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<br />Page 8 of 11 <br />▪ On May 15, the contractor received environmental training from the biologist and <br />construction began on the mountain bike trail <br />▪ Construction of the mountain bike trail itself was substantially complete on June <br />29 <br />❖ Trail decommissioning work was completed, and a final construction inspection <br />was performed on November 14, 2023 <br />❖ On December 20, the contractor submitted their final pay application to complete <br />payment for the work performed. <br /> <br />LUND RANCH TRAIL <br />The Lund Ranch property is located on the east side of town to the east of Lund Ranch <br />Road and adjacent to the Bonde Ranch Open Space. The 168-acre property was <br />donated to the City as part of the development agreement with the Lund Ranch property <br />owner. The proposed trail in the open space surrounding the Lund Ranch development <br />will be approximately 3 miles in length and will connect Sunset Creek Lane through the <br />hills and past the creek on the east side of the development up around to the North with <br />the Bonde Ranch Open Space trails. There will also be a trail extension that leads to the <br />southeast property line near the Upper Sycamore Water Tank. <br /> <br />Project status: Staff met on-site with the trail contractor and developer on November 2 <br />and 30, 2023, to discuss the final trail alignment and construction details. Weather- <br />willing, construction of the trail is expected to be complete by Spring 2024. <br /> <br />BERNAL COMMUNITY FARM <br />Based on the support of the community, the City agreed to explore the design of a <br />community farm for Pleasanton residents at the Bernal property. In March of 2017, the <br />City accepted the design of a community farm on Sub-Area 7 and Sub-Area 16 of the <br />Bernal property and approved an agreement with M.D. Fotheringham to prepare a <br />Bernal Community Farm Master Plan. The Council adopted the draft master plan on <br />May 1, 2018, and identified funding for the design of Phase 1 during the 2019-20 two- <br />year CIP work plan process. The Bernal Community Farm Master Plan was adopted. <br /> <br />Project status: The City is currently working with the Master gardeners on the first phase <br />of the project. <br /> <br />▪ On June 21, 2022, the City Council approved a memorandum of understanding <br />with the Master Gardeners for a demonstration garden at the Bernal Community <br />Farm site and authorized the Master Gardeners to proceed with the installation of <br />a cover crop on a portion of the site <br />▪ In August 2022, the City installed an approximately 2,500-square-foot temporary <br />parking lot <br />▪ In late 2022, the City disked, ripped, and added compost to the approximately 1- <br />acre portion of the community farm scheduled for use by the Master Gardeners <br />▪ In December 2022, the Master Gardeners seeded the area with a pollinator- <br />friendly cover crop