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BACKGROUND In 2008, the City purchased the Alameda County Transportation Corridor between Bernal Avenue and Stanley Boulevard with the goal of expanding the parking to an estimated total 429 parking spaces through the corridor, as well as maintaining the continuation of the Regional Trail system through Downtown Pleasanton. In 2011, the first parking lot expansion along the corridor between Neal Street and Spring Street was completed as part of the Firehouse Arts Center construction project, providing 91 parking spaces and a multi-use trail through the corridor. In April 2017, City Council approved the Downtown Pleasanton Parking Strategy and Implementation Plan that identified the transportation corridor between Bernal Avenue and Abbie Street as the "number one" priority for downtown parking. In 2017, City Council allocated $2.2 million dollars in the Capital Improvement Plan budget to design and construct the parking lot on Transportation Corridor between Bernal Avenue and Abbie Street. In 2018, City Council awarded a contract to HMH Engineers (HMH) to provide engineering and design services for the expansion of the existing parking lot in the corridor between Bernal Avenue and Abbie Street. Preliminary layouts were developed and reviewed to determine the layout of the parking lot. Project concept boards were developed, and meetings were held with all adjacent property owners to discuss the project and its impacts. Preliminary plans have been developed to fully understand what is feasible to build within the space and are presented here for review (see Attachment 1). On February 25, 2019, the preliminary plan was presented to the Bike, Pedestrian, and Trail Committee (BPTC) for their review and recommendation. DISCUSSION Design The City is expanding the existing parking lot on the transportation corridor between Bernal Avenue and Abbie Street to increase parking and connectivity to the downtown, and to implement the transportation corridor plan following the Firehouse Arts Center parking lot design elements. The proposed project will be similar to the Firehouse Arts Center parking lot which has a two-way drive aisle, a ninety-degree parking configuration on each side, a walk path and landscaping. This project will include a retaining wall, site lighting, a shared bike/pedestrian path, electric vehicle charging stations, drainage improvements, stormwater quality treatment, curb, gutter, asphalt pavement and striping. The proposed project will provide 140 parking spaces, or an additional 81 parking spaces more than the existing parking lot. As part of the project, landscaping and grading improvements are to be made to the existing Civic Park adjacent to the proposed parking lot to enhance the cohesiveness. Page 2 of 4