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MINUTES OF JOINT CITY COUNCIL/HAYWARD GEOLOGIC HAZARD
ABATEMENT DISTRICT BOARD MEETING
OF THE CITY OF HAYWARD
Council Chambers
777 B Street, Hayward, CA 94541
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
The Joint City Council/Hayward Geologic Hazard Abatement District Board meeting was called to order by Board Chair Salinas at 7:03 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: BOARD MEMBERS Andrews, Bonilla, Roche, Goldstein, Syrop, and Chair Salinas
Absent: Zermeño
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Approve the GHAD Minutes of the Board Meeting of November 19, 2024. It was moved by Board member Bonilla and seconded by Board member Syrop to approve the minutes; the motion carried unanimously (6-0-0), with Zermeño absent.
PUBLIC HEARING
2. GHAD Manager Haley Ralston presented the staff report regarding the proposed GHAD budget for the 2025/2026 fiscal year from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. The proposed budget is $260,804.00. While the GHAD Board suspended the levy of assessment during the 2023/2024 fiscal year for The Reserve development, the Board authorized reinstating an assessment levy in 2024/2025 fiscal year. For the 2025/2026, staff recommend an assessment levy of $1,217.50 for parcels within The Reserve development. Staff recommended the 2025/2026 fiscal year levy be imposed at the consumer price index (CPI) inflation-adjusted reserve limit for the Hideaway and Hayward SoMi developments.
Staff also recommended updating the annual CPI reference month from June to December in order to provide the GHAD Board with more precise budget and assessment figures during the annual budget approval cycle.
There was no public comment on this item.
Board member Roche requested GHAD staff confirm it had notified property owners within The Reserve development of the reinstatement of the levy and Ms. Ralston so confirmed that notice had been mailed. Board member Roche also inquired whether the GHAD would be taking into 2 52449071.2/517102.0001
account the fact that state fire hazard maps have been updated; Ms. Ralston indicated the GHAD is responsible for vegetation management for fire suppression within the open space parcels the GHAD owns and that the GHAD will factor these updates into its future work plans.
Motion by Board member Roche (seconded by Board member Goldstein) to approve Resolution No. 25-01 approving the GHAD Budget for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 and updating the annual CPI reference month to December; the motion carried unanimously (6-0-0), with Zermeño absent.
3. GHAD MANAGER REPORT
The GHAD Manager reported that all the spring vegetation management for fire supression and monitoring has been completed. The GHAD will be repairing a landslide impacting an access road located in one of the GHAD-owned open space parcels in The Reserve development. Staff will be working with the Hayward SoMi development on the transfer process and will also be working on the annexation of the Parcel Group 3 development.
GHAD BOARD MEMBERS’ REPORTS, REFERRAL, AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
4. None.
ADJOURNMENT
GHAD Board Chair Salinas adjourned the meeting at 7:18 pm.
APPROVED:
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Amara Morrison, Clerk and General Counsel
Hayward Geologic Hazard Abatement District