RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XXX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNION CITY
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE FOURTH
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
MARK THOMAS & COMPANY, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,988,000, FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $7,989,191, FOR THE FINAL DESIGN OF PHASE (SEGMENT) 2 FOR THE QUARRY LAKES
PARKWAY (EAST WEST CONNECTOR) PROJECT, CITY PROJECT
NO. 18-04
WHEREAS, the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) approved the request from the City of Union City to be the project sponsor for the remaining phases of the I-880 to Mission Boulevard/East West Connector Project and to update the project description eligible for the remaining commitment from the 1986 Measure B Transportation Expenditure Plan to reflect the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project; and
WHEREAS, on February 12, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 5444- 19, which authorized renaming the I-880 to Mission Boulevard/East West Connector Project to the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project (Project); and WHEREAS, the City Council has identified in the Strategic Plan Goal C, Strategy 2: Facilitate the build out of the greater Station District Area through the construction of the Quarry Lakes Parkway, completion of the pedestrian rail crossing, and implementing the recommendations of the Southern Alameda County Regional Rail Integration Study to make the Station District a passenger rail hub served by ACE; and WHEREAS, the Project consists of Quarry Lakes Parkway (QLP) in Union City and Decoto Road Compete Streets Project in Fremont, which will be implemented by the City of Fremont; and
WHEREAS, QLP in Union City consists of Phase 1: 7th Street Connection, Phase 2: Gateway Connection, Phase 3: 11th Street Connection and Phase 4: Grade Separations and Alvarado-Niles Connection. Phase 5: Paseo Padre Parkway and Bike Trail Connection is in both the cities of Union City and Fremont; and WHEREAS, the remaining commitment of 1986 Measure B funding available for the QLP is approximately $69 Million; and
WHEREAS, the current cost estimate for the QLP and Decoto Road Complete Streets is approximately $288 million and the cost estimate of QLP Phases 1-4 is approximately $208 million; and
WHEREAS, on November 19, 2020, the Alameda CTC adopted Resolution No. 20-013, which included approval for the use of 1986 Measure B and 2014 Measure BB funding on individual sub-projects or project phases of the QLP, which are fully funded; and
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WHEREAS, on March 9, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution Nos. 5720-21 and 5721-21, authorizing commitments of Measure BB TEP 21, Dumbarton Corridor Improvement funds of $40 million and TEP 22, Union City Intermodal District funds of $72 million to the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project for Phases 3 and Phase 4; and WHEREAS, on June 24, 2021, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) approved the conveyance of excess Caltrans parcels (originally reserved for Route 84) appraised at $86 Million to the City of Union City and the City is now responsible for selecting a residential developer; and
WHEREAS, the $86.0 million from the sale of the Caltrans parcels for residential development will fund the Local Agency Transportation Improvement Program (LATIP) with estimated LATIP obligations of about $58.2 million to Quarry Lakes Parkway ($41.8 million) and Decoto Road Complete Streets ($16.4 million); and WHEREAS, on October 12, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 5841- 21 accepting $4.2 million from the Alameda CTC Project Funding Agreement No. A22- 0053 for Final Design Services of Phases (Segments) 1 and 2 for Quarry Lakes Parkway (East West Connector), City Project No. 18-04; and
WHEREAS, the Alameda CTC Project Funding Agreement No. A22-0053 for Phases (Segments) 1 and 2 for Quarry Lakes Parkway (East West Connector), City Project No. 18-04, for Final Design Phase included an expiration date of December 31, 2023; and
WHEREAS, on January 11, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 5878- 22, authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Consulting Services Agreement, C5833, with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. (“Consultant”), for the Preliminary Engineering (30% Final Design) of Phases (Segments) 1 and 2 for the Quarry Lakes Parkway (East West Connector) Project, City Project No. 18-04, in the amount of $1,200,000; and WHEREAS, the Preliminary Design effort was focused on the conditions of Alameda CTC Resolution No. 20-013, including: 1) redesigning the Quarry Lakes Parkway to meet NACTO and Caltrans Complete Streets Policies; 2) employing design features for future transit; 3) holding quarterly public meetings to update the bicycle, pedestrian and transit advocates through the City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) and the City Council meetings for public input and comments; and, 4) convening meetings with the City of Fremont and AC Transit for the potential design of a transit priority lane along Decoto Road between Dumbarton Bridge and Mission Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, Union City has led the effort to develop a full funding plan for implementation of Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phases 1-4, and submitted all funding documentation to Alameda CTC staff for their records. This includes all City Council approval actions for: 1) Measure 2014 TEP 21, Dumbarton Corridor Funds of $40 million; 2) TEP 22, Intermodal Station funds of $72 million; and, 3) the California Transportation Commission (CTC) approval action for the LATIP funds of $41.8 million; and Resolution No. 2025-XXX
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WHEREAS, Union City staff has received letters from Alameda CTC in 2022 and 2023 providing clarification and direction on the full funding plan for Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phases 1-4, and the City has provided a response to their letters through emails, phone conversations, letters, and meetings; and WHEREAS, on September 20, 2022, at the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) meeting, Mark Thomas presented the proposed roadway drainage strategy and design including the opportunity to revitalize and restore biological resources within Old Alameda Creek and create trail networks connecting Arroyo Park in Union City to Quarry Lakes Regional Park and the proposed Isherwood Park in Fremont. The BPAC members and the public expressed their support for the proposed trail network system along the creek, connecting existing and proposed parks in Union City and Fremont and revitalizing Old Alameda Creek; and
WHEREAS, on November 22, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 6045-22, authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Consulting Services Agreement, C5833b, with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. for the Final Design of Phases (Segments) 1 and 2 for the Quarry Lakes Parkway (East West Connector) Project, City Project No. 18-04, in the amount of $3,000,000, totaling $4,200,000, from the 2022 Alameda CTC Project Funding Agreement No. A22-0053 grant; and WHEREAS, at the same meeting, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 6046- 22, authorizing the City Manager to execute a Consulting Services Agreement, C5933, with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. for the Preliminary Engineering (30% Final Design) of Phases (Segments) 3 and 4 for the Quarry Lakes Parkway (East West Connector) Project, City Project No. 18-04, in the amount of $2,087,600 and appropriating $208,760 from the unused balance of SB-1 Funds; and
WHEREAS, the Preliminary Engineering (30% Final Design) of Phases (Segments) 3 and 4 for the Quarry Lakes Parkway (East West Connector) Project, City Project No. 18-04, was funded with $1,878,840 from the 2018 Alameda CTC Project Funding Agreement No. A18-0046 grant; and
WHEREAS, updated 30% Plans of Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phase 3 (11th Street Connection) and Phase 4 (Alvarado-Niles Connection) are essential for developing and revising the Cost Estimates for Phases 1-4; and
WHEREAS, Quarry Lakes Parkway’s profile is a depressed four-lane roadway that includes a Union Pacific Niles Subdivision Grade Separation Underpass Structure in Phase 3 and a BART Grade Separation and Union Pacific Oakland Subdivision Grade Separation Underpass Structures in Phase 4, and a kick-off coordinating meeting was held with Union Pacific (UP) on December 20, 2022, and with BART on January 19, 2023; and
WHEREAS, on December 21, 2022, the Consultant completed the 35% Design for Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phases 1 and 2, that included Plans and Preliminary Engineering Reports (Drainage, Geotechnical Design, Hazardous Materials, Stormwater Management, Pump Station Memo, and Lighting and Landscape Concept) and submitted them to outside agencies and utilities for their review and comments; and Resolution No. 2025-XXX
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WHEREAS, on June 30, 2023, Alameda CTC and Union City executed Amendment No. 1 to Project Funding Agreement No. A18-0046 for Quarry Lakes Parkway (East West Connector), City Project No. 18-04, to revise the project schedule and deliverable due dates, and to extend the expiration date to June 30, 2024; and WHEREAS, the Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phases 3 and 4 (Grade Separation Underpass Structures), Plans and Cost Estimate has been updated to meet the latest structure and seismic design criteria required by Caltrans, Union Pacific and BART, and on July 2023, the Consultant submitted 35% Plans to the City, Union Pacific and BART for their review and comments; and
WHEREAS, the Union Pacific Railroad Public Projects Manual, dated July 30, 2021, Section 5, Grade Separation Projects now states the UPRR does not allow Underpass Grade Separation Structures and additional specific justification for an Underpass Grade Separation structure will be required; and WHEREAS, in July 2023, the Project Team prepared a UPRR Design Variance Request Report explaining and justifying the planned Underpass Grade Separation Structures at Oakland Subdivision (Phase 4) and the Niles Subdivision (Phase 3) and submitted it to Union Pacific Railroad for their review, receiving their conditional concurrence in September 2023; and
WHEREAS, on August 29, 2023, Union City staff, along with Mark Thomas and their subconsultants (Project Consultant Team), met with Alameda CTC staff to provide a project update for Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phases 1-4, including the Complete Streets design, the engineering design reports updates (Drainage, Hydromodification and Mitigation), the Resources Agencies permit process, and revised Cost Estimates; and WHEREAS, on October 17, 2023, Union City and Alameda CTC executed Amendment No. 1 to Project Funding Agreement No. A22-0053 for Phases (Segments) 1 and 2 for Quarry Lakes Parkway (East West Connector), City Project No. 18-04, to revise the project schedule and deliverable due dates, and to extend the expiration date to December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, on November 21, 2023, the Consultant submitted the Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phase 2 65% Plans along with updated Engineering Reports (Drainage, Geotechnical Design, Stormwater Management and Hydromodification and Pump Station Memo) to outside agencies and utilities for their review and comments; and WHEREAS, on December 19, 2023, the City of Union City entered into a Second Amendment, C5833c, with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc., for the Final Design of Phases (Segments) 1 and 2 for the Quarry Lakes Parkway (East West Connector) Project, City Project No. 18-04, to extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2025; and WHEREAS, in February 2024, based on the updated plans for Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phases 1-4, Union City staff and the Project Consultant Team submitted updated draft Cost Estimates to Alameda CTC for their initial review; and p
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WHEREAS, Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phases 1-4 Cost Estimates have increased from East West Connector cost estimates because the previous project plans from 2011 were outdated and the project component costs did not include an approved stormwater management design (roadway drainage, water quality treatment, hydromodification and Line M overflow system), the proposed Line M Flood Control Channel realignment design (channel section and layout), and environmental mitigation strategies required by Alameda County Water District, Alameda County Flood Control District, San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board, and other regulatory agencies; and WHEREAS, the modernized Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phases 1-4 design has contributed to the increase in the cost estimates because:
1) The roadway geometrics, street sections, and profile have been re-designed and updated to meet Caltrans’ Complete Streets design guidelines and multimodal policies, including a separate Class I multi-use trail, buffered on-street bike lanes, protected intersections, future far-side transit stops, and enhanced street lighting for all modes. The designs and project updates have been presented at the BPAC meetings and other interested parties, and bike advocates have been invited for public comment and project input;
2) The underpass structures, retaining walls, and concrete slab protection over the existing aquifer have been re-designed to meet current structural and seismic design criteria along with BART and Union Pacific design requirements; and WHEREAS, Alameda CTC staff prepared letters and emails to Union City staff in 2024 requesting additional information and details on the revised cost estimates, with discussion on usable segments and allowable costs of various scope elements, and the Project Consultant Team and City staff have provided the requested information through letters, emails, and meetings; and
WHEREAS, the 2018 Alameda CTC PFA No. A18-0046 expired on June 30, 2024 with $801,191 remaining in the grant, and the 2020 Alameda CTC PFA No. A22-0053 was scheduled to expire on December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, on June 26, 2024, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) approved MTC Resolution No. 4411, approving the programming of Regional Measure 3, Dumbarton Corridor funds in the amount of $130 million to projects in the counties of San Mateo and Alameda, including $25 million for Quarry Lakes Parkway; and
WHEREAS, in September 2024, the Consultant submitted an updated Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phase 2 65% Plans and Engineer’s Estimate to Alameda CTC along with updated engineering reports for review; and
WHEREAS, on October 24, 2024, a meeting was held with Alameda CTC and Union City staff to discuss the design status and the complexity of Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phases 1-4, along with a summary of the key design components. Components include the completed 35% Plans of Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phase 1 (7th Street Connection), the 65% Plans of Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phase 2 (Gateway Connection), and the Preliminary Engineering (30% Design) of Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phase 3 (11th Street Resolution No. 2025-XXX
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Connection), and Phase 4 (Alvarado-Niles Connection); and WHEREAS, at the same meeting, the status of the current project funding agreements was discussed, including the disposition of the remaining grant funds and milestone schedules and Alameda CTC reaffirmed commitment to supporting project delivery of usable segments and reiterated the need for a complete 65% design and matching cost estimates to enable their staff to complete the required due diligence related to review of the project scope elements, cost estimates, and reasonableness of the funding plan; and
WHEREAS, at the same meeting, the city detailed the complexity of the environmental mitigation requirement and stated that the resource agencies led by the Regional Water Quality Control Board are requiring mitigation implementation of the Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phases (Segments) 1-4, before construction can begin on Phases (Segments) 1 and 2. The City explained, as part of the mitigation, the importance of constructing the “gravity flowing” Line M overflow pipe in Segment 1, collecting stormwater from the impacted wetlands (2c Basin and the Line M Detention Basin) and draining into Old Alameda Creek in Phase (Segment) 2; and WHEREAS, on December 5, 2024, the Alameda CTC Commission approved Amendment No. 2 to the Project Funding Agreement No. A22-0053 for Phases (Segments) 1 and 2 of the Quarry Lakes Parkway (East West Connector) Project, City Project No. 18-04, increasing the grant funding by $801,191 to complete QLP Phase 1 65% PS&E by transferring the remaining balance of $801,191 from the 2018 Alameda CTC East West Connector PFA No. A18-0046, and extending the expiration date to December 31, 2026, for a total PFA of $5,001,191; and
WHEREAS, on January 14, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2025- 006, authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 2 of the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) Project Funding Agreement No. A22-0053, to accept an additional $801,191, for a total PFA amount of $5,001,191, for Final Design of Phases (Segments) 1 and 2 for the Quarry Lakes Parkway (East West Connector) Project, City Project No. 18-04; and
WHEREAS, the increase of $801,191 to the Alameda CTC Quarry Lakes Parkway (East West Connector) PFA No. A22-0053 is from the remaining balance of the 2018 Alameda CTC East West Connector PFA No. A18-0046, which expired on June 30, 2024; and
WHEREAS, on February 11, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2025- 021, authorizing the City Manager to execute the Third Amendment to the Consulting Service Agreement with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. in the amount of $801,191, for Final Design of Phases (Segments) 1 and 2 for the Quarry Lakes Parkway (East West Connector) Project, City Project No. 18-04, for a total contract amount of $5,001,191, and WHEREAS, on April 30, 2025, the Consultant completed the 65% Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E) of Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phase 1 and submitted to the city and Alameda CTC, Alameda County Flood Control District, Alameda County Water District, Union Sanitary District, PG&E, other utilities and to Caltrans for their review Resolution No. 2025-XXX
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and written comments; and
WHEREAS, on May 22, 2025, the Alameda CTC Commission under Item 8.2 approved the 2026 Comprehensive Investment Plan, which authorizes the Commission to approve the following (Exhibit A):
1) Approve the 2026 Comprehensive Investment Plan (CIP), which incorporates:
A. $60.16 million in new programming and allocation recommendations consisting of Measure B (MB), Measure BB (MBB), Vehicle License Fee (VRF), and Transportation Fund for the Clean Air (TFCA) funds,
B. $32.09 million in previously approved programming actions occurring after the 2024 CIP Update was approved on May 23, 2024, and
C. Technical adjustments to previously approved CIP funds, including $5.59 million in new allocations of previously programmed funds.
2) Authorize the Executive Director or designee to execute Project Funding Agreements (PFAs) for funding awarded and allocated through the 2026 CIP, and WHEREAS, as stated in Exhibit A, 2026 Comprehensive Investment Plan, the report identifies new programming and allocation recommendation to advance delivery of projects and to actively leverage significant outside funding in the amount of $9.87 million, three (3) Alameda CTC-sponsored projects and Quarry Lakes Parkway were included (description for Quarry Lakes Parkway below):
“Quarry Lakes Parkway (QLP), Union City ($3.995 million, 1986 MB, for QLP, “Segment 2” Project). The QLP project is the last of the project from the 1986 Measure B Transportation Expenditure Plan (1986 MB TEP) with remaining allocated funds. In March 2018, the Commission approved the transfer of the project sponsorship for the I-880 to Mission Boulevard East West Connector Project from Alameda CTC to the City of Union City. The project funding at the time included approximately $89 million of 1986 Measure B funds, with $69 million remaining for future expenditure. The $3.995 million recommendation is for the design phase of the QLP, Segment 2 project and is conditioned as follows:
Commission policy, as reflected in the current CIP, allows for risk management strategies such as initial usable segments to address risks to full project implementation, including significant funding shortfalls. As applied to this recommendation, the Initial Usable Segment strategy is intended to allow for currently available funding to be put to use to provide some portion of the intended benefits of the overall, underfunded project while minimizing the amount of funding expended at risk on a project with a significant funding shortfall or other impediments to the implementation of the full project. The benefits of the Initial Usable Segment must be independent of the need to construct future segments of the overall project. The current staff recommendation is made with the understanding that the City needs to develop the design to a level of detail that identifies and supports the delivery of an Initial Usable Segment that is eligible for the 1986 MB funds. The expected deliverable for the recommended allocation for the design phase of Segment 2 is a set of construction-ready plans, specifications, and estimates for the Initial Usable Segment;” and
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Accept Third Amendment to Mark Thomas CSA for Phases 1 & 2
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-087, authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 3 of the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) Project Funding Agreement No. A22-0053, to accept an additional $3,995,000, for a total PFA amount of $8,996,191, for Final Design of Phases (Segments) 1 and 2 for the Quarry Lakes Parkway (East West Connector) Project, City Project No. 18-04; and
WHEREAS, these additional 1986 Measure B funds will provide the Consultant, Mark Thomas & Company, Inc., additional budget (Fourth Amendment) in the amount of $2,988,000 to complete the Final Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E) for Quarry Lakes Parkway Phase 2; $250,000 for Construction Management firm to review the Final PS&E for constructability before advertisement; and the remaining budget of $757,000 for environmental mitigation permit and utility review fees, totaling $3,995,000.; and WHEREAS, the Fourth Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. will allow the Consultant to complete the Final Plans, Specifications and Engineers Estimate (PS&E) for Phase 2 of Quarry Lakes Parkway by updating the 65% PS&E by incorporating review comments received from the city, utility companies and regulatory agencies and to continue to secure environmental mitigation permit approval, see Phase 2 Title Sheet (Exhibit B); and WHEREAS, the Fourth Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc., will also allow the Consultant coordinate with the residential developer of approximately 535 new residential units (25% affordable) on the former Caltrans property on development details such as new roadway alignment, the utility connections, the sidewalk connections, locations of new driveways, the intersections designs and traffic signals, the streetlights, trees, landscaping and irrigation and allow the City to update Caltrans on the anticipated schedule for the deposit of appraised value estimated over $86 million; and
WHEREAS, the Fourth Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc., for Final Design of Phase (Segment) 2 of the Quarry Lakes Parkway (East West Connector) Project, City Project No. 18-04, in the amount of $2,988,000, will be funded with the Capital Projects Grants Fund (Account Number 41091804-57128).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Union City hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute the Fourth Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc., in the amount for $2,988,000, for the Final Design of Phase (Segment) 2 for the Quarry Lakes Parkway (East West Connector) Project, City Project No. 18-04, for a total contract amount of $7,989,191.
Resolution No. 2025-XXX
Accept Third Amendment to Mark Thomas CSA for Phases 1 & 2
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Union City at a regular meeting held on the 12
th day of August 2025 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
GARY SINGH
Mayor
ATTESTED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
THAI NAM N. PHAM
City Clerk
KRISTOPHER J. KOKOTAYLO
City Attorney
Attachments:
1. Exhibit A – Alameda CTC Item 8.2, Approve 2026 CIP (March 22, 2025)
2. Exhibit B – Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phase 2 (Title Sheet 65% Plans)