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Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: BACKGROUND In the early 1990's, the City annexed a number of parcels along the Vineyard Avenue Corridor in order to annex the Ruby Hill subdivision property. Among the parcels annexed was a 30 -acre parcel owned by Lonestar Industries. On June 1, 1999, the City adopted the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan to serve as the primary land use and infrastructure regulatory guide for development of the 384 -acre Vineyard Corridor area located along Vineyard Avenue in southeast Pleasanton. One of the key elements of the Plan was the realignment of Vineyard Avenue along the Arroyo del Valle. This realignment provides safety benefits, including the elimination of numerous drivewaylroadway intersections. The realignment also provides a scenic amenity for motorists by providing views of the Arroyo del Valle on the north side and vineyards on the south side. Former Vineyard Avenue was intended to become a multi -use trail, closed to through- vehicular traffic, for use by pedestrians, bicyclists, equestrians, emergency vehicles, and utility maintenance vehicles. Largely through dedications by property owners, the City acquired the right-of-way necessary to realign Vineyard Avenue. The realigned Vineyard Avenue is now complete and is currently in use. Portions of the road (and the right of way to the north of the road), however, are still in the unincorporated area of the County. Moreover, a small portion of land (about 0.182 acres) was dedicated as part of a larger dedication (by one of the adjacent property owners) for Vineyard Avenue. This portion of land is located northerly of the established right of way line for Vineyard Avenue. In order to have the right of way for the realigned Vineyard Avenue aligned with the City limits, about six acres of road right of way needs to be annexed to the City and, as mentioned, about 0.182 acres need to be detached. In addition, after Lonestar dedicated a portion of its 30 -acre parcel to the City for roadway purposes, it filed a parcel map creating a parcel south of the realigned roadway and a parcel north of the roadway. The southern parcel was subsequently sold to Centex Homes which is developing the parcel with residences. The northern parcel, however, is not intended for any development and continues to be mined. Lonestar, accordingly, has requested that this parcel (about 6.7 acres) be detached from the City. Moreover, the owners of the Simoni parcel (located to the east of the Lonestar parcel and in the unincorporated area of the County), likewise dedicated property to the City for roadway purposes. Subsequently, Centex Homes has purchased that portion of the Simoni property that lies to the south of the realigned roadway (about three acres). Centex Homes is obligated under the Specific Plan to encumber that property with a conservation easement and to plant SR:05:253 Page 2 of 4