City Council Chambers
3300 Capitol Avenue
Fremont, CA
Fremont City Council
Raj Salwan, Mayor
Raymond Liu, Vice Mayor
Teresa Keng, District 1
Desrie Campbell, District 2
Kathy Kimberlin, District 3
Yang Shao, District 4
Yajing Zhang, District 5
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
September 01, 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 - September 01, 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 September 1, 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].
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Comments via text and social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) will not be accepted.
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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: 886 8870 9298. Click *9 to raise your hand to speak.
3. By online https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88688709298
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The City Council Agendas may be accessed online:
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Agenda
Fremont City Council Regular Meeting
September 01, 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
1. Approval of Minutes - for the Special Meeting of June 30, 2026, Closed Session Meeting of July 7, 2026, Regular Meeting of July 7, 2026, Closed Session Meeting of July 14, 2026, Regular Meeting of July 14, 2026, Regular Meeting of July 21, 2026, and Special Meeting of July 28, 2026
Contact Persons:
Name: Alberto Quintanilla
Title: City Clerk
Dept: City Clerk's Office
Phone: 510-284-4009
E-Mail: [email protected]
Recommendation: Approve minutes.
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C. Report Out of Actions Taken During Council Recess - Report of Actions Taken by the City Manager during Council Recess, July 22, 2026 through August 31, 2026
Contact Persons:
Name: Alberto Quintanilla Allen DeMers
Title: City Clerk Deputy City Manager
Dept: City Clerk's Office City Manager's Office
Phone: 510-284-4009 510-494-4651
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Recommendation: Receive report acknowledging actions taken by the City Manager, or her designee, during the recess.
D. Amendment To Velosimo Master Licensing Agreement -
Authorize the City Manager, or Designee, to Execute an
Amendment to the Master Licensing Agreement with
Velosimo, Inc. to Add Middleware Connector Services to
Support the Accela-PayPal Integration and Increase the
Maximum Compensation an Additional $49,560 to a New, Not- to-Exceed Amount of $225,561.72.
Contact Persons:
Name: Jennifer Craven Joel Pullen
Title: Business Manager Community Development
Director
Dept: Community
Development
Community Development
Phone: 510-494-4554 510-494-4436
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute an amendment to the Master Licensing Agreement with Velosimo, Inc. to add middleware connector services to support the Accela-PayPal integration and increase the not-to-exceed compensation an additional $49,560 to $225,121.72.
E. Award a Construction Contract and Artwork Contracts for Centerville Community Park Expansion Project (PWC 8392C) – Approve the Plans and Specifications; award a Construction Contract in the amount of $9,065,106 to Suarez & Munoz
Construction, Inc, plus a 10% Construction Contingency in the amount of $906,511 for a total construction contract amount of $9,971,617; deny bid protest from A&B Construction;
appropriations actions; approve the first choice artwork selections and award contracts of up to $89,000 to Colin Selig and Rita Soyfertis or backup artists for the public art at Centerville Community Park, as recommended by the City of Fremont’s Art Review Board and Recreation Commission; and September 1, 2026 Fremont City Council Page 5
make findings of CEQA exemption per Guidelines Section
15162.
Contact Persons:
Name: Tara Bhuthimethee Kim Beranek
Title: Parks Planning and Design
Manager
Community Services
Director
Dept: Parks Planning and Design Community Services
Phone: 510-494-4738 510-494-4330
E-
Mail:
[email protected] [email protected]
Recommendation:
1. Find the project to be exempt from further review under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 as the proposed project is consistent with the prior MND for the Centerville Community Park and would not result in substantial changes in the project or to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken.
2. Approve the plans and specifications for the Centerville Community Park Expansion Project, PWC 8392C.
3. Deny the bid protest from A&B Contractors, accept the bid and authorize the City Manager or her designee to award and execute the construction contract with Suarez and
Munuz, Inc. for the bid of $9,065,106, plus 10% contingency in the amount of $906,511, for a total construction contract amount of $9,971,617 for the Centerville Community Park Expansion Project, PWC 8392.
4. Reallocate $65,000 from Central Parks Exercise Equipment (PWC9003-540) to the Centerville Community Park
Expansion Project (PWC 8392-540).
5. Reallocate $575,000 from Pacific Commons Sports Park (PWC8839-540) to the Centerville Community Park
Expansion Project (PWC8392-540).
6. Approve the recommendation of the Art Review Board and Recreation Commission, and authorize the City Manager or her designee to award and execute art commission contracts for up to $89,000 to the first choice artists Colin Selig and Rita Soyfertis.
7. In the event that contract agreements with the first choice artists cannot be executed, authorize the City Manager or her designee to approve and award art commission contracts to second choice artists Colin Selig and Kala Stein for up to $89,000; or if contract agreements with the second choice artists cannot be executed, authorize the City Manager or designee to approve and award an art commission contract to the third choice artist, Rita Soyfertis, for up to $89,000.
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F. Acceptance of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant - Accept Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) in the Amount of $254,040 and Appropriate Funds to the Central Park Tennis Center Lighting and Electrical Project (PWC8853) and Authorize the City Manager to Execute
Documents Necessary to Accept and Implement the Grant;.
Contact Persons:
Name: Eva Lee Kim Beranek
Title: Landscape Designer II Community Services Director Dept: Parks Planning and
Design
Community Services
Phone: 510-494-4776 510-494-4330
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Recommendation:
1. Accept EECBG grant funds in the amount of $254,040 and appropriate the funds to the Central Park Tennis Center Lighting and Electrical Project, PWC8853-522.
2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents necessary to accept the EECBG equipment rebate voucher from the U.S. Department of Energy for the Central Park Tennis Center Lighting and Electrical Project in the amount of $254,040.
G. Purchase of Trash Can Liners - Approval of Multi-Year Purchase Order with Wardley Industrial Inc., in an Amount Not to Exceed $55,000 Annually, for the Purchase of Trash Can Liners
Contact Persons:
Name: Ernie Moreira Kelly King
Title: Urban Landscape
Manager
Maintenance Operations
Director
Dept: Maintenance Operations Maintenance Operations
Phone: (510) 979-5714 510-979-5753
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a Purchase Order with Wardley Industrial Inc., in an amount not to exceed $55,000 annually through June 30, 2033.
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H. Vacation of a Portion of Sutton Loop - Adopt a Resolution Summarily Vacating a Portion of Sutton Loop (PLN2025-
00114); Make Findings of CEQA Exemption
Contact Persons:
Name: Homira Shafaq Matt Cano
Title: Associate Civil Engineer Public Works Director
Dept: Public Works Public Works
Phone: (510) 494-4780 510-494-4722
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Recommendation:
Adopt a resolution:
a. To summarily vacate a portion of Sutton Loop located at the rear of 3366 Peralta Boulevard; subject to concurrent
recordation of easements on Peralta Boulevard;
b. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a grant deed conveying the area to be vacated on Sutton Loop to the property owner; and
c. Make findings, including findings of CEQA exemption.
I. Traffic Safety Education Services - Authorization to Execute a Professional Service Agreement with Safe Moves in the
Amount of $211,000.00 to Provide Walking and Biking Safety Education Services for Students; Make Finding of CEQA
Exemption.
Contact Persons:
Name: Danielle Del Rosario Matt Cano
Title: Senior Transportation
Engineer
Public Works Director
Dept: Public Works Public Works
Phone: (510) 494-4535 510-494-4722
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Recommendations:
1. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a
Professional Service Agreement with Safe Moves for Student Traffic Education Services in an amount not to exceed
$211,000.00.
2. Find the action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3) and 15378(b).
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3. Ceremonial Items
A. Proclamation - Ukrainian Independence Day
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 Issuance For Pacific West Communities, Inc. - 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 Fremont Warm Springs Pacific
Associates, LP. (Warm Springs Apartments)
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]
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 Fremont Warm Springs Pacific Associates LP.
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B. Substantial Amendment to Federal Annual Action Plan and Authorizations for the Fremont Family Resource Center
Enhancing Navigation Project - Public Hearing (Published Notice) on Adoption of Resolution Approving Substantial Amendment to FY 2024/25 Annual Action Plan; Increase the Appropriation for the Fremont Family Resource Center
Navigation Enhancing Project; Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with Square Signs LLC, DBA Front Signs and Make Findings of CEQA Exemption
Contact Persons:
Name: Robert Lopez Jimmy Chen
Title: CDBG Administrator Facilities Manager
Dept: Human Services
Department
Public Works
Phone: 510-574-2043 510-494-4715
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Recommendation: Staff recommend that the City Council do the following:
1. Hold a public hearing on the proposed substantial amendment to the City’s FY 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan to increase funding for the FRC Enhancing Navigation Project by $79,162.
2. Adopt a resolution amending the City’s FY 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan as recommended by staff herein and authorizing the City Manager or designee submit the amended FY 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan to HUD.
3. Appropriate an additional $79,162 in the CDBG account (HHS2463) of Fund 105 for a total amount of $209,162 for the FRC Enhancing Navigation Project.
4. Accept the bid and award the construction contract for the FRC Enhancing Navigation Project to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Square Signs LLC, DBA Front Signs, in the amount of $132,125, with a 15% contingency in the amount of $19,819, for a total construction contract amount of $151,944, and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the contract.
5. Find the FRC Enhancing Navigation Project is exempt from CEQA review as specified in this report.
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C. Warm Springs Court Street Vacation - Public Hearing
(Published Notice) and Adoption of a Resolution to Vacate a Remnant Portion of Warm Springs Court - PLN2024-00163;
Make Findings of CEQA Exemption
Contact Persons:
Name: Homira Shafaq Matt Cano
Title: Associate Civil Engineer Public Works Director
Dept: Public Works Public Works
Phone: (510) 494-4780 510-494-4722
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Recommendations:
1. Conduct a public hearing.
2. Adopt a resolution that:
a. Orders the vacation of a portion of Warm Springs Court, reserving an easement over the entire area as depicted
and described in the plat and legal description, and
conditioned upon the City’s receipt of $112,000 payment for the fair market value of the area to be vacated;
b. Authorize the sale of the land and appropriate the sale proceeds of $112,000 into the General Fund;
c. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a
grant deed conveying the area to be vacated as shown in the plat and legal description to 101 Realty Investment LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, or its
successor(s) in interest at the fair market value of
$112,000; and
d. Make findings, including findings of CEQA exemption.
D. Governance and Organizational Modifications - Governance and Modifications As Follow-Up From Charter City Initiative Contact Persons:
Name: Rafael Alvarado Christina Briggs
Title: City Attorney Assistant City Manager
Dept: City Attorney's Office City Manager's Office
Phone: 510-284-4030 510-284-4022
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Recommendation: Receive the staff report and provide direction on whether to proceed with the implementation of each action according to the proposed timeline.
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6. Other Business - None.
7. Items Referred by Councilmembers
A. Councilmember Referrals
1. Mayor Salwan Referral: Designation of League of California Cities Annual Conference Voting Delegate
Contact Persons:
Name: Raj Salwan
Title: Mayor
Dept: City Council
Phone: 510-284-4082
E-Mail: [email protected]
Recommendation: By motion, appoint Councilmember Shao as the City’s voting delegate for the League of California Cities Annual Conference and Councilmember Campbell as the voting alternate.
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 Terms Expire
Citizens Advisory Committee Chinmoy Roy 12/31/2028 Human Relations Commission Brandon T. Sass 12/31/2026 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
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 November 10, 2026 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers November 17, 2026 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting Council Chambers November 24, 2026 No meeting
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