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DISCUSSION General Plan The General Plan Land Use Map designates the project site as Low Density Residential, allowing one unit per 1.5 gross acres in the Happy Valley area when the project is developed in conjunction with major dedication of open-space land or agricultural/open space easements to the City. The project site is approximately 112 acres in area. The proposed development consists of 22 residential single-family lots in an approximately 33-acre portion of the site, with an equivalent net density of one unit per 1.5 acres; the remaining approximately 80 acres would be permanent open space and subject to an agriculture/open space easement. Therefore, the proposal meets the General Plan Density requirement. HVSP The HVSP has land use designations of PUD-SRDR and PUD-A/OS for the project site. The HVSP density section for the project site states a maximum of 22 units may be permitted within the 33-acre PUD-SRDR portion of Lot 98, in return for major dedication of open space land or agriculture/open space easements to the City at the time of final subdivision map approval. As proposed, the project meets this density requirement. Vacation of Undeveloped Portions of an Existing Public Roadway Easement A project site title search identified a 16.5-foot public road easement that lies within the project site, specifically a segment of the easement across the proposed Lots 8-12. This easement was deeded by the property owners, including the Spotornos, to Alameda County in 1927. In 2002, when the project site was annexed to the City, the roadway easement was transferred to the City. Per the California Streets and Highways Code §8333, the City may summarily vacate an easement if the easement has not been used for the purpose for which it was dedicated or acquired for five consecutive years immediately preceding the proposed vacation. While a small portion of this 1927 easement was developed at the time of the golf course's development as Westbridge Lane, a remaining portion along the Project eastern boundary is undeveloped and not proposed for any public roadway purposes.3 The City notified utility agencies of the City's intent to vacate the easement on November 3, 2021. No objections or comments have been received at the time this report was prepared. A draft resolution (Attachment 3) is included for City Council to approve the vacation of the unused portion of the easement. Climate Action Plan 2.0 In 2012, the City Council adopted a Climate Action Plan (CAP) - this document is in the process of being amended (CAP 2.0), with adoption expected in February 2022. The CAP 2.0 includes actions designed to reduce greenhouse gas emission (GHG) natural gas uses, electricity uses, etc. As the draft CAP 2.0 is near completion, staff finds it 3 The easement does not align with either the conceptual bypass road alignment shown in the HVSP,or the amended alignment later recommended by the Blue Ribbon Committee,both of which traverse the adjacent hillside further to the east. Page 11 of 18