CONCURRENT MEETING
GEOLOGIC HAZARD
ABATEMENT DISTRICT/
CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER 28, 2025
PRESENTATIONS
Item #6
LB 25-036
Proposed
Amendments to the
Maintenance and
Repair of Sidewalks
Ordinance
1 Item 6: Proposed Amendments to the Maintenance
and Repair of Sidewalks Ordinance
October 28, 2025
Director of Maintenance Services: Todd Rullman
City Attorney: Michael Lawson
2 Need for Sidewalk Repairs
3 Hayward Sidewalks
• City of Hayward has approximately 430 miles of sidewalks • Inspection Program and Repair
• Each of the 10 Districts inspected annually in Summer/Fall and 2 Districts selected for repair
• Ongoing Maintenance
• City of Hayward Maintenance Services Department – in response to complaints (Access Hayward)
• Adjacent Property Owners
4 Current Ordinance re:
Maintenance and Repair of Sidewalks
• State Law requires property owners to maintain sidewalks adjoining to their property
• Hayward codified the same requirement 24 years ago in 2001 • Local Ordinance requires property owners to maintain
sidewalks adjoining to their property
• Where property owner fails to repair, Ordinance allows City to repair and recover costs through a special assessment against the property
• If sidewalk conditions are not repaired, may cause a trip hazard 5 Proposed Ordinance Amendment
• Seeks to clarify the duty of property owners and to hold property owners liable should they fail to remedy dangerous sidewalk conditions
“[An adjacent property owner] shall owe a duty to members of the public to keep and maintain the Sidewalk in a safe and non-dangerous condition. If, as a result a [property owner’s] failure to maintain a Sidewalk …, any person suffers injury or damage…, the Responsible Person shall be liable to such person for the resulting damages or injury.” • Specifically exempts repairs due to damage caused by City or others
“[Property owner shall not be responsible for repairs] where the unsafe condition exists because of some act of the City”
• Burden of proof upon property owner
6 Impacts of Ordinance Amendment
• For Property Owners:
• Homeowner Insurance Rates should not be impacted
• No charge encroachment permits
• For the City:
• Status quo will result in significant and continued impacts to the General Fund, which may amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars per claim
7 Notification of Ordinance Changes
and Hardship Program
• Notification – Mail notices to be sent to all utility customers with water bills
• Hardship Program
• Proposed annual budget: $30,000
• Source of Funds: Non-general Fund, Non-Enterprise Fund • Eligibility Criteria - Participation in existing means-based programs:
PG&E CARE or CalFresh
8 Questions
Item #7
PH 25-0345
Unrepresented Employees
Salary and Benefits Resolution
for Executives, the City Clerk
Employment Agreement, and
the City Attorney Employment
Agreement
Hayward Police Department Year-End Report
1 Adopt Resolutions Amending the Unrepresented
Salary and Benefits Resolution for Executives, the
City Clerk
Employment Agreement,
and the City
Attorney Employment Agreement
Presenter:
Ian Tecson, Director of Human Resources
Hayward Police Department Year-End Report
2 1
2 3
Executive Furlough
Ian Tecson, Director of Human Resources
Unrepresented Executives, City Clerk, and City Attorney Group 4% Equivalent of Annual Salary FISCAL IMPACT
All Unrepresented Executive Classifications except for the Police Chief 83.2 hour furlough $192,900 savings to the General Fund City Clerk and City Attorney 83.2 hour furlough $29,500 savings to the General Fund