Tuesday, January 17, 2023
5:30 PM
CITY OF HAYWARD
Hayward City Hall
777 B Street
Hayward, CA 94541
www.Hayward-CA.gov
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January 17, 2023City Council Agenda
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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January 17, 2023City Council Agenda
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Salinas
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Limited to Items on the Agenda.
PLANNING COMMISSION
Planning Commission Interviews (Report from City Clerk Lens)RPT 23-0031.
Attachments: Attachment I Final List of Qualified Applicants Attachment II Notice of Vacancy
Attachment III News Release
Attachment IV Nomination Form
ADJOURNMENT
NEXT MEETING, January 17, 2023, 7:00 PM
PUBLIC COMMENT RULES
Any member of the public desiring to address the Council shall limit their address to three (3) minutes unless less or further time has been granted by the Presiding Officer or in accordance with the section under Public Hearings. The Presiding Officer has the discretion to shorten or lengthen the maximum time members may speak. Speakers will be asked for their name before speaking and are expected to honor the allotted time.
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That if you file a lawsuit challenging any final decision on any public hearing or legislative business item listed in this agenda, the issues in the lawsuit may be limited to the issues that were raised at the City's public hearing or presented in writing to the City Clerk at or before the public hearing.
January 17, 2023City Council Agenda
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE
That the City Council adopted Resolution No. 87-181 C.S., which imposes the 90-day deadline set forth in Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.6 for filing of any lawsuit challenging final action on an agenda item which is subject to Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.5. ***Materials related to an item on the agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk ’s Office, City Hall, 777 B Street, 4th Floor, Hayward, during normal business hours. An online version of this agenda and staff reports are available on the City ’s website. Written comments submitted to the Council in connection with agenda items will be posted on the City ’s website. All Council Meetings are broadcast simultaneously on the City website, Cable Channel 15 - KHRT, and YouTube. ***
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CITY OF HAYWARD
Hayward City Hall
777 B Street
Hayward, CA 94541
www.Hayward-CA.gov
File #: RPT 23-003
DATE: January 17, 2023
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Clerk
SUBJECT
Planning Commission Interviews
RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council proceeds to interview candidates to fill two Planning Commission vacancies.
SUMMARY
An unexpected Planning Commission vacancy was created when then Planning Commissioner Julie Roche was elected Council Member and sworn into office on December 13, 2022. The second vacancy occurred when then Planning Commissioner Dan Goldstein was appointed Council Member and sworn into office on January 9, 2023.
The special Planning Commission recruitment started on December 14, 2022 and closed on January 12, 2023. A Notice of Vacancy was published in the Daily Review c/o Bay Area News Group-East Bay on December 16, 2022 (Attachment II). City staff issued a news release (Attachment III) about the Planning Commission vacancy on December 15, 2022 and disseminated the information via social media channels.
By the application deadline, staff received 35 applications from qualified applicants. One individual was disqualified because his residence was in a different jurisdiction. The final list of candidates is included as Attachment I. A digital binder containing all applications was made available to the City Council on January 13, 2023. Members of the City Council will review the applications and individually nominate up to five applicants and submit their selections to the City Clerk by noon on Monday, January 16, 2023, using a Nomination Form (Attachment IV). Applicants who receive four or more points will be invited to interview with the City Council on Tuesday, January 18, 2023, starting at 5:30 p.m. Interviews will be conducted via the Zoom platform and applications will be made available to the public upon request.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Final List of Qualified Applicants
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File #:RPT 23-003
Attachment II Notice of Vacancy
Attachment III News Release
Attachment IV Nomination Form
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ATTACHMENT I
FINAL LIST OF QUALIFIED PLANNING COMMISSION APPLICANTS
No. First Name Last Name Hayward
Resident
1. Ahmed A. Baporia Yes
2. Amal Issa Yes
3. Anika C. Patterson Yes
4. Apoorva Dube Yes
5. Ashanti Hooks Yes
6. Bukola Adesokan-Cobb Yes
7. Chandrakala (Chandu) Siramdas Yes
8. Collin Thormoto Yes
9. David K. Edu Yes
10 Don Bosco Hu Yes
11. Douglas M. Mansel Yes
12. Farhat Safi Yes
13. Glen P. Hubahib Yes
14. Greg Gillis Yes
15. Gwenda G. Dossey Yes
16. Hannah Tinsley Yes
17. Jeff Bond Yes
18. Karla Goodbody Yes
19. Kyrstine Rei T. Aralar Yes
20. Mariana Triviso Yes
21. Marty Froomin Yes
22. Maximilian Thomas Jr. Yes
23. Meenakshi Sawhney Yes
24. Rachel Bloom Yes
25. Raj K. Singh Yes
26. Randy E. A. Ramos Yes
27. Rosalee H. Ojeda Yes
28. Shanta E. Franco-Clausen Yes
29. Sherman Lewis Yes
30. Terence C. Candell Yes
31. Thomas P. Wong Yes
32. Tin Tran Yes
33. Tom A. Ferreira Yes
34. Wendy W. Chen Yes
35. Yves M. Tshimanga Yes
ATTACHMENT II
1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact:
Chuck Finnie
(510) 583-4434
[email protected]
Hayward accepting applications for appointment
to City Council and Planning Commission
HAY
WARD, Calif., Dec. 15, 2022—The City of Hayward is accepting applications from City residents for appointment to vacant seats on the Hayward City Council and Planning Commission.
Un
der the City Charter, service on the City Council is limited to Hayward residents who are registered to vote while service on the Planning Commission is open to all Hayward residents regardless of whether they are registered to vote or eligible to be registered to vote.
Appo
intment to the City Council would be to complete the remaining two years of the term of the Council seat vacated by Mayor Mark Salinas with his swearing-in as Mayor on Tuesday.
Appointment to a Council seat is by majority vote of the Council. The deadline to apply for appointment to the Council seat vacated by Mayor Salinas is 9 a.m. Jan. 3, 2023.
Un
der a process approved by the City Council on Tuesday, Councilmembers will formally receive the applications for appointment to the vacated Council seat during a special Council meeting on Jan. 3 and select, by noon on Jan. 5, up to five applicants to be invited to be interviewed and considered for appointment during a special Council meeting on Jan. 9. If no appointment is made, the Council will direct the City Clerk to call a special municipal election to fill the vacant Council seat.
Appo
intment to the Planning Commission would be to complete the term of the Commission seat vacated by new Councilmember Julie Roche and an alternate vacancy resulting from the departure of former Commissioner Zachariah Oquenda, who resigned on Nov. 14.
Appointment to the Planning Commission is by majority vote of the City Council. The term of the Commission seat vacated by Councilmember Roche ends Sept. 30, 2023. The deadline to
ATTACHMENT III
2 apply for appointment to the vacated Commission seat or alternate vacancy is 5 p.m. Jan. 12, 2023.
T
o fill the vacant Planning Commission seats, applications received by the 5 p.m. Jan. 12 deadline will be reviewed by members of the City Council. Applicants selected through the Council screening process will be invited for an interview before the City Council at a special meeting on Jan. 17.
O
nline applications for appointment to the City Council are available here. Online applications for appointment to the Planning Commission are available here. For paper copies of both applications, visit the Office of the City Clerk at Hayward City Hall, 777 B Street, 4th Floor, Hayward, or call (510) 583-4400. Please note City Hall will be closed to the public during a holiday business closure from Dec. 23 to Jan. 2.
ATTACHMENT IV
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR PLANNING COMMISSION
Please list up to five (5) candidates you wish to nominate for appointment to the Planning Commission.
I hereby nominate the above candidates to be interviewed for appointment to the Planning Commission at the Special City Council Meeting on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.
Name: __________________________________
Signed: __________________________________
Dated: __________________________________
Nominations are due via email to the City Clerk by noon on Monday, January 16, 2023.