City Council Chambers
3300 Capitol Avenue
Fremont, CA
Fremont City Council
Raj Salwan, Mayor
Desrie Campbell, Vice Mayor
Teresa Keng, District 1
Kathy Kimberlin, District 3
Yang Shao, District 4
Yajing Zhang, District 5
Raymond Liu, District 6
City Staff
Karena Shackelford, City Manager
Rafael E. Alvarado, Jr., City Attorney
Christina Briggs, Assistant City Manager
Brian Stott, Assistant City Manager
Allen DeMers, Deputy City Manager
Kim Beranek, Community Services Director
Geneva Bosques, Communications and
Legislative Affairs Director
Arquimides Caldera, Human Services Director
Zoraida Diaz, Fire Chief
Tina Gallegos, Human Resources Director
Susan Gauthier, City Clerk
Kelly King, Maintenance Operations Director
Hans Larsen, Public Works Director
Donovan Lazaro, Economic Development Director
David Persselin, Finance Director
Dan Schoenholz, Community Dev. Director
Sanford Taylor, Information Technology Director
Sean Washington, Chief of Police
Fremont City Council Agenda and
Report
March 18, 2025
General Order of Business
1. Preliminary
• Call to Order
• Salute to the Flag
• Roll Call
• Announcements-Mayor and/or City Manager
• Report Out of Closed Session (if applicable)
2. Consent Calendar
3. Ceremonial Items
4. Public Communications
5. Scheduled Items
• Public Hearings
• Appeals
• Reports from Commissions, Boards and
Committees
6. Other Business
7. Items Referred by Councilmembers
• Council Referrals
• Appointments to Boards, Commissions,
Committees
• Legislative Actions
• Report on Committee Assignments
8. Adjournment
Order of Discussion
Generally, the order of discussion after introduction of an item by the Mayor will include comments and
information by staff followed by City Council questions and inquiries. The applicant, or their authorized
representative, or interested citizens, may they speak
on the item; each speaker may only speak once to each
item. At the close of public discussion, the item will be considered by the City Council and action taken. Items
on the agenda may be moved from the order listed.
Consent Calendar
Items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be
routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one
motion and one vote. There will be no separate
discussion of these items unless a Councilmember or
citizen so requests, in which case the item will be
removed from the Consent Calendar and considered
separately. Additionally, other items without a “Request to Speak – Speaker Card” card in opposition may be
added to the consent calendar. The City Attorney will
read the title of ordinances to be adopted.
Spoken Public Communications and/or
Public Comment is limited to speakers
attending the meeting in-person in
City Council Chambers.
Agenda and Report - Fremont City Council Meeting - March 18, 2025
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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
The live stream of the meeting may be viewed on the City of Fremont’s website at www.Fremont.gov/Channel27, which provides a link to the live stream; or, via Comcast Channel 27.
Please note at this time, Channel 27 is only available to Comcast cable subscribers. The public may also view the meeting via Zoom, or attend in-person in the Council Chamber. The lobby doors open approximately 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting. The public is strongly encouraged but not required to wear masks.
Attending March 18, 2025, City Council meeting online via Zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88461654890
Webinar ID: 884 6165 4890
Addressing the Council
Spoken Public Communications / Public Comment is limited to persons attending the Council Meeting in the City Council Chambers.
How to submit Public Communications / Public Comment by email prior to the meeting:
Send an email to [email protected] before 4:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. Please identify the agenda item number & letter, and meeting date in the subject line of your email or specify that it is not related to an agenda item. Emails will be compiled into files by agenda item number/letter, distributed to the City Council and staff, and published in the City's Agenda Center on www.fremont.gov. If you wish to share an attachment/exhibit, submit the pdf formatted document(s) to the email above by the noted deadline.
Electronic comments on agenda items for the City Council meeting may only be submitted by email. Comments via text and social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) will not be accepted.
How to provide Spoken Public Comment during the meeting for items on the agenda:
Attend meeting in-person in the Council Chamber, fill out a “Request to Speak – Speaker Card” with the agenda item number & letter, and submit to the City Clerk. When the Mayor calls for the item on which you wish to speak, step to the podium to address the City Council. Please limit your remarks on matters related to the agency and to the time limit allotted.
How to provide Spoken Public Comment during the meeting for items not on the agenda (Oral Communications):
Any person desiring to speak on a matter which is not scheduled on this agenda may do so under the Oral Communications section of Public Communications. Attend the meeting in-person in the Council Chamber and submit your speaker card to the City Clerk prior to the commencement of Oral communications. Only those who have submitted cards prior to the beginning of Oral Communications will be permitted to speak. Please be aware the California Government Code prohibits the City Council from taking any immediate action on an item which does not appear on the agenda, unless the item meets stringent statutory requirements. The Mayor may limit the time allotted for public speakers, and each speaker may only address the Council once on each agenda item.
The City Council Agendas may be accessed online: https://www.fremont.gov/government/agenda-center
Availability of Public Records
All disclosable public records relating to an open session item on this agenda that are distributed by the City to all or a majority of the City Council less than 72 hours prior to the meeting will be available for public inspection in specifically labeled binders located in the lobby of Fremont City Hall, 3300 Capitol Avenue during normal business hours, at the time the records are distributed to the City Council.
Information about the City or items scheduled on the Agenda and Report may be referred to:
Address: City Clerk
City of Fremont
3300 Capitol Avenue, Bldg. A
Fremont, California 94538
Telephone: (510) 284-4060
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable modification or accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, or if you do not have access to email or the internet, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (510) 284-4060 or [email protected] at least two working days prior to the meeting for assistance.
Your interest in the conduct of our City’s business is appreciated.
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Revised Agenda
Fremont City Council Regular Meeting
March 18, 2025
City Council Chambers, 3300 Capitol Avenue, Building A
7:00 PM
TELECONFERENCE NOTICE
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(b), the following meeting will include teleconference participation by Councilmember Shao from:
Howard Plaza Hotel Taipei
Business Center
No. 160 Section 3 Ren Ai Road
Taipei 10657 Taiwan
1. Preliminary
A. Call to Order
B. Salute the Flag
C. Roll Call
D. Announcements-Mayor and/or City Manager
E. Report Out of Closed Session (if applicable)
2. Consent Calendar
Items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion and one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately. Additionally, other items without a “Request to Address Council” card in opposition may be added to the consent calendar. The City Attorney will read the title of ordinances to be adopted.
A. Motion To: Waive Further Reading of Proposed Ordinances (This permits reading the title only in lieu of reciting the entire text.) B. Approval of Minutes - None.
C. AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENT - Appropriate Funds and Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Acquisition Loan Agreement for $9.5 Million with Pacific West Communities, Inc. and Making Findings of CEQA Exemption
Contact Persons:
Name: Lucia Hughes Dan Schoenholz
Title: Housing Manager Community Development Director
Dept: Housing Community Development
Phone: 510-494-4506 510-494-4438
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council 1) adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an acquisition loan in the amount of $9.5 million (in the form of a 55-year loan at a rate of 3% simple interest) with Pacific West Communities, Inc. for the 240-unit affordable housing March 18, 2025 Fremont City Council Page 4
project to be built at 45021 Warm Springs Boulevard and making findings of CEQA exemption, and 2) correspondingly, appropriate $12 million to the project from Fund 196 (Affordable Housing Fund), and 3) authorize the City Manager to amend the loan agreement with PWC prior to the start of construction to add the remaining $2.5 million in funding to the City loan commitment.
D. MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CONSULTING SERVICES - Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a Master Services Agreement for Commercial Real Estate Consulting Services in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 over five years and authorize the appropriation of $1,250,000 from Fund 542 unallocated fund balance to PWC9070-542.
Contact Persons:
Name: Tara Bhuthimethee Kim Beranek
Title: Parks Planning and Design
Manager
Community Services Director
Dept: Community Services Community Services
Phone: 510-494-4738 510-494-4330
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to execute a Master Service Agreement with RSG, Inc. to perform commercial real estate consulting services for a total not-to-exceed compensation of $1,000,000 over a period of five years.
2. Authorize the appropriation of $1,250,000 from Fund 542 unallocated fund balance to PWC9070-542 to support real estate related consulting fees and incremental staff charges for parkland acquisition efforts.
E. HHAP AMENDMENT FOR HOMELESS SERVICES - Authorize the City Manager to Enter into an Amendment with Alameda County for Homeless Housing And Prevention Funds to Support the Housing Navigation Center and Other Services, Appropriate $531,144 in HHAP funding in Fund 179, and Make Findings of CEQA Exemption
Contact Persons:
Name: Robert Lopez Arquimides Caldera
Title: CDBG Administrator Human Services Director
Dept: Human Services Department Human Services Department Phone: 510-574-2043 510-574-2056
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to enter into an amendment with Alameda County to extend the current HHAP funding agreement until December 31, 2025, and to add an additional $531,144 in HHAP Round 5 funding, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $2,737,465 for eligible services, including interim housing such as the Housing Navigation Center, permanent housing, and affordable or supportive housing operating subsidies.
2. Increase the revenue estimate and appropriate $531,144 in the OHCC-HNC HHAP account of Fund 179.
3. Make findings of CEQA exemption as specified in this report.
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F. CISCO SMARTNET LICENSE RENEWAL - Authorize the City Manager, or Designee, to Issue Purchase Orders and to Execute Implementing Documents with ZONES IT SOLUTIONS, INC., for the Cisco Smartnet License Renewal.
Contact Persons:
Name: Jeremy Huynh Sanford Taylor
Title: Management Analyst II IT Director
Dept: Information Technology
Services
Information Technology Services
Phone: (510) 494-4847 510-494-4802
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to issue purchase orders and to execute implementing documents with ZONES IT SOLUTIONS, INC., for the Cisco Smartnet license renewal in an amount not to exceed $211,939.15 for a three-year term.
G. WEB CONTENT MONITORING AND SECURITY SOFTWARE RENEWAL - Authorize the City Manager, or Designee, to Issue Purchase Orders and to Execute Implementing Documents with Solutions Simplified, for the Annual Software Licenses of the Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) Web Monitoring and Security.
Contact Persons:
Name: Jeremy Huynh Sanford Taylor
Title: Management Analyst II IT Director
Dept: Information Technology
Services
Information Technology Services
Phone: (510) 494-4847 510-494-4802
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to issue purchase orders and to execute implementing documents with Solutions Simplified, for the Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) Web Monitoring and Security renewal in an amount not to exceed $191,475 for a three-year term.
H. FY 2024/25 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH ALAMEDA
COUNTY FOR MEDI-CAL CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Memorandum of Understanding with Alameda County Health for FY 2024/25 Targeted Case Management Services Contact Persons:
Name: Leticia Leyva Arquimides Caldera
Title: Management Analyst II Human Services Director
Dept: Human Services Department Human Services Department Phone: 510-574-2072 510-574-2056
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a resolution: (1) authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with Alameda County Health to enable the City’s Human Services Department to receive reimbursement for eligible FY 2024/25 expenses through Alameda County’s Targeted Case Management (TCM) program, and making findings of CEQA exemption, as described in this staff report; and (2) delegating to the City Manager, Finance Director, or their designee, the authority to sign, certify or execute documents on behalf of the City with respect to the TCM and MAA programs.
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I. FISCAL YEAR 2023/24 FINANCIAL AUDIT - Transmittal and Acceptance of Fiscal Year 2023/24 Audit Reports
Contact Persons:
Name: Hein Hein Myat David Persselin
Title: Accounting Manager Finance Director
Dept: Finance Department Finance Department
Phone: 510-494-4602 510-494-4631
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Receive financial audit reports for Fiscal Year 2023/24 and file.
J. COUNCIL POLICY - Consider a Resolution to Adopt the 2025 Labor Negotiation Guidelines for the Upcoming 2025 Collective Bargaining Process
Contact Persons:
Name: Tina Gallegos Brian Stott
Title: Human Resources Director Assistant City Manager
Dept: Human Resources City Manager's Office
Phone: 510-494-4652 510-494-4660
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a resolution adopting the 2025 Labor Negotiation Guidelines for the upcoming 2025 collective bargaining process.
3. Ceremonial Items
A. Proclamation: Red Cross Month (March 2025)
B. Proclamation: Women’s History Month (March 2025)
C. Proclamation: Save Soil Day (March 21, 2025)
4. Public Communications
A. Oral and Written Communications
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - None.
PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY - None.
CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM
CONSENT CALENDAR
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5. Scheduled Items
A. 2024 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENERAL PLAN AND HOUSING ELEMENT (PLN2025-00145) - Public Hearing (Published Notice) to consider an annual report on the status of implementation of the General Plan and the 2023 – 2031 Housing Element; and to consider a finding that the annual report is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), each on a separate and independent basis, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15061 (Review for Exemption), §15183 (Projects Consistent with a Community Plan, General Plan, or Zoning), and §15378 (Project).
Contact Persons:
Name: Winnie Mui Mark Hungerford
Title: Associate Planner Senior Planner
Dept: Planning Planning
Phone: 510-494-4453 510-494-4541
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Find the APR is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to, without limitation and each on a separate and independent basis CEQA Guidelines §15061 (Review for Exemption), §15183 (Projects Consistent with a Community Plan, General Plan, or Zoning), and §15378 (Project).
2. Accept Exhibit “A” and Exhibit “B,” which depict the status of the General Plan and Housing Element, and direct Staff to submit the APR to LCI and HCD.
6. Other Business
A. AMENDMENT TO CAMPING ORDINANCE - Adoption Of An Urgency Ordinance Amending Fremont Municipal Code Chapter 8.90 Regulating Camping on Property in the City of Fremont, and Finding that the Action is Exempt From Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Contact Persons:
Name: Rafael Alvarado
Title: City Attorney
Dept: City Attorney's Office
Phone: 510-284-4030
E-Mail: [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt an urgency ordinance, attached as Exhibit A, by a four-fifths vote of the City Council, amending Chapter 8.90 of the Fremont Municipal Code.
B. SELECTION OF THE VICE MAYOR - Selection of the Vice Mayor for the Period Covering March 2025 through November 2025
Contact Persons:
Name: Susan Gauthier Allen DeMers
Title: City Clerk Deputy City Manager
Dept: City Clerk's Office City Manager's Office
Phone: 510-284-4076 510-494-4651
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
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RECOMMENDATIONS: By motion, select a council member to serve as Vice Mayor for the period covering March 2025 through November 2025, based upon the following recommended options:
1. Option A: Select the Council member that would have followed the former Councilmember’s (in this case former Councilmember Kassan) turn as vice mayor in the order of selection and advance the appointment schedule for future vice mayors accordingly. This option would result in the selection of Councilmember Keng and would advance the normal order of selection by one term. This selection process will be memorialized by resolution when the City Council Handbook is revised this year.
2. Option B: Select the councilmember (in this case Councilmember Kimberlin) that has been appointed to the vacant seat that would have been next in line to serve as Vice Mayor. In this scenario, the regular order of vice mayorship appointments would resume following the appointed councilmember’s term as vice mayor.
3. Option C: Extend the term of the current vice mayor (in this case Vice Mayor Campbell) by eight months and continue to use the pre-established order of vice mayorship selection.
Chart for each option, showing the future appointments for each period:
Vice Mayor
Term
Order of Vice
Mayor
Selection
(Option A)
Order of
Vice Mayor
Selection
(Option B)
Order of Vice
Mayor
Selection
(Option C) Notes
March 2025
- November
2025 Teresa Keng
Kathy
Kimberlin Desrie Campbell
Third highest
number of votes
in 2022 election.
(fourth year of
term)
November
2025 - July
2026 Yajing Zhang Teresa Keng Teresa Keng
Highest number
of votes in 2024
election. (second
year of term)
July 2026 –
March 2027 Raymond Liu Yajing Zhang Yajing Zhang
Second highest
number of votes
in 2024 election.
(third year of
term)
March 2027
- November
2027
Councilmember
with highest
number of votes
in 2026
election. Raymond Liu Raymond Liu
Third highest
number of votes
in 2024 election.
(fourth year of
term)
November
2027 - July
2028
Councilmember
with second
highest number
of votes in 2026
election. 2026 election 2026 election
Highest number
of votes in 2026
election. (second
year of term)
July 2028 –
March 2029
Councilmember
with third
highest number
of votes in 2026
2026 election 2026 election
Second highest
number of votes
in 2026 election.
(third year of
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election. term)
March 2029
– November
2029
Councilmember
with highest
number of votes
in 2028
election. 2026 election 2026 election
Third highest
number of votes
in 2026 election.
(fourth year of
term)
7. Items Referred by Councilmembers
A. Councilmember Referrals - None.
B. Appointments to Boards, Commissions, Committees - None.
C. Legislative Actions - None.
D. Report on Committee Assignments
8. Adjournment
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ACRONYMS
ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments GIS Geographic Information System ACE Altamont Commuter Express GPA General Plan Amendment ACFCD Alameda County Flood Control District HARB Historical Architectural Review Board ACTC Alameda County Transportation
Commission
HBA Home Builders Association
HRC Human Relations Commission
ACWD Alameda County Water District ICMA International City/County Management Association ARB Art Review Board
BAAQMD
BART
Bay Area Air Quality Management
District
Bay Area Rapid Transit District
JPA Joint Powers Authority
LLMD Lighting and Landscaping Maintenance
District
BCDC Bay Conservation & Development
Commission
LOCC League of California Cities
LOS Level of Service
BMPs Best Management Practices MOU Memorandum of Understanding BMR Below Market Rate MTC Metropolitan Transportation
Commission
CALPERS California Public Employees’ Retirement
System
NEPA
NLC
National Environmental Policy Act
National League of Cities
CBC
CDD
California Building Code
Community Development Department
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System
CC & R’s Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions NPO Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance CDBG Community Development Block Grant PC Planning Commission CEQA California Environmental Quality Act PD Planned District CERT Community Emergency Response Team PDA Priority Development Area CIP Capital Improvement Program PUC Public Utilities Commission CNG Compressed Natural Gas PVAW Private Vehicle Accessway COF City of Fremont PWC Public Works Contract
COPPS Community Oriented Policing and Public
Safety
RFP Request for Proposals
RFQ Request for Qualifications
CSAC California State Association of Counties RHNA Regional Housing Needs Allocation CTC California Transportation Commission ROP Regional Occupational Program dB Decibel RRIDRO Residential Rent Increase Dispute
Resolution Ordinance DEIR Draft Environmental Impact Report DU/AC Dwelling Units per Acre RWQCB Regional Water Quality Control Board EBRPD East Bay Regional Park District SACNET
Southern Alameda County Narcotics
Enforcement Task Force EDAC Economic Development Advisory Commission (City)
EIR
EIS
Environmental Impact Report (CEQA)
Environmental Impact Statement
STIP State Transportation Improvement
Program
ERAF
(NEPA)
Education Revenue Augmentation Fund
TCRDF Tri-Cities Recycling and Disposal Facility
TOD Transit Oriented Development
EVAW
FAR
Emergency Vehicle Accessway
Floor Area Ratio
TS/MRF Transfer Station/Materials Recovery
Facility
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency UBC See CBC
FFD Fremont Fire Department VTA Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
FMC Fremont Municipal Code WMA Waste Management Authority FPD Fremont Police Department
FRC Family Resource Center ZA Zoning Administrator
FUSD Fremont Unified School District ZTA Zoning Text Amendment
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