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RESOLUTION NO. 23-1362 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON, APPROVING THE ALTAMONT LANDFILL AND RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, LISTS OF GENERAL PRIORITY AREAS 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 funds allocated to the Open Space Fund are dedicated to the acquisition in fee or permanent easement of properties with significant value for preservation of native biological diversity and/or wildlife, and properties having significant value for visual character and/or non-motorized recreation; and WHEREAS, the Settlement Agreement requires that the Committee prepare two priority lists of properties for acquisition in fee or permanent easement, one for each of the geographic areas of concern as defined in Subsection 7.3.1; 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 September 16, 2022, the Open Space Advisory Committee did vote to refer the lists of general priority areas (attached to this resolution as Exhibit A) to the County of Alameda Board of Supervisors and the City Councils of Livermore and Pleasanton for concurrence. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER THE FOLLOWING: SECTION 1. The Pleasanton City Council does accept the lists of general priority areas (attached to this resolution as Exhibit A) adopted by the Committee, pursuant to Subsection 7.4.2 of the Settlement Agreement. SECTION 2. City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.