DATE: April 7, 2026
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution (1) Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute an Agreement to Transfer the Open Space Subdivision of Parcel Group 8 to Hayward Area Recreation and Park District and Grant an Easement for a Trail Across the Market Rate Middle Segment, and (2) Finding that the Transfer is Exempt from California Environmental Quality Act Review
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the City Council adopts a Resolution (Attachment II) (1) authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement to transfer the open space subdivision of Parcel Group 8 to the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District (HARD), and to grant an easement to HARD for a trail across the Market Rate Middle Segment, and (2) finding that the transfer is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review.
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SUMMARY
The purpose of this agenda item is to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement to transfer the Open Space Segment of Parcel Group 8 to HARD. This action is consistent with prior City Council direction and discussions in 2020, 2024, and 2025 regarding the intended disposition of the Open Space Segment
The City of Hayward entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in January 2016 for ten parcel groups comprised of former State Route 238 properties. These properties are being managed to implement the City's vision for redevelopment, including housing, open space, and economic development opportunities.
Parcel Group 8 has been subdivided into three segments: (1) Affordable Housing Segment, (2) Open Space Segment, and (3) Market Rate Middle Segment. This subdivision was authorized by Caltrans to allow independent development and disposition of each segment.
Consistent with prior City Council direction and community engagemen...
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