1 Council Economic
Development
Committee
October 2, 2023
2 How to Provide Public Comments
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Hayward Police Department Year-End Report
3 Approval of Minutes from June 5, 2023
Regular Meeting
Hayward Police Department Year-End Report
4 Vacant Property Monitoring Program Update
VACANT PROPERTY
PROGRAM UPDATE
C O D E E N F O R C E M E N T D I V I S I O N
DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Program
Overview
Adopted on October 29, 2019, by Hayward Council,
Article 29- Vacant Property Ordinance, and the
monitoring program governed by this article,
established general standards and compliance policy
to assure accountability for neglected vacant
properties.
With the provision of the Ordinance Standards and
the associated monitoring program the City
maintains important tools necessary to accomplish
the following task:
Combat Community Health and Safety
Concerns Associated with Neglected
Vacant Properties.
Provide awareness and insight of
conditions through education and
engagement with property owners while
encouraging economic development
through established partnerships with the
Economic Development Team
Mitigate non-compliant or neglected
conditions through effective monitoring
and enforcement of standards.
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3 Establishment of supportive team based inspections which provide the following benefits lead program staff:
• Additional bandwidth to maintain newly established
tracking and conditions database.
• Additional bandwidth to conduct necessary research on properties (such as vacant store fronts) which may have unresolved compliance issues related to faulty
construction and permits.
• The establishment of consistent quarterly monitoring
intervals necessary to encourage continuous compliance
or facilitate positive change.
Updates and Adjustments
At the March 24, 2022 Council Economic Development Committee (CEDC) staff was tasked with developing ways the program could be more effective given the setbacks of the COVID-19 Pandemic and resulting limitations on dedicated staffing. As a result staff implemented the following program adjustments to provide additional prioritization to neglected vacant properties:
Program Activity
Downtown
Project Milestones
Improvements in the Vacant Property Landscape – 1025 A St
Project Milestones
Improvements in the Vacant Property Landscape – 1200 A St
Project Milestones
Improvements in the Vacant Property Landscape – 964 A St
Questions and Recommendations
Hayward Police Department Year-End Report
13 Downtown Retail Walking Tour and
Vacant Property Discussion
Retail Walking Tour
Introductory Presentation
Downtown Hayward
Hayward, CA
October 2, 2023
Michael Berne
MJB Consulting
MJB Consulting
▪ Retail planning and real estate consultancy
– Based in Berkeley and New York City
▪ Works across the U.S., Canada and the U.K.
▪ Active across the Bay Area
– Including Hayward (DT and corridors)
▪ Particular strength in Downtowns
▪ Michael Berne, Principal
Today
▪ Broader context
▪ Walking tour
▪ Discussion
Today’s False Narratives
▪ Separating the signal, from the noise
No Such Thing as a New Normal
▪ Why do we listen to these people anymore?
Bullish on Brick and Mortar
▪ Ceiling to consumer demand
– Revealed by the pandemic
▪ Pivoting (back) to physical stores
– Costs of online selling
Bullish on Downtowns
▪ Successful formula for (even “Class B”) Downtowns
– Should also work against e-commerce
• Food, beverage and entertainment
• Health and wellness
• Personal services
• Even select comparison goods
Michael J. Berne
President, MJB Consulting
2730 Forest Avenue, Suite W
Berkeley, CA 94705
85 Fourth Avenue, Apt 6A
New York, NY 10003
Office | 510 356 4956
Mobile | 917 816 8367
E-Mail | [email protected]
Web | www.consultmjb.com
“Retail Contrarian Blog” | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-berne 9179442/detail/recent-activity/shares/
Contact Info
Hayward Police Department Year-End Report
22 Tour Begins
Hayward Police Department Year-End Report
23 Tour Route
Hayward Police Department Year-End Report
24 Adjournment