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FINANCIAL STATEMENT Implementation of the MOU will not result in any direct costs to the City as the improvements will be funded by EBRPD. However, some additional minor road maintenance costs and parking enforcement costs will be borne by the City. Potential construction of a Pedestrian Crossing of Foothill Road is estimated to cost approximately $80,000 but that project is independent from the MOU. BACKGROUND 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. (See Attachment 1). The property has legal access from Foothill Road across an easement that also provides access to the Messa and Segundo residences located just above Old Foothill Road to the west of the Alviso Adobe Community Park. The easement currently contains a paved driveway serving the Messa and Segundo residences. 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. At the request of the City of Pleasanton/EBRPD Liaison Committee, City and EBRPD staff explored potential parking solutions and Pleasanton staff eventually designed the proposed parking solution that is the subject of the MOU. For the past several months, the respective staffs have negotiated the proposed terms of the MOU. Key concerns that guided these negotiations included cost, impact on the residences in the vicinity, operations of the trailhead facilities and parking, impacts on the operation of the Alviso Adobe Community Park, and the timing of this project relative to the construction and opening of the Garms Staging Area planned to be located along Foothill Road near the intersection with West Las Positas Boulevard. (See Attachment 2). On March 3, 2016, the City/EBRPD Liaison Committee voted unanimously to recommend approval of the MOU to their respective bodies. On March 28, 2016, the Bicycle, Pedestrian and Trails Committee discussed the matter and recommended approval of the MOU. In recommending approval, the Committee also suggested that staff do additional evaluation of the location and/or screening of the proposed restroom (possibly relocating to the Alviso Adobe Community Park), the prohibition of horse trailers in the new parking spaces, and the traffic control at the intersection of a private driveway (Jerlin Place) and Foothill Road. On April 14, 2016, the Park and Recreation Commission reviewed the proposed MOU and did not recommend approval, citing concerns about the visual impacts of the restrooms, the impacts of parking on Old Foothill Road to the ambiance at the Alviso Adobe Community Park, and a preference for locating the new trailhead at the south end of the Austin property near Jorgensen Lane. Page 2 of 6