DATE: August 26, 2026
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
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Corporation Yard Needs Assessment Project Update
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Council Infrastructure and Airport Committee receives and comments on this update regarding the Corporation Yard Needs Assessment Project.
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SUMMARY
The City’s Corporation Yard was originally constructed in the 1960s and supports essential City operations including Public Works and Utilities, Maintenance Services, Fleet Services, Animal Services, and Hayward Police Department (HPD) functions. The City population has exponentially grown since then, the existing facility has aging infrastructure, inadequate space and outdated systems, and no longer meets the City’s current or future operational needs.
On April 22, 2025, City Council authorized a Professional Services Agreement with Griffin Structures (Griffin) in an amount not-to-exceed $230,000 to conduct a comprehensive needs assessment and site planning effort for the Corporation Yard. The scope included evaluating existing conditions, determining current and future space requirements, developing conceptual site designs, and preparing preliminary project costs and construction phasing.
Since that time, Griffin has worked with City staff and the different departments and divisions operating from the Corporation Yard to evaluate existing facilities and operational needs. The assessment included questionnaires, site investigations, detailed staff interviews, a facility condition assessment and development of current and projected space needs over the next 10 to 20 years.
Based on this assessment, Griffin developed three conceptual alternatives, Concepts A, B, and C. Following evaluation with City staff, Concept B and Concept C were selected for further development. Both selected concepts modernize the Corporation Yard while maintaining City existing operations during construction. The main difference between these two concepts is the configuration of the Primary Building, which consists of a renovated Animal Services Building, and the number of levels within the proposed new parking structure.
Concept B includes a second level within the Primary Building for the administrative area and a two-level parking structure. Concept C provides a single level Primary Building for all divisions and includes a three-level parking structure. The preliminary total project budgets are approximately $137.3 million for Concept B and $135.4 million for Concept C. Incidentally, the City’s currently adopted Capital Improvement Program used a placeholder budget of $140M for replacement of the corporation yard in the unfunded needs section.
At this stage, the concepts and costs are preliminary and intended to provide the City with a planning document for the future upgrades of the Corporation Yard. No funding for design or construction is requested as part of this update.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report