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ATTACHMENT 1 <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br />APPROVING THE ALTAMONT LANDFILL AND RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY <br />OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE EXPENDITURE FOR A GRANT RELATED TO <br />CONSERVATION EASEMENTS <br />WHEREAS, as part of the Altamont Landfill Settlement Agreement among the County of <br />Alameda, the Cities of Livermore and Pleasanton, the Sierra Club, the Northern California <br />Recycling Association (NCRA), and Altamont Landowners Against Rural Mismanagement and <br />Waste Management of Alameda County, Inc.(dated November 30, 1999), hereafter referred to <br />as Settlement Agreement; provides for collection of a per ton fee from the Altamont Landfill and <br />Resource Recovery Facility for impacts on the communities due to expansion of the landfill, and <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the County convened the Altamont <br />Landfill Open Space Advisory Committee consisting of one member appointed by the Board of <br />Supervisors, one member appointed by the Livermore City Council, one member appointed by <br />the Pleasanton City Council, and one member appointed by the Sierra Club; and <br />WHEREAS, the Settlement Agreement states that by approval of a majority of the <br />members of the Advisory Committee and concurrence by the County and Cities, up to five <br />percent of the funds received in any given year may be expended for the services of <br />independent consultants to aid the Open Space Advisory Committee in carrying out its duties to <br />identify open space areas in need of protection and to make plans for their acquisition; and <br />WHEREAS, on May 17, 2024, the voting members of the Open Space Advisory <br />Committee from both the east and west acquisition priority areas voted unanimously to <br />authorize the expenditure of funds of $56,000 to the Alameda County Resource Conservation <br />District (ACRCD) and the California Rangeland Trust (CRT) for an outreach program to solicit <br />Alameda County ranchers/rural landowners on conservation easements; and <br />WHEREAS, the additional expenditure of up to $56,000 for the program remains within <br />the five percent of funds received annually allowed by the Settlement Agreement for such <br />expenditures; and <br />WHEREAS, in accordance with the Settlement Agreement, concurrence by the Cities of <br />Pleasanton and Livermore, and the Alameda County Board of Supervisors is necessary to fund <br />the proposed allocation from the Open Space Fund. <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />PLEASANTON DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER THE FOLLOWING: <br />SECTION 1. The Pleasanton City Council does find the recommendation of the Altamont <br />Landfill and Resource Recovery Facility Open Space Advisory Committee to approve an <br />expenditure not to exceed $56,000 for services provided by ACRCD and CRT is consistent with <br />the Altamont Landfill Settlement Agreement. <br />SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this resolution and enter it into <br />the book of original resolutions. <br />Page 253 of 454