RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XXX
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FIRST ADDENDUM TO THE
CERTIFIED EAST WEST CONNECTOR FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT FOR THE QUARRY LAKES PARWAY PROJECT,
PHASES (SEGMENTS) 1-4, CITY PROJECT NO. 18-04
WHEREAS, the Alameda County Transportation Authority (“ACTA”) in cooperation with the Cities of Fremont and Union City, had proposed the construction of the East West Connector Project, a 3.0-mile roadway that would provide east-west access between I880 and Mission Boulevard (SR 238) in southern Alameda County; and WHEREAS, the East West Connector (“EWC”) Project would widen existing roads (1.7 miles along Decoto Road and Paseo Padre Parkway in Fremont) and construct a new roadway (1.3 miles from Paseo Padre Parkway in Fremont to Mission Boulevard in Union City) parallel to Decoto Road, and upon completion, there would be a continuous bike and pedestrian corridor from I-880 to Mission Boulevard; and WHEREAS, ACTA, as the Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) and the State CEQA Guidelines, prepared the Final Environmental Impact Report (“2009 Final EIR”) for the East West Connector Project (State Clearinghouse No. 200710278) in compliance with CEQA, to assess the potential environmental impacts, describe the alternatives, and the potential mitigation measures; and
WHEREAS, on May 28, 2009, the ACTA Board certified the 2009 Final EIR dated April 2009 for the East West Connector Project, which is located at https://www.alamedactc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/00703- 07_RevisedFEIR_V1_2009_Web.pdf
WHEREAS, on June 25, 2009, the ACTA Board considered related Board reports, documents presented by ACTA staff and the ACTA’s environmental consultants, including a Finding of Facts and the Statement of Overriding Considerations for the East West Connector Project prepared in accordance with the CEQA and State CEQA Guidelines and adopted Resolution No 2009-004 (“ACTA Resolution”) and WHEREAS, in accordance with the CEQA Guidelines Sections 15091 and 15096 (h), the City of Union City is a Responsible Agency for the East West Connector Project; and
WHEREAS, on July 14, 2009, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 3838-09, making the findings as a Responsible Agency pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act for the East West Connector Project (Route 84, Option 2) and approving the project; and
WHEREAS, in July 2010, the Alameda County Transportation Commission (“Alameda CTC”) was created by the merger of the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency (ACCMA) and the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority (ACTIA), formerly ACTA, to streamline operations, eliminate redundancies, and save taxpayers’ dollars. As a result of the merger, Alameda CTC can implement more cost-effective methods for planning, funding, and delivering programs and projects that Resolution No. 2026-XXX
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benefit Alameda County residents and businesses; 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 September 14, 2018, the City of Union City received from Alameda CTC the executed I-880 to SR 238 (Mission Boulevard) East West Connector Project Funding Agreement (“PFA”) No. A18-0046, in the amount of $2,500,000, identifying Union City as the Project Sponsor for the Final Design and Construction, and the Lead Agency for CEQA documentation, which included revising the design to include transit, bikes, and pedestrian improvements, evaluating the need for a traffic study update, and determining if the 2009 Final EIR was sufficient for project revisions; 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 Regional Measure 3 (“RM3”) Dumbarton Corridor Improvement Program funds administered by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (“MTC”); and
WHEREAS, Mark Thomas and Company, Inc, the Engineering Design Consultant has completed sufficient engineering design for Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phase 1 (95% Plans), the Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phase 2 (65% Plans), the Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phase 3 (35% Plans) and Quary Lakes Parkway, Phase 4 (35% Plans) which were used to determine the areas of environmental impacts to wetlands, riparian, specifies and waters and other environmental resources; and
WHEREAS, ICF, the Environmental Consultant, for the past few years, has prepared the required technical studies and coordinated with the regulatory agencies for the permits from the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) for water quality certification for wetlands and discharge into Old Alameda Creek, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for wetlands, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services for biological resources impacts, California Department of Fish and Wildlife for stream alteration impacts to Line M Channel and Old Alameda Creek/other biological resources impact, and the State Historic Preservation Office for cultural resources impacts; and Resolution No. 2026-XXX
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WHEREAS, the Environmental Consultant has prepared the First Addendum to the previously certified East West Connector Project 2009 Final EIR for the Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phases (Segments)1-4 in Union City, dated April 2026 (“First Addendum”) (see Exhibit A). The First Addendum describes and analyzes the environmental impacts of the proposed changes to Phases 1-4 of the Quarry Lake Parkway as compared to the project and impacts analyzed in the 2009 Final EIR to determine if future environmental review was required under the CEQA subsequent review standards outlined in Public Resources Code section 21166 and CEQA Guidelines section 15162; and WHEREAS, Section 3.3, Design Changes Since the EWC EIR (referred to herein as the 2009 Final EIR) in the First Addendum identifies the project changes in detail, and below is a summary of these changes. The complete description in the First Addendum of all the proposed changes to the project analyzed in the 2009 Final EIR is incorporated herein by reference.
1) Roadway Changes
The roadway changes have been made to improve bicycle and pedestrian access and include the modification of the Quarry Lakes Drive alignment, the removal of the short street connection from Osprey Drive to Quarry Lakes Parkway, modifications to the Alvarado-Niles Road/Lotus Pond Common intersection, and new multi-use trails along 7th Street and Mission Boulevard. 2) Drainage Infrastructure Changes
The proposed water-quality stormwater treatment basin is located on Quarry Lakes Drive and Old Alameda Creek, and the proposed hydromodification basin is utilizing Old Alameda Creek, which is underutilized. These stormwater basins were not identified in the EWC EIR. The planned 84-inch bypass pipeline from the Line M Flood Control Channel to Old Alameda Creek, identified in the EWC EIR, has been redesigned as a 60-inch overflow pipeline. 3) Mitigation for Waters/Wetlands/Riparian Effects
The planned mitigation area identified in the EWC EIR was located within the project limits as onsite migration within the area of Old Alameda Creek adjacent to Quarry Lakes Drive. When the design and cost of onsite mitigation were determined to be infeasible, offsite mitigation sites were evaluated, including the Eagle Ridge East and Manning Ranch sites in Livermore, as identified in the Habitat Mitigation & Monitoring Plan (“HMMP”) dated April 2026, which the regulatory agencies have conditionally approved.
WHEREAS, the roadway design changes in the First Addendum described above to improve bicycle, pedestrian, and transit access and connections have been presented to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) since 2019 for comments and discussion with the BPAC members, bike advocates, and the general public (see Exhibit B for List of BPAC Meetings); and
WHEREAS, project changes in the First Addendum described above have been presented to the City Council for comments and discussion with the City Council and the general public (see Exhibit C for List of City Council Meetings); and Resolution No. 2026-XXX
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WHEREAS, the City Council is considering the Addendum in connection with the proposed approval of the work relating to the new proposed off-site mitigation for biological impacts under an agreement with Rocky Ridge, LLC.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Union City hereby certifies, finds, and declares as follows:
A. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and made a part of this resolution.
B. The First Addendum to the certified East West Connector Project Final Environmental Impact Report for Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phases (Segments) 1-4, City Project No. 18-04, attached hereto as Exhibit A, has been prepared as required by CEQA. The document reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City of Union City, which has exercised overall control and direction of its preparation.
C. Based on the evidence and analysis in the First Addendum and the record as a whole relating to the First Addendum, the City Council finds that no supplemental environmental review under Public Resources Code section 21166 and CEQA Guidelines section 15162 is required for the proposed changes to Phases 1-4 of the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project described in the First Addendum. In particular, the City Council finds there is substantial evidence showing that none of the following standards for supplemental environmental review are met relating to Phases 1-4 of the Quarry Lake Parkway Project (“Project”):
1. Substantial changes to the Project that require major revisions to the 2009 Final EIR because of the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; or
2. Substantial changes will occur with respect to the circumstances under which the Project is undertaken, which will require major revisions to the 2009 Final EIR because of the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified effects; or
3. New information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the 2009 Final EIR was certified as complete, shows any of the following:
• The project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the 2009 Final EIR; or
• Significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than shown in the 2009 Final EIR; or
• Mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the project, but the project proponents declined to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative; or
• Mitigation measures or alternatives that are considerably different from those analyzed in the 2009 Final EIR would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but the project proponents declined to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative.
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D. Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15164(e), the First Addendum contains an explanation of the decision not to prepare a subsequent or supplemental EIR, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 and Public Resources Code Section 21166. Therefore, the City Council finds that no subsequent or supplemental EIR is required under CEQA for the proposed changes to the Project; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Union City approves the First Addendum to the certified East West Connector Project Final Environmental Impact Report for Quarry Lakes Parkway, for Phases (Segments) 1-4, City Project No. 18-04, attached hereto as Exhibit A.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Union City at a regular meeting held on Tuesday, April 28, 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
Attachments:
1. Exhibit A: First Addendum to the East-West Connector Project Final Environmental Impact Report – April 2026, Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phases (Segments) 1-4
2. Exhibit B: List of BPAC Meetings (2019-2025)
3. Exhibit C: List of City Council Meetings (2018-2026)