Hayward City Council Regular Meeting
Hayward Mayor Mark Salinas and Council Members Syrop and Andrews introduced Item 21, a City Council Referral directing municipal staff to return with ordinance options prohibiting or strictly limiting data center development in Hayward.
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Hayward City Council Regular Meeting
Hayward City Council · September 15, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 41:19 Mark Salinas, Mayor, City of Hayward Elected Official In support auto captions, uncheckedZoning Moratorium
Mayor Mark Salinas introduces Item 21, a formal council referral sponsored with Council Members Syrop and Andrews to prohibit or limit data center development in Hayward.
"certainly a draw. So uh thank you for that. Um, if there are no other oral reports, um, I will then move on to, uh, council referrals, which is item number 21, city council referral, prohibition data center development referral from Mayor Selenas, Council Member Cyrup, and Council Member"
- Clip 2 · 44:37 Hayward Development Services Staff Board & Planning Staff Procedural auto captions, uncheckedZoning Power & Grid Water
Hayward planning staff outlines the regulatory timeline for drafting an ordinance prohibiting or restricting data centers following community opposition.
"happy to see you all here. Um, I'm going to provide a brief presentation related to the city council referral outlining actions to limit or further regulate data centers data center development in Hayward. So on August 12th, citing significant community outcry um related to the approval of the stack data center and then concerns about health and environmental risks related to"
- Clip 3 · 4:10 Hayward City Council Member Elected Official Opposed auto captions, uncheckedZoning Moratorium Power & Grid Water
Hayward City Council members deliberate on municipal siting standards, utility capacity, and the recorded ordinance action.
"uh, City Hall. Welcome to the Hayward City Council meeting. Today is September 15th, 2026. And also, today we launch National Latino Heritage Month. >> So, let's pop it up for National Latino Heritage Month. Um, I'd like to call this meeting to order. And if I can call upon council"
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