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Special Study Session Action Minutes
MINUTES
CITY OF UNION CITY
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL STUDY SESSION
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, June 10, 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 5:01 PM. He announced that Councilmember Wang would be 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
Yes (Remote)
Yes
Yes
3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Singh opened Public Comment. There being no speakers, Mayor Singh closed Public Comment.
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STUDY SESSION
4.a. Study Session on the Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for the Biennial Budget, FY 2025-2026 to FY 2029-2030 for the Alvarado Boulevard Resurfacing Project (Oral Report)
Councilmember Wang declared a conflict of interest due to the proximity of his residence to the Alvarado Boulevard Resurfacing Project and exited the meeting.
Public Works Director Ayupan provided the staff presentation and responded to questions from the City Council.
Council received the report.
Councilmember Wang returned to the meeting.
4.b. Study Session on the Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for the Biennial Budget, FY 2025-2026 to FY 2029-2030 for the Dyer Street Resurfacing, Phase 2 Project (Oral Report)
Vice Mayor Sakakihara declared a conflict of interest due to the proximity of his residence to the Dyer Street Resurfacing, Phase 2 Project and exited the chambers.
Public Works Director Ayupan provided the staff presentation and responded to questions from the City Council.
Council received the report.
Vice Mayor Sakakihara returned to the chambers.
4.c. Study Session on the Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for the Biennial Budget, FY 2025-2026 to FY 2029-2030 for Transit-Related Projects and Alvarado-Niles Road Corridor Projects (Oral Report) Mayor Singh announced that he would be recusing himself from this item due to multiple potential conflicts of interest. He explained that Union City has a contract with MV Transportation, Inc. to operate Union City Transit, and certain funds in the CIP may impact or fund that contract. Because MV Transportation, Inc. leases real property from him, it is considered a source of income, creating a potential conflict of interest with respect to the Union City Transit Short Range Transit Plan, the Transit Heavy-Duty Battery EV Procurement, and the Union City Transit Fleet Electrification Project.
Additionally, Mayor Singh noted an economic conflict of interest related to the Alvarado-Niles Road Multimodal Corridor Study, the Alvarado-Niles & Decoto Road Corridor Lighting Study, and the Alvarado-Niles Road Part-Time Transit Lanes Pilot, as his residence is located within proximity to the Alvarado-Niles Road study area.
Following this announcement, Mayor Singh exited the chambers.
Public Works Director Ayupan provided staff presentation and responded to questions from council members.
Council received the report.
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Mayor Singh returned to the chambers.
4.d. Study Session on the Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for the Biennial Budget, FY 2025-2026 to FY 2029-2030, Excluding the Resurfacing of Alvarado Boulevard, Resurfacing of Dyer Street, Phase 2, Transit-Related Projects, and Alvarado-Niles Road Corridor Projects Public Works Director Ayupan and Finance Director Acosta provided staff presentation on the remainder of the CIP, excluding specific projects that may pose a conflict of interest for some City Council members, and responded to questions from council members.
Council received the report.
4.e. Continued Overview of Other City Funds (Non-General Fund & Non CIP Funds)
Finance Director Acosta provided staff presentation and responded to questions from council members.
Council received the report.
4. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Singh adjourned the meeting at 6:33 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 June 24, 2025.
Thai Nam Pham, MMC, CPMC
City Clerk