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
July 08, 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 - July 08, 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 July 8, 2025, City Council meeting online via Zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81456617928 Webinar ID: 814 5661 7928
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
July 08, 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
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – for the Regular Meeting of June 10, 2025, and the Special and Regular Meetings of June 17, 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. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE FEDERAL HOME GRANT FUNDING AGREEMENTS – Authorize the City Manager to execute HOME Funding Agreements to Fremont Family Resource Center and Abode Services
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]
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute:
1. A HOME Grant Agreement retroactive to July 1, 2025, with the Fremont Family Resource Center, for FYs 2025/26 and 2026/27, for its Stay Housed Program, in an amount not-to-exceed $342,860.
2. A HOME Grant Agreement with Abode Services retroactive to July 1, 2025, for FYs 2025/26 and 2026/27, for its Rapid Rehousing Program, in an amount not-to-exceed $150,000.
D. CHABOT- LAS POSITAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AGREEMENT REGARDING PEG ACCESS PRODUCTION AND PROGRAMMING - Authorize the City Manager, or Designee, to execute, an Agreement with Chabot- Las Positas Community College for PEG Access Production and Programming through August 31, 2029 in an Amount of $150,000 per year; Appropriate $1,050,000 in the Outside Sources Capital Projects Fund (Fund 502) Contact Persons:
Name: Geneva Bosques
Title: Director of Communications
and Legislative Affairs
Dept: City Manager's Office
Phone: 510-284-4094
E-Mail: [email protected]
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Appropriate $1,050,000 for PEG access production and programming services in the Outside Sources Capital Projects Fund (Fund 502) to PWC8857-502.
2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement with Chabot Las Positas Community College District for PEG access production and programming services for a four-year term, September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2029, in the amount of $150,000 per year, with three one-year renewal options, not-to-exceed a total amount of $1,050,000.
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E. SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR POLICE RECRUITMENT MARKETING AND ADVERTISING – Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Service Agreement with the Hoffman Agency in an amount not-to-exceed $150,000 for Fiscal Year 2025/26
Contact Persons:
Name: Tina Gallegos
Title: Human Resources Director
Dept: Human Resources
Phone: 510-494-4652
E-Mail: [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a service agreement with the Hoffman Agency for police recruitment marketing and advertising services for Fiscal Year 2025/26, in an amount not-to-exceed $150,000.
F. NEW WALK-IN REFRIGERATOR AT AGE WELL CENTER - Approval of Plans and Specifications; Award of Contract to Ron Paris Construction Company Inc. in the Amount of $119,742 (Including 20% Contingency) for New Walk-in Refrigerator Project (PWC8393) Located at the Age Well Center at South Fremont; Make Findings of CEQA Exemption
Contact Persons:
Name: Adrian Simoes Hans Larsen
Title: Facilities Design & Constr.
Project Supervisor
Public Works Director
Dept: Public Works Public Works
Phone: 510-494-4769 510-494-4722
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Approval of the following actions related to the new Walk-in Refrigerator Project at the Age Well Center at South Fremont:
1. Approve project Plans and Specifications.
2. Accept the bid and award the construction contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Ron Paris Construction Company Inc. in the amount of $99,785, and allocate a 20% contingency in the amount of $19,957 for a total construction contract amount of $119,742 and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the contract.
3. Find the project is exempt from CEQA review pursuant to CEQA Guideline pertaining to modifications of existing facilities involving no expansion of use.
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. FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT GRANTS FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ANNUAL ACTION PLAN - Public Hearing (Published Notice) on the Use of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 Federal Community Development Block Grant and Emergency Solutions Grant Funds; Adoption of a Resolution Approving the FY 2025/26 through FY 2029/30 Consolidated Plan and FY 2025/26 Annual Action Plan; and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Agreements with the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development and Grantees and Making 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: Staff recommend that the City Council do the following related to CDBG and ESG entitlements:
1. Hold a public hearing on the proposed FY 2025/26 CDBG Program Final Statement of Community Block Grant and Emergency Solution Grant Development Objectives and Projected Use of Funds (Final Statement) and the City’s FY 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and the FY 2025/26 Annual Action Plan (Action Plans).
2. Adopt a resolution approving the following actions:
a. Authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to submit the FY 2025/26 Final Statement and Action Plans to HUD, as recommended by staff in the amounts stated herein, and finding the action exempt from CEQA, as specified.
b. Authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute CDBG and ESG Entitlement funding agreements with HUD.
c. Authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute agreements effective retroactive to July 1, 2025, with the CDBG and ESG grantees recommended for funding by staff in the amounts set forth in the Final Statement, contingent upon a finding of no significant impact in the corresponding environmental assessments and completion of the required public comment period.
3. Allocate an additional $998,203 in CDBG funds for FY 20265/26 to projects, as detailed herein and in the Final Statement.
4. Allocate an additional $146,207 in ESG funds for FY 2025/26 to projects, as detailed herein and in the Final Statement.
5. Authorize staff to:
a. Allocate additional funds to public service projects should the City receive additional CDBG or ESG program income in FY 2025/26 or a greater entitlement.
b. Reserve unallocated funds to provide gap funding or fund projects that meet emerging needs.
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B. CRITICAL MUNICIPAL FACILITIES PROJECT - Public Hearing (Published Notice) to consider a resolution 1) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to negotiate, execute and implement a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Ava Community Energy for installation of solar- battery microgrids at two critical City facilities; 2) finding that the PPA qualifies for expedited procurement under California Government Code Section 4217.10; 3) finding that the project is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per, without limitation, on a separate and independent basis, Public Resources Code 21080.35, Guideline 15301 (Existing Facilities), 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), and 15311 (Accessory Structures); and 4) finding that the resolution supersedes Resolution 2024-49.
Contact Persons:
Name: Allyn McAuley
Title: Sustainability Manager
Dept: Environmental Services
Phone: 510-494-4576
E-Mail: [email protected]
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Hold public hearing.
2. Adopt a resolution a) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to negotiate, execute and implement a PPA with Ava Community Energy, consistent with the terms described in the staff report; b) finding that California Government Code Section 4217.10 applies to the PPA and authorizes expedited procurement; c) finding that the project is categorically exempt from CEQA per, without limitation, on a separate and independent basis, Public Resources Code 21080.35, Guideline 15301 (Existing Facilities), 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), and 15311 (Accessory Structures); and d) finding that the resolution supersedes Resolution 2024-49.
C. DESIGNATION OF FIRE HAZARD ZONES IN THE WILDLAND URBAN
INTERFACE FIRE AREA OF THE CITY AND RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE FIRE AREA - Consideration of an ordinance that will maintain existing vegetation management, defensible space and fire-resistant building standard requirements in the Hazardous Fire Area by amending the State of California's newly released fire hazard severity designations for the City of Fremont and establishing the Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area.
Contact Persons:
Name: Eric Govan Gregory Miller
Title: Fire Marshal Deputy Fire Marshal
Dept: Fire Department Fire Department
Phone: 510-494-4200 510-494-4200
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Waive full reading and introduce an ordinance updating Fremont Municipal Code Chapter 15.65 to adopt CAL FIRE’s 2025 FHSZ map and designations, with local amendments continuing the City’s prior designation of additional areas as Very High fire hazard severity zones.
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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 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
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Cable
Channel
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Chambers Live
Thursday,
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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
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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)
Monday,
October 6, 2025 5:30 p.m. CC/FUSD Liaison
Committee Meeting City Hosts Live
October 7, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council
Chambers Live
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