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15 THE CITY OF • CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT pLEASANTONC June 21, 2016 City Manager TITLE: CONSIDERATION OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT TO ALLOW SOUTHBOUND ONE-WAY TRAFFIC TO FACILITATE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC PARKING TO SERVE THE NEWLY ACQUIRED CASTLERIDGE TRAIL. THE TRAIL PROVIDES A NEW PUBLIC ACCESS POINT TO PLEASANTON RIDGE IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE ALVISO ADOBE COMMUNITY PARK. THE MOU ALSO OBLIGATES EBRPD TO CONSTRUCT AND OPEN THE PLANNED GARMS STAGING AREA OFF OF FOOTHILL ROAD NEAR WEST LAS POSITAS WITHIN FIVE YEARS. SUMMARY East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) acquired the 231-acre Castleridge Property in 2014 to increase the size of the public open space on the Pleasanton Ridge and provide an additional public access point to the ridge and its existing trail system. Following the purchase of the property, EBRPD approached the City of Pleasanton to request that the City work with them to provide additional parking at the Alviso Adobe Community Park to serve the new trailhead. For the past 18 months, City and EBRPD staffs have negotiated the proposed terms of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to address the various concerns relating to the provision of additional parking in the vicinity of the new trailhead. Concerns that guided these negotiations included cost, impact on the residences in the vicinity, operations of the trailhead facilities and parking when opened, impacts on the operation of the Alviso Adobe Community Park, and the timing of this project relative to the construction and opening of the planned Garms Staging Area one mile to the north. RECOMMENDATION The City of Pleasanton/EBRPD Liaison Committee voted unanimously to recommend approval of the MOU to the City Council and the EBRPD. The Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Trails Committee unanimously recommended that the MOU be approved. The Parks and Recreation Commission unanimously voted that the MOU not be approved in its current form. Staff recommends that the City Council approve the attached Addendum to the Initial Study prepared for the Meadowlark Development and approve Draft MOU between the City of Pleasanton and EBRPD facilitating the provision of parking, restrooms, and water to serve the Castleridge trail, and to relocate the current legal access point to the trail across the City owned Austin property to reduce impacts to nearby residences.