RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XXX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNION CITY
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE SECOND
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
KITTELSON & ASSOCIATES, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $325,001, FOR A TOTAL NOT-TO-EXCEED CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $600,612, FOR
FINAL DESIGN AND RIGHT-OF-WAY SUPPORT FOR THE ALVARADONILES ROAD PART-TIME TRANSIT LANE PILOT PROJECT, CITY PROJECT NO. 24-21
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), a regional planning agency, has been designated as the federal Metropolitan Planning Organization (“MPO”) and the state Regional Transportation Agency (“RTPA”) for the San Francisco Bay Area; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) from time to time expects to provide available regional, state and federal funds to itself as an MPO and RTPA, and otherwise to local agencies, and these funds will be used for planning and programming transportation, transit, land use or other projects relevant to MTC or its statutory purposes (the “Project” or “Projects”); and
WHEREAS, on July 10, 2018, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 5360-18, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Master Funding Agreement with the MTC for funding Planning, Programming, Transportation, Transit, Land Use or Other Projects for Fiscal Years 2018-2019 through 2027-2028; and
WHEREAS, in late 2023, MTC conducted a solicitation for projects and developed an inventory of projects to be considered for Bus Accelerated Infrastructure Delivery (BusAID) funding, an initiative of the MTC Commission’s Transit Transformation Action Plan (TAP) which was adopted in September 2021; and
WHEREAS, Union City Transit and Public Works submitted a BusAID grant program application on February 23, 2024, for the Alvarado-Niles Road Part-Time Transit Lane Pilot Project, City Project No. 24-21; and
WHEREAS, the Pilot Project will entail repurposing the existing parking lane and bike lane into an 11-foot part-time, bus-only lane during peak congestion periods for both morning and afternoon commute hours along Alvarado-Niles Road between Almaden Boulevard and Decoto Road to improve operations and travel times for Union City Transit (Routes 1,3 and 5) and AC Transit (Route 97), Monday through Friday; see Exhibit A for Project Board; and
WHEREAS, as part of the new part-time transit lane improvements, the existing Class II bike lanes will be upgraded to buffered Class II bike lanes and will be available to bicyclists during non-peak periods, Monday through Friday, and during the weekends; and
WHEREAS, bicyclists may use the part-time transit lane during peak periods but will be encouraged to use the parallel bike route along Arizona Street; and Resolution No. 2026-XXX
Approve Second Amendment to Kittelson for ANR Pt-Time Transit Lane Pilot Project
WHEREAS, on March 26, 2024, Union City was informed by MTC of the recommendation of funding the Alvarado-Niles Road Part-Time Transit Lane Pilot Project to the Regional Network Management Committee for their approval and then recommending approval to the MTC; and
WHEREAS, on May 22, 2024, under MTC Resolution No. 4647, the Alvarado-Niles Road Part-Time Transit Lane Pilot Project was recommended and approved for grant funding from the BusAID Funding Program in the amount of approximately $1.5 million, with a Project Sponsor Contribution of approximately $200,000; and WHEREAS, on May 28, 2024, MTC informed Union City that the Commission approved funding the Alvarado-Niles Road Part-Time Transit Lane Pilot Project, City Project No. 24-21, in the amount of $1,703,025, which includes $1,507,688 of Non-federal State Transit Assistance (STA) funds and a required local match of $195,337; and WHEREAS, on July 9, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 6328-24 accepting $1,507,688 from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s (MTC) BusAID Grant Program for the Alvarado-Niles Road Part-Time Transit Lane Pilot Project, City Project No. 24-21, Amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Capital Projects Fund, ACTIA Measure B Bike & Pedestrian Paths Fund, and ACTIA Measure B Streets & Roads Fund budgets, and authorizing the City Manager to sign Supplement No. 4 to the Master Funding Agreement with MTC for the Alvarado-Niles Road Part-Time Transit Lane Pilot Project; and
WHEREAS, on November 26, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 6400-24, approving a Consulting Services Agreement (C25PW1055) (“Agreement”) with Kittelson & Associates, Inc., wherein the Consultant would provide the City with Preliminary Design, Environmental Documentation and Final Design for the AlvaradoNiles Road Part-Time Transit Lanes Pilot Project, City Project No. 24-21, in the amount of $275,611; and
WHEREAS, Kittelson & Associates, Inc. of Oakland, California, was instrumental in the successful award of MTC’s BusAID Program Grant for the Alvarado-Niles Road Part-Time Transit Lane Pilot Project by assisting Union City Transit and Public Works with the grant application process, including project description and preparing required exhibits; and
WHEREAS, Kittelson & Associates, Inc. of Oakland, California, is on the Public Works List of Qualified Firms for Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning and is familiar with Union City’s transportation network and transit providers; and WHEREAS, in March 2022, MTC adopted the new Complete Streets Policy (MTC Resolution No. 4493) with the goal of making sure that people biking, walking, rolling, and taking transit are safely accommodated within the transportation network and requires Project Sponsors to prepare a Complete Streets Checklist for MTC approval; and WHEREAS, as part of MTC’s Complete Streets Checklist, the proposed Project had to be presented to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC). With Resolution No. 2026-XXX
Approve Second Amendment to Kittelson for ANR Pt-Time Transit Lane Pilot Project
Kittelson & Associates' understanding of the Project, staff and Kittelson made a presentation to the BPAC on August 20, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Second Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Kittelson & Associates, Inc., in the amount of $325,001, will be funded with $37,278 in SB 1 Fund (Account Number 251-92421-57115), and $287,723 in Capital Projects Grants Fund (Account Number 410-92421-57115) as budgeted in the approved Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 to Fiscal Year 2029-2030 for the Alvarado-Niles Road Part-Time Transit Lane Pilot Project, City Project No. 24-21.; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Union City hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute the Second Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Kittelson & Associates, Inc., of Oakland, CA, in the amount of $325,001, for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $600,612, for Final Design and Right of Way Services for the Alvarado-Niles Road Part-Time Transit Lane Pilot Project, City Project No. 24-21, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Union City at a regular meeting held on September 22, 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