RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XXX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNION CITY
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR THEIR DESIGNEE TO SUBMIT AN
APPLICATION TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (MTC) FOR THE ALLOCATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027
TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT (TDA) ARTICLE 3
PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE PROJECT FUNDING, IN THE AMOUNT OF $155,475, FOR THE ARIZONA STREET BIKE BOULEVARD, CITY PROJECT NO. 25-55 WHEREAS, Article 3 of the Transportation Development Act (“TDA”), Public Utilities Code (PUC) Section 99200 et seq., authorizes the submission of claims to a regional transportation planning agency for the funding of projects exclusively for the benefit and/or use of pedestrians and bicyclists; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (“MTC”), as the regional transportation planning agency for the San Francisco Bay region, has adopted MTC Resolution No. 4108, Revised, entitled “Transportation Development Act, Article 3, Pedestrian/Bicycle Projects” (“TDA Article 3”), which delineates procedures and criteria for submission of requests for the allocation of “TDA Article 3” funding; and
WHEREAS, MTC Resolution No. 4108, Revised, requires that requests for the allocation of TDA Article 3 funding be submitted as part of a single, countywide coordinated claim from each county in the San Francisco Bay region; and
WHEREAS, the FY 2026-2027 TDA Article 3 Funding for Alameda County, including Union City’s share of $155,475 (See Exhibit A); and
WHEREAS, the City of Union City desires to submit a request to MTC for the allocation of TDA Article 3 funds to support the project described in the exhibits to this resolution ), which are for the exclusive benefit and/or use of pedestrians and/or bicyclists for buffer bike lanes and ADA (American Disabilities Act) sidewalk improvements for the Arizona Street Bike Boulevard, City Project No. 25-55 --see Exhibit B for TDA Article 3 Project Application Form and Exhibit C for the March 17, 2026 Union City Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) Presentation; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Union City declares it is eligible to request an allocation of TDA Article 3 funds pursuant to Section 99234 of the Public Utilities Code and the City Manager or their designee is authorized to submit an application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for the allocation of Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 Pedestrian/Bicycle Project Funding in the amount of $155,475 for the Arizona Street Bike Boulevard, City Project No. 25-55; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that no pending or threatened litigation might adversely affect the project described in Exhibit B (TDA Article 3 Project Application Form) to this resolution, or that might impair the ability of the City of Union City to carry out the project; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Union City attests to the accuracy of and approves the statements in specific findings in Exhibit D to this resolution; and Resolution No. 2026-XXX
Authorize CM to Submit the TDA 3 Application
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this resolution and its attachments, and any accompanying supporting materials shall be forwarded to the congestion management agency, countywide transportation planning agency, or countywide transportation planning agency or county association of governments, as the case may be, to the County of Alameda for submission to MTC as part of the countywide coordinated TDA Article 3 claim.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Union City at a regular meeting held on 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 – FY 2026-27 TDA Article 3 Alameda County Funding Allocation
2. Exhibit B – TDA 3 Project Application Form
3. Exhibit C – BPAC Presentation (03/17/26)
4. Exhibit D – Request for MTC to allocate FY2026-2027 TDA 3 Funds - Findings