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RESOLUTION NO. 22-1269 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON, APPROVING THE ALTAMONT LANDFILL AND RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE EXPENDITURE FOR CONSULTING SERVICES 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 March 17, 2020, Pleasanton City Council was set to review and vote on the Open Space Committee's request to authorize expenditure of funds up to $61,868 for consulting services for RCD to conduct Phase I. The March 17 meeting was canceled due to Alameda County Public Health Department's order to shelter in place, issued on March 16, and all City of Pleasanton offices were temporarily closed, and City government meetings were suspended; and WHEREAS, on March 23, 2020, the Pleasanton City Council held a special meeting and adopted a resolution granting the City Manager authority to award contracts and to execute agreements on behalf of the City during the local emergency; and WHEREAS, on April 1, 2020, the City Manager authorized expenditure of funds to conduct Phase I; and WHEREAS, on September 17, 2021, the voting members of the Open Space Advisory Committee from both the east and west acquisition priority areas voted to authorize the expenditure of funds up to $106,103 to the Alameda County Resource Conservation District for Phase II only of the project entitled, "Prioritizing Land-Acquisition Based on Wildlife Presence/Activity and Habitat Connectivity Adjacent to I-580;" and WHEREAS, the Alameda County Resource Conservation District has indicated its intent to request additional funding from the Open Space Advisory Committee at a future date for Phase III of the project; and