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STAFF REPORT CITY CLERK
File #110-10
CITY COUNCIL
DATE:June 19, 2012
TO:
Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Joni Pattillo, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Establish a Standing City Council Economic Development Committee
Prepared by Linda Smith, Economic Development Director and Public Information
Officer
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
For the past two fiscal years, the City Council has established ad-hoc committees for specific
and limited economic development work. Staff is proposing that the City Council establish a
formal, standing committee in order to expand its scope to more general economic development
activities and efforts.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution establishing a Standing Economic
Development Committee and accept the Mayor’s Appointments.
Submitted By Reviewed By
Economic Development Director Assistant City Manager
DESCRIPTION:
For the past two years, the City Council has appointed ad-hoc committees dedicated to working
on specific economic development issues. These two ad-hoc committees, comprised of Mayor
Sbranti and Councilmember Biddle for the past two years, have made recommendations to the
full City Council on a limited range of economic development items that have been defined by
the Goals and Objectives and Strategic Initiative process.
The role of economic development at the City continues to be an area of significant importance
for the City Council and, with the likely adoption of an Economic Development Strategy and
subsequent Economic Development Element, the need for Committee input will likely grow
broader in its scope. Therefore, Staff is recommending the formation a standing Economic
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Development Committee to provide direction on a broader set of economic development
activities.
The standing Committee, like the ad-hoc Committee, will provide policy guidance and direction
to Staff and will serve as a recommendation body to the entire City Council. The new
Committee will not make any legislative decisions on behalf of the City Council. The standing
Committee, if approved, will be subject to the Brown Act and will follow all of the necessary
requirements to comply.
Should the City Council approve the establishment of the committee, Mayor Sbranti is
recommending the appointment of himself and Councilmember Biddle to serve on this newly
formed Committee.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
Not applicable.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution establishing a Standing Committee for Economic
Development and accepting the Mayor’s Appointments
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RESOLUTION NO. XX- 12
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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ESTABLISHING A STANDING COMMITTEE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
ACCEPTING THE MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS
WHEREAS,
in Fiscal Years 2010-2011 and 2011-2012, the City Council appointed ad-
hoc committees dedicated to working on specific economic development issues; and
WHEREAS,
these ad-hoc committees have made recommendations to the full City
Council on a limited range of economic development items that have been defined by the Goals
and Objectives and Strategic Initiative process; and
WHEREAS,
the role of economic development at the City continues to be an area of
significant importance for the City Council and with the likely adoption of an Economic
Development Strategy and subsequent Economic Development Element; the need for
Committee input will likely grow broader in its scope; and
WHEREAS,
the formation a standing Economic Development Committee will be able to
provide direction on a broader set of economic development activities; and
WHEREAS,
the standing Economic Development Committee will provide policy guidance
and direction to Staff and will serve as a recommendation body to the entire City Council. The
new Committee will not make any legislative decisions on behalf of the City Council; and
WHEREAS,
the standing Economic Development Committee is subject to the Brown Act
and will follow all of the necessary requirements to comply; and
WHEREAS
, the City Council agreed with the recommendation of the Mayor to appoint
Mayor Sbranti and Councilmember Don Biddle to the newly-formed Economic Development
Committee.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
that the City Council of the City of Dublin does
hereby establish a standing committee for Economic Development and accept the Mayor’s
appointments.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED
this 19 day of June, 2012 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk