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City Council
Special Meeting Minutes
MINUTES
CITY OF UNION CITY
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
GARY SINGH, Mayor
SCOTT SAKAKIHARA, Vice Mayor (District 4)
LANCE NISHIHIRA, Councilmember (District 1)
JAMIE PATIÑO, Councilmember (District 2)
JEFF WANG, Councilmember (District 3)
Wednesday, April 1, 2025 | 5:00 PM
City Hall - City Council Conference Room
34009 Alvarado-Niles Road
Union City, CA 94587
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Singh called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM.
2. ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Present
Councilmember Nishihira
Councilmember Patiño
Councilmember Wang
Vice Mayor Sakakihara
Mayor Singh
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Singh opened Public Comment. There being no speakers, Mayor Singh closed Public Comment.
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4. BOARD AND COMMISSION INTERVIEWS
4.a. Interviews for Open Seats on the Sales Tax and Utility Users’ Tax Committee and Discussion of Potential Appointments
The Council interviewed the following applicants:
Henry Lane
Ali Jaweed
Andrew Ip
Sami Khan
Wendy Huang
Amandeep Sandhu
Following the interviews and deliberation, the Council directed staff to reopen the recruitment for an additional 30 days. Staff was also directed to promote the opportunity via social media and City platforms. The Council expressed intent to reconvene after the extended recruitment.
5. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Singh adjourned the meeting at 7:54 PM.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Union City on April 22, 2025.
Thai Nam Pham, MMC, CPMC
City Clerk