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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-058 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON APPROVING THE ALTAMONT LANDFILL AND RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE EXPENDITURE FOR A GRANT RELATED TO CONSERVATION EASEMENTS 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 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 May 17, 2024, the voting members of the Open Space Advisory Committee from both the east and west acquisition priority areas voted unanimously to authorize the expenditure of funds of$56,000 to the Alameda County Resource Conservation District (ACRCD) and the California Rangeland Trust (CRT) for an outreach program to solicit Alameda County ranchers/rural landowners on conservation easements, and WHEREAS, the additional expenditure of up to $56.000 for the program remains within the five percent of funds received annually allowed by the Settlement Agreement for such expenditures: and WHEREAS, in accordance with the Settlement Agreement, concurrence by the Cities of Pleasanton and Livermore. and the Alameda County Board of Supervisors is necessary to fund the proposed allocation from the Open Space Fund. 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 find the recommendation of the Altamont Landfill and Resource Recovery Facility Open Space Advisory Committee to approve an expenditure not to exceed $56,000 for services provided by ACRCD and CRT is consistent with the Altamont Landfill Settlement Agreement. SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.