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AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: August 15, 2006
SUBJECT: . Presentation by the Alameda County Transportation Authority
(ACTA) and Approval of Proposed Amendment No. 2 to the 1986
Measure B Expenditure Plan
Report Prepared by: Melissa Morton, Public Works Director
ATTACHMENTS:
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
Resolution approving Amendment No. 2 to the 1986 Expenditure
Plan, together with Exhibit "A," Amendment No. 2
1) : Receive the presentation
2) Adopt the resolution approving Amendment No. 2 to the
1986 Measure B Expenditure Plan
There is no fiscal impact to the City of Dublin.
DESCRIPTION: In 1986, the voters of Alameda County 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 (Plan) authorized the expenditure of local transportation funds to extend BART to
Dublin/Pleasanton, open 22 miles of carpool lanes on I-880, maintain and expand bus service throughout
the County, and fund special transportation services for seniors and people with disabilities.
The Plan also provided congestion relief throughout Alameda County by adding lanes to I-880 Overpasses,
improving the I-580/I-680 interchange in Dublin and Pleasanton, which included widening sections of
I-580, reconstructing the Route 13/Highway 24 interchange, extending Route 84 in I,ivermore 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.
The Essential Transportation Project List in the original 1986 Alameda County Transportation
Expenditure Plan listed the Route 238 Hayward Bypass, the Route 238 (Mission Boulevard)
Improvements, and the Route 84 Realignment Project, as one integrated project. In actuality, these
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projects have been funded and delivered as separate projects. Amendment No.1 to the Expenditure Plan
that the Board adopted last year deleted the Hayward Bypass Project and added replacement projects, but
left the Mission Boulevard Improvements Project and the Route 84 Realignment Project together as one
project. Amendment No.2 to the Expenditure Plan proposes to update the Expenditure Plan language to
reflect the individual Mission Boulevard Spot Improvement Projects, as well as to delete the Route 84
Historic Parkway Project and add the Option 2 east-west connector project in Union City and Fremont.
The Option 2 project has been agreed upon by ACTA, Caltrans and the cities of Union City and Fremont
as a replacement for the Route 84 Historic Parkway. The 1986 Expenditure Plan must be amended to
allow for the replacement. Amendment No.2 proposes to make the following revisions:
Delete the Route 238 and Route 84 Project as amended by Amendment No.1 to the 1986 Expenditure
Plan from the Essential Transportation Project List in the Expenditure Plan;
1. Add the Route 238 (Mission Boulevard) Improvements Project - Hayward Segment to the Essential
Transportation Project List in the Expenditure Plan;
2. Add the Route 238 (Mission Boulevard) Improvements Project - Union City Segment to the
Essential Transportation Project List in the Expenditure Plan;
3. Add the Route 238 (Mission Boulevard) Improvements Project -Fremont Segment to the Essential
Transportation Project List in the Expenditure Plan; and
4. Add the 1-880 to Route 238 East-West Connector Project to the Essential Transportation Project List
in the Expenditure Plan.
The statutes governing administration of the Measure B Program require an amendment to the
Expenditure Plan when a project is added, deleted, or revised in a substantive manner. In order for the
Amendment to become effective, the Amendment must receive the approval of the majority of city
councils in Alameda County that represents the majority of the population in Alameda County, as well as
the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.
The review and approval process for Amendment No. 2 to the 1986 Expenditure Plan will be similar to
the process followed last year for Amendment No.1. The process of securing the necessary approvals is
expected to take six months and consists of the following steps:
. Develop the Amendment (completed);
· Conduct a Public Hearing (held on June 22, 2006);
. Approval by MTC (expected by the end of September 2006);
· Approval by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors (expected in August 2006);
· Approval by a majority of cities representing a majority of the population in incorporated Alameda
County (one by one during July, August and September 2006); and
· ACTA Board Adoption (expected by the end of December 2006).
In addition to replacing the Historic Parkway in the Expenditure Plan, the proposed Amendment No.2 to
the 1986 Expenditure Plan also revises the Route 238 improvements between Industrial Parkway and
existing Route 84 to reflect the Mission Boulevard Spot Improvements Projects in Hayward, Union City
and Fremont. The original Route 238/Route 84 Project included in the 1986 Expenditure Plan was
previously revised in Amendment No.1 in 2005. Amendment No.2 has been drafted to reflect the 1986
Expenditure Plan as modified by Amendment No.1.
Staff recommends that the City Council 1) receive the presentation, and 2) adopt the resolution
approving Amendment No.2 to the 1986 Measure B Expenditure Plan.
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RESOLUTION NO. - 06
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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A RESOLUTION 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 ACTA 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 (MOD) 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 ACTA 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 ofthe 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.
AYES:
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ABSENT:
ABSTAINING:
Mayor
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Expenditure Plan Amendment (Amendment No.2)
to Replace the Route 238 and Route 84 Project
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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,
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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 ofloca1 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 1-580/1-680 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 Intemational 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, Ca1trans 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 (EIRlS) was completed and approved by Ca1trans in
2002. The Federal Highway Administration would not certify the EIRlS 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:
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InGlistria! Parkway te Relite 81 1'1.001' Dceete Read. Relite 81 will then be bliilt
aleng a fJFC'vieusly adeprod alignment whCf'C Fights of way ha'..c becn aCfJuiral
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te Peralta A'..enlie. Thc rcmaining $10 millien te ee1'llfJlero the Reliro will
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2. Add the Route 238 (Mission Boulevard) Improvements Project - Hayward Segment as
follows:
Project:
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Route 238 (Mission Boulevard) Improvements Project - Hayward Segment
$ 6.7 million ACTA Measure B Sales tax contribution: $6.4 million
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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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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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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 projects added by an Amendment be
implemented in a manner that fulfills the purpose of the project and requires less than
the amount of Measure B funding identified in the Amendment. anv remaining Measure
B funds may be applied to other projects in the Expenditure Plan bv the Authoritv.
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
f1meRdmeBt aad the original Expenditure Plan (as amended), without an additional
specific amendment to the Expenditure Plan.
d e: Project costs in excess ofthe 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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