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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-06-2023 Special Meeting Minutes DocuSign Envelope ID:4D1071F4-5380-4D77-AC7B-B93C46299EAB Sit MINUTES OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL CALIFORNIA Special Meeting: November 6, 2023 A Special Meeting of the Dublin City Council was held on Monday, November 6, 2023, in the Regional Meeting Room at the Civic Center. The meeting was called to order at 6:01 PM., by Mayor Hernandez. 1. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Attendee Name Status Melissa Hernandez, Mayor Present Michael McCorriston,Vice Mayor Present Jean Josey, Councilmember Present Dr. Sherry Hu, Councilmember Present Kashef Qaadri, Councilmember Present 2. PUBLIC COMMENT — None. 3. STUDY SESSION 3.1 Downtown Dublin Update The City Council held a Study Session and received a presentation City Staff as well as the City's Consultant Urban Field Studio, and the City's Public-Private Partner,American Realty Advisors (ARA),ARA's Development Manager Hines, and ARA's Master Planning Architect Gensler on the proposed implementation of the Downtown Preferred Vision. Mayor Hernandez called for a break at 8:28 PM. Mayor Hernandez reconvened the meeting at 8:38 PM. The City Council provided the following feedback: requested a better visual from the core area, more graduated or terraced height, and more specific information on the setbacks; requested that Site Development Review come back to the City Council; asked to retain the character and history of Dublin while providing job growth and a meaningful project; requested results from the surveys of residents done while creating the Preferred Vision and any post COVID-19 surveys conducted; wanted assurance more residential units would not be added; asked for flexibility for the life science building in case the use is not realistic when the phase is constructed; and, requested for-sale residential options. By consensus, the City Council felt after seeing updated renderings, they would be ready for amendments to the General Plan and Downtown Dublin Specific Plan to return to the City Council for action. MINUTES CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING NOVEMBER 6, 2023 DocuSign Envelope ID:4D1071F4-5380-4D77-AC7B-B93C46299EAB 4. CITY MANAGER AND CITY COUNCIL REPORTS 5. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Hernandez at 9:49 p.m. DocuSigned by: lll,diSSA. tAl. ln ,1kj,t i 97C94F7A46A8461 Mayo ATTEST: /DocuSigned by: C1Py7,io 40A MINUTES 2 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING NOVEMBER 6, 203