City Council - Regular Meeting
About this meeting
- Government Body
- City Council
- Meeting Type
- City Council
- Location
- Fremont, CA
- Meeting Date
- April 21, 2026
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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
25 items on the agenda.
Call to Order
Salute the Flag
Roll Call
Announcements-Mayor and/or City Manager
Report Out of Closed Session (if applicable)
Motion To: Waive Further Reading of Proposed Ordinances
(This permits reading the title only in lieu of reciting the entire text.)
Approval of Minutes - None.
Energy Management Services - Approval of a Service Agreement with Syserco Inc., for Support Services and Part Purchases for the City's Energy Management System
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a 5-year service agreement (July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2031) with Syserco Inc. at an annual cost of $108,857 ($33,857 scheduled services, $25,000 for as needed sole source parts purchases plus $50,000 annually for reactive maintenance contingency), with annual price increases based on CPI-U but capped at 4% per year.
Fremont Landscaping Assessment District No. 88 - Initiate Proceedings and Adopt a Resolution of Intent to Levy and Collect Assessments Within Landscaping Assessment District No. 88 for Fiscal Year 2026/27, Approve the Engineer's Report, and Set the Public Hearing for June 16, 2026
Recommendation: 1. Initiate annual assessment proceedings under the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 for Landscaping Assessment District 88. 2. Adopt a resolution declaring the City Council's intent to levy and collect assessments for the District for Fiscal Year 2026/27, preliminarily approving the Engineer's Report, and setting the public hearing.
Recreation Services for Classes and Camps - Authorize the City Manager, or Designee, to Execute Agreement with Nanogen Science and Services, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company dba Mad Science of the Bay Area.
Recommendations: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a Recreation Services Agreement with Nanogen Science and Services, LLC a California Limited Liability Company dba Mad Science of the Bay Area not-to-exceed $300,000 from June 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027.
Adopt a Resolution Approving Additional Funding for the Thornton & Post Apartments Project - Approval of Additional Affordable Housing Funding for the Thornton & Post Apartments Project and Making Findings of CEQA Exemption
Recommendations: 1. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to amend the existing loan documents to add up to $1,500,000 for a total of $11,176,908 in funding to the project, and take such other actions as required to increase the total loan amount to $18,776,908 to Resources for Community Development, and making findings of CEQA exemption; and, 2. Appropriate an additional $1,500,000 from the Affordable Housing Development Fund (Fund 196) for the Thornton & Post project.
Security System Services - Authorize a Seven-Year Agreement with Schneider Electric Buildings Americas, Inc. for Security System Services at City Building Facilities for an Amount Not-to-Exceed $1,500,000
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a seven-year Master Service Agreement (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2033) for City-wide security system services with Schneider Electric Buildings Americas, Inc. for a not-to-exceed amount of $1,500,000 for the seven-year term.
City of Fremont Salary Schedule Adoption - Consideration of a Resolution Approving and Adopting City-wide Salary Schedules
Recommendation: Adopt a resolution approving and adopting the revised City of Fremont Citywide Salary Schedules.
Proclamation: Fair Housing Month (April 2026) - Project Sentinel
Proclamation: National Crime Victims' Rights Week
Oral and Written Communications
Industrial Development Authority - None. Public Financing Authority - None.
Consideration of Items Removed From Consent Calendar
Human Resources Department – Public Hearing to Comply with Assembly Bill 2561 (Government Code Section 3502.3) Regarding City's Vacancies, Recruitment, and Retention Efforts
Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing on the status of the City's vacancies, recruitment, and retention efforts and receive presentations from City staff and any recognized employee organizations.
Washington Health - Community Health Needs Assessment and Health Improvement Plan
Fremont Boulevard Complete Street Project - Receive presentation on proposed street design and community outreach for a grant-funded project to improve transportation safety, operations, multimodal access, and streetscape beautification along Fremont Boulevard between Country Drive and Grimmer Boulevard, including the addition of a right-turn lane at southbound Fremont Boulevard to westbound Mowry Avenue; and approve plans to remove a right-turn lane at westbound Beacon Avenue to northbound Fremont Boulevard.
Recommendation: Take the following actions related to the Fremont Boulevard Complete Street Project located between Country Drive and Grimmer Boulevard: 1. Receive presentation on the project and community outreach. 2. Approve plan to remove a dedicated right-turn lane from westbound Beacon Avenue to northbound Fremont Boulevard.
Councilmember Referrals - None.
Mayor Salwan Refferal: Appointment to Advisory Body
Recommendation: Approve appointment.