HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 25-____
Introduced by Council Member _____________
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROPRIATE $1,094,417 FROM MEASURE BB PARATRANSIT FUND BALANCE AND AMEND THE AGREEMENT WITH ONWARD HEALTH, INC. FOR PARATRANSIT SERVICES FOR A TOTAL NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $1,975,030 WHEREAS, the City of Hayward operates the Hayward Operated Paratransit (HOP) program to provide non-ADA paratransit services to eligible seniors and adults with disabilities residing in Hayward and unincorporated mid-County; and WHEREAS, HOP is funded exclusively by the Alameda County Measure BB sales tax through Direct Local Distribution (DLD) funds dedicated to non-ADA paratransit services; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Hayward by Resolution No. 25-056, dated April 22, 2025, adopted the FY 2025–2026 Measure BB Annual Paratransit Program Plan (PPP) and authorized the City Manager to enter into an agreement for HOP paratransit services; and WHEREAS, the CITY entered into an agreement with Onward Health, Inc. (“Onward”) for Fiscal Year 2025–2026 paratransit services with a not-to-exceed amount of $880,613; and WHEREAS, program participation and utilization have exceeded original projections, demonstrating higher-than-anticipated community need and necessitating additional funding to continue providing services; and WHEREAS, the Measure BB paratransit fund has sufficient reserves to support this increase, with an available fund balance of $5,045,293 as of December 31, 2025; and WHEREAS, to continue providing HOP services for the remainder of FY 2025–2026, it is necessary to appropriate additional funds from Measure BB paratransit fund balance and amend the agreement with Onward to increase the not-to-exceed amount and revise the Scope of Work and Program Budget; and WHEREAS, staff are closely monitoring expenditures and program growth alongside costs to ensure that the existing model can be sustained and will evaluate program revisions and cost controls as needed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Hayward hereby authorizes the City Manager or their designee to Appropriate $1,094,417 from Measure BB paratransit fund balance for FY 2025–2026 paratransit services; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager or their designee is authorized to amend the Agreement with Onward Health, Inc. to increase the contract amount by $1,094,417 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $1,975,030 and to revise the existing Scope of Work and Program Budget to reflect revised program projections.
IN COUNCIL, HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA, , 2026 ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: MAYOR:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Hayward
City Attorney of the City of Hayward
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