MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
Regular Meeting: April 4, 2023
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
April 4, 2023
The following are minutes of the actions taken by the City of Dublin City Council. A full video recording of the meeting with the agenda items indexed and time stamped is available on the City’s website at: https://dublin.ca.gov/ccmeetings
REGULAR MEETING 7:00 PM
A Regular Meeting of the Dublin City Council was held on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in the City Council Chamber. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM, by Mayor Hernandez.
1) CALL TO ORDER
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) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3) ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
3.1) Arts, Culture and Creativity Month Proclamation
The City Council presented the Arts, Culture and Creativity Month Proclamation to the Dublin Arts Collective.
3.2)
Public Comment
Sophia Tong provided public comment.
Brent Songey provided public comment.
James Morehead provided public comment.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
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4) CONSENT CALENDAR
4.1) Approved the March 11, 2023, Special City Council Meeting, March 21, 2023, Regular City Council Meeting, and March 22, 2023, Special City Council Meeting Minutes.
On a motion by Councilmember Josey, seconded by Vice Mayor McCorriston, and by unanimous vote, the City Council adopted the Consent Calendar item 4.1.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVED BY: Jean Josey, Councilmember
SECOND: Michael McCorriston, Vice Mayor
AYES: Hernandez, McCorriston, Josey, Hu, Qaadri
4.2) A dopted Resolution No. 27-23 titled, “Approving an Agreement with Tetra Tech, Inc. for On-Call Disaster Preparedness Staff Augmentation and Support Services.”
This item was pulled from the consent calendar by Councilmember Qaadri for clarifying questions.
4.3) Annual Fire Inspection Compliance - SB1205 Report for Fiscal Year 2021-22
This item was pulled from the consent calendar by Councilmember Qaadri for clarifying questions.
4.4) A dopted Resolution No. 28-23 titled, “Directing Preparation of Annual Engineer’s Reports 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, and Street Lighting Maintenance District 1999-1” and adopted Resolution No. 29-23 titled, “Approving the Preliminary Engineer’s Reports and Appointing a Time and Place for Hearing Protests 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, and Street Lighting Maintenance District 1999-1.”
This item was pulled from the consent calendar by Councilmember Qaadri for clarifying questions.
4.5) Update on Implementation of Community Task Force on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion’s Recommendations
This item was pulled from the consent calendar by Councilmember Josey for comment.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
April 4, 2023
On a motion by Councilmember Josey and seconded by Councilmember Qaadri, and by unanimous vote, the City Council adopted the remainder of the consent calendar, items 4.2, 4.3,
4.4 and 4.5.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVED BY: Jean Josey, Councilmember
SECOND: Kashef Qaadri, Councilmember
AYES: Hernandez, McCorriston, Josey, Hu, Qaadri
5) WRITTEN COMMUNICATION – None.
6)
PUBLIC HEARING
6.1) Weed and Combustible Refuse Abatement Order
The City Council conducted the public hearing in accordance with Resolution 12-23 (adopted February 7, 2023) declaring that there is a public nuisance created by weeds and combustible debris growing and accumulating upon the streets, sidewalks, and property in the City of Dublin.
Mayor Hernandez opened the Public Hearing.
Upon receiving no public comment, Mayor Hernandez closed the Public Hearing.
On a motion by Councilmember Qaadri, seconded by Vice Mayor McCorriston, and by unanimous vote, the City Council directed Staff to continue the weed abatement process.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVED BY: Kashef Qaadri, Councilmember
SECOND: Michael McCorriston, Vice Mayor
AYES: Hernandez, McCorriston, Josey, Hu, Qaadri
7) UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None.
8) NEW BUSINESS
8.1) Informational Report on the 2023 Eastern Alameda County Human Services Needs Assessment
The City Council received an informational report and update on the 2023 Eastern Alameda County Human Services Needs Assessment from JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., including an overview of the project scope and status. This project is being completed in collaboration with the cities of Livermore and Pleasanton.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
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April 4, 2023
The City Council asked clarifying questions and provided their feedback.
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).
10) ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hernandez adjourned the meeting at 8:49 PM.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk