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
Matt Cano, 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
June 16, 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.
Agenda and Report - Fremont City Council Meeting - June 16, 2026
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Important Notice Regarding the City Council Meeting.
This meeting is being conducted utilizing teleconferencing and electronic means Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953.4 (Assembly Bill 707), The live stream of the meeting may be viewed on the City of Fremont’s website at www.Fremont.gov/Channel27, which also provides a link to the live stream; or, on Comcast Channel 27. Please note, Channel 27 is only available to Comcast cable subscribers.
Submission of Public Comments: For those wishing to make public comments at the June 16, 2026 Council meeting, you may either: (1) submit your comments by email prior to the meeting, or (2) by Spoken Public Comment during the meeting. If you experience technical problems with the telephonic meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (510)284-4060 or [email protected].
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:
1. 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.
2. By phone 833-430-0037 (toll free). Webinar ID: 846 7933 2591. Click *9 to raise your hand to speak.
3. By online https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84679332591
a. Use a current, up-to-date browser: Chrome 30+, Firefox 27+, Microsoft Edge 12+, Safari 7+. Certain functionality may be disabled in older browsers including Internet Explorer. Mute all other audio before speaking. Using multiple devices can cause audio feedback.
b. Enter an email address and name. The name will be visible online and will be used to notify you that it is your turn to speak.
c. When the Mayor calls for the item on which you wish to speak, click on “raise hand.” Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak. d. When called, please limit your remarks to the time limit allotted.
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
June 16, 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. Landscape Maintenance Services For Various City Owned Sites - Approval of a Seven-Year Service Agreement with New
Image Landscape Company for Landscape Maintenance
Services for Several City-Owned Sites
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: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a seven-year service agreement (July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2033) with New Image Landscape Company for landscape
maintenance services for several City of Fremont owned sites, at an annual cost of $134,232 ($104,232 for scheduled maintenance services plus up to $30,000 for annual contingency work) with an annual price increase based on CPI-U but capped at four percent per year.
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D. Landscape Maintenance Services for City Fire Stations and Training Facilities - Approval of a Seven-Year Service
Agreement with Gachina Landscape Management for
Landscape Maintenance Services for City Fire Stations and Training Facilities
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: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a seven-year service agreement (July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2033) with Gachina Landscape Management for landscape
maintenance services for City of Fremont Fire Stations and Training Facilities, at an annual cost of $94,093 ($64,093 for scheduled maintenance services plus up to $30,000 for annual contingency work) with an annual price increase based on CPI-U but capped at four percent per year.
E. Purchase of Fleet Vehicles - Approval of Purchase Orders through Cooperative Agreements with: The Ford Store San Leandro for the Purchase of Ford Fleet Vehicles in an Amount Not to Exceed $600,000, National Auto Fleet Group for the Purchase of Various Make Vehicles in an Amount Not to
Exceed $295,000, and Municipal Maintenance Equipment for the Purchase of Electric Compact Sweeper in an Amount Not to Exceed $436,000; Appropriate $88,555 from the IWM
Unallocated Fund Balance to the IWM Operating Budget, Make Findings of CEQA Exemptions
Contact Persons:
Name: Sean Gosen Kelly King
Title: Fleet Maintenance
Manager
Maintenance Operations
Director
Dept: Maintenance Operations Maintenance Operations
Phone: (510) 979-5739 510-979-5753
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Recommendation:
1. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a purchase order with The Ford Store San Leandro for the purchase of Ford vehicles in an amount not to exceed $600,000.
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a purchase order with National Auto Fleet Group for the purchase of various make vehicles in an amount not to exceed $295,000.
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order with Municipal Maintenance Equipment/FAYAT for the purchase of an Electric Compact Sweeper in an amount not to exceed $436,000.
4. Appropriate $88,555 in the Integrated Waste Management Fund for the purchase of the Electric Compact Sweeper.
5. Find the proposed purchase is not a project as defined by Public Resources Code Section 21065 and of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and, alternatively, the action is exempt from CEQA under Section 15061 (b) (3), as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment, and Section 15378 (b), as an organizational, administrative, policy and fiscal activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical change in the environment.
F. Fremont Unified School District (FUSD) Grant Memorandum of Understanding - $510,000 5-year Agreement to Continue
Annual Funding for FUSD Recycling Coordinator and pilot Environmental Education Field Trip Participation Assistance Contact Persons:
Name: Jamie Cooley Kathleen Cote-Guarnieri
Title: Environmental Specialist
II
Environmental Services
Manager
Dept: Community
Development
Environmental Services
Phone: (510) 494-4573 510-494-4583
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a five-year successor Memorandum of Understanding between FUSD and the City, for a total funding amount of $510,000 through June 30, 2031, and an option to extend the MOU for an additional five years, and other terms consistent with the parameters described in this staff report, and take all reasonable actions necessary and appropriate to implement same.
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3. Ceremonial Items
A. Proclamation: Pride Month – June 2026
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. Landscaping Assessment District No. 88 - Hold a Public Hearing (Published Notice) and Adopt a Resolution Approving the Engineer's Report, Confirming Diagrams and Assessments, and the Levying of Annual Assessments for Fiscal Year
2026/27 for Fremont Landscaping Assessment District 88
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. Hold a public hearing.
2. Adopt a Resolution approving the Engineer’s Report and the assessment roll and authorizing the levy of assessment for Fiscal Year 2026/27 for Fremont Landscaping Assessment District 88.
3. Find the project exempt under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15301.
B. Bond Issuance for 39340 Fremont Blvd. LP. - Public Hearing (Published Notice) in Accordance with the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) to Consider the issuance of Tax-Exempt Bonds by California Municipal Finance Authority (CMFA) for 39340 Fremont Blvd, LP. (Canvas Apartments) and Making Findings of CEQA Exemption
Contact Persons:
Name: Lucia Hughes David Persselin
Title: Housing Manager Finance Director
Dept: Housing Finance Department
Phone: 510-494-4506 510-494-4631
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
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Recommendation:
1. Hold a public hearing in accordance with the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA); and,
2. Adopt a Resolution approving the issuance 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 39340 Fremont Blvd LP.
6. Other Business
A. Centerville Depot Lease Agreement - Receive Supplemental Information from Prospective Centerville Depot Operators and Approval to Execute a Five-Year Lease Agreement Between the City of Fremont and Zabihullah Akrami for the Operation of a Café at the Historic Centerville Train Depot with the Option to Renew for Two Additional Five-Year Terms.
Contact Persons:
Name: Ian Champeny Noe Veloso
Title: Real Property Agent Assistant City Engineer
Dept: Public Works Public Works
Phone: 510-494-4759 510-494-4774
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to negotiate and execute a five-year lease agreement with Zabihullah Akrami for the operation of a café at the historic Centerville Train Depot with the option to renew for two additional five-year terms.
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]
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Appointments:
Advisory Body Appointee Terms Expire
George W. Patterson House AdBoard Patricia Lacy 12/31/2027 At Large Representative
Planning Commission Chunchi Ma 12/31/2026
Planning Commission Annie He 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
June 16, 2026 6:00 p.m. City Council Closed
Session Meeting Council Chambers
June 16, 2026 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers June 23, 2026 No meetings
June 30, 2026 No meetings (5th
Tuesday)
July 7, 2026 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers July 14, 2026 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers July 21, 2026 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers July 28, 2026 No meetings
August Recess – No City Council Meetings
September 1, 2026 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers September 8, 2026 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers September 15, 2026 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers September 22, 2026 5:30 p.m. CC/FUSD Liaison
Committee Meeting District Hosts
September 29, 2026 No meetings (5th
Tuesday)
October 5, 2026 5:30 p.m. CC/FUSD
Joint Meeting Council Chambers
October 6, 2026 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers October 13, 2026 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers October 20, 2026 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers November 3, 2026 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers