RESOLUTION NO. xxx-25
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNION CITY AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH TRICITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (DBA, TRI-CED COMMUNITY RECYCLING) TO REAUTHORIZE THE USE OF THE $250,000 GRANT OF IMPORT
MITIGATION FUNDS FROM THE CITY OF UNION CITY THAT WERE PROVIDED BY THE ALAMEDA COUNTY WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY IN 2005 FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND
TRAINING CENTER
WHEREAS, the City of Union City ("City") has received funding from the Alameda County Waste Management Authority ("Authority"), derived from the Authority's Waste Import Mitigation Fee ("WIMF") revenues since Fiscal Year 1999- 2000; and WHEREAS, on September 13, 2005, the City Council approved Resolution No. 3045-05 appropriating Import Mitigation Funds in the amount of $250,000 for the construction of an educational center to be located at the Tri-CED Recycling Center, 33377 Western Avenue, Union City; and
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2007, the City of Union City and Tri-CED Community Recycling (“Tri-CED”) entered into a Grant Agreement for $250,000 (C3017) to fund a portion of the cost of the proposed Tri-CED Community Education Center facility, which expired March 22, 2010; and
WHEREAS, on or about April 23, 2007, Tri-CED deposited into its account $250,000 of grant funds from the City of Union City; and WHEREAS, on March 9, 2010, the City Council approved Resolution No. 958-10 approving the re-programming of Import Mitigation Funds in the amount of $250,000 for the purchase of the Tri-CED Recycling Environmental Education Trailer; and WHEREAS, on May 8, 2012, the City Council approved Resolution No. 4300-12 approving the reprogramming of Import Mitigation Funds in the amount of $250,000 to construct a smaller facility on the Tri-CED campus that would serve as both an employee training facility and a community education center, however, no agreement between the City of Union City and Tri-CED was executed; and
WHEREAS, Tri-CED has been unable to complete the project since 2012; and WHEREAS, Tri-CED is now asking the City Council to reauthorize the use of the $250,000 grant for the purpose of constructing an environmental education and training center for the community, at-risk youth, and employees.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute an agreement with Tri-CED Community Recycling, in a form approved by the City Attorney, to reauthorize the use of the $250,000 grant of Import Mitigation Funds from the City of Union City that were provided by the Alameda County Waste Management Authority in 2005 for the purpose of constructing a community environmental education and training center for the purposes as described in Exhibit A.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that consistent with the initial award of the grant in 2005, the agreement shall stipulate that the funds shall be spent only on actual ("hard') construction costs, and shall be returned if not spent within three (3) years of the date of this resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, Tri-CED shall submit audited documentation demonstrating that the $250,000 was spent as required by the grant.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Union City at a regular meeting held on the 12th day of August 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
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GARY SINGH
Mayor
ATTESTED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Thai Nam Pham KRISTOPHER J. KOKOTAYLO
City Clerk City Attorney
Attachment:
Exhibit A - Tri-CED Environmental Education and Workforce Development Training Facility