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RESOLUTION NO. 18-1030 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON, APPROVING THE ALTAMONT LANDFILL AND RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, LIST OF GENERAL PRIORITY AREAS AND EXPENDITURE FOR CONSULTING SERVICES WHEREAS, as part of the Altamont Landfill Settlement Agreement among the County of Alameda, the Cities of Livermore and Pleasanton, the Sierra Club, the Northern California Recycling Association (NCRA), and Altamont Landowners Against Rural Mismanagement and Waste Management of Alameda County, Inc.(dated November 30, 1999), hereafter referred to as Settlement Agreement; provides for collection of a per ton fee from the Altamont Landfill and Resource Recovery Facility for impacts on the communities due to expansion of the landfill, and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the County convened the Altamont Landfill Open Space Advisory Committee consisting of one member appointed by the Board of Supervisors, one member appointed by the Livermore City Council, one member appointed by the Pleasanton City Council, and one member appointed by the Sierra Club; and WHEREAS, the funds allocated to the Open Space Fund are dedicated to the acquisition in fee or permanent easement of properties with significant value for preservation of native biological diversity and/or wildlife, and properties having significant value for visual character and/or non-motorized recreation; and WHEREAS, the Settlement Agreement requires that the Committee prepare two priority lists of properties for acquisition in fee or permanent easement, one for each of the geographic areas of concern as defined in Subsection 7.3.1; and WHEREAS, the Settlement Agreement states that by approval of a majority of the members of the Advisory Committee and concurrence by the County and Cities, up to 5 percent of the funds received in any given year may be expended for the services of independent consultants to aid the Open Space Advisory Committee in carrying out its duties to identify open space areas in need of protection and to make plans for their acquisition; and WHEREAS, on January 19, 2018, the Open Space Advisory Committee did vote to refer the lists of general priority areas (attached to this resolution as Exhibit A) to the County of Alameda Board of Supervisors and the City Councils of Livermore and Pleasanton for concurrence with the understanding that a process is underway to develop more specific property lists and fund allocations; and WHEREAS, on January 19, 2018, the voting members of the Open Space Advisory Committee from both the east and west acquisition priority areas voted unanimously to authorize the expenditure of funds up to $23,650 to the University of California, Berkeley for the preparation of a database and maps to be used to identify open space areas in need of protection and to make plans for their acquisition as intended by the Settlement Agreement; and WHEREAS, the expenditure of up to $23,650 for consulting services is within the 5 percent of funds received annually allowed by the Settlement Agreement for such expenditures; and