Annual Report | 2019

#HaywardForward is the new public information project of the City Hayward. It is the place, channel and social media hashtag at and through which we are going to be telling, sharing and archiving the news and progress we are making as a City and Community.
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Dear Residents,

Together, we have accomplished a lot over the past year here in Hayward. This second #HaywardForward Annual Report brochure covers just some of the highlights.

A primary focus of our work as a City has been expanding housing access and housing stability for all. To that end, new legislation has been enacted, new investments made, and new development projects are breaking ground and under construction.

We welcomed our new Chief of Police in Toney Chaplin, a career San Francisco officer and Hayward resident with a leadership style that is inclusive, optimistic, and forward thinking.

We opened our new 21st Century Library and Community Learning Center. At the helm is our new Library Services Director, Jayanti Addleman, who is a passionate advocate for literacy, inclusion, and helping all people reach their potential.

We remained top-of-class as a leader in environmental and climate protection. And we closed a structural budget gap and made additional strides to put Hayward on the path to long-term fiscal sustainability.

We take seriously our commitment to keeping you informed. This brochure is a high-level view. To learn more, visit our website at www.hayward-ca.gov/forward. You also may contact Public Information Officer Chuck Finnie at Chuck.Finnie@hayward-ca.gov or (510) 583-4344.

To follow the progress we are making together, signup for our official monthly e-newsletter, www.hayward-ca.gov/the-stack. Thank you for your time, consideration and support.

Sincerely,

A digital Signature
Kelly McAdoo
City Manager
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Positive changes in the five-year forecast of the General Fund operating reserve is a measure of the City of Hayward's imporving fiscal health. Passage of Measure T by Hayward voters in November 2018 allowed the City to make significant progress closing the structural gap between the cost of delivering pimary services and the revenue generated to pay for them. Contributions by City employees towards the costs of their benefits during recent labor negotiations further strengthened our long-term fiscal outlook. 

Orange and blue chart showing the projected general fund revenues before and after Measure T

 

FY 2020 Budgeted General Fund Expenditures by Department 

 

Brightly colored pie chart showing the expenditures by department

  • Police - 45.7%
  • Fire - 24.5%
  • Non-Departmental and Transfers - 6.7%
  • Development Services - 5.8%
  • Library Services - 3.6%
  • Finance - 3.1%
  • Maintenance Services - 2.9%
  • City Manager - 2.8%
  • Public Works - Engineering and Transportation - 2.0%
  • Human Resources - 1.3%
  • City Attorney - 0.8%
  • City Clerk - 0.5%
  • Mayor and Council - 0.3%

 

FY 2020 Budgeted General Fund Revenue

 

Brightly colored pie chart that shows revenue by type

  • Property Tax - 33%
  • Sales Tax - 20.5%
  • Other Tax/Franchises - 20.6%
  • User's Utility Tax - 10.5%
  • Transfer Tax- 9%
  • Franchise Fees - 6.4%

Housing being built at the corner of Valle Vista Ave and Mission Blvd.

  • Re-established rent control for housing built prior to 1979, and updated and expanded just-cause eviction protections for all Hayward tenants.
  • Issued building permits, development approvals, and new downtown zoning guidelines to provide for construction of more than 3600 market-rate and income-restricted affordable housing units.
  • Opening a Housing Navigation Center to provide a real pathway to permanent housing for people living on the streets. 

 

Chief Chaplin smiling and in front of a podium during his swearing in ceremony

  • Hired new Chief of Police Toney Chaplin, a leader in community policing who held every rank at the San Francisco Police Department before joining Hayward PD.
  • Formed a new Community Advisory Panel to the Chief of Police to improve trust and strengthen understanding between HPD and our diverse Hayward Community.
  • Marked another year of CALEA (Commission on the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies) accreditation "with distinction," an achievement met by two percent of police departments nationwide. to learn more visit https://www.calea.org. 

People walking along the Hayward Shoreline on a sunny day

  • Moved Hayward residents, businesses, and government agencies onto entirely carbon-free sources of electricity, and expanded solar energy generation at city facilities.
  • Completing first phase of a recycled water system that will deliver 260,000 gallons per day to local businesses and other organizations for outdoor irrigation.
  • Began work with the Hayward Area Shoreline Planning Agency on a new Shoreline Master Plan for responding and adapting to rising sea levels that threaten low-lying areas near San Francisco Bay. 

A man walking outside of the new 21st Century Library and Community Learning Center

  • Opened our new 21st Century Library and Community Learning Center with 50 percent more books and other materials, dozens of public computers, a makerspace, digital media lab and a homework center, public art, community rooms and a café
  • Welcomed new Library Services Director Jayanti Addleman, who previously led the Monterey County Free Libraries, an organization recognized for vibrancy, creativity and innovation in serving diverse communities.