The eighth regular meeting of the Public Council of the JINR Directorate on Cooperation with local authorities of Dubna headed by S.A. Kulikov was held on 11 November 2016 in the JINR Club of Scientists and was mainly devoted to the urban development of Dubna. The Office of Urban Development of Dubna presented to members of the Council the draft of the new general plan of the city for discussion. JINR Director V.A. Matveev informed members of the Council about the preparation for meetings of the JINR Finance Committee and the Committee of Plenipotentiaries, which will be held this week in Krakow, progress on the NICA project and the Factory of Superheavy Elements. Turning to the main topic, V.A. Matveev noted that the mood and productivity of JINR employees largely depend on how things go in Dubna and on how the decisions taken by the city authorities consistent with interests of the citizens.