ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE FIRST
AMENDMENT TO THE PURCHASE AND
SALE AGREEMENT WITH THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION (CALTRANS) FOR THE
ROUTE 84 EXCESS PROPERTIES
City Manager Report, Item 4.3
Jonathan Segarra, Management Analyst II
2 Strategic Plan Consistency
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.
Goal C, Strategy 18: Facilitate the development of entitlements and closing on the sale of the Gateway property to generate revenue to fund the construction of Phases 3 and 4 of the Quarry Lakes Parkway.
Caltrans PSA Amendment for Gateway Site
3 Rte. 84 Excess Properties (“Gateway Site”) Timeline
§ 1960s/70s: Caltrans acquires properties for SR 84 Realignment Project § 1980: SR 84 Realignment Project rescinded by CTC
§ 1986: SR 84 parkway project (I-880 to SR 238) identified in 1986 Measure B § 2003: ACTA takes over former East-West Connector (EWC) project from Caltrans § 2009: Alameda CTC approves EIR for EWC; LATIP for excess Caltrans Route 84 properties (“Gateway Site”) approved by CTC
§ 2018: Alameda CTC names Union City as new project sponsor for EWC; later renamed named Quarry Lakes Parkway
§ 2019: PSA for the Gateway Site executed between City and Caltrans § 2021: CTC authorizes sale of Gateway Site to City; City executes ENA with City Ventures to purchase and develop land at Gateway Site
§ 2025: Quarry Lakes Parkway Phase 2 final design commences 4 Aerial View of Gateway Site
5 Quarry Lakes Parkway Update
6 Current PSA Terms
§ Purchase Price due to Caltrans by June 23, 2027
§ Purchase Price Amount: Caltrans’ appraised value ($86,184,000) § Proceeds from the sale fund the LATIP:
Caltrans PSA Amendment for Gateway Site
LATIP
Projec
t ID
Location Responsible
Agency
Improvement Name Estimated
LATIP
Balance or
Funds
1 Caltrans Land Deposit Frees $ 2,900,000
2 Fremont VTA I-880/262/Mission
Interchange
$ 7,350,000
3 Fremont Fremont Existing Route 84
Relinquishment
$17,720,000
4 Fremont &
Union City
Fremont
Union City
Decoto Complete Streets
Quarry Lakes Parkway
$16,400,000
$41,814,000
7 Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) to Purchase Site § ENA w/ City Ventures Homebuilding, LLC
executed Dec. 14, 2021
§ $90 million proposed purchase price
§ 400 – 535 units; 25% affordable
§ Criteria for preserving historic resource area
§ ENA term most recently extended to June 7,
2027
§ Negotiations on Property Sale Agreement
dependent on completed design of
Quarry Lakes Parkway Phase 2
Caltrans PSA Amendment for Gateway Site
8 Challenges to Quarry Lakes Parkway Phase 2 Design Project Caltrans PSA Amendment for Gateway Site
Roadway
Design
Stormwater
Drainage
Environmental
Mitigation
Regulatory
Permits
Project
Funding
- Updated EWC
designs to
“Complete
Streets”
standards
-Updated
geometrics &
R/W
-Extensive
hydrologic
analysis &
coordination w/
local, regional
agencies
-Relocated water
quality basins by
Old Alameda
Creek
-Evaluated
onsite
mitigation in
Old Alameda
Creek
-Coordination w/
neighboring
jurisdictions
-Extensive
coordination,
review, &
approval
process
with permit
agencies
-Evaluation of
offsite mitigation
-Extensive
coordination,
review, &
approval
process with
funding
agencies
-Secured
additional project
funding
(MTC RM3)
9 Caltrans PSA Amendment for Gateway Site
New PSA Terms
§ Extends the Term of Sale by six (6) years.
§ Purchase Price now due to Caltrans by June 23, 2033
§ Memorializes Caltrans’ appraised value of $86,184,000 Impact on Roadway Project
§ Provides ample time to complete
design and construct Quarry
Lakes Parkway Phase 2.
§ Final Design Completed
before End of 2026
§ Construction Completed
before End of 2029
Impact on Development Project
§ Provides ample time to execute a
Property Sale Agreement and pay
purchase price to Caltrans.
§ Property Sale Agreement with
Developer before June 2027
§ Purchase Price Payment
before June 2033
10 Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the First Amendment to the Purchase and Sale Agreement with the California
Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the Route 84 Excess Properties.
Caltrans PSA Amendment for Gateway Site