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A minimum of two EVAs would be constructed on all project sites. The EVA proposed at the terminus of Staples Ranch Road would be gated and would be used for major emergencies only. Vulcan Materials Company has agreed to allow an EVA on its private section of EI Charro Road. This EVA would be used by emergency vehicles which need access to the retail shopping center. Pedestrian and Traffic/Trails A variety of pedestrian accessways are proposed. Separated sidewalks would be provided on Stoneridge Drive, Auto Mall Place, EI Charro Road. A 10 foot wide sidewalk would also be provided on the two lane bridge. A trail connection would be provided on CLC's project which would connect to Zone 7's existing maintenance road on the north side of the Arroyo Mocho. This road provides a connection to the proposed community park and to the planned trails in Livermore. If supported by the City Council, the City would negotiate with Zone 7 to allow public access on this maintenance road. Site Plan Landscaping Elements The proposed street landscaping along Stoneridge Drive and Auto Mall Place would mimic the existing street landscaping treatments at the eastern end of Stoneridge Drive which includes London Plane trees by sidewalks, pear trees in the median, clusters of decorative shrubs in the parkway and medians, and landscaping, including street trees between sidewalks and streets. Landscaping along EI Charro Road would also be coordinated with a theme of large canopy street trees provided on both sides of sidewalks and a landscaped median. Along the I-580 the developers propose to install coordinated decorative shrub and groundcover treatments in the Cal Trans right of way adjacent to the site, and strawberry trees, fronting both sites. Two large easements (a PG&E gas pipeline easement, and a Zone 7 water transmission line easement) totaling 55 feet in width are adjacent to the I-580 and limit what tree species and how many trees can be planted near the I-580. The Zone 7 easement precludes trees and the PG&E easement will only permit limited trees within this area approximately 5 feet wide. Currently, Cal Trans is planning a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane in the I-580 which would not impact the edge of paving adjacent to the Staples Ranch property or proposed landscaping in this area. ANNEXATION, URBAN GROWTH BOUNDRY AND ALAMEDA COUNTY MEASURE D Regionally and locally, several policies are in place to help ensure the orderly long range development of land and/or the conservation of resources such as open space. Those most applicable to this project include 1) LAFCo and its annexation process; 2) 2) Pleasanton's Sphere of Influence boundary; 3) Pleasanton's Urban Growth Boundary; and 4) Alameda County Measure D. A summary of these is detailed below. Page 13 of 16