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CITY OF HAYWARD
Action Minutes
City Council
7:00 PM City Hall, Council
Chambers
777 B Street, Hayward
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
777 B Street, Hayward, CA 94541
City Hall, Council Chambers
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Salinas
Pledge of Allegiance: Council Member Goldstein
ROLL CALL
Council Member Angela Andrews, Council Member Ray Bonilla Jr, Council Member Daniel Goldstein, Council Member Julie Roche, Council Member George Syrop, Council Member Francisco Zermeno, and Mayor Mark Salinas
Present: 7 -
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT
The City Council convened in closed session on October 6, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., with all City Council members present and no public speakers, to consider a conference with legal counsel pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1), pending litigation, Heather Costa v. City of Hayward, Alameda County Superior Court, 25CV112403. City Attorney Lawson reported that the City Council discussed Costa v. City of Hayward and unanimously approved, with Mayor Salinas moving and Council Member Goldstein seconding, settlement of the matter in the total amount of $1.5 million. The City’s share of the settlement is $800,000 and the insurance partners will pay the balance of $750,000. The City’s contribution to the settlement is currently budgeted in the City’s Risk Fund. The meeting adjourned at 5:40 p.m.
PRESENTATION
Presentation: An Update from the Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District (Report from Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District General Manager Clausnitzer) Presentation only, no action taken.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Joe Vierra
Ro Aguilar
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CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS
Jennifer Ott
CONSENT CALENDAR
A motion was made by Council Member Syrop, seconded by Council Member Goldstein, to approve the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Council Member Syrop, Mayor Salinas, Council Member Andrews, Council Member Roche, Council Member Goldstein, Council Member Zermeno, and Council Member Bonilla Jr 7 -
1. Approve the City Council Minutes of the City Council Meeting on September 15, 2026 Minutes approved.
2. Adopt Resolutions Authorizing the City Manager to Submit an Individual Grant Application for the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery’s Illegal Disposal Site Abatement Grant Program as the Assigned Designated Signature Authority and Accept and Appropriate $250,000 in Grant Funds
Consent item approved. RES 26-164 (Grant application); RES 26-165 (Appropriation). CONS 26-356
3. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates with a Maximum Compensation Amount Not-to-Exceed $173,211 for Design Services for the Local Highway Safety Improvement Program Industrial Parkway/Ruus Road Intersection Improvements and Bikeway Gap Closures, Project 05716
Consent item approved. RES 26-166. CONS 26-360
4. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Amendment or Amendments to the Professional Services Agreement with Maze & Associates for Audit and Financial Services, Increasing the Maximum Compensation from $389,807 Up to a Total Maximum Compensation Amount Not to Exceed $750,000 if All Contract Extensions Are Exercised Consent item approved. RES 26-167. CONS 26-362
5. Adopt a Resolution Approving an Amendment to the City of Hayward Salary Plan for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and Fiscal Year 2026-2027
Consent item approved. RES 26-168. CONS 26-363
6. Adopt a Resolution 1) Approving Addenda Nos. 1, 2, and 3, 2) Rejecting a Bid Protest, 3) Authorizing the City Manager to Award a Contract to Columbia Electric, Inc., in the Amount of $164,500 Including Approval of Up to $20,500 in Administrative Change Orders, and 4) Appropriating Additional Funds in the Amount of $84,375 for the Tennyson Park Streetlight Project, Project No. 06973
Consent item approved. RES 26-169. CONS 26-364
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7. Adopt a Resolution Declaring a Shelter Crisis in the City of Hayward until January 1, 2036 unless Repealed, and Authorizing for the City Manager to Take Emergency Actions to Allow for the Continued Use of Tiny Homes on Wheels for Sleeping and Living Purposes at a Restorative Pathways Facility Located Along Huntwood Avenue within the Harder/Tennyson Neighborhood.
Consent item approved. RES 26-170. CONS 26-366
8. Adopt a Resolution Accepting and Approving Revisions to the City of Hayward Conflict of Interest Code
Consent item approved. RES 26-171. CONS 26-370
9. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate an Additional $19,704 in Grant Funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for the Streetlight Conversion to LEDs, Increasing the Total Grant Award to $119,704, Project No. 06935 Consent item approved. RES 26-172. CONS 26-371
10. Adopt a Resolution Accepting the Resignation of Commissioner Jacob Jones from the Hayward Youth Commission, Effective Immediately
Consent item approved. RES 26-173. CONS 26-372
11. Adopt a Resolution Amending the Professional Services Agreement with Kittelson & Associates, Inc., from a Maximum Compensation Amount Not to Exceed $1,200,000 to a Maximum Compensation Amount Not to Exceed $1,300,000 for Consulting Services and Approving the Appropriation of $400,000 in Fund 213 - Measure BB (Ped & Bike) for Phase 2 of the High Injury Network Safety Plan, Project No. 06942 Consent item approved. RES 26-174. CONS 26-373
WORK SESSION
12. Work Session: Introduction of the New Chief Building Official and Summary of Process Improvements (Report from Development Services Director Buizer) Information item; no action taken.
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PUBLIC HEARING
13. 2040 General Plan: Adopt a Resolution Approving Amendments to the Land Use Element of the Hayward 2040 General Plan to Implement Adopted Programs within the Hayward Downtown Specific Plan and, Finding that the Project is Fully Consistent with the Previously Adopted Downtown Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Development Services Director Buizer) A motion was made by Council Member Andrews, seconded by Council Member Bonilla Jr., to adopt the resolution approving amendments to the Land Use Element of the Hayward 2040 General Plan. RES 26-175.
Speaker: Lorena Vierra. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Council Member Bonilla Jr, Council Member Syrop, Mayor Salinas, Council Member Andrews, Council Member Zermeno, Council Member Roche, and Council Member Goldstein 7 -
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Salinas adjourned the City Council meeting at 8:10 p.m.
NEXT SPECIAL MEETING, October 13, 2026
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