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THE CITY OF w CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT pLEASANTON June 19, 2018 Community Development TITLE: ADOPT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE LIST OF GENERAL PRIORITY AREAS FOR FUTURE ACQUISITION AND DETERMINING THE EXPENDITURE OF ALTAMONT OPEN SPACE FUNDS FOR SERVICES RELATED TO STRATEGIC PLANNING AND CONSERVATION EVALUATION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ALTAMONT LANDFILL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT SUMMARY On January 19, 2018, the Altamont Landfill and Resource Recovery Facility Open Space Advisory Committee (Open Space Committee) voted to establish a list of priority areas for future acquisition in accordance with the Altamont Landfill Settlement Agreement. The Committee is recommending the following list of General Priority Areas for acquisition: EASTERN AREA WESTERN AREA • Doolan Canyon Area • Pleasanton Ridge • Springtown Alkali Sink • Arroyo Mocho • Tesla/Corral Hollow • Dublin Hills • Cedar Mountain • Brushy Peak • Altamont Pass Wildlife Corridors In addition, the Open Space Committee is recommending the expenditure of up to $23,650 to hire a team of researchers from the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) to identify, rank and map high conservation values1 in Eastern Alameda County for the purpose of further refining the list of priority areas. The Open Space Committee selected UC Berkeley because of their expertise and experience in conducting similar studies in other Bay Area counties. RECOMMENDATION Adopt the attached Resolution accepting the Altamont Landfill Open Space Committee's recommendation to: 1 Those biological, ecological, social, or cultural values of outstanding significance are known as high conservation values, or HCVs.