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CITY OF HAYWARD
Action Minutes
City Council
7:00 PM Council ChambersTuesday, August 19, 2025
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
777 B Street, Hayward, CA 94541
City Hall, Council Chambers
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Salinas
Pledge of Allegiance: Council Member Syrop
ROLL CALL
Council Member Julie Roche, Council Member George Syrop, Mayor Mark Salinas, Council Member Ray Bonilla Jr, Council Member Francisco Zermeno, Council Member Daniel Goldstein, and Council Member Angela Andrews
Present: 7 -
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT
The City Council convened in closed session on August 19, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., with all members present and no public speakers regarding public employment pursuant to Government Code section 54957(b)(1) regarding the City Manager. City Attorney Lawson reported the City Council accepted a report from the Council Appointed Officers Committee regarding the position of City Manager but took no reportable action.
The City Council convened in closed session on August 19, 2025, at 6:15 p.m., with all members present and no public speakers regarding two items: 1) conference with legal counsel pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) regarding Newman, Jerry v. City of Hayward, et al .
Case No. 23CV049538; and 2) conference with legal counsel pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2) regarding one anticipated litigation case. City Attorney Lawson reported the City Council met and took no reportable action regarding Item 2. In regard to Item 1, the City Council did not have enough time to discuss the matter, and it was continued to the special City Council meeting on August 21, 2025.
PRESENTATION
Adopt-a-Block Day
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
Peggy Guernsey
Navi Bajwa
Kristina Kualnes
Janett Hernandez
Sijan KC
Andreanna Ocampo
Xinyl Mai
Guillermo Rivera
Walid Ahmed
Sandra Frost
Randy Waage
TJ with Hayward Concerned Citizens
Ro Aguilar
Ann E. Maris
Alejandra Wahl
CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS
Interim City Manager Addleman
CONSENT
Consent Items 2, 5, and 7 were removed from the Consent Calendar for comment.
Approval of the Consent Calendar
A motion was made by Council Member Goldstein, seconded by Council Member Syrop, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Council Member Roche, Council Member Syrop, Mayor Salinas, Council Member Bonilla Jr, Council Member Zermeno, Council Member Goldstein, and Council Member Andrews 7 -
1. Approve the Minutes of the Hayward City Council Meeting on June 24, 2025 Minutes approved.
2. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate $611,000 Grant Funding from the Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program; Approve the Local Match of $80,000 from Fund 215- Measure B (Local Transportation) and Fund 460 -Transportation Improvement Fund; Execute a Restricted Grant Agreement with the California Department of Transportation; and Create a Capital Improvement Project for the Nighttime Safety Enhancement Plan, Project No. 05359
Consent item approved, RESO 25-146
3. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 1 to the East Bay Plain Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan Implementation Agreement between the City of Hayward and East Bay Municipal Utility District Consent item approved, RESO 25-147
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4. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Award a Contract to Pacific Sewer Maintenance for Sewer Root Control Services in a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $197,612 Consent item approved, RESO 25-148
5. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Second Amendment to the Disposition, Development, and Loan Agreement with RCD GP IV, LLC and Parcel Group 8, L.P. to Accelerate the Relocation of Occupants for the Transfer of Specified City Owned Properties and for the Development of Housing
A motion was made by Council Member Goldstein, seconded by Council Member Bonilla Jr, to approve staff's recommendation. RESO 25-152. Speakers: Ro Aguilar, Jennifer Feenny, Juan Figueroa, Ann E. Maris. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Council Member Roche, Council Member Syrop, Mayor Salinas, Council Member Bonilla Jr, Council Member Zermeno, and Council Member Goldstein
6 -
Nay: Council Member Andrews1 -
6. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute an Amendment to the Agreement with Tyler Technologies, Inc. to Add the Environmental Health Module to Energov Online Permitting in a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $520,000 Annually Consent item approved, RESO 25-149
7. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Eden Youth and Family Center in a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $345,000 for Hayward Rides Program Support Services, Active Transportation Incentive and Promotion Program, Project No. 06937
Consent item approved, RESO 25-150; Speakers: TJ, Tyler Dragoni.
8. Adopt a Resolution Awarding a Construction Contract to Rosas Brothers Construction, Inc., for the Fiscal Year 2025 Sidewalk Rehabilitation and Wheelchair Ramps Project, Project No. 05340 in the Amount of $494,569.50, Approving $49,569 in Administrative Construction Contingencies, and Appropriating $351,000 in Measure B (Pedestrian and Bicycle) Fund 216 Consent item approved, RESO 25-151
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PUBLIC HEARING
9. Tree Preservation Ordinance: Introduce an Ordinance Amending the Hayward Municipal Code to Update Chapter 10 (Planning, Zoning and Subdivision), Article 15 (Tree Preservation Ordinance), Establishing New Regulatory Guidelines for the Designation, Removal and Mitigation of Protected Trees in the City of Hayward; Proposed Amendments to the 2026 Master Fee Schedule, and Finding the Proposed Project is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to Section 15307 (Class 7) and Section 15308 (Class 8) of the CEQA Guidelines (Report from Development Services Director Buizer) A motion was made by Council Member Zerme ño, seconded by Council Member Roche, to approve staff's recommendation. RESO 25-153 (Chapter 10, Article 15 (Tree Preservation), RESO 25-154 (Master Fee Schedule), Intro Ord 25-_. Speakers: Peggy Guernsey, Sandra Frost, Randy Waage,Tyler Dragoni, Mimi Dean .
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Council Member Roche, Council Member Syrop, Mayor Salinas, Council Member Bonilla Jr, Council Member Zermeno, Council Member Goldstein, and Council Member Andrews 7 -
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Salinas adjourned the City Council meeting at 10:06 p.m.
NEXT SPECIAL MEETING, August 26, 2025
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