MINUTES
CITY OF UNION CITY
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
GARY SINGH, Mayor
JAIME PATIÑO, Vice Mayor (District 2)
LANCE NISHIHIRA, Councilmember (District 1)
JEFF WANG, Councilmember (District 3)
SCOTT SAKAKIHARA, Councilmember (District 4)
Tuesday, April 28, 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 6:30 PM.
2. ROLL CALL
Attendance Attendee Name
Present Lance Nishihira, Councilmember
Jeff Wang, Councilmember
Jaime Patiño, Vice Mayor (Remote)
Gary Singh, Mayor
Absent Scott Sakakihara, Councilmember
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 Dean Nissen for Outstanding Volunteer Service to the City of Union City
Mayor Singh read the proclamation aloud and presented it to Dean Nissen, Alternate Commissioner to the Senior Citizens Commission, who accepted the proclamation and provided brief comments.
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4.2. Presentation of Earth Day Poster Contest Winners
Recycling and Solid Waste Program Manager Storti provided a presentation recognizing the 2026 Union City Recycles Poster Contest winners. Certificates were presented to the winners.
5. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Singh adjourned the meeting at 6:52 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 May 12, 2026.
Thai Nam Pham, MMC, CPMC
City Clerk