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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
Regular Meeting: June 1, 2021
A Regular Meeting of the Dublin City Council was held on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in
the City Council Chamber and via Zoom Communications. The meeting was called to
order at 7:00 PM., by Mayor Hernandez.
1) Call to Order
Attendee
Melissa Hernandez, Mayor
Shawn Kumagai, Vice Mayor
Jean Josey, Councilmember
Sherry Hu, Councilmember
Michael McCorriston, Councilmember
Status
Present
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Mayor Hernandez called for a moment of silence to honor the victims of San Jose
VTA Rail Yard shooting on May 26, 2021: Abdolvahab Alaghmandan, Adrian Balleza,
Alex Ward Fritch, Jose Dejesus Hernandez III, Lars Lane, Michael Rudometkin, Paul
Delacruz Megia, Taptejdeep Singh, and Timothy Romo.
Mayor Hernandez also recognized Sergeant Dominic Vaca with the San Bernardino
County Sheriff's Department, and a 44-year-old firefighter with the Los Angeles
County Fire Department — Fire Station 81 in Agua Dulce, whose name had been
withheld, that were both tragically killed in the line of duty.
2) Pledge of Allegiance
3) Oral Communications
3.1) Employee Introductions
The City Council welcomed new City of Dublin Staff members, Jordan Foss,
Management Analyst II with the Public Works Department, and Shalini Reddy,
Senior Office Assistant with the Parks and Community Services Department.
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3.2) Elder Abuse Awareness Month Proclamation
The City Council presented the Elder Abuse Awareness Month proclamation to
Deputy District Attorney, Cheryl Poncini, of the Alameda County District
Attorney's Office — Elder Protection Unit.
3.3) Public Comment
No public comment was provided.
4) Consent Calendar
Before reviewing the consent calendar, John Bakker, City Attorney, made a
statement regarding Item 4.14 noting that the Brown Act requires the City to
provide a verbal summary of a recommendation for an action on a local agency
executive's salary or compensation. Item 4.14 is the committee's
recommendation to approve an amendment to the City's agreement with the
City Manager.
The basic terms of the proposed recommendation include increasing the City
Manager's base salary to $25,415 per month, increasing the management leave
allowance by two days, increasing the City's annual contribution to the City
Manager's deferred compensation plan by $1000, and making a $10,000 pay -
for -performance payment.
4.1) Approved the May 18, 2021 Special City Council Meeting and Regular City
Council Meeting Minutes.
4.2) Adopted Resolution No. 51-21 titled, "Approving a List of Projects Funded in
Fiscal Year 2021-22 by Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of
2017."
4.3) Adopted Resolution No. 52-21 titled, "Adopting an Appropriation Limit for Fiscal
Year 2021-22 of $419,772,690."
4.4) Adopted Resolution No. 53-21 titled, "Approving an Agreement with Lynx
Technology, Inc. for Geographic Information Systems Consulting Services."
4.5) Approved the following proclamations for the month of June in the City of
Dublin: National Flag Day and National Flag Week, African American Music
Appreciation Month, National Caribbean American Heritage Month, National
Great Outdoors Month, National Homeownership Month, National Ocean
Month, Juneteenth, and National Gun Violence Awareness Day and Month.
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4.6) Adopted Resolution No. 54-21 titled, "Approving an Agreement with Cascadia
Consulting Group, Inc. for Senate Bill 1383 Implementation Assistance;"
Resolution No. 55-21 titled, "Approving an Agreement with HF&H Consultants,
LLC for Solid Waste Franchise Agreement Amendment and Senate Bill 1383
Implementation;" and Resolution No. 56-21 titled, "Approving an Agreement with
Surf to Snow Environmental Resource Management, Inc. for Stormwater
Inspections and Illicit Discharge Response Services."
4.7) Adopted Resolution No. 57-21 titled, "Approving an Agreement with the County
of Alameda for Additional Library Services for Fiscal Year 2021-22."
4.8) Adopted Resolution No. 58-21 titled, "Approving Consulting Services
Agreements for On -Call Contract Planning, Housing, and Building Services."
4.9) Adopted Resolution No. 59-21 titled, "Approving Kaiser Road as a Private
Street."
4.10) Adopted Resolution No. 60-21 titled, "Approving a Storm Drainage Maintenance
Agreement Between the City of Dublin and Dublin Crossing, LLC."
4.11) Adopted Resolution No. 61-21 titled, "Approving a Contractor Services
Agreement with Sierra Display, Inc. for Banner Services."
4.12) Waived the second reading and adopted Ordinance No. 04-21 titled, "Amending
Article IV (Abatement of Vicious Dogs) of Section 5.36 (Animal Control) of the
Dublin Municipal Code Regarding Potentially Dangerous and Vicious Dogs."
4.13) Confirmed the Mayor's appointment of James Morehead to serve as City of
Dublin Poet Laureate for a term beginning July 1, 2021 and ending December
31, 2022.
4.14) Approved and authorized the Mayor to execute the First Amendment to City
Manager's Employment Agreement and authorize the payment of $10,000 as
Pay -For -Performance for the City Manager's performance during 2020.
4.15) Adopted Resolution No. 62-21 titled, "Approving Funding Recommendations for
the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Human Services Grant Program."
Councilmember Josey pulled item 4.15 for further discussion.
By motion of Councilmember Josey, seconded by Vice Mayor Kumagai, and by
unanimous vote, the Council adopted the full Consent Calendar with a revision
to Resolution No. 62-21 titled, "Approving Funding Recommendations for the
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Human Services Grant Program," to remove references of
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the General Fund and Affordable Housing Fund allocations from the Resolution
and table the discussion on those allocations to a future meeting.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVED BY: Jean Josey, Councilmember
SECOND: Shawn Kumagai, Vice Mayor
AYES: Hernandez, McCorriston, Hu, Kumagai, Josey
5) Written Communication — None.
6) Public Hearing
6.1) Approval of Annual Engineer's Reports and Annual Levy for Street
Lighting Maintenance District 1983-1; Landscape and Lighting District
1983-2; Landscape and Lighting District 1986-1; Landscape and Lighting
District 1997-1; Street Lighting Maintenance District 1999-1
The City Council received the annual reports.
Mayor Hernandez opened the public hearing.
With no public comment, Mayor Hernandez closed the public hearing.
By motion of Vice Mayor Kumagai, seconded by Mayor Hernandez, and by
unanimous vote, the City Council Adopted Resolution No. 63-21 titled,
"Approving the Engineer's Report, Confirming Diagram and Assessment, and
Ordering Levy of Assessment for City of Dublin Street Lighting Maintenance
District 1983-1, Landscape and Lighting District 1983-2, Landscape and
Lighting District 1986-1, Landscape and Lighting District 1997-1, and Street
Lighting Maintenance District 1999-1."
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVED BY: Shawn Kumagai, Vice Mayor
SECOND: Melissa Hernandez, Mayor
AYES: Hernandez, McCorriston, Hu, Kumagai, Josey
6.2) Adopting the Proposed 2020-2025 Five -Year Capital Improvement
Program Update
The City Council received the report and asked clarifying questions.
Mayor Hernandez opened the public hearing.
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With no public comment, Mayor Hernandez closed the public hearing.
By motion of Councilmember Josey, seconded by Vice Mayor Kumagai, and by
unanimous vote, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 64-21 titled, "Adopting
the Proposed Five -Year Capital Improvement Program 2020-2025 Update."
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVED BY: Jean Josey, Councilmember
SECOND: Shawn Kumagai, Vice Mayor
AYES: Hernandez, McCorriston, Hu, Kumagai, Josey
6.3) Fiscal Year 2021-22 Budget Update
The City Council received the report on the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Budget
Update.
Mayor Hernandez opened the public hearing.
With no public comment, Mayor Hernandez closed the public hearing.
By motion of Councilmember Josey, seconded by Vice Mayor Kumagai, and by
unanimous vote, the City Council Adopted Resolution No. 65-21 titled,
`Adopting a Budget for the City of Dublin for Fiscal Year 2021-22;" Resolution
No. 66-21 titled, "Establishing a Salary Plan for Full -Time Personnel in
Accordance with the Personnel Rules;" and Resolution No. 67-21 titled,
`Establishing a Salary Plan for Management Positions Exempt from Competitive
Service."
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVED BY: Jean Josey, Councilmember
SECOND: Shawn Kumagai, Vice Mayor
AYES: Hernandez, McCorriston, Hu, Kumagai, Josey
7) Unfinished Business
7.1) Participation in the California Statewide Communities Development
Authority Middle -Income Rental Housing Program and Policy Direction on
Loss of Property Tax Revenue Due to Creation of Middle -Income Housing
City Attorney, John Bakker, recused himself from this item and left the Council
Chamber due to his continued work with California Statewide Communities
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Development Authority (CSCDA) on community improvement authority projects.
He informed the City Council that his colleague, Jon Goetz, will represent the
City on this item
The City Council received the presentation and asked clarifying questions.
Edgard Martinez provided public comment.
Ronna Bailey -Kroll provided public comment.
Maribeth Wilson provided public comment.
Dharminder Ghuman provided public comment.
By consensus, the City Council directed the City Manager to cap the total lost
property tax revenue from Middle -Income Rental Program projects at $1 million.
By motion of Councilmember Hu, seconded by Councilmember McCorriston, and
by unanimous vote, the City Council Adopted Resolution No. 68-21 titled,
"Approving, Authorizing, and Directing Execution of a Joint Exercise of Powers
Agreement Relating to the CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, and the
Form of a Public Benefit Agreement; and Approving the Issuance of Revenue
Bonds by the Authority for the Purpose of Financing the Acquisition of the
Waterford Place Apartments."
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVED BY: Sherry Hu, Councilmember
SECOND: Michael McCorriston, Councilmember
AYES: Hernandez, McCorriston, Hu, Kumagai, Josey
Mayor Hernandez called for a five-minute break at 9:45 p.m.
Mayor Hernandez called the meeting to order at 9:53 p.m.
7.2) SCS Property Community Outreach
Councilmember Hu recused herself from this item due to her residence being
within 500 feet of the SCS property, and therefore considered to be involved in
the decision.
The City Council received a presentation on the SCS Property community
outreach process and background information including initial understanding of
opportunities, constraints, and desired objectives, and provided input.
Shirley Lewandowski provided public comment.
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Councilmember Hu returned to the dais.
8) New Business
8.1) Energy Efficiency and Infrastructure Improvement Projects
The City Council received a presentation summarizing the recommended
Energy Efficiency and Infrastructure Improvement Projects resulting from the
Investment Grade Audit conducted by Willdan Energy Solutions and by
consensus directed Staff to return with more information on project
implementation and proposed funding.
9) Other Business
The City Council and Staff provided brief information only reports, including
committee reports and reports by City Council related to meetings attended at
City expense (AB1234).
By consensus, the City Council directed Staff to return with an update on the
Human Rights Campaign Municipal Equality Index at a future meeting, and to
bring back a presentation providing an overview of the Draft Bay Area 2050
strategies.
10) Adjournment
Mayor Hernandez adjourned the meeting in memory of the lives lost in the VTA
Rail Yard shooting, for Sergeant Dominic Vaca with the San Bernardino County
Sheriff's Department, and the 44-year-old unnamed firefighter with the Los
Angeles County Fire Department — Fire Station 81 in Agua Dulce at 11:44 p.m.
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