MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL 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, November 4, 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 5:07 PM.
2. ROLL CALL
Attendance Attendee Name
Present Lance Nishihira, Councilmember
Jaime Patiño, Councilmember
Jeff Wang, Councilmember
Scott Sakakihara, Vice Mayor
Gary Singh, Mayor
Absent None
3. PUBLIC HEARINGS
3.1. Consider an Appeal by Saurabh Talwar, Sunita Goyal, Christine Chen, Jon Kuo, Mohammad Fasiur Rahman, Weifeng Chen, and Wais Aubi of the Planning Commission’s Approval of Use Permit (UP-25-001) and Site Development Review (SD-25-001) for a New Wireless Facility at the Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church at 32975 Alvarado-Niles Road (APN: 475-0148-002-00); and Adopt a Resolution: (1) Denying the Appeal and Upholding the Planning Commission’s Approval of the Use Permit and Site Development Review; or (2) Denying the Appeal and Upholding the Planning Commission’s Approval of the Use Permit and Site Development Review, with Modified Conditions; or (3) Approving the Appeal and Denying the Use Permit and Site Development Review. The Project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Under Section 15303, New Construction or Conversion of Small November 4, 2025 | 5:00 PM Page 2 of 3
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Structures, of the CEQA Guidelines
Mayor Singh disclosed that he met with Condor Drive residents regarding the proposed project.
Economic and Community Development Director Campbell and Associate Planner Dean gave staff presentation and answered questions from council members.
Mayor Singh opened the Public Hearing at 5:40 PM. The following speakers spoke at the Public Hearing:
Peidong Shen
Sonny Mamrall
Terry Mamrall
Susan Quant
Janet Strickler
Marco A. Hernandez
Christine Toe-Jung Chen
Edward Bruessard
Anjana Bai
Saurabh Talwar
Satish Kumar
Sooraj Saui Ram
Andersen Lesa (Applicant Representative)
Motion: Continue the Public Hearing to November 13, 2025, at 6:00 PM, pending execution of a tolling agreement with the applicant.
RESULT: Pass
MOVER: Councilmember Patiño
SECONDER: Councilmember Wang
AYES: Councilmembers Nishihira, Patiño, Wang, Vice Mayor Sakakihara, and Mayor Singh
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
4. CITY MANAGER REPORTS
4.1. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Second Amendment to the Agreement with Gillig, LLC, Reducing the Number of Battery-Electric Thirty-Five-Foot (35’) Heavy-Duty Fixed-Route Transit Vehicles (Buses) to be Purchased from Fourteen (14) to Eight (8) Transit Manager Adams and Public Works Director Ayupan provided staff presentation and responded to questions from council members.
Mayor Singh opened Public Comment. There being no speakers, Mayor Singh closed Public Comment.
Motion: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the Second Amendment to the Agreement with Gillig, LLC, reducing the number of battery-electric 35’ heavy-duty fixed-route transit vehicles (buses) to be purchased from 14 to eight.
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RESULT: Pass
MOVER: Councilmember Wang
SECONDER: Councilmember Nishihira
AYES: Councilmembers Nishihira, Patiño, Wang, Vice Mayor Sakakihara, and Mayor Singh
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Enactment No.: Resolution No. 2025-148
4.2. Adopt a Resolution Designating the Voting Delegate and Alternate Delegate for the National League of Cities – City Summit 2025 on November 20–22, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah
City Clerk Pham provided staff presentation.
Mayor Singh opened Public Comment. There being no further speakers, Mayor Singh closed Public Comment.
Motion: Adopt a resolution designating Councilmember Jeff Wang as the Voting Delegate and Councilmember Jaime Patiño as the Alternate Delegate for the National League of Cities – City Summit 2025 on November 20–22, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
RESULT: Pass
MOVER: Councilmember Nishihira
SECONDER: Vice Mayor Sakakihara
AYES: Councilmembers Nishihira, Patiño, Wang, Vice Mayor Sakakihara, and Mayor Singh
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Enactment No.: Resolution No. 2025-149
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Comments Limited to Items on the Special Meeting Agenda
Mayor Singh opened Oral Communications on items not on the special meeting agenda.
There being no speakers, Mayor Singh closed Oral Communications.
6. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Singh adjourned the meeting at 6:59 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 November 25, 2025.
Thai Nam Pham, MMC, CPMC
City Clerk