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Meadowlark Trail, CIP No. 22797 Page 2 January 25, 2021 accommodated into the Alviso Adobe parking lot plan, which was being developed at the same time as the Meadowlark development was being reviewed. On October 17, 2006, the City Council approved the Meadowlark development, PUD-58 per the recommendation in the staff report, including a Condition of Approval that "the applicant shall install or provide funding for a trail in the open space area as determined by the Director of Parks and Community Services". The staff report recommended that the open space area be designed to allow cattle grazing and that the uses in the open space area would be limited to low intensity public uses (i.e. no picnic tables, etc.). The City Council meeting included discussion of a trail in the open space, that the trail would be a walking trail that blends in with the site, and that the open space would augment the Alviso Adobe property. The neighbors on Jorgensen expressed their opposition to picnic areas, structures, or a trail on the open space. In discussions with the neighbors, the applicant for the development indicated that they would be willing to dedicate 35-feet of property to each neighbor on Jorgensen to extend their backyards or serve as a buffer space in which no park amenities could be located. Councilmember McGovern expressed a desire for flexibility in planning the open space as she did not want to eliminate the possibility of picnic tables, additional parking, or structures. Staff advised that future public review/comment on the open space area would be possible as part of the tentative map approval and that the City will not do anything on the open space property until there is a forum for discussion of uses and possible structures. The City Council also included 2 additional conditions regarding the trail/open space that: • The 22-acres surrounding the property be transferred to the City of Pleasanton to be maintained as permanent open space • The Open Space design, tree sizes, and quantity of trees be handled at the Tentative Map stage Ordinance No. 1942, approving the application for PUD rezoning and development plan approval for PUD-58, was approved at the November 7, 2006 City Council meeting. On May 23, 2007, the Planning Commission approved Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map 7813 subject to the Conditions of Approval. There is nothing in the records to indicate the precise alignment of the trail was discussed as part of the approval process. On June 5, 2007, City Council awarded construction of the Alviso Adobe project. The item included a proposed reimbursement agreement to share the construction costs of the Alviso Adobe parking lot, the Meadowlark development/Alviso Adobe entrance road off Foothill Road, and the bus pull-in area with the Meadowlark developer.