Tuesday, August 25, 2026
5:00 PM
CITY OF HAYWARD
Hayward City Hall
777 B Street
Hayward, CA 94541
www.Hayward-CA.gov
City Hall, Room 2A
777 B Street, Hayward
City Council
Agenda
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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY COMMISSIONS INTERVIEWS
City Hall, Conference Room 2A
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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY COMMISSIONS INTERVIEWS
City Hall, Conference Room 2A
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Salinas
Pledge of Allegiance: Council Member Bonilla Jr.
AB 2449 TELECONFERENCE NOTIFICATIONS AND CONSIDERATION
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Limited to Items on the Agenda
CITY COMMISSIONS INTERVIEWS
Annual City Commissions Interviews: Interview Applicants for Service on City Commissions (Report from City Clerk Lens) ACT 26-0391.
Attachments: Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II List of Applicants
Attachment III List of Selected Applicants
Attachment IV Interview Schedule
SELECTION
Selection of Members for Service on the Clean and Green Commission, Community Services Commission, Library
Commission, Personnel Commission, and Planning
Commission
ACT 26-0402.
ADJOURNMENT
NEXT MEETING, September 15, 2026, 7:00 PM
PUBLIC COMMENT RULES
Any member of the public desiring to address the Council shall limit their comments to three (3) minutes unless less or further time has been granted by the Presiding Officer or in accordance with the section under Public Hearings. The Presiding Officer has the discretion to shorten or lengthen the maximum time members may speak. Speakers will be asked for their name before speaking and are expected to honor the allotted time.
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That if you file a lawsuit challenging any final decision on any public hearing or legislative business item listed in this agenda, the issues in the lawsuit may be limited to the issues that were raised at the City's public hearing or presented in writing to the City Clerk at or before the public hearing.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE
That the City Council adopted Resolution No. 87-181 C.S., which imposes the 90-day deadline set forth in Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.6 for filing of any lawsuit challenging final action on an agenda item which is subject to Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.5. ***Materials related to an item on the agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk ’s Office, City Hall, 777 B Street, 4th Floor, Hayward, during normal business hours. An online version of this agenda and staff reports are available on the City ’s website. Written comments submitted to the Council in connection with agenda items will be posted on the City ’s website. All Council Meetings are broadcast simultaneously on the City website, Cable Channel 15 - KHRT, and YouTube. ***
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Hayward City Hall
777 B Street
Hayward, CA 94541
www.Hayward-CA.gov
File #: ACT 26-039
DATE: August 25, 2026
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Clerk
SUBJECT
Annual City Commissions Interviews: Interview Applicants for Service on City Commissions
RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council interviews twenty-one applicants for service on the Clean and Green Commission, Community Services Commission, Library Commission, Personnel Commission, and Planning Commission.
SUMMARY
At the onset of the recruitment process, there were nine vacancies across City commissions; however, additional vacancies arose during the process due to resignations and seats being vacated, bringing the total number to twelve. By the application deadline, the City received sixty-nine applications, of which sixty-five qualified for consideration. Attachment II provides the final list of qualified applicants along with their preferences for service. A digital binder containing all qualified applications was made available to the City Council on August 17, 2026, and is also available for public review in the City Clerk’s Office or upon request. Each member of the City Council reviewed and pre-screened the applications and submitted their selections to the City Clerk by August 19, 2026. Attachment III contains the list of selected applicants and Attachment IV contains the interview schedule.
The City Council may review an appeal submitted by a commissioner who did not meet the 75% attendance requirement and determine whether any exceptions should be granted based on specific circumstances.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II List of Applicants
Attachment III List of Selected Applicants
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DATE: August 25, 2026
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Clerk
SUBJECT: Annual City Commissions Interviews: Interview Applicants for Service on City Commissions
RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council interviews twenty-one applicants for service on the Clean and Green Commission, Community Services Commission, Library Commission, Personnel Commission, and Planning Commission.
SUMMARY
At the onset of the recruitment process, there were nine vacancies across City commissions; however, additional vacancies arose during the process due to resignations and seats being vacated, bringing the total number to twelve. By the application deadline, the City received sixty-nine applications, of which sixty-five qualified for consideration. Attachment II provides the final list of qualified applicants along with their preferences for service. A digital binder containing all qualified applications was made available to the City Council on August 17, 2026, and is also available for public review in the City Clerk’s Office or upon request. Each member of the City Council reviewed and pre-screened the applications and submitted their selections to the City Clerk by August 19, 2026. Attachment III contains the list of selected applicants and Attachment IV contains the interview schedule.
The City Council may review an appeal submitted by a commissioner who did not meet the 75% attendance requirement and determine whether any exceptions should be granted based on specific circumstances.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.
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.
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PUBLIC CONTACT
The agenda was posted in accordance with the Brown Act and all applicants were notified of their status of the application. Twenty-one individuals were invited to interview with the City Council.
NEXT STEPS
Applicants selected to fill the current vacancies will be officially appointed and sworn in at the September 15, 2026, City Council meeting.
Prepared and Recommended by: Miriam Lens, City Clerk
Approved by:
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Jennifer Ott, City Manager
8 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
Attachment II
9 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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AA = Council Member Andrews; RB = Council Member Bonilla Jr; DG = Council Member Goldstein; JR = Council Member Roche; GS = Council Member Syrop; FZ = Council Member Zermeño; MS = Mayor Salinas
APPLICANTS SELECTED FOR INTERVIEWS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL
CLEAN AND GREEN COMMISSION
5 Vacancies
(3 points or more)
App # APPLICANT NAME AA RB DG JR MS GZ FZ TOTAL
3 Alicia Sierra Martinez 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
7 Carmen Caballero (*) 1 1
22 Israel Mendez (**) 1 1 1 3
25 Jed Mariz Nugal 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
31 Josh Rubietta 1 1 1 1 1 5
39 Maryell Azucena Abella 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
53 Shawn Dennis 1 1 1 3
58 Sophia Sanhueza 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
61 Victor Gomez (*) 1 1 2
63 Vrushali Nanjundappa (**) 1 1 1 3
(*) Carmen Caballero & Victor Gomez had three cumulative points across commissions with two being the lowest. (**) Israel Mendez & Vrushali Nanjundappa were also selected for the Community Services Commission.
COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION
3 Vacancies
(3 points or more)
App # APPLICANT NAME AA RB DG JR MS GZ FZ TOTAL
20 Guadalupe Romero 1 1 1 1 1 5
22 Israel Mendez (**) 1 1 1 3
28 Jose Montesinos 1 1 1 1 1 5
61 Victor Gomez (*) 1 1 2
63 Vrushali Nanjundappa (**) 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
(*) Victor Gomez had three cumulative points across commissions with two being the lowest. (**) Israel Mendez & Vrushali Nanjundappa were also selected for the Clean and Green Commission. 11 ATTACHMENT III
AA = Council Member Andrews; RB = Council Member Bonilla Jr; DG = Council Member Goldstein; JR = Council Member Roche; GS = Council Member Syrop; FZ = Council Member Zermeño; MS = Mayor Salinas
LIBRARY COMMISSION
3 Vacancies
(3 points or more)
App # APPLICANT NAME AA RB DG JR MS GS FZ TOTAL
7 Carmen Caballero (*) 1 1 2
12 Eric Hernandez 1 1 1 1 4
17 Geena Ballesteros 1 1 1 1 1 5
43 Patricia Saunders 1 1 1 3
45 Philippe Sudaria 1 1 1 3
46 Phylis Essandoh 1 1 1 1 4
(*) Carmen Caballero had three cumulative points across commissions with two being the lowest.
PERSONNEL COMMISSION
0 Vacancies
(3 points or more)
App # APPLICANT NAME AA RB DG JR GS FZ MS TOTAL
16 Funmi Ilesanmi (*) 1 1
49 Richard Luna 1 1 1 3
(*) Funmi Ilesanmi had three cumulative points across commissions with two being the lowest.
PLANNING COMMISSION
1 Vacancy
(3 points or more)
App # APPLICANT NAME AA RB DG JR MS GS FZ TOTAL
1 Abigail McMurry 1 1 1 3
11 Daisy Maxion (CSC) 1 1 1 1 1 5
16 Funmi Ilesanmi (*) 1 1 2
(*) Funmi Ilesanmi had three cumulative points across commissions with two being the lowest.
Current CSC Member
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AUGUST 25, 2026 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
INTERVIEW SCHEDULE
# Binder
No. APPLICANT NAME TOTAL POINTS TIME
ORIENTATION AND LOGISTICS 5:00 PM
CLEAN AND GREEN COMMISSION
1 3 Alicia Sierra Martinez 6 5:10 PM
2 25 Jed Mariz Nugal 6 5:15 PM
3 31 Josh Rubietta 5 5:20 PM
4 39 Maryell Azucena Abella 6 5:25 PM
5 53 Shawn Dennis 3 5:30 PM
6 58 Sophia Sanhueza 6 5:35 PM
COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION
7 20 Guadalupe Romero 5 5:40 PM
8 28 Jose Montesinos 5 5:45 PM
Candidates Qualified for Both CLEAN AND GREEN & COMMUNITY SERVICES 9 22 Israel Mendez CG =3 CSC =3 5:50 PM
10 61 Victor Gomez CG =2* CSC =2* 6:00 PM
11 63 Vrushali Nanjundappa CG =3 CSC =6 6:10 PM
BREAK (6:20 PM-6:40 PM)
LIBRARY COMMISSION
12 7 Carmen Caballero 2* 6:40 PM
13 12 Eric Hernandez 4 6:45 PM
14 17 Geena Ballesteros 5 6:50 PM
15 43 Patricia Saunders 3 6:55 PM
16 45 Philippe Sudaria 3 7:00 PM
17 46 Phylis Essandoh 4 7:05 PM
PERSONNEL COMMISSION
18 49 Richard Luna 3 7:10 PM
PLANNING COMMISSION
19 1 Abigail McMurry 3 7:15 PM
20 11 Daisy Maxion 5 7:25 PM
21 16 Funmi Ilesanmi 2* 7:35 PM
(*) Three cumulative points across commissions with two being the lowest. 13 CITY OF HAYWARD
Hayward City Hall
777 B Street
Hayward, CA 94541
www.Hayward-CA.gov
File #: ACT 26-040
DATE: August 25, 2026
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Clerk
SUBJECT
Selection of Members for Service on the Clean and Green Commission, Community Services Commission, Library Commission, Personnel Commission, and Planning Commission CITY OF HAYWARD Printed on 8/21/2026Page 1 of 1
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