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  Hayward California
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Assessment plot map now available:

Download or read the assessment map here. [PDF] 		 
Street Meeting WEDNESDAY:
Wednesday April 2, 2008
7:00 PM
On the CSUEB (CSUH) campus
MI 2032 (Meiklejohn Hall)
Located on Harder Road at West Loop Road
See the map.
Meiklejohn Hall is the "Square donut" building at the lower-right of the map.

A final street proposal will be presented by Bob Carlson and city representatives.
You can park in lots "B" (the closest), "D" or "K."

Much more is available in the March 2008 Echo newsletter. [PDF] 		 
Tribune Development
There's a proposal to build 16 units (homes and townhomes) on the 1.3 acre lot at the corner of Tribume and Hayward Blvd. This is the announcement. 
The meeting is:
	Thursday, December 9, 2004
	10:00AM
	Permit conference center Room 1c, First floor
	Hayward City Hall
	777 "B" Street, Hayward.

If you are unable to attend you may comment (supporting or opposing) by writing or emailing to:
	Andrew S. Gaber, PE		>>   Andrew.Gaber@hayward-ca.gov
	-- or --
	Erik J. Pearson, AICP		>>   Erik.Pearson@hayward-ca.gov
	Planning Division
	777 "B" Street
	Hayward CA 94541
Streets:
By now you should have received your ballot indicating interest in (or not) having the streets re-worked. Be sure to mail it in!
What's Next?
Meeting at Highland School, Thursday Nov 4, 2004 at 7pm. Our streets are aging, just like all things. If we pass up this opportunity, the amount of repair needed will only continue to increase. Shall we wait until everything needs to be completely replaced?
Fall 2004
In a series of meetings with homeowners, the consultants, City Staff, and OHHA Streets Committee are presenting their findings to the neighborhood. The next step, if the neighborhood votes to proceed, is to have the more detailed engineering work done to define the job. In the 1990s, the City paid over 1/2 Million dollars toward streets work in the Old Highlands that was rejected by the neighborhood, and the City has fronted the $50,000 for this current study. It is unwilling to proceed on this project without a commitment by the homeowners.
Summer 2004
In consultation with City Staff and the OHHA Streets Committee, McGill, Martin, and Self created a proposal for an approach to the streets repair and possible funding options. Because a detailed plan will require much more engineering work, core samples, survey work, and so on, this proposal is very general. But it does provide a fairly good idea of the cost (in the current economy) and the scope of work to be done.
Spring 2004
The Streets Committee began meeting with McGill, Martin, and Self -- who also began reviewing all the OHHA streets history, engineering issues, and past proposed solutions. In May, the consultants and Streets Committee walked all the streets, photographing and reviewing all the problem areas, and speaking with many residents who took and interest in the process.
Winter 2003
Proposals were submitted, reviewed, countered, and finally a contract signed. The firm selected was McGill, Martin, and Self -- a firm familiar with many of the types of issues in this project (Bay Area hills neighborhoods needing streets safety and drainage upgrades that would not redesign the aesthetic of the neighborhood).
October 2003 -- OHHA Annual General Meeting and Election.
September 2003 -- OHHA Picnic
Summer 2003
City Staff, working in conjunction with the Streets Committee, created an RFP (Request for Proposal) to go out to likely engineering firms for the project.
July 2003
City Council approved a line item in the 2003-04 budget for $50,000 for the purpose of hiring an independent engineering consulting firm to research and write a pre-preliminary engineering report on the condition of our streets and what level of repairs could be done that would adequately address the safety and drainage issues without requiring a complete replacement and redesign of our streets.
Spring 2003
The Streets Committee researched typical residential streets materials, construction, maintenance schedules, and how long residential streets normally last. They also researched City archives to see what work had been done on our streets, and began meeting with members of City Staff and with the City Manager to see whether a compromise solution was possible.
February 2003 Special Election & General Meeting
The seven candidates recommended by the Election Committee were unanimously elected. In addition, because the controversy surrounding the October 2002 OHHA General Meeting was centered on the condition of our neighborhood streets, homeowners voted to form a Streets Committee to research streets repair/maintenance issues and to see whether a dialogue could be opened with City Staff to find a compromise solution. Historically, the City had wanted to implement its Precise Plan Lines and the neighborhood had opposed that.
On December 9, 2002 The 2002 Board held another Board meeting, inviting the 2003 OHHA Board to decide what should be done about the election as required by the bylaws. It was decided that we'd create an impartial election committee to run an election of seven (7) officers. It looks like the election will be in February. There will be a call for candidates in the special December Newsletter and another newsletter in January that publishes the candidates' statements.
On November 2002 Margaret Warhurst and Marie-Pascale Peterson tendered their resignations from the 2003 OHHA Board.
On November 15, 2002 there was a meeting of the 2003 Board-Elect where the transition was to continue and the 2003 skillsets, possible roles and goals were to be examined. It began very smoothly, but didn't end that way.
On November 6, 2002 there was a meeting of the 2002 Board where transition materials were handed over to the 2003 Board-elect. It went fairly smoothly, and apparently without anyone getting upset.
There was an election October 16, 2002 at the annual General meeting.
One returning and six new officers were elected.