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Alameda County Altamont Landfill Open Space Fund Conferidge Property Acquisition Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park East Bay Regional Pork District PROJECT DESCRIPTION East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) proposes to acquire the 231.57± acre Castleridge property, which is located in the western portion of the City of Pleasanton in Alameda County, west of Foothill Road. This area is considered part of the Tri-Valley Region which includes the communities of Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore. The property is about I mile northwest of the Bernal Road 1-680 access points and one mile south of the Dublin 1-580 access points. The property consists of one irregularly shaped assessor's parcel (APN 946-3800-003-16). The City of Pleasanton General Plan 2005 - 2025 designates the parcel as both I) Agriculture and Grazing, zoned for one dwelling unit per 100 acres and 2) Rural-Density Residential, zoned for 0.20 dwelling units per acre. Development on the parcel is also controlled by the guidelines set forth in the West Foothill Corridor Overlay District of the Pleasanton Municipal Code and Measures PP, QQ, M, N and F. The General Plan, zoning ordinances and codes, and measures seek to preserve the scenic views. open space and rural character of the Pleasanton Ridgelands. The site is not connected to water, sewer, storm, or utilities. There are no dwellings, barns, or outbuildings on the property. Access to the property is via an Agreement which allows for an access and utility easement off of Old Foothill Road. The topography of the property is rolling to steep and elevations range from 440 feet along Old Foothill Road to almost 1,500 feet along the ridge tops. From the highest vantage points of Pleasanton Ridge, the Mount Diablo Range, San Francisco Bay and entire Tri-Valley area can be seen. The landscape is dominated by the oak woodland plant community dotted with patches of shrubs and grasslands. Native coast live oak and valley oak are found in abundance and understory species also include several native species such as California hazelnut, mugwort and blue wildrye. The shrub patches occur mostly on the drier southern slopes and include California sagebrush and California coffeeberry. The grassland patches occur most notably in the northeastern corner of the property and consist of exotic species and native species such as California melicgrass and purple needlegrass. The site also boasts native blgleaf maples, California sycamores and Pacific madrones.