Tuesday, August 18, 2026
5:30 PM
CITY OF HAYWARD
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Hayward, CA 94541
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ACTION ITEM
City Commissions: Review of Seven Reappointment Requests and Approval of Interview Process for August 25, 2026 (Report from City Clerk Lens)
WS 26-0161.
Attachments: Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II List of Applicants
Attachment III Final City Commissions Report
Attachment IV Selection Form
ADJOURNMENT
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3 CITY OF HAYWARD
Hayward City Hall
777 B Street
Hayward, CA 94541
www.Hayward-CA.gov
File #: WS 26-016
DATE: August 18, 2026
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Clerk
SUBJECT
City Commissions: Review of Seven Reappointment Requests and Approval of Interview Process for August 25, 2026
RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council: 1) reviews one Clean and Green Commission, two Community Services Commission, one Library Commission, and three Personnel Commission reappointment requests; 2) reviews the annual report of Council’s appointed bodies including members’ attendance records, completion of required trainings, and overall performance; and 3) confirms the process for conducting the annual City commission interviews on August 25, 2026.
SUMMARY
The annual recruitment for City commissions was conducted from March 10, 2026 through July 31, 2026.
There are currently nine vacancies across the commissions, two members not seeking reappointment, and seven requests for reappointment, as summarized in Table 1. A total of sixty-nine applications were received by the submission deadline, and sixty-five applicants qualified for consideration. Attachment II provides the final list of qualified applicants and their stated service preference. A digital binder containing all qualified applications was made available to the City Council on August 7, 2026.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II List of Qualified Applicants
Attachment III City Commission Report
Attachment IV Selection Form
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DATE: August 18, 2026
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Clerk
SUBJECT: City Commissions: Review of Seven Reappointment Requests and Approval of Interview Process for August 25, 2026
RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council: 1) reviews one Clean and Green Commission, two Community Services Commission, one Library Commission , and three Personnel Commission reappointment requests; 2) reviews the annual report of Council’s appointed bodies including members’ attendance records, completion of required trainings, and overall performance; and 3) confirms the process for conducting the annual City commission interviews on August 2 5, 2026.
SUMMARY
The annual recruitment for City commissions was conducted from March 10, 2026 through July 31, 2026. There are currently nine vacancies across the commissions, two members not seeking reappointment, and seven requests for reappointment, as summarized in Table 1. A total of s ixty-nine applications were received by the submission deadline , and sixty-five applicants qualified for consideration. Attachment II provides the final list of qualified applicants and their stated service preference. A digital binder containing all qualified applications was made available to the City Council on August 7, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
City s taff identified commission members with terms expiring in September 2 026 and contacted them to confirm their interest in continuing to serve. Table 1 provides a summary of current vacancies and reappointment requests across all meeting bodies, and Tables 2 through 6 present detailed in formation for each individual body. Attachment III provides additional detail by meeting body including demographic data reflecting current membership composition. This information is intended to inform the City Council of existing representation and encourage consideration of candidates from sectors or groups that are not yet represented.
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TABLE 1: SUMMARY BY COMMISSION:
Body Vacant
Seat(s)
Seeking
Reappointment
Not Seeking
Reappointment Total
CGC 5 1 0 6
CSC 1 2 1 4
LC 3 1 0 4
Pers C 0 3 0 3
PC 0 0 1 1
TOTAL 9 7 2 18
TABLE 2: CLEAN AND GREEN COMMISSION (CGC):
#
NAME
Date
Appointed
Term
Expires
Resigned
Seeking
Reappointment
1 Thomas Ford 9/2/25 9/30/28 2/26/26
2 Sergey Melnikov 9/12/23 9/30/27 9/2/25
3 Melissa Milleman 9/15/20 9/30/27 4/20/26
4 Jessica Stanley 9/10/19 9/30/27 11/19/24
5 Chandrakala Sirmdas 9/20/23 9/30/28 6/25/26
6 Kyle McCray 9/2/25 9/30/26 x
7 Blytha Bowers 4/15/08 9/30/28
8 Celia Ching Chung 9/12/23 9/30/27
9 Gwenda Dossey 9/12/23 9/30/28
10 Tom Ferreira 9/21/21 9/30/28
11 Sandra Frost 9/12/23 9/30/27
12 Michael Garcia-Picazo 9/2/25 9/30/27
13 Christian Loza 9/2/25 9/30/27
14 Shingo Nagae 9/21/21 9/30/27
15 Mary Otegbade 9/2/25 9/30/28
16 Herminia Ruiz 9/2/25 9/30/28
17 George Villamil 9/12/23 9/30/27
18 Peyton Waterman 9/2/25 9/30/27
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TABLE 3: COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION (CSC):
TABLE 4: LIBRARY COMMISSION (LC):
# NAME Date
Appointed
Term
Expires
Not Seeking
Re-
appointment
Seeking Re-
appointment
Resigned
1 Guadalupe Angulo 9/12/23 9/30/26 x
2 Hoang Dao 9/12/23 9/30/26 x
3 Jesse Gunn 9/21/23 9/30/26 x
4 Barbara Maderios 9/12/25 9/30/29 8/11/2026
5 Yoshiko Kimura 9/18/23 9/30/27
6 Daisy Maxion 9/12/23 9/30/29
7 Jagdeep Singh 9/20/22 9/30/29
8 Jayendra Singh 9/2/25 9/30/28
9 Elvin Sledge 9/2/25 9/30/27
10 Lenita Wheeler 9/20/22 9/30/29
11 Calvin Wong 9/12/23 9/30/29
#
NAME Date
Appointed
Term
Expires
Resigned Seeking
Reappointment
1 Marhya Kelsch 1/23/24 9/30/27 5/6/25
2 Shonda Goward 9/21/21 9/30/26 6/30/25
3 Dominique Dozier 9/12/23 9/30/27 9/9/25
4 Shareen Purcell 3/22/22 9/30/26 x
5 Jackqueline Felix 9/2/25 9/30/29
6 Amalia Navarro 9/15/20 9/30/28
7 Crystal Porter 9/12/23 9/30/27
8 Angela Ramos 9/2/25 9/30/29
9 Lucretia Whitener 9/30/25 9/30/29
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TABLE 5: PERSONNEL COMMISSION (PERC):
TABLE 6: PLANNING COMMISSION (PC):
Interview Process for August 25, 2026
On August 7, 2026, staff provided Council Members with a digital binder containing a list of applicants, applicants’ preferences by meeting body, completed applications, demographic information, and maps comparing the geographic distribution of current members and applicants. The materials were provided in advance to allow Council Members sufficient time to review the applications and complete the pre-screenning process, which has been in place to identify candidates to be interviewed.
As part of the pre -screening process, each Council Member will complete the selection form (Attachment IV) and submit it by email to the City Clerk by Wedneday, August 19, 2026.
Applicants who receive three or more points will be invited to interview with the City Council on August 25, 2026.
#
NAME
Date
Appointed
Term Expires
Seeking
Reappointment
1 Bonnie Tendencia 9/2/25 9/30/26 x
2 Edward Moore 9/2/25 9/30/26 x
3 Tiega-Noel Varlack 9/2/25 9/30/26 x
4 Amarilis Diaz 11/18/25 9/30/27
5 Sergey Melinikov 9/12/23 9/30/27
6 Linda Gruel Neff 9/17/24 9/30/27
7 Rebecca Parr 9/17/24 9/30/28
# NAME Date
Appointed
Term
Expires
Not Seeking
Reappointment
Seeking
Reappointment
1 Ron A Meyers 12/12/23 9/30/26 x
2 Briggitte Lowe 9/21/21 9/30/26 x
3 Vasko Yorgov 9/2/25 9/30/26 x
4 Karla Goodbody 1/24/23 9/30/27
5 Jeffrey Haman 9/17/24 9/30/28
6 Anika Hardy 1/24/23 9/30/27
7 Robert Stevens 9/10/19 9/30/27
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STRATEGIC ROADMAP
This agenda item is a routine operational item and does not relate to any of the projects outlined in the Council’s Strategic Roadmap.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Information about the annual recruitment was disseminated through a variety of channels.
Table 7 below provides a summary of the outreach efforts completed to date.
TABLE 7: OUTREACH SUMMARY:
2026 Outreach Efforts
Date
Attendance/Reach
City Newsletter - The Stack- March 3/10/2026 46,289 recipients City Newsletter - The Stack - April 4/14/2026 45,652 recipients City Newsletter - The Stack Extra 7/13/2026 44,219 recipients Annual Earth Day Citywide Clean-Up Event
and Community Fair 4/25/2026 Over 300 attendees
Cinco de Mayo 41st Annual – Festival & Car
Show 5/2/2026 Over 7,000 attendees
All America Festival 6/27/2026 Over 300 attendees
Hayward Water System and Excise Tax
Accounts (electronic copy of the flyer with
their bill)
Mid April through end
of July 70,096 accounts
Hayward Water System and Excise Tax
Accounts (hard copy of the flyer with their bill
to those requeting mail delivery only)
Mid April through end
of July 35,451 out of 70,096 accounts
Downtown Hayward Street Parties 6/18/26 Approimately 8,000 attendees Downtown Hayward Street Parties 7/16/26 Over 18,000 attendees Letters to Faith-Based Organizations 6/10/2026 44 packets Social Media: Facebook 3/13/2026-7/31/2026 13,277 impressions Social Media: Twitter 3/13/2026-7/31/2026 1,523 impressions Social Media: Instagram 3/13/2026-7/31/2026 6,223 impressions Social Media: LinkedIn 3/13/2026-7/31/2026 2,602 impressions
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NEXT STEPS
If the City Council approves the interview selection process, applicants will be invited to participate in interviews at a special Council meeting on August 25, 2026.
Prepared and Recommended by: Miriam Lens, City Clerk
Approved by:
_______________________________
Jenniffer Ott, City Manager
10 2026 LIST OF COMMISSION APPLICANTS
(Alphabetical Order by First Name)
Ranking: One (1) being the first choice and five (5) last choice. PC = Planning Commission; PER = Personnel Commission; CSC= Community Services Commission; LC = Library Commission; CGC= Clean & Green Commission CURRENT MEMBER: CSC = Community Services Commission
FORMER MEMBER: HYC = Youth Commission; EDC = Economic Development Committee; LNTF = Longwood Neighborhood Task Force; RCRC = Russell City Reparations Committee No NAME PC PER CSC LC CGC
1 Abigail McMurry 1 2
2 Ajitpal Singh 1
3 Alicia Sierra Martinez 1
4 Anna Oliver 1
5 Avneet Bassi 1 2 3 4
6 Bob Mason 1
7 Carmen Caballero 2 1 3
8 Celestino Garcia 1
9 Cesar Velazquez 1
10 Cynthia Johnson 1
11 Daisy Maxion (CSC) 1
12 Eric Hernandez 1
13 Eunice Wlcek 1 2
14 Frances Revetria 3 2 1
15 Fred Ghahramani 1
16 Funmi Ilesanmi 1 2
17 Geena Ballesteros 1 2
18 Gina Russell 1
19 Gloria Argueta (LNTF) 1 4 2 3 5
20 Guadalupe Romero 1
21 Habib Hamidi 3 4 2 1 5
22 Israel Mendez (HYC) 3 2 1 4 5
23 Jaquita Marengo Angelino 1 2 3
24 Jasmine Liu 1
25 Jed Mariz Nugal 1
26 Jesse Nelson 1
27 Jhevan Irwin-Josefowicz 1
28 Jose Montesinos 1
29 Joseph Costa 1
30 Joseph Freitas 3 1 2
31 Josh Rubietta 2 1
32 Katherine Patton 1
33 Kevin Silva 1
34 La Shelle Manning 1 2
35 Leslie Feyling 5 4 1 2 3
36 Manoj Ram 1 2 3
37 Mariano Sawit (EDC) 1 2
38 Marty Froomin 1 2
2 Attachment II
11 2026 LIST OF COMMISSION APPLICANTS
(Alphabetical Order by First Name)
Ranking: One (1) being the first choice and five (5) last choice. PC = Planning Commission; PER = Personnel Commission; CSC= Community Services Commission; LC = Library Commission; CGC= Clean & Green Commission CURRENT MEMBER: CSC = Community Services Commission
FORMER MEMBER: HYC = Youth Commission; EDC = Economic Development Committee; LNTF = Longwood Neighborhood Task Force; RCRC = Russell City Reparations Committee No NAME PC PER CSC LC CGC
39 Maryell Azucena Abella 1
40 Melissa Chambers 1
41 Myron Waters 3 1 2
42 Oluwadolapo Bolarinwa 2 1 4 3
43 Patricia Saunders 1
44 Patrick Rodriguez 3 2 1 5 4
45 Philippe Sudaria 1
46 Phylis Essandoh (HYC) 3 1 2
47 Raj Singh 1
48 Raya Zion 1 2
49 Richard Luna 1 2
50 Ryan Bartley 1 3 2
51 Ryan Hill 1
52 Sashi Muthusamy 1 3 2 4
53 Shawn Dennis 1 2
54 Simon Liu 1 2 3
55 Sofia Lopez 1
56 Sonia Permanna 1 2 3
57 Sonja Chen 1
58 Sophia Sanhueza 1
59 Toni Mathues 1
60 Velda Goe (RCRC) 1
61 Victor Gomez 3 5 1 4 2
62 Virender Ahuja 1
63 Vrushali Nanjundappa 4 1 2 3
64 Warren Long 2 1
65 Zafar Singhera 2 1
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CITY COMMISSIONS REPORT ATTACHMENT III
CLEAN AND GREEN COMMISSION
Council Liaison: Angela Andrews
Chairperson: Tom Ferreira
Staff Liaison: Todd Rullman
Membership: 18
Vacancies: 5
#
NAME
Date
Appointed
Term
Expires
Seeking
Reappointment
Resigned
1 Thomas Ford 9/2/25 9/30/28 2/26/26
2 Sergey Melnikov* 9/12/23 9/30/27 9/2/25
3 Melissa Milleman 9/15/20 9/30/27 4/20/26
4 Jessica Stanley 9/10/19 9/30/27 11/19/24
5 Chandrakala Sirmdas 9/20/2023 9/30/28 6/25/26
*Appointed to Personnel Commission
Seeking Reappointment: 1
Remainder of Current Members: 12
#
NAME
Date
Appointed
Term
Expires
Attendance
as of
6/30/26
Ethics
Training
Harassment
Prevention
Training
1 Kyle McCray 9/2/25 9/30/26 71% Current Current
#
NAME
Date
Appointed
Term
Expires
Attendance
as of
6/30/26
Ethics
Training
Harassment
Prevention
Training
1 Blytha Bowers 4/15/08 9/30/28 100% Current Current
2 Celia Ching Chung 9/12/23 9/30/27 100% Current Current 3 Gwenda Dossey 9/12/23 9/30/28 89% Current Current
4 Tom Ferreira 9/21/21 9/30/28 100% Current Current
5 Sandra Frost 9/12/23 9/30/27 89% Pending Current
6 Michael Garcia-Picazo 9/2/25 9/30/27 71% Current Current 7 Christian Loza 9/2/25 9/30/27 100% Current Current
8 Shingo Nagae 9/21/21 9/30/27 67% Current Current
9 Mary Otegbade 9/2/25 9/30/28 100% Current Current
10 Herminia Ruiz 9/2/25 9/30/28 71% Current Current
11 George Villamil 9/12/23 9/30/27 78% Current Current
12 Peyton Waterman 9/2/25 9/30/27 100% Current Current
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CLEAN AND GREEN COMMISSION
Membership: 18; Vacancies: 5
Data collected based on 13 members.
Asian or Pacific Islander
1 8%
Hispanic/Latino
3 23%
Other
2 15%
East Asian
2 15%
Multiracial
1 8%
White
4 31%
Ethnicity
Female
6 46%
Non-
binary/Genderfluid
1 8%
Male
6 46%
Gender
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CLEAN AND GREEN COMMISSION
Declined to State
5 38%
No
8 62%
Yes
0 0%
LGBTQIA+
$70,001-100,000
3 23%
$100,001+
1 8%
Declined to State
9 69%
Income
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CLEAN AND GREEN COMMISSION
18-25
1 8%
26-35
3 23%
36-45
2 15%46-55
3 23%
56+
4 31%
Age
Bachelor's Degree
8 61%High school graduate or
equivalency
1 8%
Some college, but no
degree
4 31%
Educational Attainment
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CLEAN AND GREEN COMMISSION
1 2
7 3
0 1
2 3
4 5
6 7
8 94541 94542 94544 94545
Zip Code
Glen Eden
3 23%
Fairway Park
2 15%
Harder/Tennyson
1 7%
Hayward Highland
2 15%
Longwood/Winton
Grove
0 0%
Mission/Garin
1 8%
Southgate
0 0%
Santa Clara
1 8%
Tennyson/Alquire
1 8%
Upper B Street
0%
LDR: Low Density
Residential
0 0%
North Hayward
1 8%
Whitman/Mocine
1 8%
Adopted Neighborhoods
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CLEAN AND GREEN COMMISSION
District 1
3 23%
District 2
0 0%
District 3
1 8%
District 4
3 23%
District 5
2 15%
District 6
4 31%
Districts
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COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION
Council Liaison: Ray Bonilla Jr.
Chairperson: Lenita Wheeler
Staff Liaison: Emily Hwang
Membership: 11
Vacancies: 2
#
NAME
Date
Appointed
Term
Expires
Not Seeking
Reappointment
Resigned
1 Guadalupe Angulo 9/12/2023 9/30/2026 X
2 Barbara Maderios 9/2/2025 9/30/2029 8/11/2026
Seeking Reappointment: 2
Remainder of Current Members: 8
#
NAME
Date
Appointed
Term
Expires
Attendance
as of
6/30/26
Ethics
Training
Harassment
Prevention
Training
1 Hoang Dao 12/12/23 9/30/26 71% Current Current
2 Jesse Gunn 9/12/23 9/30/26 100% Current Current
#
NAME
Date
Appointed
Term
Expires
Attendance
as of
6/30/26
Ethics
Training
Harassment
Prevention
Training
1 Yoshiko Kimura 9/12/23 9/30/27 86% Current Current
2 Daisy Maxion 9/12/23 9/30/29 86% Current Current
3 Jagdeep Singh 9/20/22 9/30/29 57% Current Current
4 Jayendra Singh 9/2/25 9/30/28 71% Current Current
5 Elvin Sledge 9/2/25 9/30/27 100% Current Current
6 Lenita Wheeler 9/20/22 9/30/29 100% Current Current
7 Calvin Wong 9/12/23 9/30/29 100% Current Current
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COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION
Membership: 11; Vacancies: 2
Data collected based on 9 members.
Asian or Pacific Islander
0 0%
Black or African American
2 23%
Hispanic / Latino
0 0%
Other
1 11%
East Asian
2 22%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific
Islander
1 11%
South Asian
2 22%
White
1 11%
Ethnicity
Female
3 33%
Prefer not to say
1 11%
Male
5 56%
Gender
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COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION
Declined to State
4 33%
No
2 45%
Yes
3 22%
LGBTQIA+
$25,000-45,000
1 11%
$45,001 - $70,000
1 11%
$70,000-100,000
3 33%$100,000+
0 0%
Decline to State
4 45%
Income
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COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION
18-25
2 23%
26-35
2 22%
36-45
1 11%
46-55
2 22%
56+
2 22%
Age
Bachelor's Degree
7 78%
Prefer not to say
1 11%
Master's Degree
0 0%
Some College
1 11%
Educational Attainment
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COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION
*Non-Council Adopted: Areas with no City Council Adopted Neighborhood Plan. (Industrial Corridor- west and south of the city, the Hayward Hills east of Bailey Ranch, and the Downtown area.)
1 3 3
2 0
0.5 1
1.5 2
2.5 3
3.5 94541 94542 94544 94545
Zip Code
Upper B Street
0 0% LDR: Low Density
Residential
2 23%
Longwood/Winton
1 11%
Whitman/Mocine
0 0%
Mission Foothills
2 22%
Mission/Garin
1 11%
Tennyson/Alquire
1 11%
Harder/Tennyson
1 11%
Hayward Highland
0 0%
Non-council Adopted*
0 0%
Southgate
1 11%
Geographic Location
23 CITY COMMISSIONS REPORT ATTACHMENT III
COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION
District 1
3 34%
District 2
0 0%
District 3
2 22%
District 4
1 11%
District 5
1 11%
District 6
2 22%
Districts
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LIBRARY COMMISSION
Council Liaison: Julie Roche
Chairperson: Amalia Navarro
Staff Liaison: Jayanti Addleman
Membership: 9
Vacancies: 3
#
NAME
Date
Appointed
Term
Expires
Not Seeking
Reappointment
Resigned
1 Marhya Kelsch 1/23/24 9/30/27 5/6/25
2 Shonda Goward 9/21/21 9/30/26 6/30/25
3 Dominique Dozier 9/12/23 9/30/27 9/9/25
Seeking Reappointment: 1
Remainder of Current Members: 5
#
NAME
Date
Appointed
Term
Expires
Attendance
as of
6/30/26
Ethics
Training
Harassment
Prevention
Training
1 Shareen Purcell 3/22/22 9/30/26 100% Current Current
#
NAME
Date
Appointed
Term
Expires
Attendance
as of
6/30/26
Ethics
Training
Harassment
Prevention
Training
1 Jackqueline Felix 9/2/25 9/30/29 86% Current Current
2 Amalia Navarro 9/15/20 9/30/28 71% Current 10/23/25
3 Crystal Porter 9/12/23 9/30/27 100% Current Current
4 Angela Ramos 9/2/25 9/30/29 71% Current Current
5 Lucretia Whitener 9/30/25 9/30/29 86% Current Current 25 CITY COMMISSIONS REPORT ATTACHMENT III
LIBRARY COMMISSION
Membership: 9; Vacancies: 3
Data collected based on 6 members.
Asian or Pacific Islander
0 0%
Black or African American
2 33%
Decline to State
1 17%
Hispanic / Latino
2 33%
White
1 17%
Ethnicity
Female
6 100%
Male
0 0%
Gender
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LIBRARY COMMISSION
Decline to State
1 16%
Yes
1 17%
No
4 67%
LGBTQIA+
$70,000-100,000
2 33%
$100,001+
0 0%
Decline to State
4 67%
Income
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LIBRARY COMMISSION
26-35
1 16%
18-25
1 17%
36-45
0 0%
46-55
1 17%
56+
3 50%
Age
Bachelor's Degree
5 83%
Some College or Associate's
Degree
0 0%
Declined to State
1 17%
Master's Degree
0 0%
Educational Attainment
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LIBRARY COMMISSION
*Non-Council Adopted: Areas with no City Council Adopted Neighborhood Plan. (Industrial Corridor- west and south of the city, the Hayward Hills east of Bailey Ranch, and the Downtown area.)
1 2
1 2
0 0.5
1 1.5
2 2.5
94541 94544 94542 94545
Zip Code
Glen Eden
2 33%
Fairway Park
0 0%
Hayward Highland
1 16%
Jackson Triangle
1 17%
Mission Foothills
0%
Non-council Adopted*
0 0%
North Hayward
1 17%
Mission/Garin
1 17%
Adopted Neighborhoods
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LIBRARY COMMISSION
District 1
2 33%
District 2
1 17%
District 3
0 0%
District 4
2 33%
District 5
0 0%
District 6
1 17%
Districts
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PERSONNEL COMMISSION
Council Liaison: George Syrop
Chairperson: Linda Gruel Neff
Staff Liaison: Ian Tescon
Membership: 7
Vacancies: 0
Seeking Reappointment: 3
Remainder of Current Members: 4
#
NAME
Date
Appointed
Term
Expires
Attendance
as of
6/30/26
Ethics Training
Harassment
Prevention Training
1 Bonnie Tendencia 9/2/25 9/30/26 75% Current Current
2 Edward Moore 9/2/25 9/30/26 100% Current Current
3 Tiega-Noel Varlack 9/2/25 9/30/26 100% Current Current
#
NAME
Date
Appointed
Term
Expires
Attendance
as of
6/30/26
Ethics Training
Harassment
Prevention Training
1 Amarilis Diaz 11/18/25 9/30/27 100% Current Current
2 Sergey Melinikov 9/12/23 9/30/27 100% Current Current 3 Linda Gruel Neff 9/17/24 9/30/27 100% Current Current 4 Rebecca Parr 9/17/24 9/30/28 100% Current Current
31 CITY COMMISSIONS REPORT ATTACHMENT III
PERSONNEL COMMISSION
Membership: 7; Vacancies: 0
Data collected based on 7 members
Black or African American
2 29%
Other
1 14%
Middle/ Near Eastern
0 0%
East Asian
0 0%
Hispanic
3 43%
White
1 14%
Ethnicity
Female
5 71%
Male
2 29%
Gender
32 CITY COMMISSIONS REPORT ATTACHMENT III
PERSONNEL COMMISSION
Yes
1 14%
No
6 86%
LGBTQIA+
Decline to State
7 100%
Income
33 CITY COMMISSIONS REPORT ATTACHMENT III
PERSONNEL COMMISSION
26-35
1 14%
36-45
1 14%
56+
5 72%
Age
Bachelor's Degree
6 86%
Some college or Associate’s
degree
1 14%
Educational Attainment
34 CITY COMMISSIONS REPORT ATTACHMENT III
PERSONNEL COMMISSION
1 4
2 0
0.5 1
1.5 2
2.5 3
3.5 4
4.5 94542 94544 94541
Zip Code
Harder/Tennyson
1 15%
Hayward Highland
1 14%
Tennyson/Alquire
3 43%
LDR: Low Density
Residential
1 14%
Southgate
0 0%Santa Clara
0 0%
MDR: Medium Density
Residential
1 14%
Adopted Neighborhoods
35 CITY COMMISSIONS REPORT ATTACHMENT III
PERSONNEL COMMISSION
District 1
3 43%
District 2
1 14%
District 3
0 0%
District 4
0 0%
District 5
1 14%
District 6
2 29%
Districts
36 CITY COMMISSIONS REPORT ATTACHMENT III
PLANNING COMMISSION
Chairperson: Karla Goodbody
Staff Liaison: Sara Buizer, Development Services Director – Leigha Schmidt, Planning Manager
Membership: 7
Vacancies: 1
#
NAME
Date
Appointed
Term
Expires
Not Seeking
Reappointment
Resigned
1 Ron A Meyers 12/12/23 9/30/26 X
Seeking Reappointment: 2
Remainder of Current Members: 4
#
NAME
Date
Appointed
Term
Expires
Attendance
as of
6/30/26
Ethics Training
Harassment
Prevention Training
1 Briggitte Lowe 9/21/21 9/30/26 83% Current Current
2 Vasko Yorgov 9/2/25 9/30/26 100% Current Current
#
NAME
Date
Appointed
Term
Expires
Attendance
as of
6/30/26
Ethics
Training
Harassment
Prevention
Training
1 Karla Goodbody 1/24/23 9/30/27 92% 4/8/25 Current
2 Jeffrey Haman 9/17/24 9/30/28 100% Current Current
3 Anika Hardy 1/24/23 9/30/27 83% Current Current
4 Robert Stevens 9/10/19 9/30/27 92% Current Current
37 CITY COMMISSIONS REPORT ATTACHMENT III
PLANNING COMMISSION
Membership: 7; Vacancies: 1
Data collected based on 6 members.
Black or African American
2 33%
Hispanic
0 0%
Native Hawaiian-Pacific
Islander
1 17%
White
3 50%
Ethnicity
Female
3 50%
Male
3 50%
Gender
38 CITY COMMISSIONS REPORT ATTACHMENT III
PLANNING COMMISSION
Yes
0 0%
No
6 100%
LGBTQIA+
Decline to State
6 100%
Income
39 CITY COMMISSIONS REPORT ATTACHMENT III
PLANNING COMMISSION
26-35
1 16%
36-45
1 17%
56+
1 17%
46-55
3 50%
Age
Bachelor's Degree
6 100%
Educational
Attainment
40 CITY COMMISSIONS REPORT ATTACHMENT III
PLANNING COMMISSION
1 1
3 1
0 0.5
1 1.5
2 2.5
3 3.5
94541 94544 94542 94545
Zip Code
Glen Eden
0 0%
Mt. Eden
0 0%
Hayward Highland
3 50%
Tennyson/Alquire
1 16%
Non-council Adopted*
1 17%
Southgate
1 17%
Adopted Neighborhoods
41 CITY COMMISSIONS REPORT ATTACHMENT III
PLANNING COMMISSION
District 1
3 50%
District 2
1 16%
District 3
1 17%
District 4
0%
District 5
0 0%
District 6
1 17%
Districts
42 ATTACHMENT IV
COUNCIL MEMBER NAME: ______________________________________________
CHOICES OF APPLICANTS TO INTERVIEW ON AUGUST 25, 2026
Instructions:
• Please select applicants to be interviewed for each commission listed below. • Applicants who receive three or more points from each Council Member will be invited to the interviews.
• Please return this form to the City Clerk by Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
CLEAN AND GREEN COMMISSION
(Five Vacancies)
Applicant Full Name
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)
14)
15)
43 ATTACHMENT IV
COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION
(Two Vacancies)
Applicant Full Name
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
LIBRARY COMMISSION
(Three Vacancies)
Applicant Full Name
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
PERSONNEL COMMISSION
(No Vacancies)
Applicant Full Name
1)
2)
3)
4)
44 ATTACHMENT IV
PLANNING COMMISSION
(One Vacancy)
Applicant Full Name
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
45