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ATTACHMENT 1 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON AUTHORIZING THE USE OF FUNDS FROM THE ALAMEDA COUNTY ALTAMONT LANDFILL OPEN SPACE FUND AND MAKING A FINDING OF CONSISTENCY WITH THE CRITERIA IN THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WHEREAS, the City of Pleasanton is party to the 1999 Settlement Agreement between and among the County of Alameda, the City of Livermore, the City of Pleasanton, Sierra Club, Northern California Recycling Association, Altamont Landowners Against Rural Mismanagement and Waste Management of Alameda County; and WHEREAS, the Settlement Agreement established an Open Space Committee to advise on the allocation of funds from the Open Space Account; and WHEREAS, the East Bay Regional Park District has made an application to the Open Space Committee requesting $1,000,000 (one million dollars) to partially fund the purchase of the 231 acre Castleridge property, adjacent to Pleasanton Ridge Regional park; and WHEREAS, all requests for funds from the Open Space Account must be found to be consistent with Subsection 7.4.2. of the Settlement Agreement, which states that first priority for acquisition of property should be land having significant value for preservation of native biological diversity and/or wildlife habitat, and the second priority should be for acquisition of property having significant value for visual character and/or non-motorized recreation; and WHEREAS, the Castleridge property is located in the western area which requires a vote by the City of Pleasanton and the County of Alameda, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER THE FOLLOWING: Section 1: The City Council finds the application by the East Bay Regional Park District for $1,000,000 (one million dollars) in funding from the Altamont Landfill Open Space Fund for purchase of the Castleridge property to be consistent with the criteria stated in Subsection 7.4.2. of the Settlement Agreement in that the property has significant value for preservation of native biological diversity and wildlife habitat due to the annual grass communities and trees present on the property which provide habitat for ground dwelling animals, as well as birds, reptiles and amphibians, and the property also has significant value for visual character and non-motorized recreation because it expands ridge access for hikers and mountain bikers by adding approximately 231 acres adjacent to the existing Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park.