CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MAY 21, 2024
DOCUMENTS RECEIVED
AFTER PUBLISHED
AGENDA
Item# 8
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing
the City Manager to Negotiate
and Execute a Memorandum of
Understanding with the
Hayward Area Recreation and
Park District for Operations and
Maintenance of Certain
Landscape and Lighting
Assessment
District Parks
CONS 24-260:
1 Lilia Corral
From:
Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2024 4:22 PM
To: List-Mayor-Council
Subject: CONSENT Item 8 (CONS 24-260) - HARD
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Hello, I live at SoHay (condo) and pay a substantial amount of property (LLAD) tax for SoHay public park – I am happy to do so as long as the park is WELL maintained. Shortly after the developer (Taylor Morrison) first turned over the park to the City (and HARD assumed maintenance of it), the maintenance was horrible - weeds everywhere, dead plants, overflowing trash, etc. However, recently the maintenance has been much better (thanks, in part, I suspect, to City staƯ for staying on top of HARD for contractual maintenance responsibilities). I respectfully request that Council direct staƯ to monitor the parks for compliance with the new maintenance standards to ensure the City (and residents) are getting what we are paying for.
I also respectfully ask City to consider adding two provisions to the contract with HARD re: SoHay: (1) a hyperlink in Access Hayward to submit maintenance requests that are CC’ed to City but routed to HARD for action so City residents can have ONE portal to deal with (HARD does not have a web form or app ... you have to call or email them with problems), and (2) add basketball court provision to SoHay park as there is a ½ court basketball court there (seems to have been overlooked?).
Thank you,
Doug Mansel
Item#15
WS 24-018
Potential Ballot Measure
to Extend Without
Increasing the City of
Hayward Half-Cent Sales
Tax
City Council MeeƟng
May 21, 2024
Proposed Nov. 2024 Ballot ProposiƟon on ½ cent sales tax extension:
Dear Mayor and City Council Members:
Much has been accomplished with Measure C sales tax which was overwhelmingly approved 10 years ago. I support the passage of the proposed 2024 measure to extend the exisƟng ½ cent sales tax to support the prioriƟes idenƟfied in the community surveys. I agree that public safety; maintaining and upgrading public infrastructure; safety net services; and disaster preparedness are prioriƟes. As we consider extending this measure for another 20+ years, the biggest and most urgent City needs are in the areas of public safety, and affordable housing, especially with the lasƟng impact of the Covid pandemic.
These designated prioriƟes are being incorporated in the proposed ballot quesƟon to encourage people to vote yes on this funding measure, assured that sales tax money will be spent to address the problems the community has idenƟfied. As I read the proposed ballot quesƟon in the City’s mailer, priority #4 - providing “safety net services for those most in need,” is not included! This omission must be corrected before the language is finalized. Lack of homeless housing faciliƟes and resources is part of Public Safety, both for the housed and unhoused.
Homelessness may not rank highest on surveys, but it’s definitely on people’s minds.
We are in a Housing Crisis! Long-term projects, such as The Depot, St Regis, and HEART are integral to the soluƟon. The proposiƟon needs to specify more of these types of housing soluƟons in the renewed Measure C. Hayward’s homeless populaƟon appears to have been reduced according to the PIT count of January 2024. Let’s keep this reducƟon on track by providing future funds to address this urgent, priority issue.
Ro Aguilar
Hayward resident