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RESOLUTION NO. 153 - 06
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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AUTHORIZING THE APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NO.2 TO
THE ALAMEDA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION EXPENDITURE
PLAN DATED AUGUST 1986
WHEREAS, in 1986, the voters of Alameda County approved Measure B, a half-cent sales tax to
pay for transportation projects as described in the Alameda County Transportation Expenditure Plan
August 1986 (Expenditure Plan), and to be administered by the Alameda County Transportation Authority
(ACTA); and
WHEREAS, the Measure B projects and programs in the Expenditure Plan in North County and
East County have been delivered, and ACT A is currently working towards completing the delivery of the
remaining projects in Central and South County; and
WHEREAS, the Route 238 and Route 84 project, sponsored by the California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans), was one of the ten (10) capital projects in the Expenditure Plan; and
WHEREAS, Amendment No.1 to the Expenditure Plan, approved in 2005, deleted the Route 238
Hayward Bypass portion of the Route 238 and Route 84 project specified in the Expenditure Plan; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans and ACTA delivered the Route 238 (Mission Boulevard) Improvements in
three segments, one each in Hayward, Union City and Fremont, as part of the Route 238 and Route 84
project specified in the Expenditure Plan; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans and ACTA developed the Route 84 Realignment Project in Fremont and
Union City as a limited access expressway along a previously adopted alignment referred to as the
"Historic Parkway" as part of the Route 238 and Route 84 project specified in the Expenditure Plan; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans approved a Final Environmental Impact Report/Statement (Final EIR/S) for
the Historic Parkway in 2002 which the Federal Highway Administration (FHW A) declined to approve due
to continuing local opposition to the project; and
WHEREAS, the ACTA Board approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between
ACTA, Caltrans, Union City and Fremont on May 25, 2006, subsequent to the approval of the MOU by
Union City and Fremont, which establishes agreement on a process to move forward with a replacement
project for the Historic Parkway; and
WHEREAS, the ACT A Board approved the concept of the proposed Amendment No. 2 to the
Expenditure Plan on May 25, 2006, and the specific language of Amendment NO.2 to the Expenditure
Plan on June 22, 2006 which allows for the replacement of the Historic Parkway with the 1-880 to Route
238 (Mission Boulevard) East-West Connector Project; and
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WHEREAS, Amendment NO.2 to the Expenditure Plan was transmitted to the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission (MTC) for review and approval and MTC action is expected to occur in
September 2006;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Dublin hereby approves Amendment
No.2 to the Expenditure Plan as defined in Exhibit "A," attached hereto.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of August, 2006, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Hildenbrand, McCormick, Oravetz and Zika, and Mayor Lockhart
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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Reso No. 153-06, Adopted 8/15/06, Item 3.4
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Expenditure Plan Amendment (Amendment No.2)
to Replace the Route 238 and Route 84 Project
with the
Route 238 (Mission Boulevard) Spot Improvements Project - Hayward Segment,
the Route 238 (Mission Boulevard) Spot Improvements Project - Union City Segment,
the Route 238 (Mission Boulevard) Spot Improvements Project - Fremont Segment,
and
the Option 2 East-West Connector Project between 1-880 and Mission Boulevard (Route
238) in Fremont and Union City
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
In 1986, Alameda County voters authorized a half-cent transportation sales tax to finance
improvements to the County's overburdened transportation infrastructure. This tax expired in
2002. A detailed Expenditure Plan guides the use of those funds. The 1986 Expenditure Plan
authorized the expenditure oflocal transportation funds to extend BART to Dublin/Pleasanton,
open 22 miles of carpool lanes on 1-880, and maintain and expand bus service throughout the
county. In addition, the 1986 Plan funds special transportation services for seniors and people
with disabilities. The Plan also provided congestion relief throughout Alameda County by
adding lanes to 1-880 overpasses, improving the I-580/I-680 interchange in Dublin and
Pleasanton which included widening sections ofI-580, reconstructing the Route 13/Highway 24
interchange, extending Route 84 in Livermore to remove highway traffic from the downtown
area, improving access to the Oakland International Airport, and upgrading surface streets and
arterial roadways. Most of the 10 major projects authorized by the 1986 Expenditure Plan have
been completed or are under construction, and those that are still in the design and environmental
review stage are scheduled to begin construction in the next few years.
Specifically, the 1986 Expenditure Plan included Measure B funds for the widening of Route
238 (Mission Boulevard) between Industrial Parkway and existing Route 84, and the
construction of a new Route 84 along a previously adopted alignment where rights of way had
been acquired to intersect with 1-880. The alternative that followed that previously-adopted
alignment became known as the Historic Parkway. In the Expenditure Plan, Caltrans was named
as the project sponsor. The Route 238 widening from Industrial Parkway to the south and the
new Route 84 were intended to complement another project included in the 1986 Expenditure
Plan to improve the existing Route 238 on a new expressway alignment to bypass downtown
Hayward, from Industrial Parkway north to 1-580 in Hayward. This project was commonly
referred to as the Route 238 Hayward Bypass Project. After decades of controversy while the
Bypass project was being developed, Amendment No. 1 to the 1986 Expenditure Plan replaced
the Hayward Bypass Project with alternative improvements. .
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Since the passage of Measure B, the widening of Route 238 (Mission Boulevard) between
Industrial Parkway and existing Route 84 has been partially implemented in three segments: one
in Hayward, another in Union City and the third in Fremont. The resultant widening is not
continuous along Route 238 (Mission Boulevard), but provides congestion relief through
widening along certain stretches and at key intersections.
Like the Hayward Bypass Project, the Route 84 Historic Parkway Project has been on the books
for decades and embroiled in controversy during its lengthy history. Caltrans first identified the
need for the project back in 1958. Rights of way were acquired and/or zoned for the Historic
Parkway during the 1960's and 70's and the approval of the Expenditure Plan in 1986 made
funding available to develop the project. Six alternatives were analyzed as part of the
environmental studies and the. Historic Parkway was identified as the preferred alternative. A
Final Environmental Impact Report/Study (EIR/S) was completed and approved by Caltrans in
2002. The Federal Highway Administration would not certify the EIR/S due to continuing local
opposition, thereby effectively suspending the Historic Parkway Project until consensus could be
reached.
Since 2002, the Alameda County Transportation Authority has worked with the Cities of Union
City and Fremont and Caltrans to establish consensus on an alternative set of improvements to
act as an east-west connection between 1-880 and Route 238 to replace the Historic Parkway. In
May of 2006, the Alameda County Transportation Authority Board voted to approve and include
the alternative set of improvements in the 1986 Measure B Expenditure Plan, replacing the Route
84 Historic Parkway Project.
The proposed replacement for the Route 84 Historic Parkway Project is the 1-880 to Route 238
East-West Connector Project, which includes the following major features:
· A combination of new roadways along preserved rights of way and improvements to
existing roadways and intersections along Decoto Road, Fremont Boulevard, Paseo Padre
Parkway, Alvarado-Niles Road and Route 238 (Mission Boulevard);
· New roadways designed in accordance with local roadway standards of the
corresponding municipality;
· Widening along existing roadways consistent with the corresponding municipality's
adopted plans;
· A minimum of two through lanes in each direction on new roadways; and
· Mitigation for impacts identified and approved in the environmental studies phase.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO.2 TO THE 1986 EXPENDITURE PLAN
Thus, pursuant to the enabling legislation of Measure B, under Public Utility Code Sections
131304 and 131050, which allows for the Authority to add, delete a project, or to make changes
of major significance, Amendment No.2 to the 1986 Alameda County Transportation
Expenditure Plan has been approved to reflect the following:
1. Delete the Route 238 and Route 84 Project currently included in the Expenditure Plan's
Essential Transportation Project List as shown below:
Project:
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Sponsor:
Reute 238 and Reule 81
$77 mil/ien
Caltrans
Sales tax centributien: $67 millien
DesOl'iption:
Reute 238 (},/issien lJeulc".'ar-d) will be built as a six lane r-eadwayfrem
Industris.l Parkws.y te Reute 81 near Deeete Reed. Route 81 will then be built
aleng a pr-c'.ia/;/sly ad{')j3ted alignment ~v,1zc:re rights alway htlwJ been acquired
to intersect with 880.
.Vete: Alt-heugh the new Reute 81 will fi.7wly intersect Reute 238 semewhcr-c
nerth afPvre.lttl Avenue, the six kme cen','entienal rt3fld is intended ta extend
te P-c1"alta. A.'onue. The r-cmaining $10 millien to complete the ReuUJ will
eeme from ether sour-ccs," i. c., local assessment districts, thus pro,..iding
k':eps.gingf0r the ss.lcs ta.xfunds. The prejeet is centingcnt upen rceeipt ef
the $10 millien. If it is net forth-ceming, the preject will net be built. (2)
1Vote (2)
Cost br-cak out is tiS loUeH's:
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2. Add the Route 238 (Mission Boulevard) Improvements Project - Hayward Segment as
follows:
Project:
Cost:
Sponsor:
Route 238 (Mission Boulevard) Improvements Project - Hayward Segment
$ 6.7 million ACTA Measure B Sales tax contribution: $6.4 million
Alameda County Transportation Authority and the City of Hayward
Description:
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The Hayward Segment of the Route 238 (Mission Boulevard) Improvements
includes widening Route 238 (Mission Boulevard) and Industrial Parkway
along the approaches to the intersection between the two roads and other
intersection improvements.
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3. Add the Route 238 (Mission Boulevard) Improvements Project - Union City Segment as
follows:
Project:
Cost:
Sponsor:
Route 238 (Mission Boulevard) Improvements Project- Union City Segment
$8.5 million ACTA Measure B Sales tax contribution: $7.0 million
Alameda County Transportation Authority and the City of Union City
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The Union City Segment of the Route 238 (Mission Boulevard) Improvements
includes widening Route 238 (Mission Boulevard) from north of Whipple Road
to south of Decoto Road and improving the intersections at Mission
Boulevard/Whipple Road and Mission Boulevard/Decoto Road.
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4. Add the Route 238 (Mission Boulevard) Improvements Project - Fremont Segment as
follows:
Project:
Cost:
Sponsor:
Route 238 (Mission Boulevard) Improvements Project - Fremont Segment
$47.0 million ACTA Measure B Sales tax contribution: $45.0 million
Alameda County Transportation Authority and the City of Fremont
Description:
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The Fremont Segment of the Route 238 (Mission Boulevard) Improvements
includes widening Route 238 (Mission Boulevard) from north of Henderson
Court to south of Orchard Drive, replacing two railroad crossings and the
crossing over Alameda Creek, and replacing a drainage pump station. The
project also includes intersection improvements at Mission Boulevard and
Route 84 (i.e. Niles Canyon Road to the east and Mowry Avenue to the west)
and Orchard Drive.
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6. Modify Implementing Guidelines (as adopted pursuant to Amendment No.1) to provide
the following:
a. The goal of the Amendment~ to the Expenditure Plan is to complete the projects
described in the each Amendment in a timely manner. All added projects will be given
five years from the date of the final approval of this the applicable Expenditure Plan
Amendment to obtain environmental clearance, approval from all agencies having
jurisdiction over the proposed improvements, support from the community, and full
commitment of funds from all sources required to develop and construct the project.
Projects that cannot meet this requirement may appeal to the Authority for extension(s)
of one year duration.
b. Should an added ~ project added by an Amendment become infeasible or unfundable in
whole or part, due to circumstances unforeseen at the time of the Amendment, funding
may be applied to other projects in the original Expenditure Plan by the Authority.
c. Should one or any combination of the proiects added by an Amendment be
implemented in a manner that fulfills the purpose of the proiect and requires less than
the amount of Measure B funding identified in the Amendment, anv remaining Measure
B funds may be applied to other proiects in the Expenditure Plan bv the Authority.
e d. Under no circumstance may Measure B funds in the an Amendment be applied to any
purpose other than direct transportation improvements in Alameda County. The funds
may not be used for any projects or studies other than those specified in the
Amendment and the original Expenditure Plan (as amended), without an additional
specific amendment to the Expenditure Plan.
d e~ Project costs in excess of the amount of Measure B funding identified in the an
Amendment will be the responsibility of the Project Sponsor. Measure B funding for
the added projects are capped at the amounts identified in the Amendment, unless
authorized by the Authority Board and subject to future annual Strategic Plan Updates.
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5. Add the Option 2 East-West Connector Project as follows:
Project:
Cost:
Sponsor:
1-880 to Route 238 East-West Connector
$107.0 million ACTA Measure B Sales tax contribution: $88.0 million
Alameda County Transportation Authority, Union City and Fremont
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Construct an improved east-west connection between 1-880 and Route 238
(Mission) comprised of a combination of new roadways along preserved
rights of way and improvements to existing roadways and intersections along
Decoto Road, Fremont Boulevard, Paseo Padre Parkway, Alvarado-Niles
Road and Route 238 (Mission Boulevard).
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