RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XXX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNION CITY APPROVING AN INCREASE OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026
ANNUAL CLEAN WATER PROGRAM CONTRIBUTION BY $126,200 IN
THE CLEAN WATER FUND (FUND 258) TO PAY THE CITY OF
FREMONT FOR THE SERVICES OF LARRY WALKER ASSOCIATES
AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE
ASSOCIATED LETTER AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, on January 24, 2012, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 4257- 12 approving an Agreement Providing for Implementation of the Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program (Agreement) (see Exhibit A); and
WHEREAS, the Agreement allows Alameda County cities and agencies to work collaboratively to implement activities required under the Municipal Stormwater National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit; and WHEREAS, the City of Fremont serves as the Fiscal Agent for the Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program (Program), which Larry Walker Associates supports through the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Program operational costs, including support from Larry Walker Associates, are funded through cost allocations to each participating city or agency as adopted in the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, on May 11, 2022, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted Order No, R2-2022-018, which was subsequently amended in October 2023 by Order No. R2-2023-0019, replacing the previously reissued Countywide Municipal Regional Stormwater NPDES Permit; and WHEREAS, the reissued permit is referred to as Municipal Regional Permit 3 (MRP 3); and
WHEREAS, under MRP 3, the City of Union City was required to achieve 100 percent trash load reduction by June 30, 2025; and
WHEREAS, a Full Trash Capture Feasibility Study completed in 2023 identified implementation of full trash capture devices in the public right-of-way and on private property; and
WHEREAS, City Project No. 25-11, Citywide Trash Capture Device Installation, installed 80 connector pipe screen devices and 7 hanging basket devices within the public right-of-way, and no devices were installed on private property; and WHEREAS, instead of installing full trash capture devices on private property, the City committed to the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board to conduct Private Land Drainage Area inspections for 115 private sites on commercial business properties using On-Land Visual Trash Assessments by June 30, 2026; and Resolution No. 2026-XXX
Approve Clean Water Program Support
WHEREAS, on March 18, 2025, the City received a proposal from Larry Walker Associates, in the amount of $126,200, to assist the City with the Trash Load Reduction Compliance Reporting on private properties, such as commercial business properties; and
WHEREAS, in order to achieve compliance by June 30, 2026, staff requests to engage Larry Walker Associates through the Program Agreement to assist in the preparation of Trash Load Reduction Compliance Reporting; and WHEREAS, Public Works has included in the Two-Year Operating Budget approximately $145,000 per year for both Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and Fiscal Year 2026- 2027 for the City’s Annual Clean Water Program Contribution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Union City hereby approves increasing the annual Clean Water Program Contribution by $126,200 in the Clean Water Fund (Fund 258) for FY 2025- FY 2026 to pay the City of Fremont for the services of Larry Walker Associates and authorizes the City Manager to sign the associated letter agreement, to achieve full compliance with MRP 3 by June 30, 2026.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Union City at a regular meeting held on March 24, 2026, 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
Resolution No. 2026-XXX
Approve Clean Water Program Support
Attachments:
1. Exhibit A – ACCWP Agreement