MINUTES
CITY OF UNION CITY
CITY COUNCIL
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION
GARY SINGH, Mayor
JAMIE PATIÑO, Vice Mayor (District 2)
LANCE NISHIHIRA, Councilmember (District 1)
JEFF WANG, Councilmember (District 3)
SCOTT SAKAKIHARA, Councilmember (District 4)
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | 6:45 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 6:45 PM. Mayor Singh also noted, for the record, that pursuant to Government Code Section 54953, Councilmember Patiño was participating in this meeting via teleconference.
2. ROLL CALL
Attendance Attendee Name
Present Lance Nishihira, Councilmember
Scott Sakakihara, Councilmember
Jeff Wang, Councilmember
Jaime Patiño, Vice Mayor (Remote)
Gary Singh, Mayor
Absent None
3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Comments Limited to Items on the Special Meeting Agenda
Mayor Singh opened Oral Communications. There being no speakers, Mayor Singh closed Oral Communications.
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City Council / Successor Agency
Regular Meeting Minutes
4. CLOSED SESSION
4.1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6
Agency Designated Representatives:
Joan Malloy, City Manager
Unrepresented Employees:
Employees (except for the City Manager) Subject to the Compensation and Benefit Plan for Unrepresented Employees
No reportable action.
5. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Singh reported on the closed session item referenced above at the January 13, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting.
6. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Singh adjourned the meeting at 7:00 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 January 27, 2026.
Thai Nam Pham, MMC, CPMC
City Clerk