CITY COUNCIL MEETING
November 7, 2023
PRESENTATIONS
Presentations
AC Transit Realign Project
TUESDAY , NOVEMBER 7, 2023
1 Realign Draft Service Scenarios
AC Transit Realign Bus Service Network Plan Update
City of Hayward Council
Check out our
proposals
online!
AC Transit At-a-Glance
Rider Demographics:
•65% low income
•75% people of color
•29% Limited English Proficiency
•27% of riders are traveling to work
•30,000 student trips to and from school every school day Riders During Pandemic:
•40% of riders made an essential trip
•15% of riders identified as an essential worker
•43% riders do not have access to a car
We serve
Essential workers, students, low-income, seniors,
commuters, individuals with disabilities, and anyone wishing to reduce their carbon footprint. 2
3 Transit Service in Hayward Today
Line Serving Wkdy
Frequency
10 San Leandro BART - E 14th St - Bay Fair BART -
Mission Blvd - Hayward BART Every 17- 20 min
28 San Leandro BART - Bay Fair BART - Castro Valley
BART - Center St - B St - Hayward BART Every 60 min
34 Foothill Square - San Leandro BART - Lewelling
Blvd - Meekland Ave - Hayward Amtrak -
Hayward BART
Every 60 min
41 Hayward BART - Whitman St - South Hayward
BART - Huntwood Ave - Whipple Rd - Union
Landing Transit Center
Every 60 min
56 Hayward BART - A St - Santa Clara St - Amador
St -Huntwood Ave - Union Landing Transit
Center
Every 60 min
60 CSUEB - Hayward BART - Winton Ave -
Hesperian Blvd - Chabot College - Tennyson Rd -
South Hayward BART
Every 40 min
86 Hayward BART - Winton Ave - Sabre St - Cabot
Blvd - Tennyson Rd - South Hayward BART Every 35 min
93 Bay Fair BART - Paseo Grande - Bockman Rd - A
St - Hayward BART - Castro Valley BART Every 45 min
95 Hayward BART - D St - Maud Ave - Fairview Every 40 min 97 Bay Fair BART - Hesperian Blvd - Union Landing
Transit Center - Alvarado-Niles - Union City BART Every 15-20 min 99 Hayward BART - Mission Blvd - South Hayward
BART - Union City BART - Decoto - Fremont Blvd -
Fremont BART
Every 20 mins
801 E 14th - Mission All Nighter Every 30 min
20 minutes or less
60 mins
Other (overnight)
35-45 minutes
What is Realign?
4 It’s a review of AC Transit’s
routes and schedules.
Where do
routes go to and
from?
How often do
buses run along
each route?
What times of
day are routes
running?
Why is Realign Happening?
5 Challenges with
hiring and
retaining enough
bus operators
Ridership is at
72% of pre-
pandemic levels
AC Transit rider
habits have
shifted Challenging budget
outlook due to fare
and tax revenue
losses.
1 2 3 4 5
Develop Plans
+
Learn Rider
Needs
Aligning
Guiding
Principles with
Community
Assessment
Develop
Service
Scenarios
and Gather
Feedback
Draft Final
Service Plan
and Plan
Adoption
Develop
Service
Standards
and Inform
Riders about
Service
Changes
Mar-Jun 2023 Jul-Aug 2023 Sep-Dec 2023 Jan-Apr 2024 Apr-Sep 2024 Realign Project Phasing
6On-going emphasis on equity and transparency in all project phases and communications Realign Goals
7 Redesigning
the network
to be more
attractive for
riders
• Incorporates what we heard from the public
• Reflects how people travel today
• Gets people where they want to go
• Works within available resources
Creating a network which:
Guiding
Principles
8 Equity
Provide a network
that prioritizes
services for
communities who
need it the most.
Frequency
Provide frequent
service to the most
people; frequency’s
importance will vary by
location and be
balanced against
geographic coverage
and community needs.
Reliability
Provide bus
service that is
reliable and
predictable.
We heard you!
Engagement
9 • Over the Past Decade:
• Aging population, fewer youth, fewer
low-income households, fewer zero-
vehicle households
• Since the Pandemic:
• Demand up in select locales with
lower incomes, more diversity
• Job center demand down most
significantly
Demand Trends
Service Scenarios Overview
10 Balanced Coverage ScenarioStay the Course
More Frequency,
Less Coverage Frequent Service Scenario
Unconstrained More Frequency,
More Coverage
Unconstrained Vision
Scenario
Cost-Neutral
(Pending funding availability)
Balanced Coverage Scenario
• Keeps today’s balance between core service
and providing network coverage.
• Improves access to many destinations
• New coverage to areas with high transit
demand
• Simplifies routes to improve
reliability and travel time
• Better matches service frequency to
customer demand
11 • Focuses more frequent service in denser
a
reas at the cost of network coverage.
• All local routes provide weekday service
a
t least every 30 minutes
• Better frequency on busier trunk routes
• Simplifies routes to improve
r
eliability and travel times
• Eliminates less productive local lines and
r
oute segments.
12 Frequent Service Scenario
• Expanded frequent service, expanded
c
overage, more revenue, operators, buses,
bus garages needed.
• Restores pandemic suspensions, with some
c
hanges to support equity and reflect new
travel patterns.
• Proposed on-d emand microtransit zones
where fixed route service expansion is less
practical.
13 Unconstrained Vision Scenario
Key Highlights
14 Consistent between
Balanced Coverage and
Frequent Service scenarios
15 Line 99 is proposed to be discontinued,
and Line 10 will be extended south
along Mission Blvd to South Hayward
BART and Union City BART.
System-wide Summary
16 Existing
Network
Balanced
Coverage
Scenario
Frequent Service
Scenario
Unconstrained
Vision
Scenario
10 minutes or less 2 routes 3 routes 4 routes 20 routes 10 - 15 minutes 9 routes 8 routes 10 routes 17 routes
15 – 30 minutes 28 routes 34 routes 39 routes 26 routes Over 30 minutes 23 routes 14 routes 0 routes 0 routes
Total 62 routes 59 routes 53 routes 63 routes
17 Review and comment on
bus service proposals
online, in person, or at a
local library.
Shape the
future of
AC Transit’s
bus
network
November 1 – December 13, 2023
Public Engagement: Phase 3
Visit: actransit.org/realign
Public Engagement: Phase 3
18 November 1 – December 13, 2023 Shape the
future of
AC Transit’s
bus
network
• 20+ Community Pop-Ups and Pop-Ins*
• 30+ City Council/Commission Presentations
• 2 Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG) Meetings
• 10 CBO Partnerships
• 7 CBO-led Open House events
• 1 Community Virtual Workshop on December 7, 2023
• 2 updates to AC Transit Board on November 1 and December 13 Public Engagement:
Phase 3
19 Print and Digital Collateral Project
Webpage
Social Media
& eNews
Paid Advertising
In media outlets
and on buses
Flyer & giveaway
item
Route/Summary
Books at
Libraries and
Customer
Service Center
Display Boards
& Take-one
Ad Cards & Car
Cards & Digital
signage
Digital Interactive
Maps/Feedback
Static Maps/Feedback
Downloadable PDF/Print
Maps/Feedback
20 Staff Contacts
Diann Castleberry
External Affairs Representative
(510) 891-4801
[email protected]
Crystal Wang
Transportation Planner
(510) 891-4735
[email protected]
more info at
Actransit.org/realign
Email us at
[email protected]
Check out our
proposals
online!
Item# 7
LB 23-040
Council Member Handbook
1 Council Member Handbook
Modifications
City Council Meeting
October 24, 2023
City Manager
Assistant City Manager
City Clerk
City Attorney
2 Background
The Council Member Handbook was
adopted in July 1983 to provide
procedural rules for how the Council will
operate
The Council typically reviews the
handbook annually and adopts changes to
processes and procedures, as necessary.
The Council held a retreat on April 22,
2023, and discussed proposed changes to
the handbook.
Mayor appointed Ad Hoc Committee:
Mayor Salinas, Councilmember Goldstein,
Councilmember Syrop
1 2
The Ad Hoc Committee met on June
12th, July 10th, and September 18th
Areas of Review and Consensus
1. Compensation for Members
2. Council Office Budget Guidelines
3. Special Meetings
4. Agenda
5. Delivery of Agenda
6. Rules, Decorum, and Order
7. Motion to Amend
8. Council Committees and
Appointments
9. Responsibility of Council Liaison
10.Committees, Commissions, and
Task Forces
3 Compensation for Members
• Hayward Municipal Code Chapter 2,
Article 1, Section 2-1.10
• Mayor – $40,000
• Councilmember – $25,000
• Beginning July 1, 2003 increases based
on the Consumer Price Index San
Francisco-Oakland Metropolitan Area - All
Items, not to exceed 5%
• Salaries have not consistently been
adjusted in accordance with code.
• 2004-2022 waived increases
• 2009 5% pay cut
• Current Salaries
• Mayor – $41,958
• Councilmember – $26,224
• Option 1 – Make no changes to the
current Mayor and Councilmember
salaries. Adhere to code moving forward.
• Mayor – $41,958
• Councilmember – $26,224
• Option 2 – Update Mayor and
Councilmember salaries to reflect salaries
that would be in place had code
provisions been applied consistently
beginning FY2004 through FY2024.
• Mayor – $69,288
• Councilmember – $43,305
• Option 3 – Update Mayor and
Councilmember salaries to reflect salaries
that would be in place had code
provisions been applied consistently
beginning FY2016 through FY2024.
• Mayor – $52,782
• Councilmember – $32,989
Option 2 Fiscal
Impact = $139,118
annually
Note: None of the options require a change to the
language in the Council Handbook
4 Other Sections Reviewed
2. Council Office Budget Guidelines
• Language added to document the amount of educational and discretionary funding that each member is allocated (Mayor - $5,000 and Council $2,500) • Language added to include the sponsorship of community events as an acceptable use of discretionary funds
• Change to allow for other expenses as approved by the City Manager and Mayor instead of Council, including a process to settle disagreements
3. Special Meetings – No Changes
4. Agenda
• Language added to prohibit public comments that impede the orderly conduct of the Council
5 Other Sections Reviewed
5. Delivery of Agenda – No Changes
6. Rules, Decorum, and Order
• Language added to clarify criticism as protected speech • Language added to remind members that advanced notice about how a member intends to vote should not be shared on social media • Language added to remind members not to directly respond to other members on social media
7. Motion to Amend
• Language changed to clarify the process of amending a motion 6 Other Sections Reviewed
8. Council Committees and Appointments
• Language added to document a new process for ratifying the Mayor’s appointments to standing committees, commissions and boards via a consent agenda item. • Language added directing the use of the same consent agenda item, if the terms coincide with the Mayor’s other appointments, to appoint members to other boards requiring a resolution
9. Responsibility of Council Liaison
• Language added to clarify that liaisons could share information from board and commission meetings during the Council Reports and Announcements section of the Council Agenda
10. Committees, Commissions, and Task Forces
• Language added from Resolution 87-323 related to the removal or non-reappointment of commissioners who fail to meet attendance requirements (special meetings will count for attendance purposes)
• Brown Act language added related to meeting requirements in person and remote • The City Council has expressed a strong preference for commissioners and task force members to attend meetings in person.
7 Two Additional Recommended Changes:
• Page 26 of the Handbook on "Work Sessions“ – Staff
recommends deleting the last sentence that reads "A Work Session presentation and discussion shall be limited to one hour" as this is no longer the Council's practice.
• Page 13 of the Council Appointed Officials Handbook on “Bylaws” – Staff recommends adding a sentence that reads “Bylaw amendments must be reviewed by the Council.”
8 Questions