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
June 03, 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 - June 03, 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 June 3, 2025, City Council meeting online via Zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82148014045 Webinar ID: 821 4801 4045
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 1:00 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
June 03, 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 (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. FY 2025/26 SB1 PROJECT LIST - Adopt a Resolution Approving a List of Projects for Funding by Revenues Authorized by the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (SB1) to Align with State Guidelines for Use of Funds; Make Findings of CEQA Exemption.
Contact Persons:
Name: Edward Nakayama Hans Larsen
Title: Senior Civil Engineer Public Works Director
Dept: Public Works Public Works
Phone: 510-494-4775 510-494-4722
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Approval of the following actions related to the 2025/26 SB1 Project List:
1. Adopt a Resolution Approving a List of Projects Funded by SB1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act for FY 2025/26.
2. Find that the actions are exempt from environmental review, each as a separate and independent basis for CEQA compliance, as an administrative and funding activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)), and it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment (CEQA Guidelines Section 16061(b)(3)).
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D. PARK RESTROOM UPGRADE PROGRAM - Approve an Agreement With Public Restroom Company, Inc. (PRC) Under Sourcewell Cooperative Contract #081721, for the Design, Purchase and Installation of Three Prefabricated Park Restrooms Buildings for an Amount Not-to-Exceed $1,719,889 (Including 10% Contingency), for the Niles Town Plaza, Central Park Kennedy Play Area, and Central Park Sailway as Part of the Citywide Park Restroom Replacement and Remodeling Program (PWC9089); and Make Findings of CEQA Exemption.
Contact Persons:
Name: Jimmy Chen Hans Larsen
Title: Facilities Manager Public Works Director
Dept: Public Works Public Works
Phone: 510-494-4715 510-494-4722
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Approval of the following actions related to the Citywide Park Restroom Replacement and Remodeling Program (PWC 9089):
1. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement with the Public Restroom Company through Sourcewell Cooperative Contract #081721, to design, fabricate, deliver and install three new prefabricated restrooms at the Niles Town Plaza, Central Park Kennedy Play Area, and Central Park Sailway locations for a base amount of $1,563,535, plus a 10% contingency of $156,354, for a total agreement amount of $1,719,889.
2. Find the project is exempt from the CEQA review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines pertaining to the facilities replacement with negligible or no expansion of capacity.
E. MULTIPURPOSE SENIOR SERVICES PROGRAM (MSSP) - Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a FY 2025/26 Agreement with the California Department on Aging for City to Administer the Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP) in Southern Alameda County and Making Findings of CEQA Exemption.
Contact Persons:
Name: Levon Gibson Arquimides Caldera
Title: Family Services
Administrator
Human Services Director
Dept: Aging and Family Services Human Services Department Phone: (510) 574-2062 510-574-2056
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute Agreement MS-2526-37 with the California Department on Aging for City to administer the MSSP for Southern Alameda County for FY 2025/26 in an amount not-to-exceed $546,312, and make findings of CEQA exemption.
F. POLICE INDOOR RANGE LEAD MAINTENANCE - Authorize the City Manager, or Designee to enter into an Agreement with Metals Treatment Technologies (MT2) in an amount not to exceed $100,445 over a Five-year term.
Contact Persons:
Name: Diane Brasil Jared Morrison
Title: Police Business Manager Special Operations Division Lieutenant
Dept: Police Department Police Department
Phone: 510-790-6816 (510) 790-6906
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
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RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement and issue a purchase order with Metal Treatment Technologies, LLC in an amount not-to-exceed $100,445 over a five-year term for the Fremont Police indoor range lead maintenance.
G. SPECTRUM CANINE, LLC AGREEMENT - Authorize the City Manager, or Designee to enter into a Service Agreement with Ricardo Rivera, dba Spectrum Canine, LLC, for the Police Service Dog Team Training.
Contact Persons:
Name: Diane Brasil Kenneth Kwok
Title: Police Business Manager Lieutenant
Dept: Police Department Police Department
Phone: 510-790-6816 510-790-6817
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement with Spectrum Canine, LLC, in an amount not-to-exceed $200,000 over a two-year period for the training of Fremont Police service dog teams.
H. UNION SANITARY DISTRICT AGREEMENT - Approval of a Five-Year Agreement with Union Sanitary District for Continued Inspection Services Related to the City's Urban Runoff Program.
Contact Persons:
Name: Kathleen Cote-Guarnieri
Title: Environmental Services
Manager
Dept: Environmental Services
Phone: 510-494-4583
E-Mail: [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Agreement with Union Sanitary District for services related to the City's Urban Runoff Program as described in this staff report.
3. Ceremonial Items - None.
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. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - First Public Hearing (Published Notice) on the Proposed Five-Year Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2025/26 Through 2029/30 and Two-Year Capital Budget.
Contact Persons:
Name: Hans Larsen Kim Beranek
Title: Public Works Director Community Services Director Dept: Public Works Community Services
Phone: 510-494-4722 510-494-4330
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Hold a public hearing.
2. Accept staff report and consider all capital improvement projects proposed for the Five-Year Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2025/26 through 2029/30 and the two-year Capital Budget.
B. FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 OPERATING BUDGET - First Public Hearing (Published Notice) on FY 2025/26 Proposed Operating Budget.
Contact Persons:
Name: Joe Fan David Persselin
Title: Management Analyst II Finance Director
Dept: Finance Department Finance Department
Phone: (510) 494-4637 510-494-4631
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Hold a public hearing.
2. Provide direction to staff on issues pertaining to the FY 2025/26 Proposed Operating Budget.
6. Other Business - None.
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7. Items Referred by Councilmembers
A. Councilmember Referrals - None.
B. Appointments to Boards, Commissions, Committees
1. MAYOR SALWAN REFERRAL: Appointment to Advisory Body
Contact Persons:
Name: Raj Salwan
Title: Mayor
Dept: City Council
Phone: 510-284-4082
E-Mail: [email protected]
APPOINTMENT:
Advisory Body Appointee Term Expires
Citizens Advisory Committee (CDBG Program) Steve Medeiros 12/31/2026
RECOMMENDATION: Approve appointment.
C. Legislative Actions - None.
D. Report on Committee Assignments
8. Adjournment
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ACRONYMS
ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments HARB Historical Architectural Review Board ACE Altamont Commuter Express HBA Home Builders Association ACFCD Alameda County Flood Control District HCD Housing and Community ACTC Alameda County Transportation
Commission
HRC
Development (State)
Human Relations Commission
HCD Housing and Community
ACWD Alameda County Water District ICMA
JPA
International City/County Management
Association
Joint Powers Authority
ARB Art Review Board
BAAQMD
BART
Bay Area Air Quality Management
District
Bay Area Rapid Transit District
LLMD Lighting and Landscaping Maintenance
District
LOCC League of California Cities
BCDC Bay Conservation & Development
Commission
LOS
MET
Level of Service
Mobile Evaluation Team
BMPs Best Management Practices MOU Memorandum of Understanding BMR Below Market Rate MTC Metropolitan Transportation
CALPERS California Public Employees’ Retirement
System
MTC Metropolitan Transportation
Commission
CBC California Building Code NRSRO Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization
CDD Community Development Department NEPA National Environmental Policy Act CC & R’s Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions NLC National League of Cities CDBG
CEQA
Community Development Block Grant
California Environmental Quality Act
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System
CERT Community Emergency Response Team NPO Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance CIP Capital Improvement Program PC Planning Commission
CNG Compressed Natural Gas PD Planned District
COF City of Fremont PDA Priority Development Area
COPPS Community Oriented Policing and Public
Safety
PUC
PVAW
Public Utilities Commission
Private Vehicle Accessway
CSAC California State Association of Counties PWC Public Works Contract CTC California Transportation Commission RFP Request for Proposals dB Decibel RFQ Request for Qualifications
DEIR Draft Environmental Impact Report RHNA Regional Housing Needs Allocation DU/AC Dwelling Units per Acre ROP Regional Occupational Program EBCE East Bay Community Energy 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)
STIP State Transportation Improvement
Program
EIR Environmental Impact Report (CEQA) TCRDF Tri-Cities Recycling and Disposal Facility EIS Environmental Impact Statement TOD Transit Oriented Development
EVAW
(NEPA)
Emergency Vehicle Accessway
TS/MRF Transfer Station/Materials Recovery
Facility
FAR Floor Area Ratio UBC See CBC
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency VMT Vehicle Miles Travelled FFD Fremont Fire Department VTA Santa Clara Valley Transportation FMC Fremont Municipal Code Authority
FPD Fremont Police Department WMA Waste Management Authority FRC Family Resource Center ZA Zoning Administrator
FUSD Fremont Unified School District ZTA Zoning Text Amendment GIS Geographic Information System
GPA General Plan Amendment
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UPCOMING MEETING AND CHANNEL 27
BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Date Time Meeting Type Location
Cable
Channel
27 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 CANCELLED: CC/FUSD
Liaison Committee Meeting
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 No meetings
July 29, 2025 No 7PM City Council Meeting
(5th Tuesday)
August Recess Council in Recess until
September
September 2, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers Live
September 9, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers Live
September 16, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers Live
September 23, 2025 5:30 p.m. CC/FUSD Liaison
Committee Meeting City Hosts Live
September 30, 2025 No 7PM City Council Meeting
(5th Tuesday)
October 7, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council
Chambers Live
October 14, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers Live
October 21, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers Live
October 28, 2025 No meetings