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East Mirmanton Spedfk Plan Ckyof Phasonton Nod- of Pnpwatka and Scoong M-dn9 1.1- Project location The East Pleasanton Specific Plan (Specific Plan) boundaries (Exhibit 1) are located partially within the City of Pleasanton and partially within the unincorporated jurisdiction of Alameda County. The entire Specific Plan Area is within the Pleasanton General Plan Planning Area and Pleasanton's Sphere of Influence. The Specific Plan boundaries encompass approximately 1,110 acres in the eastern portion of Pleasanton and are generally bounded by Amaral Park, Mohr Elementary School, single-family housing, Arroyo Mocho, Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan Area, EI Charro Specific Plan Area, open space, agricultural land, and the Livermore Municipal Airport (north); Quarry lands (east); Iron Horse Trail, high voltage lines, Union Pacific Railroad tracks, Stanley Boulevard, and Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area (south); and Valley Avenue, warehousing and other industrial uses, single-family and senior housing, and Martin Avenue (west) (Exhibit 2). The Specific Plan boundaries are located on the Livermore, California, United States Geological Survey 7.5 -minute quadrangle, Township 3 South, Range 1 East, Unsectioned (Latitude: 37°40'15" North; Longitude: 121.51'30" West). 1.2 - Existing Conditions 1.2.1- Land Use Activities The Specific Plan Area consists of three man-made lakes with steep banks (former sand and gravel mining pits), wetlands, and flat reclaimed quarry land covered with brush and non-native grasses. The southwest portion of the Specific Plan Area includes the City of Pleasanton Operations Service Center (86,000 square feet), Pleasanton Transfer Station and Recycling Center (53,500 square feet), and areas previously disturbed by industrial land uses. Some scattered mature trees remain mostly in the southern portion of the Plan Area. The three man-made lakes and surrounding lands total approximately 704 acres, more than half the entire Specific Plan Area. Two of the lakes (Cope Lake and Lake 1) are owned by the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Zone 7 Water Agency (Zone 7), and the third lake (Lake H) is presently owned by Pleasanton Gravel Company (PGS) but is scheduled to be dedicated to Zone 7 in 2014. Lakes H and I are part of a series of lakes commonly known as the Chain of Lakes that evolved over the years as mineral resources were mined and the "pits" that resulted filled with groundwater. These lakes provide a number of valuable water -related functions, including stormwater management, seasonal water storage, groundwater recharge, and wildlife habitat. Cope Lake is not considered part of the Chain of Lakes. The Specific Plan Area is part of the larger Livermore-Amador Valley Quarry lands, and nearly the entire Specific Plan Area has been mined for aggregate in the past. 1.2.2 - Jurisdiction The Specific Plan Area is located partially within the City of Pleasanton and partially within the unincorporated jurisdiction of Alameda County.