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)
Thursday, November 13, 2025 | 6:00 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 6:00 PM.
2. ROLL CALL
Attendance Attendee Name
Present Lance Nishihira, Councilmember
Jaime Patiño, Councilmember
Jeff Wang, Councilmember
Gary Singh, Mayor
Absent Scott Sakakihara, Vice Mayor
3. PUBLIC HEARINGS
3.1. Continue Public Hearing from November 13, 2025 to December 9, 2025 to 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. Staff is Recommending that This Project Be Considered Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Under Section November 13, 2025 | 6:00 PM Page 2 of 2
City Council
Special Meeting Minutes
15303, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures, of the CEQA Guidelines
Economic and Community Development Director Campbell provided staff presentation and responded to questions from councilmembers.
Motion: Continue Public Hearing for the appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval of UP-25-001 and SD-22-001 to December 9, 2025.
RESULT: Pass
MOVER: Councilmember Wang
SECONDER: Councilmember Nishihira
AYES: Councilmembers Nishihira, Patiño, Wang, and Mayor Singh NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice Mayor Sakakihara
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Comments Limited to Items Not on the Special Meeting Agenda
Mayor Singh opened Oral Communications. Seeing no speakers, Mayor Singh closed Oral Communications.
5. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Singh adjourned the meeting at 6:09 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