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
Joel Pullen, Community Development Director
Sanford Taylor, Information Technology Director
Sean Washington, Chief of Police
Fremont City Council Agenda and
Report
September 09, 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 - September 09, 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 September 9, 2025, City Council meeting online via Zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82477306070 Webinar ID: 824 7730 6070
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
September 09, 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:
Hilton Garden Inn Camden Waterfront Philadelphia
1 Penn St.
Camden, NJ 08102
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. 3900 THORNTON LOAN EXTENSION – Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Extend the Term of Existing City Loan Agreement with Thornton Affordable Housing, L.P., an affiliate of Resources for Community Development
Contact Persons:
Name: Lucia Hughes Wayne Morris
Title: Housing Manager Deputy Community Development
Director
Dept: Housing Community Development
Phone: 510-494-4506 510-494-4729
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to amend the loan agreement and other implementing documents and take such other actions as required to extend the term of the acquisition and predevelopment loan agreement to September 28, 2027.
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D. AFTER SCHOOL ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM AGREEMENT WITH FREMONT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT - Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to execute an agreement with the Fremont Unified School District to operate the After School Academy Program at five middle school sites in support of the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P) for the 2025–2026 school year
Contact Persons:
Name: Raquel Christopher Michael Sa
Title: Recreation Manager Deputy Director of Community
Services
Dept: Community Services Community Services
Phone: (510) 494-4349 510-494-4372
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a one-year agreement with the Fremont Unified School District, with the option to extend the agreement for four additional one-year terms, to operate the After School Academy program at five middle school sites: Walters, Thornton, Centerville, Hopkins, and Horner, for the 2025-2026 school year, in alignment with the District’s Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P) requirements.
E. AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR CENTRAL PARK DOG PARK SYNTHETIC TURF REPLACEMENT (PWC9099) - Approve the Plans and Specifications for the Central Park Dog Park Synthetic Turf Replacement Project; award a construction contract to Heavenly Construction Inc. DBA Heavenly Greens for the amount of $506,020, plus a 15% construction contingency of $75,903 for a total construction contract amount of $581,923; and find that the project is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities).
Contact Persons:
Name: Eva Lee Kim Beranek
Title: Landscape Designer II Community Services Director Dept: Landscape Architecture Community Services
Phone: 510-494-4776 510-494-4330
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Approve the Plans and Specifications for the Central Park Dog Park Synthetic Turf Replacement Project (PWC9099).
2. Reject the bid protest submitted by Prado’s Landscaping, dated July 15, 2025.
3. Accept the bid, award a construction contract, and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all construction-related agreements with the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Heavenly Greens, in the amount of $506,020, plus a 15% contingency of $75,903, for a total construction contract amount of $581,923.
4. Find that the project is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities).
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F. TASK ORDER HSD-22 TO FUSD JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT - Authorization to Execute a Task Order to the Joint Powers Agreement with Fremont Unified School District. Task Order HSD-22 for the Provision of Mental Health Services at Two Fremont Unified School District School Wellness Centers for the FY 25-26 School Year and Make Findings of CEQA Exemption.
Contact Persons:
Name: Annie Bailey Arquimides Caldera
Title: Youth and Family Services
Administrator
Human Services Director
Dept: Human Services Department Human Services Department Phone: 510-574-2111 510-574-2056
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute Task Order HSD-22 to the Joint Powers Agreement with Fremont Unified School District, in an amount not to exceed $266,590, for the Youth and Family Services Division of the Human Services Department to provide school-based wellness center mental health services for the 2025-2026 school year and to make findings of CEQA exemption.
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
5. Scheduled Items
A. BOND REISSUANCE FOR PACIFIC WEST COMMUNITIES, INC. - Public Hearing (Published Notice) in Accordance with the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) to Consider and Approve the Reissuance of Tax- Exempt Bonds by California Municipal Finance Authority (CMFA) for Fremont Pacific Associates, LP. (Osgood Apartments)
Contact Persons:
Name: Lauren Chu David Persselin
Title: Management Analyst Finance Director
Dept: Finance Department Finance Department
Phone: (510) 494-4635 510-494-4631
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Hold a public hearing in accordance with the TEFRA;
2. Adopt a Resolution Approving the Reissuance of Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority for the purpose of financing an affordable housing project in the City of Fremont to be developed by Fremont Pacific Associates, LP.
B. 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODES ADOPTION – Public Hearing (Published Notice) to Introduce and Consider Ordinances Adopting September 9, 2025 Fremont City Council Page 6
the 2025 California Fire Code and 2025 Wildland Urban Interface Code with Local Amendments, Adopt Resolution of Findings, and Make Conforming Amendments to Various Chapters of Fremont Municipal Code Title 15 (BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION)
Contact Persons:
Name: Eric Govan Zoraida Diaz
Title: Fire Marshal Fire Chief
Dept: Fire Department Fire Department
Phone: 510-494-4200 510-494-4200
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Conduct a first public hearing.
2. Introduce an ordinance repealing and replacing Chapter 15.35 of the Fremont Municipal Code to adopt the 2025 California Fire Code by reference with local amendments.
3. Introduce an ordinance adding Chapter 15.66 to the Fremont Municipal Code to adopt the 2025 California Wildland Urban Interface Code by reference with local amendments.
4. Adopt a resolution setting forth findings as to local conditions applicable to the proposed amendments to the 2025 California Fire Code and the 2025 California Wildland Urban Interface Code.
5. As required by state law on adopting such codes by reference, schedule a public hearing on September 16, 2025 to adopt the two ordinances.
6. Find that the action is exempt from CEQA review, per, without limitation, CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b) in that the proposed action constitutes organizational and administrative activities of government and is not a “project” which will result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment; Section 15061(b)(3) because there is no possibility the activity will have a significant effect on the environment; Section 15268 in that approval of the local legislation constitutes a ministerial action required by California law; and Section 15308 as the proposed action involves regulatory procedures for protection of the environment.
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: Appointments to Advisory Bodies Contact Persons:
Name: Raj Salwan
Title: Mayor
Dept: City Council
Phone: 510-284-4082
E-Mail: [email protected]
APPOINTMENTS:
Advisory Body Appointee Term Expires
George W. Patterson House Advisory Board Maggie Balk 12/31/2025 Mission Peak Heritage Foundation
Representative
Recreation Commission Rick Jones 12/31/2028
RECOMMENDATION: Approve appointments.
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 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
Monday,
September 22, 2025 5:30 p.m. CC/FUSD Liaison
Committee Meeting City Hosts Live
September 30, 2025 No meeting (5th Tuesday)
Monday,
October 6, 2025 5:30 p.m. CC/FUSD Joint Meeting City Hosts Live 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
November 4, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers Live
November 11, 2025 CANCELLED: City Council
Meeting (Observed Holiday)
November 18, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers Live
November 25, 2025 5:30 p.m. CC/FUSD Liaison
Committee Meeting
District
Hosts Live
December 2, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers Live
December 9, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers Live
December 16, 2025 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers Live
December 23, 2025 No meetings
December 30, 2025 No meetings (5th Tuesday)