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Acting Principal Planner with East Bay Regional Parks District (EBRPD) Neoma Lavalle stated the District has worked hard to expand public access to Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park. The land use plan identified the need to develop a trail head entrance off of the Devaney Canyon adjacent to the property. Staff has been engaged and has some concerns about placement of the staging area as proposed, but looks forward to working with staff and the developer. Commissioner Brown asked and confirmed with Ms. Lavalle that EBRPD was supportive of staff's recommendation that the staging area needed to be closer to Dublin Canyon Road and that they had concerns with patrolling and safety and security as well as operation and maintenance. Commissioner Balch confirmed EBRPD would prefer to have the staging area located on Dublin Canyon Road, knowing they were also amenable to continue working through the process. He asked if it was preferential to be closer or just to be at Dublin Canyon Road. Ms. Lavalle said in terms of an attractive nuisance their preference is for the staging area to be on the road. If the area is not visible from the road it becomes a nuisance and harder to patrol for public safety and to maintain safety standards. Commissioner O'Connor inquired if the staging area were moved closer to or on Dublin Canyon Road, whether the Lester family could keep their two homes in their present location. Ms. Lavalle deferred this question to the applicant. Commissioner Ritter asked what the typical staging area size was for this side of the trail. Ms. Lavalle said it would be the northern access to Pleasanton Ridge where there is currently no real access. In terms of having a larger presence, it is typically 20-30 cars, while the current proposal is for 36 cars. Chair Allen referred to the trail itself and asked if there was a trail design and plot. She also inquired about the funding, strategy and timing for the trail. Ms. Lavalle said the EBRPD Trails Development Team is working on future trails and understands that the 2012 land use plan identifies trail alignments. There is an alignment that would be directly accessible from the Lester property east of the creek area, and some funds are identified and allocated for construction of those trails in that region. Commissioner Brown referenced that this map was on page 24 of the agenda report. Commissioner Balch asked and confirmed that EBRPD currently has staging areas off of main roads and, in certain cases, they are willing to work to place a staging area wherever most appropriate; enhancements would make alternative locations more palatable given the potential for automatic gates and security cameras would make patrolling easier. Chair Allen referred to the funding agreements referenced in the agenda report and asked whether those have been agreed to, conceptually, between the District and the developer. Planning Commission Minutes Page 5 of 22 March 27, 2019 support the proposed unit count of 33 residential lots and consideration of the proposed trail connection, location of the staging area, open space and the Lester family's desire to continue to reside on the property. Planning Commission Minutes Page 4 of 22 March 27, 2019