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City won't have to pay for it. It will be paid for by private property owners. We do not want to say this is a sidewalk to nowhere because it does connect to the sidewalk in the Preserve. There's a sidewalk along Laurel Creek and the utility of that sidewalk is probably pretty limited so again we're looking at long -term pedestrian access in this area. O'Connor: Who would maintain this walkway after the development is completed? The sidewalk in front of your house is maintained now by the homeowner. Would the same thing be with the decomposed granite path? Or, would it all be maintained by the property owners and not by the City? Weinstein: That's right Ritter: I have one more speaker card. I apologize. I have one speaker card and then we'll bring it back to questions. Diane Kolb? Is Diane here? Diane Kolb: Hi, I'm Diane Lester Kolb, neighbor. I'm for this project, but I'm interested in the open space, the issue about the animals. I've known Barbara and her family for 55 years. You brought that up. I'm very interested in that. If it was sidewalk and cement, the City of Pleasanton would maintain it? Right? The property owner would maintain it? Okay. They want to put in three houses in, so the three houses would be charged yearly for that kind of situation to upkeep that? Or, how would it be if it's a walkway that you're going to extend, extend, extend. How does that work financially for the land owners or the property owners of that area? My main concern is what the cost would be because we plan on coming to you people with a project ourselves, so I'm interested in that kind of situation versus the cement sidewalk, but I really like this project. Thank you. Ritter: Thank you, we'll bring it back to staff and the Commission. Harryman: I'll just back up what Adam was saying. So people don't necessarily realize it but state law requires the adjacent property owner, whether it's residential or commercial, to maintain the sidewalk adjacent to their property. The same thing would be the case whether this is a concrete sidewalk or whether it's some sort of path. O'Connor: And the maintenance is as needed. So if tree roots are lifting it up or other trip hazards, or if the path is worn down by horses running down it or whatever.... Harryman: That's exactly right. State law actually talks about keeping it maintained so it is safe for users. So that's the standard — basically no tripping hazards, no divots, anything that would create a safety hazard to a pedestrian or possibly a bicyclist. O'Connor: And it doesn't matter what it's made of? Harryman: No. Allen: I was comparing the square footage of Lot 3 from the plan 10 years ago versus now and it looks like it's about 20% larger in terms of square footage. The house was 4,100 square feet, Lot 3, plus a 700 - square -foot garage, so roughly in counting the two PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 9, 2016 Page 7 of 25