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Hayward, CA 94541  
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CITY OF HAYWARD  
Action Minutes  
City Council  
Tuesday, January 27, 2026  
7:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
CONCURRENT MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL AND  
GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICT BOARD  
HAYWARD GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICT (GHAD)  
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING  
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor/GHAD Chair Salinas  
Pledge of Allegiance: Council/GHAD Member Bonilla Jr.  
ROLL CALL  
Council Member George Syrop, Council Member Julie Roche, Council Member Daniel Goldstein, Council  
Member Ray Bonilla Jr, Council Member Angela Andrews, Mayor Mark Salinas, and Council Member  
Francisco Zermeno  
Present:  
7 -  
PUBLIC COMMENTS  
There were none.  
CONSENT  
1. Approve the Geologic Hazard Abatement District Board (GHAD) Minutes of the Board  
Meeting of December 2, 2025  
A motion was made by Member Andrews, seconded by Member Syrop, to adopt the GHAD meeting minutes of  
December 2, 2025. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Council Member Syrop, Council Member Bonilla Jr, Council Member Zermeno, Council Member  
Goldstein, Council Member Andrews, Council Member Roche, and Mayor Salinas  
Aye:  
PUBLIC HEARING  
Resolution 26-01 Accepting Tabulation of Votes for the Parcel Group 3 Development within  
the Hayward GHAD and Resolution 26-02 Confirming the Assessment and Authorizing the  
Levy and Collection of Assessment for the Parcel Group 3 Development within the Hayward  
GHAD (Report from GHAD Manager Ralston)  
2.  
A motion was made by GHAD Member Goldstein, seconded by GHAD Member Roche, to adopt GHAD Resolution  
26-01 accepting the tabulation of votes. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Mayor Salinas, Council Member Zermeno, Council Member Roche, Council Member Andrews, Council  
Member Goldstein, Council Member Syrop, and Council Member Bonilla Jr  
Aye:  
A motion was made by GHAD Member Goldstein, seconded by GHAD Member Syrop, to adopt GHAD Resolution  
26-02 confirming the assessment, and authorizing the levy and collection of the assessment for the Parcel  
Group 3 Development within the Hayward Geologic Hazard Abatement District. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
7 -  
Mayor Salinas, Council Member Andrews, Council Member Syrop, Council Member Zermeno, Council  
Member Goldstein, Council Member Bonilla Jr, and Council Member Roche  
Aye:  
ADJOURN TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING  
Chair Salinas adjourned the GHAD meeting at 7:15 p.m.and reconvened as the City Council meeting at 7:19  
p.m.  
CITY COUNCIL MEETING  
777 B Street, Hayward, CA 94541  
City Hall, Council Chambers  
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT  
The City Council convened in closed session on January 27, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., with all  
members present and no public members regarding conference with legal counsel pursuant to  
Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2), regarding one case.  
City Attorney Lawson reported  
that the City Council met and discussed the item but took no reportable action.  
PUBLIC COMMENTS  
Kelly Abreu  
Katia Inzunu  
Gregorio Arroyo  
Pepe  
Gardenia Zuniga  
Alejandro Jasso  
CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS  
City Manager Ott  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
A motion was made by Council Member Syrop, seconded by Council Member Bonilla Jr., to approve the Consent  
Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Council Member Bonilla Jr, Council Member Goldstein, Mayor Salinas, Council Member Roche, Council  
Member Andrews, Council Member Zermeno, and Council Member Syrop  
Aye:  
1. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Accept Grant Funding in the Amount of  
$153,000 from the California Department of Justice Tobacco Grant Program, and  
Appropriate the Funds to the Code Enforcement Division of the Development Services  
Department, for the Term of Three Years  
Consent item approved, RES 26-001.  
Adopt Resolutions Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Landscape  
Maintenance Contracts for Twin Bridges Landscape and Lighting Assessment District 7 with  
New Image Landscape Company in a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $357,000 and for Parkside  
Heights Landscape and Lighting Assessment District 17 with Pacheco Landscape  
Management, Inc. in a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $91,000  
2.  
Consent item approved, RES 26-002 (Twin Bridges LLAD 7); RES 26-003 (Parkside Heights LLAD 17)  
Adopt Resolutions to 1) Initiate Proceedings Pursuant to Government Code Section 53753, 2)  
Provide Intention to Levy Assessments for FY 2026, 3) Preliminarily Approve FY 2026 the  
Engineer’s Report, 4) Provide a Notice of Proposition 218 Public Hearing for Stratford  
Village Flood Control Facilities Improvement Assessment (MD1 - 2026), 5) Approve the  
Mailing of Ballots, and 6) Adopt Proposition 218 Assessment Ballot Procedures  
3.  
Consent  
item  
approved,  
RES  
26-004 (Initiating  
Proceedings);  
RES  
26-005 (Adopting  
Procedures  
for  
Proposition 218).  
4. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services  
Agreement with Kittelson & Associates, Inc., in a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $1,200,000 for  
Consulting Services for Phase 2 of the High Injury Network Safety Plan, Project No. 06942  
Consent item approved, RES 26-006. Speakers: Ahmed Shorab, Alejandro Jasso, Tyler Dragoni, Bruce CV.  
WORK SESSION  
Business-Friendly Hayward Project Update: Review of Draft Municipal Code and Zoning  
Maps Revisions Related to the Business-Friendly Hayward Project (Report from  
Development Services Director Buizer)  
5.  
Information only; no action taken. Speakers: Philip Sidles, Lala De La O, Kelly Abreu.  
PUBLIC HEARING  
6. Moratorium on New Massage Businesses: Adoption of an Interim Urgency Ordinance  
Pursuant to Government Code section 65858, Extending the Temporary Moratorium on New  
Massage Businesses in Hayward for up to 10 Months and 15 Days, and Finding that the  
Action is Exempt from Environmental Review (Report from City Attorney Lawson)  
A motion was made by Council Member Zermeño, seconded by Council Member Goldstein, to adopt an interim  
urgency ordinance extending the temporary moratorium on new massage businesses in Hayward for up to 10  
months and 15 days. ORD 26-02. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Mayor Salinas, Council Member Bonilla Jr, Council Member Roche, Council Member Syrop, Council  
Member Goldstein, Council Member Zermeno, and Council Member Andrews  
Aye:  
LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS  
East Bay Greenway Multimodal Project: Adopt a Resolution Approving the Project Evaluation  
for the East Bay Greenway Multimodal - Hayward Segment Project (Report from Public  
Works Director Ameri)  
7.  
A
motion was made by Council Member Zermeño, seconded by Council Member Syrop, to approve staff's  
recommendation. RES 26-007. Speakers:  
Ahmed Shorab, Alejandro Jasso, Tyler Dragoni, Bruce CV, Carl  
Gorringe. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Council Member Andrews, Mayor Salinas, Council Member Syrop, Council Member Goldstein, Council  
Member Bonilla Jr, Council Member Zermeno, and Council Member Roche  
Aye:  
ADJOURNMENT  
Mayor Salinas adjourned the City Council meeting at 10:40 p.m.  
NEXT MEETING, February 3, 2026, 7:00 PM