CITY COUNCIL
MEETING
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025
PRESENTATIONS
Item #11
WS 25-033
Business-Friendly
Hayward Project
Update
BUSINESS-FRIENDLY HAYWARD
City Council Work Session ● September 23, 2025
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Streamline entitlement & permitting
processes for desirable businesses
across the City’s commercial &
mixed-use zoning districts.
Activate vacant and underutilized
properties and storefronts
Downtown
OUTREACH
• Surveys to business owners and
community members
• Tabling at Downtown Street
Parties
• Kick off with CEDC
• DHIA Meeting
• Planning Commission Work
Session
• Focus Groups
BEST PRACTICES
• Flexible & Simplified Zoning
o Fremont, Mountain View, Union City
• Active Use Overlays/Districts
o Pleasanton, Redwood City
• Live Entertainment Permits
o Sacramento, Morgan Hill
• Vacant to Vibrant Program
o San Francisco
• Sidewalk Cafes and Parklets
o Emeryville, Pleasanton, San Jose
DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL ANALYSIS
Key Demographic Groups Categories of Retailers
• Mid-income, diversely aged
singles
• Affluent and blue-color, middle-
aged families
• Dining & Nightlife
• Fitness & Wellness
• Family Entertainment
• Necessities & Groceries
• Entertainment & Experiential
• Personal Services
• Specialty Retail
• Home and Garden
Strengths
• Central location, free parking
• “Good bones” for a walkable environment
Weaknesses
• “The Loop”
• Vacant/poorly maintained properties
Opportunities
• Improve traffic circulation
• Attract live music and experiential businesses
Threats
• Losing the movie theater as an anchor
• Cost of improvements
ANALYSIS OF CODES & PRACTICES
Areas for Improvement
• Administrative and Conditional Use
Permits are costly and time
consuming
• Definitions are unclear, particularly
for more modern uses
• Too many commercial zoning
districts create unnecessary nuance
ANALYSIS OF CODES & PRACTICES
Recommendations
• Create simple permits for temporary uses
and small-scale live entertainment
• Reduce use permit requirements for
desirable uses, like beer/wine establishments
• Consider “entertainment zones” in specific
areas, like Downtown
• Allow Accessory Commercial Units (ACUs)
within the Downtown and Mission Boulevard
zoning districts
• Consolidate small commercial districts into
similar larger ones
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
• Looking at the Analysis of Hayward Codes and Practices Report, does Council have feedback on allowing the following uses?
oMaking beer/wine sales more permissible
oAllowing small scale live entertainment activities with a simplified permitting process
oIdentifying specified entertainment zones that potentially include open carry alcoholic beverages
oAllowing Accessory Commercial Units on residential properties in select locations Downtown and near Mission Boulevard
oAnything else?
• Are there any other types of businesses we should consider streamlining the permitting process for?
Item #12
LB 25-027
Cal Cities 2025
Annual Conference
Hayward Police Department Year-End Report
1 Cal Cities Annual Conference 2025
Miriam Lens, City Clerk
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
September 23, 2025
Hayward Police Department Year-End Report
2 ❑ Cal Cities Annual Conference: October 8-10, 2025
• One Voting and up to two Alternate Delegates
❑ City’s Delegates to the League, East Bay Division
• Mayor Salinas - Delegate
• Council Member Syrop – Alternate
❑ Registered to attend the conference
o Mayor Salinas and Council Member Bonilla Jr.
❑ Cal Cities did not receive any general resolutions
Cal Cities
Annual
Conference
(LB 25-027)
Hayward Police Department Year-End Report
3 • Questions for Staff
• Public Comments
• Council Comments
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a Resolution Designating a Voting Delegate and an Alternate as Hayward’s Representatives to the Cal Cities 2025 Annual Conference
Cal Cities
Annual
Conference
(LB 25-027)
Item #13
LB 25-028
FY 2026 Salary
Plan Amendment
Hayward Police Department Year-End Report
1 Adopt a Resolution Approving an Amendment to
the City of Hayward Salary Plan for
Fiscal Year 2026
Presenter:
Ian Tecson, Director of Human Resources
Hayward Police Department Year-End Report
2 1
2 3
Amendments to the City of Hayward Salary Plan for
Fiscal Year 2026
Ian Tecson, Director of Human Resources
New Classifications
CLASSIFICATION SALARY SETTING FISCAL IMPACT
Fire Plans Examiner (T495) Equivalent to Plan Checker
(T325)
Included and approved as part of the FY 2026 budget, therefore there is no additional fiscal impact.
Senior Plan Checking Engineer (T340) 10% above Plan Checking Engineer $17, 796 to the General Fund
Salary Adjustments
CLASSIFICATION INCREASE FISCAL IMPACT
Hayward Police Management Unit ( “HPMU”) 11.82% effective 6/30/2025 $294,762 to the General Fund Police Chief (P500) 5.68% effective 6/30/2025
4% was included and approved as part of the FY 2025-26 budget process. Fiscal impact for the remaining 1.68% is $12,425 to the General Fund
Supervising Plan Checker & Expeditor (H325) 6.59% effective 9/22/2025 $13,244 to the General Fund Hayward Police Department Year-End Report
3 1
2 3
Amendments to the City of Hayward Salary Plan for
Fiscal Year 2026
Living Wage Ordinance
Ian Tecson, Director Human Resources
CLASSIFICATION SALARY ADJUSTMENT FISCAL IMPACT
Mayor (E100) -5% effective 9/22/2025 $3,594 savings to the General Fund City Council (E110) -5% effective 9/22/2025 $15,309 savings to the General Fund Administrative Intern (Z120) 1.50% effective 6/30/2025 $595 to the Sewer Fund Information Technology (Z121) 1.50% effective 6/30/2025 No fiscal impact Technical Intern (Z125) 1.50% effective 6/30/2025 $595 to the Sewer Fund