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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
DATE: November 20, 2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Christopher L. Foss, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Proclamation in Recognition of Small Business Saturday (November 24,
2018)
Prepared by: Suzanne Iarla, Management Analyst II
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider proclaiming November 24, 2018 as Small Business
Saturday in the City of Dublin in conjunction with the national Small Business Saturday
campaign.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Proclaim November 24, 2018 as Small Business Saturday in Dublin, and present the
proclamation to the Dublin Chamber of Commerce on behalf of all local small
businesses.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
The national Small Business Saturday campaign was founded by American Express in
2010 to encourage people to support small, local businesses. The event typically takes
place on the Saturday following Thanksgiving and “Black Friday,” known as the first day
of the busy holiday shopping season. There are about 100 businesses in Dublin
included on the Shop Small map by American Express this holiday season.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
This proclamation support's the City Council's Strategic Plan Strategy #4, "Focus efforts
on ways to strengthen the City's economic vitality, including the Downtown, through
public investment and economic development.”
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
None.
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ATTACHMENTS:
1. Small Business Saturday Proclamation
A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA
“Small Business Saturday – November 24, 2018”
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin believes that small businesses are the backbone of our economy and the glue that
holds communities together. According to the United States Small Business Administration, there are over 30 million
small businesses in the United States and small businesses create nearly two out of three jobs in our national
economy; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin supports our local businesses that create jobs, spur economic growth, boost our local
economy, and preserve our neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, advocacy groups and public and private organizations across the country have endorsed the Saturday
after Thanksgiving as Small Business Saturday; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Dublin City Council, do hereby proclaim November 24, 2018, as
“Small Business Saturday” and urges the residents of this community, and communities across the country to support
small businesses and merchants on Small Business Saturday and throughout the year.
DATED: November 20, 2018
Mayor David G. Haubert Vice Mayor Melissa Hernandez
Councilmember Abe Gupta Councilmember Arun Goel Councilmember Janine Thalblum