Resolution 16223 CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 16223
AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR ALAMEDA
COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ADMINISTERED
FUNDING FOR THE DOOLITTLE DRIVE/STATE ROUTE 61 AND BAY
FARM ISLAND PROJECT AND COMMITTING ANY NECESSARY
MATCHING FUNDS AND STATING ASSURANCES TO COMPLETE
THE PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Alameda County Transportation Commission ("ALAMEDA CTC")
administers funding programs for projects and programs that benefit the Alameda County
transportation system, consisting of 2000 Measure B, 2010 Vehicle Registration Fee
("VRF"), 2014 Measure BB, Congestion Management Agency Transportation
Improvement Program (CMA-TIP), and Transportation Fund for Clean Air Programs, and
such funding is collectively defined as and shall be referenced herein as the "ALAMEDA
CTC ADMINISTERED FUNDS"; and
WHEREAS, the ALAMEDA CTC adopted 2026 Comprehensive Investment Plan
("CIP") Guidelines at its Commission meeting on May 23, 2024, which includes
procedures governing the 2026 CIP application process, programming guidelines, and
eligible uses Of ALAMEDA CTC ADMINISTERED FUNDS; and
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda ("APPLICANT") is the project sponsor for the
Doolittle Drive/State Route 61 and Bay Farm Island Project ("PROJECT"); and
WHEREAS, the PROJECT will reduce flood risks on Doolittle Drive/State Route 61
by Oakland Airport's commercial area and along Alameda's Bay Farm Island northern
shoreline, which includes bolstering the San Francisco Bay Trail (Bay Trail) and closing
the Doolittle Drive Bay Trail gap. The project includes flood mitigation elements that will
remove the Airport and communities within the Cities of Oakland and Alameda from the
FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area while also protecting important transportation corridors,
enhancing access to the San Leandro Bay shoreline via the Bay Trail, and providing
adaptive capacity and resilience for future sea level rise; and
WHEREAS, as APPLICANT has the legal authority to apply for funding for
PROJECT and submitted a 2026 CIP application ("APPLICATION") to Alameda CTC for
$937,000; and
WHEREAS, there are no legal impediments to APPLICANT applying for funding
and there is no active, pending or threatened litigation that may adversely affect the
proposed PROJECT or the ability of APPLICANT to deliver such PROJECT; and
WHEREAS, APPLICANT authorizes its City Manager or designee to execute and file
an application with ALAMEDA CTC for discretionary ALAMEDA CTC ADMINISTERED FUNDS for
the PROJECT as referenced in this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, as part of the requirements to apply and receive ALAMEDA CTC
ADMINISTERED FUNDS, ALAMEDA CTC requires a resolution adopted by the responsible
implementing agency stating the following:
1. APPLICANT will implement the PROJECT as described in the APPLICATION; and
2. APPLICANT will have adequate staffing resources to deliver and complete the
PROJECT within the time period identified in the APPLICATION; and
3. APPLICANT understands it will enter into a Project Funding Agreement
("AGREEMENT") with ALAMEDA CTC, and will comply with the AGREEMENT'S
requirements, including adherence to the agreed upon project scope, project
delivery milestones, funding deadlines, project reporting and deliverable
deadlines; and
4. APPLICANT is committed to deliver the PROJECT consistently with the Commission
approved CIP Programming Guidelines and CIP policies, as they may change, for
the funds awarded by the Commission to the PROJECT; and
5. APPLICANT is committed to secure matching funds as proposed in the APPLICATION
required for awarded ALAMEDA CTC ADMINISTERED FUNDS, by phase; and
6. APPLICANT is committed to provide any additional funding that may be required
beyond the original proposed APPLICATION match amount to deliver the phase of
the PROJECT that is awarded with ALAMEDA CTC ADMINISTERED FUNDS; and
7. APPLICANT understands that ALAMEDA CTC ADMINISTERED FUNDS awarded to the
PROJECT is limited to the Commission approved programmed amount by phase,
and therefore any cost increases or unexpected funding shortfalls cannot be
expected to be funded by shifting funds between phases, or by requesting
additional ALAMEDA CTC ADMINISTERED FUNDS; and
8. APPLICANT understands that any cost savings in the ALAMEDA CTC-funded phase(s)
will be shared proportionally between APPLICANT and ALAMEDA CTC; and
9. APPLICANT is committed to comply with the applicable requirements set forth in
ALAMEDA CTC's Local Business Contract Equity ("LBCE") Program and related
exhibits, as applicable, for professional services and construction contracts funded
with Measure B, Measure BB, and/or VRF funds, such as including LBCE Program
goal(s) and provisions in applicable solicitations and resulting contracts, providing
timely notification to ALAMEDA CTC of applicable solicitations prior to
advertisement, and adhering to reporting requirements.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Alameda that
APPLICANT is authorized to file an APPLICATION to ALAMEDA CTC for funding for the
PROJECT; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that APPLICANT hereby confirms that there is no
pending or threatened litigation that might in any way adversely affect APPLICANT'S ability
to implement and deliver the proposed PROJECT; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that APPLICANT authorizes its City Manager or
designee to execute the funding AGREEMENT with ALAMEDA CTC; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that APPLICANT shall provide ALAMEDA CTC with a
fully-executed copy of this Resolution concurrently with submittal of the APPLICATION; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of APPLICANT, by adopting this
resolution, hereby confirms that:
1. APPLICANT will commit to implementing the PROJECT as described in the
APPLICATION; and
2. APPLICANT will have adequate staffing resources to deliver and complete the
PROJECT within the time period identified in the application; and
3. APPLICANT understands it will enter into an AGREEMENT With ALAMEDA CTC, and
will comply with the AGREEMENT 's requirements, including adherence to the
completion of the agreed upon project scope, project delivery milestones,
funding deadlines, project reporting and deliverable deadlines; and
4. APPLICANT commits to delivering the PROJECT consistently with the Commission
approved CIP Programming Guidelines and CIP policies, as they may change,
for the funds awarded by the Commission to the PROJECT; and
5. APPLICANT will commit matching funds as proposed in the APPLICATION against
the awarded ALAMEDA CTC ADMINISTERED FUNDS by phase in the amount(s) of
$28 million by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, $1,449,000 by the
Port of Oakland and $737,000 by the City of Alameda; and
6. APPLICANT will provide any additional funding that may be required beyond the
original proposed APPLICATION match amount to deliver the phase of the
PROJECT that is awarded with ALAMEDA CTC ADMINISTERED FUNDS; and
7. APPLICANT understands that ALAMEDA CTC ADMINISTERED FUNDS awarded to the
PROJECT are limited to the Commission approved programmed amount by
phase, and therefore any cost increases or unexpected funding shortfalls
cannot be expected to be funded by shifting funds between phases, or by
requesting additional ALAMEDA CTC ADMINISTERED FUNDS; and
8. APPLICANT understands that any cost savings in the ALAMEDA CTC-funded
phase(s) will be shared proportionally between APPLICANT and ALAMEDA CTC;
and
9. APPLICANT will comply with the applicable requirements set forth in ALAMEDA
CTC's Local Business Contract Equity ("LBCE") Program and related exhibits,
as applicable, for professional services and construction contracts funded with
Measure B, Measure BB, and/or VRF funds, such as including LBCE Program
goal(s) and provisions in applicable solicitations and resulting contracts,
providing timely notification to ALAMEDA CTC of applicable solicitations prior to
advertisement, and adhering to reporting requirements.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and
regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular meeting
assembled on the 3rd day of December 2024, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Daysog, Jensen, Vella and Mayor Ezzy
Ashcraft—4.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Councilmember Herrera Spencer— 1.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of
said City this 4th day of December 2024.
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Lara Weisiger, Ci ✓Ierk
City of Alameda
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Yibin en, Attorney
City of Al eda