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Advisory Committee Recommendation The review of the proposal by the Open Space Advisory Committee involved a submittal package and a presentation by EBRPD, and input from Committee members in attendance at the meeting on September 15, 2017. Certain members of the Open Space Advisory Committee objected to authorizing contribution of the full $600,000 request due to the relatively high cost of the property on a per acre basis and a desire to use funding primarily for open space acquisition (as opposed to the acquisition of structures). However, the motion for contributing $100,000 towards the purchase generated unanimous support among voting members of the Open Space Advisory Committee. To authorize funding, the City of Pleasanton and the County must determine only whether the funding request is consistent with the criteria set forth in Subsection 7.4.2. of the settlement agreement, which states that first priority for the acquisition of land should be land having significant value for preservation of native biological diversity and/or wildlife habitat, and second priority of land acquisition should be properties having significant value for visual character and/or non-motorized recreation. In addition to the desired land values described above, a land acquisition proposal cannot be a requirement set forth as a condition of project approval (where protection of the open space would occur regardless of investment of Altamont Landfill Settlement Agreement. funds). Staff believes the criteria in Subsection 7.4.2. are met with EBRPD's proposal for acquisition of the Glenn property, as the land has ecological value and would expand access along Pleasanton Ridge, and would not otherwise be protected as open space through conditions of approval. Submitted by: Approved by: k)e(, Ger Beaudin Nelson Fialho Director of City Manager Community Development Attachments: 1. Resolution Authorizing the Use of Funds from the Altamont Landfill Open Space Fund 2. Grant Application from the East Bay Regional Park District, dated August 15, 2017 3. Excerpt from 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, Inc. 4. Map Depicting Area for Expenditure of Open Space Account Page4of4