City Council Staff Report Page 1 of 4 September 22, 2026 Staff Report
Agenda Item No. 3.7
DATE: September 22, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Joan Malloy, City Manager
SUBJECT: Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the First Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., in the Amount of $61,650, for a Total Contract Amount of $135,850, for the Final Parcel Map for Phase (Segment) 2 of the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project, City Project No. 18-04
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the First Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (Kimley-Horn), in the Amount of $61,650, for a total contract amount of $135,850, for the Final Parcel Map for Phase (Segment) 2 of the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project, City Project No. 18-04.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
This agenda item is aligned with the following:
Goal D, Strategy 1: Environmental Sustainability and Infrastructure - Continue the buildout of the City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian network, with an emphasis on closing gaps, addressing safety concerns, and increasing connectivity to the Station District.
Goal D, Strategy 2: Environmental Sustainability and Infrastructure – Implement the City’s capital improvement plan.
BACKGROUND
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 transportation agencies (East West Connector Project), most recently by the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC).
On March 22, 2018, Alameda CTC approved a request from the City of Union City to be Agenda Item No. 3.7
City Council Staff Report Page 2 of 4 September 22, 2026 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
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).
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.
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.
On October 28, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No.2025-146 authorizing 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 authorizing the City Manager to accept such dedication for the new Quarry Lakes Parkway, the realigned Quarry Lakes Drive, and a portion of the existing Alvarado-Niles Road.
Since the above City Council action and through the roadway design refinement, the rightof-way, landscape easement, and public utility easement on Quarry Lakes Parkway and Quarry Lakes Drive have been revised. In addition, Union City has been coordinating with BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to secure a roadway easement for a portion of Lotus Pond Common at Alvarado-Niles Road to support a new signalized intersection, including a new sidewalk, street lighting, landscaping, and irrigation.
DISCUSSION
On May 15, 2026, the City and Kimley-Horn entered into a Consulting Services Agreement (C26PW1333) (Agreement) wherein Kimley-Horn will provide the City with professional/surveying services to prepare the Tentative Parcel Map for Phase (Segment) 2 of the Quarry Lakes Parkway, City Project No. 18-04, in the amount of $74,200.
The purpose of the Tentative Parcel Map of the former Caltrans parcels bounded by Old Alameda Creek, Osprey Drive, Alvarado-Niles Road, and the Fremont City limits is to define the public rights-of-way for the new, realigned, and modified roadways and the property boundaries for the future residential development parcels. The map preparation included obtaining survey control and design geometrics from Phase 2 Design Consultant (Mark Thomas), performing meet-and-bound field surveys, and reviewing updated Title Reports.
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City Council Staff Report Page 3 of 4 September 22, 2026 On July 9, 2026, the BART Board of Directors approved the Grant of Roadway Easement to the City of Union City in the amount of $53,290 for Lotus Pond Common. In late August 2026, BART provided Union City with the Purchase Agreement for the Roadway Easement for review and comments before approval at an upcoming City Council meeting.
The draft Tentative Parcel Map No. 11643 dated September 2, 2026, identifies the public right-of-way, the landscaped easement, and the public utility easement for the new Quarry Lakes Drive, the realigned Quarry Lakes Parkway, and additional public right-of-way for a portion of Alvarado-Niles Road totaling about 26 acres (see Attachment 2).
The First Amendment to the Consulting Service Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, inc. will allow the Consultant to revise the Parcel Map by performing additional boundary surveys, calculating the recent design refinements, and adding the recorded BART roadway easement after upcoming City Council approval The Final Parcel Map is scheduled to be approved and recorded by early 2027 as required by Alameda CTC Quarry Lakes Parkway (East West Connector) Project Funding Agreement No. A22-0053, before Phase (Segment) 2 of Quarry Lakes Parkway, City Project No. 18-04, before construction funds can be approved for advertisement.
FISCAL IMPACT
The First Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., in the Amount of $61,650, will be funded with the Public Improvements Fund (Account Number 416-91804-57115) as budgeted in the approved Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 to Fiscal Year 2029-2030 for the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project, City Project No. 18-04.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the First Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., in the Amount of $61,650, for a total contract amount of $135,850 for the Final Parcel Map for Phase (Segment) 2 of the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project, City Project No. 18-04.
Prepared by: Marilou Ayupan, Public Works Director
Submitted by: Marilou Ayupan, Public Works Director
Attachments
1. Attachment 1 – First Amendment
2. Attachment 2 – Draft Tentative Parcel Map
3. Draft Resolution
4. Exhibit A- Director Deed (Caltrans site)
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5. Exhibit B- BART Roadway Easement Board Memo and Map