City Council Chambers
3300 Capitol Avenue
Fremont, CA
Fremont City Council
Raj Salwan, Mayor
Yajing Zhang, Vice Mayor
Teresa Keng, District 1
Desrie Campbell, District 2
Kathy Kimberlin, District 3
Yang Shao, District 4
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
Alberto Quintanilla, 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
Floyd Mitchell, Chief of Police
Fremont City Council Agenda and
Report
April 21, 2026
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 then 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 21, 2026
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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, on 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 21, 2026, City Council meeting online via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87325172940 Webinar ID: 873 2517 2940 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 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 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/photo, include it as a PDF file in your email before 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:
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 lectern to address the City Council. Please limit your remarks on matters related to the agency and to the time limit allotted.
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. 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
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.
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Agenda
Fremont City Council Regular Meeting
April 21, 2026
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. Energy Management Services - Approval of a Service
Agreement with Syserco Inc., for Support Services and Part Purchases for the City’s Energy Management System
Contact Persons:
Name: Pat Kendrick Kelly King
Title: Building Maintenance
Manager
Maintenance Operations
Director
Dept: Maintenance Operations Maintenance Operations
Phone: 510-979-5768 510-979-5753
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a 5-year service agreement (July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2031) with Syserco Inc. at an annual cost of $108,857 ($33,857 scheduled services, $25,000 for as needed sole source parts purchases plus $50,000 annually for reactive maintenance contingency), with annual price increases based on CPI-U but capped at 4% per year.
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D. Fremont Landscaping Assessment District No. 88 - Initiate Proceedings and Adopt a Resolution of Intent to Levy and Collect Assessments Within Landscaping Assessment District No. 88 for Fiscal Year 2026/27, Approve the Engineer’s
Report, and Set the Public Hearing for June 16, 2026
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]
Recommendation:
1. Initiate annual assessment proceedings under the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 for Landscaping Assessment District 88.
2. Adopt a resolution declaring the City Council’s intent to levy and collect assessments for the District for Fiscal Year 2026/27, preliminarily approving the Engineer’s Report, and setting the public hearing.
E. Recreation Services for Classes and Camps - Authorize the City Manager, or Designee, to Execute Agreement with Nanogen Science and Services, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company dba Mad Science of the Bay Area.
Contact Persons:
Name: Tyler Phillips Michael Sa
Title: Recreation Manager Deputy Director of
Community Services
Dept: Community Services Community Services
Phone: (510) 494-4757 510-494-4372
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Recommendations: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a Recreation Services Agreement with Nanogen Science and Services, LLC a California Limited Liability Company dba Mad Science of the Bay Area not-to-exceed $300,000 from June 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027.
F. Adopt a Resolution Approving Additional Funding for the Thornton & Post Apartments Project – Approval of Additional Affordable Housing Funding for the Thornton & Post
Apartments Project and Making Findings of CEQA Exemption Contact Persons:
Name: Lucia Hughes Joel Pullen
Title: Housing Manager Community Development Director
Dept: Housing Community Development
Phone: 510-494-4506 510-494-4436
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
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Recommendations:
1. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to amend the existing loan documents to add up to $1,500,000 for a total of $11,176,908 in funding to the project, and take such other actions as required to increase the total loan amount to $18,776,908 to Resources for Community
Development, and making findings of CEQA exemption; and,
2. Appropriate an additional $1,500,000 from the Affordable Housing Development Fund (Fund 196) for the Thornton & Post project.
G. Security System Servies - Authorize a Seven-Year Agreement with Schneider Electric Buildings Americas, Inc. for Security System Services at City Building Facilities for an Amount Not-to-Exceed $1,500,000
Contact Persons:
Name: Monica Mathiesen Kelly King
Title: Management Analyst II Maintenance Operations
Director
Dept: Maintenance Operations Maintenance Operations
Phone: 510-979-5702 510-979-5753
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a seven-year Master Service Agreement (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2033) for City-wide security system services with Schneider Electric Buildings Americas, Inc. for a not-to-exceed amount of $1,500,000 for the seven-year term.
H. City of Fremont Salary Schedule Adoption - Consideration of a Resolution Approving and Adopting City-wide Salary
Schedules
Contact Persons:
Name: Tina Gallegos
Title: Human Resources
Director
Dept: Human Resources
Phone: 510-494-4652
E-Mail: [email protected]
Recommendation: Adopt a resolution approving and adopting the revised City of Fremont Citywide Salary Schedules.
3. Ceremonial Items
A. Proclamation: Fair Housing Month (April 2026) - Project Sentinel
B. Proclamation: National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
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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. Human Resources Department – Public Hearing to Comply with Assembly Bill 2561 (Government Code Section 3502.3) Regarding City's Vacancies, Recruitment, and Retention
Efforts
Contact Persons:
Name: Tina Gallegos
Title: Human Resources
Director
Dept: Human Resources
Phone: 510-494-4652
E-Mail: [email protected]
Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing on the status of the City’s vacancies, recruitment, and retention efforts and receive presentations from City staff and any recognized employee organizations.
6. Other Business
A. Washington Health - Community Health Needs Assessment and Health Improvement Plan
Contact Persons:
Name: Alberto Quintanilla
Title: City Clerk
Dept: City Clerk's Office
Phone: 510-284-4009
E-Mail: [email protected]
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B. Fremont Boulevard Complete Street Project - Receive
presentation on proposed street design and community
outreach for a grant-funded project to improve transportation safety, operations, multimodal access, and streetscape
beautification along Fremont Boulevard between Country
Drive and Grimmer Boulevard, including the addition of a right-turn lane at southbound Fremont Boulevard to
westbound Mowry Avenue; and approve plans to remove a
right-turn lane at westbound Beacon Avenue to northbound Fremont Boulevard.
Contact Persons:
Name: Noe Veloso Hans Larsen
Title: Assistant City Engineer Public Works Director
Dept: Public Works Public Works
Phone: 510-494-4774 510-494-4722
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Recommendation: Take the following actions related to the Fremont Boulevard Complete Street Project located between Country Drive and Grimmer Boulevard:
1. Receive presentation on the project and community outreach.
2. Approve plan to remove a dedicated right-turn lane from westbound Beacon Avenue to northbound Fremont Boulevard.
7. Items Referred by Councilmembers
A. Councilmember Referrals - None.
B. Appointments to Boards, Commissions, Committees
1. Mayor Salwan Refferal: 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
Mobility Commission Kendra Toy 12/31/2027
(Bicycle Representative 2)
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 April 21, 2026 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers Live
April 28, 2026 No meetings
May 4, 2026 Joint CC/FUSD Meeting City Hosts Live
May 5, 2026 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council
Chambers Live
May 12, 2026 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council
Chambers Live
May 19, 2026 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council
Chambers Live
May 26, 2026 No meetings
June 2, 2026 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council
Chambers Live
June 9, 2026 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council
Chambers Live
June 16, 2026 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council
Chambers Live
June 23, 2026 No meetings
June 30, 2026 No meetings
July 7, 2026 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council
Chambers Live