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Page 3 of 4 The timeline for the subject project is as follows: Advertise for Request for Proposal September 2025 Award of Contract: October/November 2025 Project Kick-off meeting: December 2025 Completion of Feasibility Study: To Be Determined Completion of Design: To Be Determined/ December 2027 EQUITY AND SUSTAINABILITY The quiet zone will benefit both Pleasanton's residents and businesses by reducing train horn events, allowing for a more equitable and sustainable quality of life for those living along the train corridor. OUTREACH The process to evaluate the feasibility and develop SSM design will be driven by technical analysis, and no public outreach is required for the project, although, as noted, there will be coordination with state and federal agencies and rail operators. The Public Information Officer will provide project updates on a regular basis, and as noted, design and construction costs, along with related contract considerations per the City's Purchasing Policy, will be presented to the City Council at a future public meeting. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Although not directly identified in the Strategic Plan, this project advances Strategic Goal E: Building a Community Where Everyone Belongs: Livability and Community Development. The project is a direct response to community complaints about noise pollution caused by train noise at all hours of the day and night and reports of impacts to quality of life caused by sleep disruption and other factors. FISCAL IMPACT The proposed Quiet Zone Feasibility Study and Preliminary Design CIP includes a budget of $175,000, not reflected in the adopted 5-Year CIP. However, it has been determined that the scope of the Bernal Synthetic Turf Repair and Replacement project (not a designated CIP, but part of the City's Repair and Replacement program budget) is less extensive than previously estimated, reducing the total project cost by more than the $175,000 needed to fund the new Quiet Zone CIP. As such, staff recommends the City Council approve budget amendments to reallocate $175,000 from the Bernal Synthetic Turf Repair and Replacement project (51840134-430107) to the Quiet Zone CIP (CIP number and account code to be established upon authorization of funding reallocation). Prepared by: Submitted by: Approved by: Mike Tassano, Traffic Engineer/Community Development Deputy Director Ellen Clark, Director of Community and Economic Development Gerry Beaudin, City Manager Page 156 of 674