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RESOLUTION NO. 19-1115 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON, DETERMINING THE ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE OF $30,753 OF ALTAMONT OPEN SPACE FUNDS FOR SERVICES RELATED TO STRATEGIC PLANNING AND CONSERATION EVALUATION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ALTAMONT LANDFILL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 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 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 five 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 June 19, 2018, the Pleasanton City Council adopted Resolution 18-1030, concurring with the Open Space Advisory Committee's authorization to expend 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, on September 20, 2019, 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 an additional $30,753 to the University of California, Berkeley for Open Space Advisory Committee member training and maintenance, for a minimum of three years, related to the mapping tool developed for high conservation values in Easter Alameda County as part of the strategic planning to guide decision-making for future open space acquisitions; and WHEREAS, the additional expenditure of up to $30,753 for consulting services remains within the five percent of funds received annually allowed by the Settlement Agreement for such expenditures; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the Settlement Agreement, concurrence by the Cities of Pleasanton and Livermore, and the Alameda County Board of Supervisors is necessary to fund the proposed allocation from the Open Space Fund.