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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, December 2, 2025
The Joint City Council/Hayward Geologic Hazard Abatement District Board meeting was called to order by Board Chair Salinas at 7:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: BOARD MEMBERS Zermeño, Roche, Bonilla, Syrop, Andrews, Goldstein and Chair Salinas
Absent: None
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Approve the GHAD Minutes of the Board Meeting of October 28, 2025. It was moved by Board member Zermeño and seconded by Board member Andrews to approve the minutes; the motion carried unanimously (7-0-0).
PUBLIC HEARING
2. Resolution 25-03: GHAD Manager Haley Ralston presented the staff report regarding approval of the annexation of the Parcel Group 3 development (Parcel Map No. 11247) into the existing Hayward GHAD, along with approval of the draft Plan of Control dated October 2, 2025. The Parcel Group 3 development is comprised of a multi-family residential building and educational building which was conditioned by the City of Hayward to be annexed into the Hayward GHAD. The property owners— La Vista Hayward, L.P. and Strategic Growth Partners, Inc.— filed a Petition for Annexation with the GHAD Clerk on September 2, 2025. A draft Plan of Control has been prepared which is separate from the La Vista (The Reserve), Ersted (The Hideaway) and Hayward SoMi Plans of Control.
There was no public comment on this item.
Motion by Board member Goldstein (seconded by Board member Syrop) to approve Resolution No. 25-03 to approve: 1) the annexation of Parcel Group 3 development into the Hayward GHAD; and 2) the draft Plan of Control, as required by GHAD Law. The motion carried unanimously (7-0-0).
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3. Resolution No. 25-04: GHAD Manager Haley Ralston presented the staff report regarding the GHAD’s intent to order an assessment for the Parcel Group 3 development and to further set a public hearing for January 27, 2026, for the GHAD to consider the proposed assessment and any protests thereto.
Board member Roche inquired whether it made a difference in the amount of the assessment based on the type of building on the parcel (school, commercial, etc.). GHAD Manager Ralston indicated that the Engineer’s Reportproposes an assessment based on square footage of the building. Board member Roche further inquired whether the assessments are passed through to the residential tenants on the property. GHAD Manager Ralston indicated the assessment is placed on the property tax bill for the parcel and that the property owner is responsible for paying the property tax bill. The GHAD has no information whether, or to what extent, assessment amounts arepassed through to tenants.
There was no public comment on this item.
Motion by Board member Roche (seconded by Board member Bonilla) to approve Resolution No. 25-04 declaring the GHAD’s intent to:1) order an assessment for the Parcel Group 3 development; and 2) set a public hearing for January 27, 2026 (which is 45 days after written notice is provided) to consider the proposed assessment and any protests thereto. The motion carried unanimously (7-0-0).
4. GHAD MANAGER REPORT
The GHAD Manager reported that all the fall monitoring has been completed and all GHAD-maintained areas are performing well. The GHAD Manager will be reaching out to schedule a meeting with the Board members who are also members of the City Council public safety committee to discuss collaborative efforts around geologic hazard preparedness.
GHAD BOARD MEMBERS’ REPORTS, REFERRAL, AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Board member Syrop inquired whether there could be inter-agency cooperation around the maintenance of the La Vista park project and Ms. Ralston responded GHAD staff will review the Plan of Control to confirm maintenance responsibilities.
GHAD Manager Ralston reminded the Board will reconvene on January 27, 2026.
ADJOURNMENT
GHAD Board Chair Salinas adjourned the meeting at 7:20 pm.
APPROVED:
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Amara Morrison, Clerk and General Counsel
Hayward Geologic Hazard Abatement District