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7. Pleasanton shall undertake steps to amend its westerly Sphere of Influence to the westerly edge of the existing lots of record at or adjacent to the top of the Pleasanton and Main Ridges, as identified on Exhibit "A." 8. The parties shall use best efforts to keep any future Castro Valley Sphere of Influence out of the Ridgelands Area. 9. Hayward shall use its best efforts to detach the properties within Pleasanton's Sphere of Influence, as amended by paragraph 7. ACCE88 TO PIIBLIC LANDS 10. The parties will encourage the East Bay Regional Park District to provide public access to Ridgelands Park from as many points as feasible, including Foothill Road, Palomares Road, and Dublin Canyon Road, in order to maximize public access and to distribute the traffic impacts of staging areas among surrounding jurisdictions. il. The parties will encourage the East Bay Regional Park District to obtain public access to the Ridgelands Park from either the northwest end of Palomares Road (e.g., via Cowing Road) or from Dublin Canyon Road (e.g., in the vicinity of Shaeffer Ranch Road) which allows automobile access from I-580, and to work with property owners to obtain improvement of these access roads serving the park. 12. The parties will work together to provide emergency access from Santos Ranch Road (in Pleasanton), Foothill Road (in Pleasanton), Kilkare Road (in Sunol), and Palomares Road (via Cook Canyon Road in Hayward and Alameda County). 13. The parties will work together to provide, where feasible, access and/or a staging area to connect any new development within or adjacent to the Ridgelands Area with Ridgelands Park. The parties shall support efforts to provide pedestrian (hiking trail) access to Ridgelands Park. THIRD PARTY CHALLENGES 14. If any legal action or proceeding is instituted challenging the validity of this Agreement, the parties shall cooperate in defending against such challenge. However, Hayward and Pleasanton shall jointly and severally be obligated to provide the County with legal counsel for its defense, and to pay any litigation expenses. In addition, Hayward and Pleasanton shall be jointly and severally liable to pay any award of costs and attorneys' fees made against the County and in favor of any third party plaintiff or petitioner in such a challenge. In the event such legal action or proceeding results in an award of - 3 -