RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XXX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNION CITY
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE FIRST
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
OLBERDING ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. FOR THE DESIGN OF A
HABITAT MITIGATION AND MONITORING PLAN FOR THE QUARRY
LAKES PARKWAY PROJECT, CITY PROJECT NO. 18-04
WHEREAS, a transportation corridor (formerly Route 84 and the East West Connector) from Mission Boulevard (SR 238) to I-880 in the cities of Union City and Fremont was planned about 40 years ago and was an identified project in the original 1986 Alameda County’s Measure B half-cent sales tax measure; and WHEREAS, for the past four decades, this transportation project was managed by Caltrans, various Alameda County transportation agencies, and most recently, the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC); and WHEREAS, Section 3.3, Biological Resources, in the 2009 approved Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) of the East West Connector Project, the environmental impacts of the project and potential mitigation areas are addressed; and WHEREAS, on March 22, 2018, 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; and
WHEREAS, the Quarry Lakes Parkway, City Project No. 18-04, is funded with 1986 Measure B funds, 2014 Measure BB funds, and other transportation funds administered by Alameda CTC; 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 City of Union City has accepted over $9.0 million from the Alameda CTC Project Funding Agreement (PFA) No. A22-0053 for the Final Design of Quarry Lakes Parkway, City Project No. 18-04, see Exhibit A for City Council Actions for the Project Funding; and
WHEREAS, the Quarry Lakes Parkway (QLP) Project is a new four-lane multimodal corridor, parallel to Decoto Road between Paseo Padre Parkway in Fremont and Mission Boulevard in Union City, and the Decoto Road “Compete Streets” Project is Resolution No. 2025-XXXX
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the modification of the existing four-lane Decoto Road to a transit priority and multimodal corridor between I-880 and Paseo Padre Parkway in Fremont, which the City of Fremont will implement; 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; and
WHEREAS, QLP also includes Phase 5: Paseo Padre and Trail Connection, which is in both the cities of Union City and Fremont; and
WHEREAS, Mark Thomas and Company, Inc., (Consultant) is the Engineering Consultant for this complex and challenging multimodal transportation project, see Exhibit B for City Council Actions for Mark Thomas & Company; and WHEREAS, the Consultant team and city staff held several technical meetings from 2022 to 2024 with the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), Alameda County Water District (ACWD), and City of Fremont, reviewing and evaluating options for on-site mitigation improvements within Old Alameda Creek; and WHEREAS, the on-site mitigation options within Old Alameda Creek became challenging to construct creek improvements with expected high construction cost and a 10-year mitigation monitoring maintenance cost, along with maintenance agreements with ACWD and City of Fremont, the Project Team and city staff concluded that the offsite environmental mitigation option is likely more feasible and realistic; and WHEREAS, on March 25, 2025, the Consultant team and city staff held a technical meeting with San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) staff to provide an update on the challenges of on-site mitigation options, the project mitigation impact calculations, and the off-site mitigation concepts, see Exhibit C for Meeting Presentation; and
WHEREAS, at the same meeting with RWQCB, the off-site mitigation location identified was the Manning Ranch (part of Eagle Ridge Ranch) and the Livermore Valley Preserve areas managed by Oberling Environmental, Inc.; and WHEREAS, on April 2, 2025, the Consultant Team and city staff met with Olberding Environmental, Inc., to discuss the project off-site mitigation needs and to confirm if there was available area within the Manning Ranch or Livermore Valley preserve for Quarry Lakes Parkway, City Project No. 18-04; and WHEREAS, at the same meeting, Olberding Environmental, Inc., staff noted the RWQCB staff had recently visited the mitigation site to observe the habitat growth and natural development of the site; and
WHEREAS, on July 25, 2025, the City entered into a Consulting Services Agreement with Olberding Environmental, Inc., in the amount of $74,500, to begin the design of an Initial Conceptual Habitat Management and Mitigation Plan for Quarry Lakes Parkway, City Project No. 18-04; and
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WHEREAS, the First Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Olberding Environmental, Inc., in the requested amount of $200,000, if approved, will allow Olberding Environmental, Inc., to proceed with the completion of the Manning Ranch Habitat Development Project, which is required for the environmental mitigation permits for Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phases 1-4, see Exhibit D - Manning Ranch Title Sheet; and
WHEREAS, the First Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Olberding Environmental, Inc., in the requested amount of $200,000, if approved, will bring the total contract amount to $274,500, and will extend the “Term of Services” in the Agreement to December 31, 2027; and
WHEREAS, the First Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Olberding Environmental, Inc., in the amount of $200,000, will be funded with $100,000 available in the SB1 Fund (Account Number 25191804-57115) and $100,000 available in the Public Improvement Fund (Account Number 41691804-57115).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Union City hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute the Third Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Olberding Environmental, Inc., in a form approved by the City Attorney, to increase the contract amount by $200,000, for a total contract amount of $274,500, and which will extend the “Term of Services” of the Agreement to December 31, 2027, for the design of a Habitat Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (HMMP) for the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project, City Project No. 18-04.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Union City at a regular meeting held on the 14th day of October 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 – City Council Actions for Project Funding
2. Exhibit B – City Council Actions for Consultants
3. Exhibit C – RWQCB Mitigation Meeting 03.25.25
4. Exhibit D – Manning Ranch Habitat Project Title Sheet