MINUTES
CITY OF UNION CITY
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
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, March 24, 2026 | 6:30 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 6:31 PM.
2. ROLL CALL
Attendance Attendee Name
Present Lance Nishihira, Councilmember
Scott Sakakihara, Councilmember
Jeff Wang, Councilmember
Jaime Patiño, Vice Mayor
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.
4. PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
4.1. Proclamation Recognizing March 2026 as Senior Nutrition Programs Month – Ending the Wait
Mayor Singh read the proclamation aloud and then presented it to SOS Meals on Wheels representatives Tammy Duran and Pcyeta Stroud, who accepted the proclamation. Spectrum Community Services Laura Calvert also made brief comments afterwards.
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4.2. Proclamation Recognizing March 2026 as American Red Cross Month Mayor Singh read the proclamation aloud and then presented it to Jan Peterson of the American Red Cross, who made brief comments afterwards.
4.3. Proclamation Recognizing April 2026 as American Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month
Mayor Singh read the proclamation aloud and presented it to Shamsa Rafay.
She and Dr. Noor Bilbeisi made brief comments afterwards.
5. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Singh adjourned the meeting at 6:53 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 April 14, 2026.
Thai Nam Pham, MMC, CPMC
City Clerk