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