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Mr. Sullivan believed the entire land bank area is not accessible because the Park District does not have adequate maintenance and operational funds. Ms. Wieskamp concurred with Mr. Sullivan. She noted that the Park District has tried to keep some of the land protected because of special needs. She also noted that the Park District would not provide access to a property if it could not maintain it and operate it safely. Ms. McGovern asked if it is possible to work out a deal with the County for operational funds for the Park District in exchange for extending the Vasco Landfill. Ms. Wieskamp said the County is currently working on this. Republic Services currently owns the landfill and the Park District has established a good working relationship with them. Her impression in talking with County staff is that this will probably happen. Tom Harper, a Livermore resident and voting member of the Sierra Club on the Open Space Committee, reminded Council that the Altamont Landfill is a large landfill and it was originally charged twenty-five cents per ton prior to the Settlement Agreement that the Sierra Club, City of Pleasanton, and City of Livermore litigated against when they wanted to expand. On February 3, 2000, $1,150,000 was spent on acquiring some land that is now the peak of the Park. Since that time, $1.25 resulted from the Settlement Agreement, which is used for open space, education and community monitoring. He noted that 80 percent of the funds are required to be spent near the .... landfills, which is where he believed the mitigation should be conducted. The other 20 percent is used to mitigate some of the problems that Pleasanton has experienced from the expanded landfills. He believed this was a good deal and mentioned that the property does tend to satisfy what the Sierra Club believes the Settlement Agreement requires. He noted that the Settlement Agreement states that the priority lists shall give first priority to acquisition of property having significant value for preservation of native biological diversity and/or wildlife habitat, which is what the Sierra Club is looking for first. The second priority given is for acquisition of property having significant value for visual character and/or non-motorized recreation, which he believes applies to this property proposal. He noted that the Committee has spent the majority of its time trying to figure out how to implement the Settlement Agreement and how the property owners might partake in it. The Committee has had many discussions on how it wants to apply the open space, and it will not be entirely with the Park District. He urged Council to determine that the EBRPD proposal for acquisition of a portion of the Vinson Property qualifies for funding under the criteria established by the settlement agreement for the Alameda County Altamont Landfill Open Space Fund. He concluded his comments by referencing a portion of the grant description. Mayor Hosterman closed the public comments. In response to an inquiry by Mr. Brozosky, Mr. Fialho said that the agencies that contract with the Altamont Landfill pay the tipping charges. _ _ Mr. Roush said the primary agencies that are pay the tipping charges are: Hayward, San Francisco, Dublin, Oakland, and a small sanitary district in south county. Mr. Fialho noted that Pleasanton's waste goes to the Vasco Landfill. Pleasanton City Council 14 03/01/05 Minutes