City Council Chambers
3300 Capitol Avenue
Fremont, CA
Fremont City Council
Raj Salwan, Mayor
Teresa Keng, Vice Mayor
Desrie Campbell, District 2
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
April 15, 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 - April 15, 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 April 15, 2025, City Council meeting online via Zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81485034035
Webinar ID: 814 8503 4035
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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Agenda
Fremont City Council Regular Meeting
April 15, 2025
City Council Chambers, 3300 Capitol Avenue, Building A
7:00 PM
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
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
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – for the Regular Meeting of February 11, 2025, the Special and Regular Meetings of February 18, 2025, the Special Meeting of February 25, 2025, the Special and Regular Meetings of March 4, 2025, the Special and Regular Meetings of March 18, 2025, and the Special Meeting of March 25, 2025.
Contact Persons:
Name: Susan Gauthier
Title: City Clerk
Dept: City Clerk's Office
Phone: 510-284-4076
E-Mail: [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Approve minutes.
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C. AMENDMENT TO E-PLAN, INC. MASTER LICENSING AGREEMENT - Authorize the City Manager, or Her Designee, to Execute an Amendment to the Master Licensing Agreement with e-Plan, Inc. to Extend the Term an Additional Two Years and Increase the Not-to-Exceed Compensation an Additional $354,215 to $847,895 for the Five Year Term.
Contact Persons:
Name: Jennifer Craven Sanford Taylor
Title: Business Manager IT Director
Dept: Community Development Information Technology Services Phone: 510-494-4554 510-494-4802
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to execute an amendment to the Master Licensing Agreement with e-Plan, Inc., to extend the term an additional two years and increase the not-to-exceed compensation an additional $354,215 to $847,895 for the five-year term.
D. AMENDMENT TO VELOSIMO MASTER LICENSING AGREEMENT - Authorize the City Manager, or Her Designee, to Execute an Amendment to the Master Licensing Agreement with Velosimo, Inc. to Add Middleware Connector Services to Support the Accela-LaserFiche Integration, Increase the Not-to-Exceed Compensation an additional $108,275 to a $201,106, and Extend the Five-Year Term an Additional Year to 2030.
Contact Persons:
Name: James Wong Sanford Taylor
Title: Senior Systems
Analyst/Programmer
IT Director
Dept: Information Technology
Services
Information Technology Services
Phone: (510) 494-4812 510-494-4802
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to execute an amendment to the Master Licensing Agreement with Velosimo, Inc. to add middleware connector services to support the Accela-LaserFiche integration, increase the not-to-exceed compensation an additional $108,275 to $201,106, and extend the five-year term an additional year to 2030.
E. PARTS AND SERVICE FOR FIRE APPARATUS - Authorize the City Manager to Amend a Purchase Order with Golden State Emergency Vehicle Service, Increasing the Amount by $155,000 for Fiscal Year 2024/25.
Contact Persons:
Name: Kelly King
Title: Maintenance Operations
Director
Dept: Maintenance Operations
Phone: 510-979-5753
E-Mail: [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to increase the existing Purchase Order with Golden State Emergency Vehicle Service by $155,000 for FY 24/25.
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F. ALAMEDA COUNTY HOUSING COMMUNITY SUPPORTS AMENDMENT - Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Third Amendment to Provide Housing Transition Navigation and Housing Tenancy and Sustaining Services and Making Findings of CEQA Exemption.
Contact Persons:
Name: Alina Kwak Arquimides Caldera
Title: Family Resource Center
Administrator
Human Services Director
Dept: Human Services Department Human Services Department Phone: 510-574-2004 510-574-2056
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to execute a Third Amendment with Alameda County in an amount not-to-exceed $834,600 for the City to provide Housing Transition Navigation and Housing Tenancy and Sustaining Services.
2. Find that the action is exempt from CEQA pursuant to, without limitation, CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2), (4) and/or (5) and/or 15061(b)(3), each as a separate and independent basis for CEQA exemption, as it is a fiscal or administrative activity of a government agency that has no possibility, either directly or indirectly, to cause a significant effect on the environment.
G. MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT - Authorize the City Manager, or Her Designee, to Enter into a Three-Year Microsoft Enterprise Agreement with Dell Marketing, L.P., in the amount of $2,619,526.89, Payable in Annual Payments, and to Execute Any Implementing Documents and Take Any Implementing Actions as Necessary.
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]
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to enter into a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement with Dell Marketing L.P., in the amount of $2,619,526.89, payable in annual payments of $873,175.63.
2. Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to execute any implementing documents and take any implementing actions as necessary.
H. CITY SERVERS INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTION - Authorize the City Manager, or Her Designee, to Issue a Purchase Order to Dell Marketing L.P. in the amount of $596,577.79 for the Purchase of Servers Infrastructure and Storage, and to Execute Any Implementing Documents and Take Any Implementing Actions as Necessary.
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]
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to issue a purchase order to Dell Marketing L.P. for the Dell VxRail Hyperconverged servers and storage solution replacement in the amount of $596,577.79 (including applicable sales tax and shipping charges).
2. Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to execute any implementing documents and take any implementing actions as necessary.
I. BUSINESS CONTINUITY SERVERS INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTION - Authorize the City Manager, or Her Designee, to Issue a Purchase Order to Dell Marketing L.P. in the amount of $248,838.98 for the Purchase of Servers Infrastructure and Storage for Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and to Execute Any Implementing Documents and Take Any Implementing Actions as Necessary.
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]
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to issue a purchase order to Dell Marketing L.P. for the Dell VxRail Hyperconverged servers and storage solution augmentation in the amount of $248,838.98 (including applicable sales tax and shipping charges).
2. Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to execute any implementing documents and take any implementing actions as necessary.
J. ACCEPTANCE OF COPS TEP GRANT - Acceptance of 2024 Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Technology and Equipment Grant (TEP); Appropriation Actions; and Authorize Purchase of Briefcam Analytics Platform.
Contact Persons:
Name: Matthew Snelson Johanna Canaday
Title: Police Captain Manager - Criminal Intelligence & Analysis
Dept: Police Department Police Department
Phone: 510-790-6874 510-790-6976
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to accept the 2024 COPS Technology and Equipment Program grant in the amount of $963,000.
2. Increase the revenue estimate in the Federal Operating Grants Fund (Fund 191) and appropriate $205,216 to the Community Camera Program.
3. Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to execute a contract with Surveillance Grid for BriefCam in the amount not-to-exceed $205,216 and take any and all necessary implementing actions.
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K. AUTOMOTIVE BODY REPAIR & FABRICATION SERVICES - Authorize the City Manager, or Her Designee, to Execute an Amendment to the Contract with T & J Lewis, Inc. DBA Classic Graphics for Automotive Body Repair & Fabrication Services.
Contact Persons:
Name: Kelly King
Title: Maintenance Operations Director
Dept: Maintenance Operations
Phone: 510-979-5753
E-Mail: [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to execute the first amendment to the Automotive Body Repair & Fabrication Services contract with T & J Lewis, Inc. DBA Classic Graphics, increasing the contract amount from $800,000 to a total not-to-exceed amount of $1,250,000.
L. PROPOSED ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FREMONT LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 88 FOR FY 2025/26 - Adopt a Resolution Directing Preparation of an Engineer's Report; Adopt a Resolution Declaring the City's Intent to Levy and Collect Assessments for the District and Setting the Public Hearing for June 17, 2025.
Contact Persons:
Name: Juan Barajas Kelly King
Title: Parks Superintendent Maintenance Operations Director Dept: Maintenance Operations Maintenance Operations
Phone: 510-979-5780 510-979-5753
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Adopt a resolution ordering the preparation and filing of the annual Engineer’s Report for Landscaping Assessment District 88 for Fiscal Year 2025/26.
2. Adopt a resolution stating the intent of the City Council of the City of Fremont to levy and collect assessments for Fremont Landscaping Assessment District 88 for Fiscal Year 2025/26.
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3. Ceremonial Items
A. Proclamation: Fair Housing Month (April 2025)
B. Proclamation: Donor Awareness Month (April 2025)
C. Proclamation: National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (April 6-12, 2025) D. Proclamation: American Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month (April 2025)
4. Public Communications
A. Oral and Written Communications
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - None.
PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY - None.
CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
5. Scheduled Items - None.
6. Other Business - None.
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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UPCOMING MEETING AND CHANNEL 27
BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Date Time Meeting Type Location
Cable
Channel
27 April 15, 2025 6:00 p.m. City Council Closed Session Council Chambers Live
April 15, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council
Chambers Live
April 22, 2025 CANCELLED: CC/FUSD
Liaison Committee Meeting
April 29, 2025 No 7PM City Council Meeting
(5th Tuesday)
Monday,
May 5, 2025 5:30 p.m. CC/FUSD Joint Meeting FUSD Hosts Live May 6, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council
Chambers Live
May 13, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council
Chambers Live
May 20, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council
Chambers Live
May 27, 2025 5:30 p.m. CC/FUSD Liaison
Committee Meeting City Hosts Live
June 3, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council
Chambers Live
June 10, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council
Chambers Live
June 17, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council
Chambers Live
June 24, 2025 5:30 p.m. CC/FUSD Liaison
Committee Meeting FUSD Hosts Live
July 1, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council
Chambers Live
July 8, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council
Chambers Live
July 15, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council
Chambers Live
July 22, 2025 CANCELLED: CC/FUSD
Liaison Committee Meeting
July 29, 2025 No 7PM City Council Meeting
(5th Tuesday)