SPECIAL COUNCIL
INFRASTRUCTURE & AIRPORT
COMMITTEE MEETING
NOVEMBER 13, 2025
DOCUMENTS RECEIVED AFTER
PUBLISHED AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENTS
ACT 25-073:
Skywest Properties
Update Report
requirement.
Land Use: This requires only 12-15 acres, not 50.
2. Supplementary Tenants (10-15 Acres) The remaining rent (approx. $860k) can be met by leasing smaller parcels to other high-demand, FAA-compatible recreational businesses, such as:
A Rentable Sports Complex: Privately operated futsal, pickleball, or padel court complexes are highly profitable businesses that serve a clear community need.
A BMX Racing / Pump Track: A professionally managed track generates revenue from practice fees, rentals, and hosting local race events.
A Food & Beverage Hub: A 1-2 acre parcel for a family-friendly restaurant, beer garden, or food truck park would serve all park visitors and generate significant lease revenue.
The Win-Win Result
This "Hybrid Recreational" model could meet the airport's $2.36 million mandate using as little as 25 acres of the 50-acre business parcel.
This approach would free up the remaining 25 acres, which could then be added to the 39 acres already designated for open space.
This creates a contiguous 64-acre public park—significantly larger than the 39 acres in the current plan—all while creating a vibrant, self-sustaining recreational hub that fully satisfies the airport's financial obligations.
We urge the committee to direct staff to explore this more efficient, community-focused, and financially-sound alternative.
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Alejandro Jasso | Co-Chair,
Bike Hayward
Email: [email protected]
IG: @bike.hayward @bikeeastbay
ACT 25-074:
Safe Streets
Hayward Update
(A St, B St, Tennyson)
From: Brian Lie
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2025 10:47 AM
To: Douglas McNeeley <[email protected]>
Subject: ACT 25-07 4
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Hello to all Council Infrastructure & Airport Committee, I'm a resident living close to Palma Ceia Park. I've been bike commuting by way of Tennyson road for the past 3 years to get to BART, not my favorite but there's very limited options to get there from east of 880. Thank you for including a high investment option in the recommendation, and I fully support that future project, it will save so many lives! Please see this as an opportunity for doing it once and doing it right, the 'high-investment', class IV raised option will be much better than redoing this again in the future - which will inevitably happen based on how much surrounding cities (Oakland, San Leandro, Fremont) have upgraded their street safety infrastructure over the past years. This project will be such a great gift for the safety of all road users, not just bikes. I drive along this road myself!
Thank you for your time!
Brian
Our first recommendation is to analyze options beyond plastic flex posts and consider using "quick-build" durable concrete dividers.
These modular barriers are the ideal
solution: they are permanent, provide real physical protection, and are cheaper in the long run than constantly replacing plastic. Unlike full curb reconstruction, they are cost-effective, fast to install on existing pavement, and have built-in drainage. They are the safest, most durable, and most fiscally responsible solution:
https://capitalprecastllc.com/products/bike-lane-
dividers/
Our second and most urgent concern is the Tennyson Road proposal itself.
1. CRITICAL FAILURE:
Tennyson Segment 4 (Ruus to Whitman)
We are shocked that no protected bike lane (Class IV) alternative is being offered for this segment. The plan only proposes paint. This is unacceptable.
Parking vs. Safety: The only reason for this omission appears to be the preservation of on-street parking. This is a baffling decision. Every single business in this segment already has its own large, private, off-street parking lot. We are trading proven, life-saving infrastructure for redundant, non-revenue-generating parking spots that are not needed.
The Deadly Gap: This segment connects directly to the East Bay Greenway (Segment 5), which will have high-quality protected lanes. The current plan creates a dangerous, high-speed gap that forces riders, including children, out of a safe facility and into traffic.
A Key Destination: This is the primary route to the new Tennyson Pump Track, a major regional destination for families and children.
We urge the committee to direct staff to add a full Class IV Protected Bike Lane alternative for this segment.
Segment 2 (Calaroga to Patrick)
This is the most dangerous part of the corridor and the current proposals are unacceptably weak. While the "High Investment" option proposes protection, the "Continuous Bike Facility" option doesn't even include a buffer or flex posts, which is less than what is offered in other segments.
This is the exact section where our community members were killed. Christopher Cassel and Jose Enciso Hernandez were killed riding their bikes on this 880 overpass. Denesha Turner, a 21-year-old mother, was killed and her child left in critical condition when they were hit crossing an on-ramp here.
To propose only paint for this "Continuous" option is an insult to their memory. This segment demands the highest level of protection, ideally quick-build concrete barriers, but at an absolute minimum, it must include durable, physical separation. Paint is not an option here.
2. Other Major Tennyson Road Concerns
Segment 3 (Patrick to Ruus): There is a critical missing link for cyclists trying to go south on Ruus Rd. It is too dangerous to merge across heavy traffic to the left-turn lane.
We request a new, signalized crosswalk or bike signal at this intersection to provide a safe and intuitive crossing.
Segment 1 (Hesperian to Calaroga): The "Continuous" option is a downgrade from the lanes west of Hesperian. To be truly continuous, it must include parking removal on the north side and durable, physical protection.
3. A Street Concerns (Segments 5 & 6)
The "Continuous" options for Grand St to Watkins must include durable, physical protection.
We cannot repeat the mistake made on Main Street, where the unprotected, curb-level bike lane is constantly blocked by parked cars, making it useless and dangerous.
This committee has the power to fix this. We are not just numbers on a map; we are the nine pedestrians and cyclists who have already been killed on or near Tennyson Road since 2015.
We are the families and children who just want to get to the park.
We ask you to direct staff to amend the plan to include a truly protected option for Tennyson Segment 4 and to use durable, quick-build concrete protection for all protected bike lanes proposed for continuous option.
Thank you
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Alejandro Jasso | Co-Chair,
Bike Hayward
Email: [email protected]