RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XXX
ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DEDICATION OF CITYOWNED LAND AS RIGHT-OF-WAY, LANDSCAPE EASEMENT, AND PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT FOR PHASE (SEGMENT) 2 OF THE
QUARRY LAKES PARKWAY (EAST WEST CONNECTOR) PROJECT,
CITY PROJECT NO. 18-04, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO ACCEPT SUCH DEDICATION
WHEREAS, for the past several decades, a proposed roadway corridor between I-880 in Fremont and Mission Boulevard (Route 238) in Union City, parallel to Decoto Road, was sponsored and managed by Caltrans (Route 84 Corridor) and various Alameda County’s transportation agencies (East West Connector Project), most recently by Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC); and WHEREAS, on March 22, 2018, Alameda CTC approved a request from the City of Union City to be the project sponsor for the remaining phases of the East West Connector Project and to update the project description eligible for the remaining commitment from the 1986 Measure B Transportation Expenditure Plan; and WHEREAS, on February 12, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 5444- 19, which authorized renaming the East West Connector Project to the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project; and
WHEREAS, to better manage the project, the City divided the project into usable segments or phases that included Phase (Segment) 1: 7th Street Connection (7th Street to Mission Boulevard), Phase (Segment) 2: Gateway Connection (Old Alameda Creek to Alvarado-Niles Road), Phase (Segment) 3: 11th Street Connection (11th Street to 7th Street), Phase (Segment) 4: Alvarado-Niles Connection & Grade Separations (BART and Oakland Subdivision) and Phase (Segment) 5: Paseo Padre Parkway & Bike Trail Connection (Paseo Padre Parkway in Fremont to Old Alameda Creek in Union City); 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, on July 9, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 5546-19, which declared a public purpose and authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement with the California Department of Transportation for the purchase of certain excess Route 84 properties referred to as the Gateway Site. That executed Purchase and Sale Agreement is attached as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, on June 23, 2021, the California Transportation Commission approved Item 2.4d. (3), Action Item: the conveyance of excess Route 84 state-owned real property referred to as the Gateway Site to Union City, and on July 29, 2021, the City received the recorded Director’s Deed Grant transferring the excess state-owned real property to Union City. That Director’s Grant Deed is attached as Exhibit B; and Resolution No. 2025-XXX
Authorize Quarry Lakes Parkway Phase 2 Right-of-Way Dedication
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Surplus Lands Act, the City issued a Notice of Availability of approximately 25.4 acres of the Gateway Site for sale to qualified housing developers on June 28, 2021, and City Ventures Homebuilding, LLC, submitted a statement of interest by the deadline for the property; and WHEREAS, on December 14, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 5874-21 approving an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with City Ventures Homebuilding, LLC, for the sale and development of a portion of the Gateway Site, bounded by Alvarado-Niles Road, Osprey Drive, Old Alameda Creek, and the City Limit Line with Fremont; and
WHEREAS, on May 13, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-057 approving an extension to the Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with City Ventures Homebuilding, LLC, for the sale and development of a portion of the Gateway Site; and WHEREAS, to complete Final Design of Phase (Segment) 2 of the Quarry Lakes Parkway project, the proposed Quarry Lakes Parkway and realigned Quarry Lakes Drive are required to be defined as a “public road” right-of-way along with an adjacent 10-foot combined landscape easement and public utility easement. A map of the right-of-way and easement requirements is attached as Exhibit C; and
WHEREAS, the proposed “public road” right-of-way for the proposed Quarry Lakes Parkway and the realigned Quarry Lakes Drive, followed by the abandonment of the existing Quarry Lakes Drive, will allow the utility companies to design the new utilities within Quarry Lakes Parkway and the relocation of the existing utilities within the existing Quarry Lakes Drive to the realigned Quarry Lakes Drive; and WHEREAS, a portion of the Gateway Site is also needed for additional “public road” right-of-way improvements along Alvarado-Niles Road and along Osprey Drive; and WHEREAS, the establishment of right-of-way, landscape easement, and public utility easement set the boundaries of the Gateway Site available for residential development, thereby supporting negotiations for the final sale of the property; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it will serve the public good for the City to dedicate a portion of the Gateway Site for the construction of Phase (Segment) 2 of the Quarry Lakes Parkway project, which will include two public streets with multimodal facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Plat and Legal Descriptions of the land to be dedicated as rightof-way for the public street are attached as Exhibit D; and WHEREAS, the Plat and Legal Description of the land to be dedicated as a landscape easement and a public utility easement is attached as Exhibit E; and WHEREAS, the right-of-way, landscape easement, and public utility easement dedications for public street purposes involve no City funds and there is no fiscal impact.
Resolution No. 2025-XXX
Authorize Quarry Lakes Parkway Phase 2 Right-of-Way Dedication
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Union City hereby authorizes the dedication of city-owned land as right-of-way, landscape easement, and public utility easement for Phase (Segment) 2 of the Quarry Lakes Parkway (East West Connector) Project, City project No. 18-04, and authorizes the City Manager to accept such dedication.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Union City authorizes the City Manager to execute the documents necessary to effect the purpose and intent of this Resolution, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Union City at a regular meeting held on the 28th 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: Caltrans Purchase and Sale Agreement
2. Exhibit B: Directors Grant Deed
3. Exhibit C: Right-of-Way Requirement Map
4. Exhibit D: Plat and Legal Description of Right-of-Way
5. Exhibit E: Plat and Legal Description for Landscape and Public Utility Easements