CITY COUNCIL
MEETING
JANUARY 28,
2025
PRESENTATIONS
ALAMEDA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT January 28, 2025
Investing in Community
Resiliency
Presentation to Hayward City Council
Revenue Enhancement:
District’s Zones in Western Alameda County
Revenue enhancement will be focused in:
Zone 2: 55,555 parcels on 36,606 acres
• 16,485 parcels (30%) within City of Hayward
Zone 4: 2,958 parcels on 2,571 acres
• All parcels within City of Hayward
Zone 9: 6,308 parcels on 2,482 acres
• Serves portion of the City of San Leandro
“Perfect storm” of resource needs
• Climate change will only increase the
frequency and intensity of extreme
storms in the future.
• Sea level rise impacts to low-lying
communities
• Aging infrastructure (50-70 years old)
• Costs of maintenance and operations
continue to rise
• Costs of delivering projects continue
to rise
• About $700M in unmet capital project
needs
San Lorenzo Creek along A Street in Hayward
District’s Current Funding
Taxes
Benefit
Assessment
Other
Current Revenue
*Benefit assessment has not increased since 1993
Dollars Percent
Taxes $6.5 million 61%
Benefit assessment* $2.2 million 21%
Other $1.8 million 17%
Annual total $10.5 million
Zones 2, 4, and 9 Combined (FY2024)
Current revenue cannot ever catch up.
Increase in Benefit Assessment
Suggested funding level:
$316 million over 20 years
• Zone 2: $272 million
• Zone 4: $31 million
• Zone 9: $12 million
Strategic decision:
• Covers critical projects
• Palatable increase for public
Zone 4, Line A – Tidegate Structure by the Bay, Hayward
Proposed Critical Projects in Hayward (Zones 2 and 4)
• Increase stormwater carrying capacity to withstand larger storms • Upgrade and/or reconstruct aging infrastructure to extend service life • Decrease risk of flooding
• Protect properties
• Remove FEMA designated floodplains
• Reduce long-term maintenance costs
Next Steps: Benefit Assessment Increase
1. Finalizing project list and cost details
2. Robust stakeholder engagement and public education, including community survey
3. Support of education and outreach by our partners
4. Board formal approval of Engineer's Report Target: March 2025
5. Ballot mailed to property owners, indicate whether they are in favor of, or in opposition to, the proposed assessments.Target:April 2025
6. Board public hearing with weighted ballots Target: May 2025
7. If the public is in favor, the Board may then approve the assessments. Thank You!
Critical Projects: Hayward (Zones 2 and 4)
How Benefit Assessments Are Calculated
Benefit assessment amount is based on the following factors:
• Location within or outside of floodplain
• Parcel size
• Land use category (single-family residential, agricultural, industrial, etc.) • Impervious surface (based on land use category)
Item#4
WS 25-001
South Bay
Connect
Capitol Corridor Service
▪ State-Supported Intercity Passenger Rail
Service
▪ 170-mile route on host railroad owned
right of way
▪ 168 miles (Union Pacific Railroad)
▪ 2 miles (Peninsula Corridor JPB)
▪ Annual Ridership: 1.8M in FY19, 1.0M in
FY24
▪ Operated by Amtrak under Capitol
Corridor JPA oversight
▪ California-owned equipment
1 Station Ridership
Rank by
Ridership
Stations Ridership
(2023)
% Total
Ridership
1 Sacramento 548,478 28%
2 Davis 227,200 12%
3 Emeryville 213,412 11%
4 Oakland Jack London 136,464 7%
5 Richmond 126,161 7%
6 Martinez 122,916 6%
7 San Jose-Diridon 108,651 6%
8 Berkeley 87,468 5%
9 Santa Clara-Great America 69,913 4%
10 Fairfield-Vacaville 66,321 3%
13 Hayward 30,058 2%
14 Fremont-Centerville 29,663 2%
2 What is South Bay Connect (SBC)?
▪ Capitol Corridor route relocation
(Oakland Coliseum to Newark)
▪ Two discontinued Capitol Corridor stations
(Hayward & Fremont-Centerville)
▪ New Ardenwood intermodal station
(existing Transbay bus & shuttle connections)
▪ Service frequency remains the same
▪ Rail infrastructure improvements to ensure
operational efficiency and reliability for both
passenger and freight rail
3 Coast Subdivision Rail Improvements
▪ Shift and replace 17-miles of existing track
▪ Construct additional track within existing rail
right-of-way
▪ Improve 25 existing at-grade crossings
▪ Replace/modify existing railroad bridges over
water/culvert crossings
▪ Construct new railroad bridges over
water/culvert crossings
▪ Construct new Ardenwood Station
4 Ardenwood Station Conceptual Design looking north from SR-84.
Existing Park & Ride is to right of proposed new station.
Reduce passenger rail travel time → increased ridership ▪ Up to 13 minute travel time savings per trip
▪ Attractive and connected transit = More train riders & decreased freeway traffic South Bay Connect Outcomes
Diversify and enhance rail network integration
▪ Reduced duplication & service differentiation with BART’s extension to San Jose ▪ Differentiates BART’s local/frequent service from Capitol Corridor’s inter-regional/express service
Improve service between 21 County megaregional markets
▪ Reduced train congestion = More reliable service
▪ New Ardenwood Station = Transbay link to 125+ bus & shuttles serving Peninsula 5 Project Outreach Activities
2019 Project planning initiated
Coordination with city staff along the Project corridor for potential new Coast Subdivision station location evaluation (SBC Project Definition Report) 2020 CEQA Notice of Preparation (NOP) project scoping initiated.
Public notices posted in newspapers; postcard mailers to 15,000+ property owners.
Virtual public scoping meetings; telephone town halls
2021 Community Working Groups convened
2024 Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) released for public review on May 29.
Project information on project website. Public notices in local newspapers; postcard mailers to 15,000+ property owners. 4 virtual public meetings and Community Working Group meeting.
6 Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Final EIR certified by CCJPA Board of Directors on Nov 20, 2024.
The EIR identified no significant and unavoidable impacts (those that cannot feasibly be mitigated to less than significant levels) resulting from implementation of the Project.
The following resource areas may have impacts that will be less than significant with mitigation incorporated:
• Aesthetics and Visual Resources
• Air Quality
• Biological Resources
• Cultural Resources
• Geology, Soils and Paleontological Resources
• Hydrology and Water Quality
• Noise and Vibration
• Recreation
• Tribal Cultural Resources
7 EXTRA SLIDES
Project Status
Current
Phase
Environmental/Preliminary Design
Key Partner
Engagement
UPRR review and approval of rail improvement
designs and agreement for service route shift
required
Upcoming
Project
Activities
Seek federal funding and initiate NEPA compliance,
continue preliminary design. Additional stakeholder
and community engagement expected with NEPA
process.
9 Agency Introduction and
Project Overview
Robert Padgette, Managing Director
Shirley Qian, Principal Planner
Hayward City Council Meeting
January 28, 2025
Item#5
LB 25-02
Hayward
Public
Library
STRATEGIC PLAN 2024 -2029
Jayanti Addleman
Director of Library Services
[email protected]
Hayward City Council
January 28th, 2025
What is it and Why now?
• A plan/series of actions designed to maximize HPL’s
capabilities
• A guide for deploying resources to deliver on HPL’s mission • A decision-making tool to help us meet our goals
• New anchor library building complete
• Expanded resources and capabilities
• One new bookmobile (and another on the way)
• Post-pandemic
• Education City Focus
2 THE PROCESS & DATA COLLECTION
STAFF & PARTNER
SURVEY
Digital survey
delivered to HPL’s
stakeholders
collecting insights
around quality of
services and ideas on
future services.
PEER LIBRARY
ANALYSIS
First-hand and
benchmark data
collected from similar
libraries across the US
to understand best
practices and
potential gaps in
service.
YOUTH
VISIONING
Drawings from youth
library users on what
they imagine the
library should look
like.
INTERVIEWS &
FOCUS GROUPS
Meetings with staff,
trustees, community
partners, parents, etc.
to discuss HPL’s
current efforts &
future aspirations.
COMMUNITY
SURVEY
Digital survey to
patrons and
community members
around their needs
and how HPL can
fulfill these needs.
57 Participants 16 invited libraries 27 participants81 Participants 775 Participants
KEY INSIGHT FINDING
High Patron & Staff Satisfaction
Detractors
Passives
Promoters
Community NPS® = 63
Staff NPS® = 63
Partner NPS® = 81Community and staff satisfaction of HPL is strong with a Net Promotor Score® of 63.
Satisfaction is largely consistent across all demographic groups. Some groups with slightly lower satisfaction
include:
• Limited mobility patrons
• Native Hawaiians or Pacific Islanders
• Non-cardholders
Some library partners and staff believe service to the
following patron groups should improve:
• Working families
• College age/early career
• Unsheltered patrons
4 Key Insights: Large Increases
Program
Attendance
Collection
Use
Library
Visits
Staff
Workloads
Social
Services
KEY INSIGHT FINDING
Most mentioned Programs & Services
• Expanded library hours is a frequently mentioned future goal • Availability of materials is the most important service for most respondents
• Wi-Fi access is an important priority for non-card holders • Programming for adults, children, & teens valued higher by the Black/African American respondents compared to
other racial groups
• Internet computers are of heightened importance for the unsheltered population compared to other demographic groups • ‘Doesn’t cross my mind (to go to the library) ’ indicates a need for increased communications
6 Weekes Branch
- Safety Concerns
- Environment & Cleanliness
- Impact on children & Families
Areas of Focus of the Strategic Plan
Education & Literacy:
All residents are literate, and their educational goals are supported Hayward Culture & Heritage
Cherishing Hayward’s shared diversity and history
Outreach
Meeting community members where they are and connecting them to the Library’s offerings Social services & Economic Development
Supporting individuals seeking to improve their circumstances HPL Team Culture
Hayward Public Library brings out the best in everyone
HPL Stewardship
The Hayward Public Library makes wise use of public resources 7