MINUTES
CITY OF UNION CITY
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)
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | 5:00 PM
City Hall – Tom Kitayama City Council Chambers
34009 Alvarado-Niles Road, Union City, CA 94587
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Singh called the meeting to order at 5:03 PM. He announced that Councilmember Patiño was participating remotely via teleconference, pursuant to California Government Code Section 54953, and that his location had been properly noticed in accordance with the Brown Act.
2. ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Present
Councilmember Nishihira
Councilmember Patiño
Councilmember Wang
Vice Mayor Sakakihara
Mayor Singh
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Mayor Singh also noted for the record that Councilmember Wang had recused himself from participating in the meeting due to a common law bias conflict of interest related to personal objections to cannabis. He did not participate in the discussion or vote.
3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Singh deferred Oral Communications to Agenda Item 4.a, as all speakers addressed that item.
4. CITY MANAGER REPORTS
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City Council
Special Meeting Minutes
4.a. Adopt a Resolution Canceling the Request for Commercial Cannabis Permit Applicants Issued Pursuant to Resolution No. 9245-24 and/or Provide Further Direction
Deputy City Manager Jennifer Phan presented the staff report and responded to questions from the City Council.
Mayor Singh opened the public comment period. The following speakers addressed the Council:
KC Ng
CC Yang
Juli Luu
Lama Stella
Kathy Chen
Wendy Huang
Craig Roberts
Llama Stephanie
Lama Sylvia
Chang
Elwood McKoy
Eric Lightman
Seeing no further speakers, Mayor Singh closed the Public Comment Period.
Motion: Adopt a resolution canceling the request for commercial cannabis permit applicants issued pursuant to Resolution No. 9245-
24. RESULT: Pass
MOVER: Mayor Singh
SECONDER:Vice Mayor Sakakihara
AYES: Councilmembers Nishihira, Patiño, Vice Mayor Sakakihara, and Mayor Singh
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Wang
Enactment No.: Resolution No. 2025-055
14. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Singh adjourned the meeting at 5:31 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 May 13, 2025.
Thai Nam Pham, MMC, CPMC
City Clerk