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Accordingly, hillside developments would be required to adhere to Measures PP and QQ and the General Plan. The complete text of Measures PP and QQ are included as Exhibit C. 2016/17 City Council Work Plan In December of 2016, the 2017/2018 work plan development process began. The work plan, adopted in March 2017, included two projects related to the current application: 1) A process to study and clarify how hillside considerations would apply to development on lands within the Southeast Hills area of the City; and 2) Consideration of a future residential development on the Lester properties that would create a significant public amenity (including, but not limited to, dedication of land for public use, improvements to Dublin Canyon Road, and a new East Bay Regional Parks District staging area). The Southeast Hills slope mapping was listed as an `A' priority and consideration of development of the Lester properties was listed as a `B' priority. Southeast Hills Mapping The Southeast Hills comprise approximately 1,520 acres just outside City limits in unincorporated Alameda County; the area is considered a landform that functions as a visual boundary and important feature within the southeast part of Pleasanton, and likely to be affected by future development. The purpose of the Southeast Hills Mapping was to ensure future development would be consistent with Measure PP restrictions and minimize future land -use conflicts by providing clarity to property owners and the City on issues related to slope and ridgeline setbacks. Through geographic information systems (GIS) mapping, site visits, studies of neighboring communities (i.e., Danville, Moraga, Orinda, and San Ramon), and research, staff prepared maps of the Southeast Hills and developed a methodology for identifying slopes, ridgelines, and ridgeline setbacks. On December 5, 2017, the City Council adopted a methodology and mapping of the Southeast Hills and found the mapping and methodology will need to be applied in other parts of the City where development on hillsides is desired. The adopted methodology is included in City Council Resolution 17-981, Southeast Hills Mapping and Methodology, attached as Exhibit D to this report. Lester Properties Development The Lester properties have been desirable land for developers prior to and since Measures PP and QQ and the Southeast Hills mapping, with applications from various developers and real estate entities seeking feedback on single-family home development dating back to at least 1997. Through these past applications the City provided feedback on the proposals including, but not limited to, aspects such as density, grading, visibility of development (homes and retaining/sound walls), and development consistency with City hillside policies and programs, which, for some of the earlier applications, predated Measures PP and QQ. 2015 and 2016 Preliminary Applications In March 2015, several years after the adoption of Measures PP and QQ, Ponderosa Homes, Inc., (Ponderosa) submitted a preliminary review application for a 39 -unit single-family home development for the project site (128.5 acres) including land dedication to the EBRPD. Ponderosa's application differed from prior development applications because it included the adjacent Shriners' property, which allowed an alternative way of accessing the largest Lester P18-0078/P18-0079/P18-0080/P18-0081/PUD-130 Planning Commission 10807, 11021, and 11033 Dublin Canyon Road and the parcel west of 11021 Dublin Canyon Road 3 of 26