CITY COUNCIL
MEETING
FEBRUARY 24, 2026
DOCUMENTS
RECEIVED AFTER
PUBLISHED AGENDA
Item #1
RPT 26-021
Hayward Area
Recreation and
Park District:
Comprehensive
Update on Current
Operations
From: BC4AD
To: List-Mayor-Council
Subject: Item #1 RPT 26-021
Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 9:12:23 PM
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Dear City Council,
I would like to congratulate H.A.R.D. on a home run presentation. The agency is clearly in great hands and the results speak for themselves.
One item that really stood out for me was the free swimming lessons. My friends in Europe all have mandatory swimming classes, ice skating (shout out to east bays Alysa Liu winning the gold medal at the Olympics, her father is CSUEB alumni). It is saddening that we do not have a similar mandatory program for children in elementary school to learn these essential skills.
Hopefully we can work with HUSD to implement something like this.
Best,
John
Item #4
CONS 26-046
Adopt a Resolution
Approving Plans,
Specifications, and Call
for Bids for the Fiscal
Year 2026 Pavement
Improvement Project
No. 05347
From: BC4AD
To: List-Mayor-Council; Jennifer Ott
Subject: Council meeting 2/26/26 consent item 4 pulled
Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 8:44:50 PM
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Dear City Council,
Another consideration should be to balance commercial vehicles as Hayward is a vital transportation region for the entire Bay Area. We can’t be building bike lines everywhere just for the sake of building bike lanes.
Best,
John
Public
Comment
From: BC4AD
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 7:49 PM
To: List-Mayor-Council <[email protected]>; Jennifer Ott <[email protected]>
Subject: City Council Meeting 2/24/26 - non agenda item comment
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Dear City Council & Staff,
This is in regards to the recent comments about the fatality & other comments demanding action.
My condolences to the family first and foremost.
I would suggest & recommend the city have the HPD do rotating positions at high risk roads and engage in aggressive enforcement. This is precisely the reason the HPD needs more resources, we cannot risk cutting funding.
This is the easiest & simplest mechanism to influence driver behavior until a long term solution can be found.
The long term solution must take aesthetics into account. We can’t just build bike lanes for the sake of bike lanes, everything has to be cohesive. We can’t risk ruining any progress we are making towards rejuvenating the city.
Another aspect is to allow bicyclists to ride on the sidewalks this gets them off the road.
Finally, some studies have found that some bike lanes are even more a dangerous riders.
This is why it’s important to take your time and make sure you implement a safer road & not a road developed while the city was held hostage & under pressure.
Studies suggest that while protected bike lanes generally improve safety, certain, specifically designed, or poorly placed, street-level and two-way bike lanes can increase crash risks at intersections and driveways. These lanes may create a false sense of security, leading to higher speeds and increased conflicts with vehicles.
https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/some-protected-bike-lanes-leave-cyclists-vulnerable-to- injury
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dianafurchtgott-roth/2022/09/08/bike-lanes-dont-make- cycling-safe/
Best,
John