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ATTACHMENT 1 November 15, 2022 Chair and Board Members East Bay Regional Park District 2950 Peralta Oaks Court Oakland, California 94605 Dear Chair and Board Members: On behalf of the entire City Council, the purpose of this letter is to request a City-District liaison meeting be convened in the near future to discuss the Garms Staging Area, as well as other City and District matters. The East Bay Regional Park District (District) and the City of Pleasanton (City) entered into the attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on September 22, 2016. The MOU allowed the District to construct vault toilets on and a trail across city-owned park property to create a public access point to the District's newly acquired 231-acre Castleridge property which is located immediately west of the City's park. The MOU also allowed the District to make improvements to Old Foothill Road to create some parking for expected trailhead users. The City was willing to allow the District to develop this access to the Castleridge property with the understanding as stated in the MOU that the District was diligently working to construct the Garms Staging Area, which the District indicated had all the environmental approvals necessary to allow it to be constructed. The District stated the final design of the staging area was nearing completion, and the project would be bid in 2019, with construction complete by December 2020. Soon after the MOU was finalized, the District constructed the Castleridge trailhead improvements as it allowed. Now almost two years after the District committed within the MOU that the construction of the Garms Staging Area would be complete, the City is unaware of any efforts by the District to follow through on this commitment. The Castleridge Trailhead developed by the District as allowed by the MOU is located in Pleasanton's Alviso Adobe Park, which is also the historic home to the restored Meadowlark Dairy. The site is a registered historic landmark and is programmed by the City with various educational and recreational activities. The Alviso Adobe Park has a relatively small parking lot, from which event parking often spills onto the adjacent Old Foothill Road. When the District approached the City about constructing the Castleridge Trailhead within the Alviso Adobe Park, concerns were raised by community groups and park users, as well as city staff, about the area's ability to accommodate both the current park activities and expected trailhead users. At the time, the City just recently completed the restoration of the Milking Barn and renovating the park at a significant expense. These concerns centered on congestion and parking, and how these issues