MINUTES
CITY OF UNION CITY
CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
REGULAR 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, October 14, 2025 | 7:00 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 7:01 PM.
1.1. Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Singh led the Pledge of Allegiance.
1.2. Roll Call
Attendance Attendee Name
Present Lance Nishihira, Councilmember
Jeff Wang, Councilmember
Scott Sakakihara, Vice Mayor
Gary Singh, Mayor
Absent Jaime Patiño, Councilmember
2. PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
2.1. Proclamation Recognizing October 19-25, 2025, as United Against Hate Week
Mayor Singh read aloud the proclamation and presented it to Human Relations Commission Chair Pettey and Planning Commission Chair McLelland. Chair Pettey later provided brief comments afterwards.
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2.2. Proclamation Recognizing October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Mayor Singh read aloud the proclamation and presented it to Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments (SAVE) Jane Dalugdugan, who later provided brief comments afterwards.
2.3. Proclamation in Recognition of October 2025 as Filipino American History Month
Mayor Singh read aloud the proclamation and presented it to Pat Gacoscos, Manny Fernandez, Jim Navarro, and Rosalinda Canlas, who later provided brief comments afterwards.
3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Singh opened Oral Communications. The following speaker spoke on items that were not on the agenda:
Wendy Huang
There being no further speakers, Mayor Singh closed Oral Communications.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion: Approve the Consent Calendar.
RESULT: Pass
MOVER: Councilmember Wang
SECONDER: Councilmember Nishihira
AYES: Councilmember Nishihira, Wang, Vice Mayor Sakakihara, and Mayor Singh
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Patiño
4.1. Approve the September 23, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting Action Minutes
A motion was made to approve the minutes.
4.2. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with Global Office, Inc., for a Five-Year Lease of Seventeen (17) Multifunction Printers and a Maintenance Agreement
A motion was made to adopt the resolution.
Enactment No.: Resolution No. 2025-134
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4.3. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with Global Office, Inc., for Scanning, Indexing, and Destroying Documents
A motion was made to adopt the resolution.
Enactment No.: Resolution No. 2025-135
4.4. Adopt A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the First Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Olberding Environmental, Inc. for the Design of a Habitat Mitigation and Monitoring Plan for the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project, City Project No. 18-04 A motion was made to adopt the resolution.
Enactment No.: Resolution No. 2025-136
4.5. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Third Amendment to the Contractual Services Agreement with VSCE, Inc. for Project Management Services for the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project, City Project No. 18-04
A motion was made to adopt the resolution.
Enactment No.: Resolution No. 2025-137
5. CITY MANAGER REPORTS
5.1. Adopt a Resolution Approving an Exception to the 180-Day Waiting Period for Post-Retirement Employment of Farooq Azim to Fill the Critically Needed Position of Extra Help for the City Engineer Pursuant to Government Code Sections 7522.56(f)(1) and 21224 and Approve an Employment Agreement with Farooq Azim to Serve as Extra Help to the City Engineer
City Attorney Kokotaylo provided staff presentation.
Mayor Singh opened Public Comment. There being no speakers, Mayor Singh closed Public Comment.
Motion: Adopt a resolution approving an exception to the 180-day waiting period for post-retirement employment of Farooq Azim to fill the critically needed position of Extra Help for the City Engineer pursuant to Government Code Sections 7522.56(f)(1) and 21224 and approve an employment agreement with Farooq Azim to serve as Extra Help to the City Engineer.
RESULT: Pass
MOVER: Vice Mayor Sakakihara
SECONDER: Councilmember Nishihira
AYES: Councilmembers Nishihira, Wang, Vice Mayor Sakakihara, and Mayor Singh
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Patiño
Enactment No.: Resolution No. 2025-138
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6. SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
There were none.
7. ITEMS REFERRED BY COUNCIL
Vice Mayor Sakakihara reported that on October 2, he attended a Personnel Committee meeting for the Housing Authority of the County of Alameda to follow up on the Executive Director’s performance evaluation. He also participated with Mayor Singh in the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) Programs and Projects Committee (PPC) meeting on October 6. He noted that the full Housing Commission would meet on October 15.
Councilmember Wang reported attending the StopWaste (Alameda County Waste Management Authority) Board meeting on October 8 and the Economic Development Advisory Team (EDAT) meeting on October 16. He also substituted for Councilmember Nishihira at the Alameda County Library Commission meeting held at the Union City Library.
Councilmember Nishihira reported that the Revenue Subcommittee met on October 7 to discuss the Utility Users’ Tax (UUT) ballot measure planned for November 2026. The subcommittee decided to continue research on the Vacant Parcel Tax for a future election cycle and to defer consideration of a Lighting and Landscaping District measure to 2027 to avoid overlap with the UUT measure. He added that staff will return to the City Council for authorization to define the UUT survey parameters. He also reported that the Legislation and Policy Committee had no scheduled meeting and that he would miss the Human Relations Commission meeting on October 22 due to a personal conflict.
Mayor Singh reported attending the Alameda CTC PPC meeting on October 6 with Vice Mayor Sakakihara and the Finance Committee meeting with Councilmember Nishihira to review revenue projections and budget data. He stated that further discussion on the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project will take place at the next Alameda CTC meeting in November.
8. GOOD OF THE ORDER
Councilmember Nishihira reported attending the Union City Boulevard Bike Lanes Ribbon Cutting and the UCPD Employee Recognition Night on September 27, both of which were well attended and organized. He announced that he would attend the State of the City Address later that week.
Councilmember Wang reported attending the Union City Boulevard opening event, the League of California Cities Annual Conference in Long Beach, and the Sama-Sama Festival at Union Landing, noting the large turnout and community engagement.
Mayor Singh reported attending the Union City Boulevard Ribbon Cutting and the grand opening of Azimuth Semiconductor Assembly on Union City Boulevard, which will bring 50– 80 high-paying jobs to the City. He commended staff and public safety departments for their support of recent community events and the Union Landing Festival.
Vice Mayor Sakakihara reported attending the Lions Club Senior Picnic on September 26, the Union City Boulevard Ribbon Cutting, the UCPD Employee Recognition Night, the Chabot College Foundation Gala on October 2, Our Lady of the Rosary Festival on October 4, and the League of California Cities Annual Conference on October 8–10. He also recognized retiring City Engineer Farooq Azim for his years of dedicated service.
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start time of regular City Council meetings from 7:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to accommodate proclamations and presentations earlier in the evening. The City Council concurred to hear the item at the next regular meeting.
Councilmember Wang requested that Public Works continue monitoring stormwater drainage and tree conditions following recent rainfall to ensure public safety. City Manager Joan Malloy acknowledged the request and stated that staff would provide a brief update on storm preparation activities.
9. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Singh adjourned the meeting at 7:51 PM.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Union City on October 28, 2025.
Thai Nam Pham, MMC, CPMC
City Clerk/Secretary to the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency