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The proclamation noted the city’s urban forest program and a longstanding municipal tree inventory, and the mayor invited community volunteers to join a planting and training event. City staff and community partners said the event will start at 8:30 a.m. at the Cherry Street side of Sportsfield Park (Forest Hill Park area, adjacent to the restroom building) and will include instruction on proper tree‑planting techniques.

Assistant City Manager (presentation) and other staff said the planting will include 15–20 trees; volunteers can register at urbanforestfriends.org or check in at 8:30 a.m. on the day of the event. Council members emphasized the environmental and community benefits of expanding the urban canopy and encouraged resident participation.

The proclamation and planting event were informational and ceremonial; no council action or vote was needed beyond adopting the proclamation.

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Assistant City Manager LaVoca presented the item as the city’s annual process for these districts, noting there were no changes or additions to the list of improvements for the districts. The measure was pulled from the consent calendar to record recusals.

Council member Contanzio announced a recusal because she has a real property interest in landscaping district number 11, stating, “I have a real property interest in landscaping, Number 11, that’s my residence.” The city manager also announced a recusal because he owns real property in the same district and said he “took no part in the preparation of the staff report for this item.”

Councilor Jorgensen moved the resolution and Council member Grindahl seconded. The clerk called the roll and the resolution passed; the motion was recorded as approved with Council member Contanzio recusing herself from the vote.

The resolution initiates proceedings under the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 for district numbers 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 for fiscal year 2025–26. Staff said this item is typically on the consent calendar as part of the annual assessment process.

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“Our road network is one of our greatest assets, and it needs annual care to keep it in serviceable condition,” Howard Young, Newark’s public works director, told the City Council. Young described the Pavement Condition Index (PCI), a 0–100 rating system used regionally to evaluate pavement condition and prioritize repairs.

Young said Newark has 104.5 centerline miles of roadway (about 162 lane miles) and that the city’s 2022 average PCI was 72, compared with a statewide average of 65 in the most recent Metropolitan Transportation Commission dataset the city referenced. He emphasized the difference between preservation treatments such as crack sealing, slurry seal and microsurfacing, and restoration treatments such as hot‑mix overlays or full reconstruction.

“Pay now, pay a little; or delay and pay a lot later,” Young said, summarizing the deterioration curve that motivates preventive maintenance.

Young walked council members through typical treatments and costs, from hot crack seal and patch paving through slurry seal, microsurfacing, chip/cape seals, and full asphalt overlays. He said slurry seals typically last about six years, while hot‑mix overlays can provide 15–20 years of service, and stressed that preventive maintenance preserves pavement life and reduces long‑term cost.

On funding, staff said the city typically draws on state gas tax revenue, allocations administered by the Alameda County Transportation Commission (measure‑based local sales tax and related vehicle registration fees), and SB 1 transportation funds. Young said the city’s pavement budget target rose from about $2.5 million annually in earlier years to roughly $4.0 million per year for 2024–2026 to sustain the current PCI and respond to resident concerns.

Young also described a multi‑phase Thornton Avenue project. He said Alameda County Water District is replacing the main under Thornton Avenue; the city is designing an asphalt overlay for Thornton’s Phase 1 (Highway 880 to Olive Street) and plans a Phase 2 overlay from Ash Street to Spruce Street. Young said Congressman Ro Khanna provided congressionally directed community project funding of $2,000,000 for Phase 1 and $1,000,000 for Phase 2.

Council members asked technical and operational questions about frequency of slurry applications, striping materials (thermoplastic versus paint), the effect of heavy truck traffic on pavement life, and where residents can find paving schedules online. Staff said the public works section of the city website lists planned work for the current and next year and encouraged residents to report faded striping or hazardous locations.

The presentation was informational only; no council action was required or taken at the April 24 meeting.

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The awards, presented by the Alameda County Tobacco Control Coalition, singled out both the council’s policy action and the work of Oscar Carrillo, Newark’s Community Preservation Manager, for leading the ordinance’s development and initial implementation steps.

“The Alameda County Tobacco Control Coalition would like to honor Mayor Hannon and the entire Newark City Council for their commitment to protecting the health and well‑being of young people and other priority populations in the city of Newark through local tobacco control policy,” said Amaya Whitting, co‑chair of the Alameda County Tobacco Control Coalition and a Fremont resident. Whitting recapped the ordinance’s main provisions, saying, “This TRL ordinance included many provisions aligned with best practices such as prohibiting the sale of all flavored tobacco products, no exceptions, establishing a minimum price and package size requirement for tobacco products, prohibiting the redemption of tobacco product coupons … and establishing a fee for the TRL to cover the cost of enforcement.”

Renata Faraji, speaking for the Newark Middle School PTSA, thanked the council for acting on the community’s concerns: “We are very grateful for all your work and commitment to protecting the youth, from the dangers of tobacco.”

Council members and county public‑health partners said the ordinance both aligns Newark with countywide best practices and unlocked funding to support enforcement. The coalition and staff said Newark received a California Department of Justice Tobacco Enforcement Grant Award to bolster retailer inspections, retailer education, and coordinated enforcement activity with county partners.

City staff described next steps for implementation: establishing licensing and fee structures, preparing educational materials for retailers, and scheduling compliance checks ahead of the ordinance’s enforcement dates. The presentation credited Community Preservation Manager Oscar Carrillo with researching local data and best practices, coordinating with county tobacco control staff, and leading in‑person outreach to retailers ahead of enforcement.

The coalition noted that with Newark’s action, 14 jurisdictions in Alameda County now prohibit sales of youth‑friendly flavored tobacco products, creating regional coverage against those products.

The presentation was informational; no new ordinance or vote was taken at the April 24 meeting. Council members and attendees expressed support for the enforcement grant and the city’s outreach plan leading up to compliance dates.

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