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3/18/2021
 Fremont City Council Approves City Priorities for 2021
At the City Council retreat held in January 2021, the Council identified four top priority areas on which to focus City resources in 2021. Those priority areas include 1) Budget, financial health, increase the tax base, 2) Continue response to COVID-19, 3) Continue to address
homelessness, and 4) Neighborhood improvement. On March 9 during the regularly scheduled Council meeting, Fremont City Council members accepted the January 2021 Council Retreat report which sets forth these City priorities for the calendar year. Read the report for examples of work underway or planned to address each of the Council priorities.
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 Fremont Parks Update under Red Tier
With the State’s recent announcement that Alameda County has advanced to the Red Tier in the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy reopening framework, picnic areas, including picnic tables and barbecues within City parks will re-open for drop-in use starting this Friday, March 19, while Picnic Area Reservations will begin April 1. Based on the current Red Tier restrictions, outdoor social gatherings are limited to no more than 3 households. Additionally, outdoor sports field rentals are now available for practice and games. Applications will be accepted starting March 22 for the months of April through June. For a list of open and closed facilities please visit our website.
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 Downtown Fremont on the Rise
Momentum is building in Downtown Fremont! This week, the ownership group of Capitol Square (the ground floor retail of the Locale mixed-used project) announced the anchor tenant lease of SLIVER Pizzeria. SLIVER, which will bring great food, drinks, and eventually, live music to the Downtown, joins restaurant operator Raw ASF as the first two tenants of the project, with more lease announcements expected to follow. Additionally, the Fremont City Council recently approved an adjacent mixed-use project by MIG Real Estate that represents Fremont's first Opportunity Zone investment. This project is expected to be constructed concurrently with Fremont Bank's new 6-story headquarters, bringing a continuous building façade all the way to the corner of Fremont Boulevard and Capitol Avenue. Along with the Downtown Event Center and 3510 Beacon mixed use project at the corner of Walnut Avenue and Liberty Street that are each expected to be completed by summer of this year, Downtown Fremont is beginning to take form.
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 Donate and Help Fremont Low Income Children Participate in Recreation Activities
With summer fast approaching and remote learning taking a toll on children’s ability to socialize and participate in physical activity, Fremont Recreation is looking to businesses and individuals to support our scholarship program to help provide youth in the community the needed emotional, social, and physical connection through summer camps and programs. With your support, 100% of your donation will be used for Fremont’s low-income families. Consider making an individual donation online. For larger donors, please contact Lance Scheetz for the many benefits you may be eligible to receive.
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 City Partners with Magellan Advisors to Develop Broadband Master Plan
The City of Fremont has selected Magellan Advisors as its partner in the development of a Broadband Master Plan through a competitive bidding process. Magellan Advisors will help the City develop a road map that expands our existing high-speed fiber network to connect City facilities, public safety IoT devices, fire stations, while equipping the City with a platform to deploy smart city technologies, address digital equity, economic development, and support future broadband applications jointly with private sector investment.
Did you miss this week’s City Council meeting? Catch up on the March 16th Council meeting agenda and webcast for updates on the following:
- Adoption of the 2021 Legislative Guiding Principles and Priorities
- 2020 General Plan Annual Progress Report
To celebrate the art, creativity, and resiliency of Fremont students, the Youth and Family Services Division of the Human Services Department, in partnership with Fremont Unified School District, is hosting the fourth annual Children Mental Health Awareness Art Competition and Exhibition. The theme this year is “Coming Together with Hope.” Students living in Fremont and attending FUSD schools are encouraged to submit art, photographs, poetry, and digital work including spoken word performance, podcasts and short films.
BART and the City of Fremont are seeking community input on a public art project planned for the new Irvington BART Station. Come meet the artist, Rebeca Méndez, during a webinar on Monday, March 22 at 6:00 pm, as she provides an overview of her work, answers questions from the community, and explains her approach to art making for the station design. Additional details and the webinar link are available here.
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