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Staff advised that future public review or comment on the open space area would be possible as part of the tentative map approval and that the City would not do anything on the open space property until there was a forum for discussion of uses and possible structures. On November 7, 2006, City Council approved Ordinance No. 1942 for the application for PUD rezoning and development plan approval for PUD-58. On May 23, 2007, the Planning Commission approved Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map 7813, subject to the Conditions of Approval. City records do not indicate that the precise alignment of the trail was discussed as part of the approval process. Over the next several years, very little occurred with the project, but time extensions for completion of the final map were granted by the State of California due to economic hardships during the Great Recession, so the tentative map did not expire. On August 19, 2014, City Council approved a development agreement with a 10-year extension by adopting Ordinance No. 2105. The open space property was transferred to the City on December 8, 2014. In 2016, the project with all its entitlements was sold and City staff was contacted by the new owner/developer regarding the implementation of the project in compliance with the Conditions of Approval, including discussion of planning the open space owned by the City and the proposed trail alignment within the open space. Over the next few years, the developer prepared its construction plans and final map per the requirements of the project's Conditions of Approval. City staff and staff from other regulatory and resource agencies, reviewed the plans, as well as the trail design, to ensure all project-specific conditions and other legal requirements were reflected in the project plans and documentation. On March 3, 2020, City Council approved the final map, subdivision agreement, and easement and maintenance agreement for Tract 7813. This included the approval of the trail plans and payment from the developer of$57,379 to construct the trail. The final map included the land parceling necessary to grant the 35-foot-wide area behind the Jorgensen Lane homes to the adjacent property owners. These land transfers have since occurred. In 2017, as the developer began preparing their project construction plans, the City began the Trail Master Plan (TMP) update. As part of that process, a website was created (www.pleasantontrails.com) and the City conducted significant city wide public outreach. The Trails Master Plan was adopted in May 2019 and was used as a reference by both City staff and the Meadowlark developer as the Meadowlark trail plans were developed. Page 3 of 5