Parks and Recreation Commission Agenda Packet - March 13, 2025

Page 8 of 9 western edge. Staff discussed some of the opportunities, such as grants, that would help address the challenges of the “Very High Fire Severity Zones” located along Pleasanton Ridge. In early 2023, a grant opportunity presented itself via the CAL FIRE California Climate Investments Wildfire Prevention Grants Program. CAL FIRE allocated $115 million in funding for three types of activities: hazardous fuels reduction, wildfire prevention planning, and wildfire prevention education. The City of Pleasanton and the LPFD reviewed the grant opportunity and partnered to apply for a grant in March 2023 for the Augustin Bernal Fuels Reduction project for Augustin Bernal Community Park in the amount of $1,048,900 under the Hazardous Fuels Reduction portion of the CAL FIRE Wildfire Prevention Grants Program. The Augustin Bernal Fuels Reduction Grant will cover approximately 125 acres and focus on the sections of Augustin Bernal Community Park adjacent to housing, the old fire road, generally known as the Golden Eagle and Valley View trails, as well as up to 100 feet on both sides of the trail network. In early 2024, CALFIRE notified the city that they were being awarded the grant. Project status: The design of the project is underway. • On July 16, 2024, the City Council awarded a professional services contract to Sequoia Ecological to prepare the necessary environmental documents for the project. • On August 23, staff held a kick-off meeting with the Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department (LPFD) and the consultant to discuss the project's scope and schedule. • In December, Sequoia completed the environmental reconnaissance survey. • In January 2025, Sequoia started drafting the Project Specific Analysis (PSA) for the California Vegetation Treatment Program (CalVTP) and adopted a resolution acknowledging the submission of the grant application. • On January 22, staff met with the consultant to discuss the details of the treatment area and the project description. • On February 19, staff met with the LPFD and East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) staff to discuss coordination items, as EBRPD property is directly adjacent to the treatment area, and some of the city’s water infrastructure is accessed from EBRPD property. Callippe Trail Renovations On May 17, 2022, the City Council determined that the Meadowlark Trail project was no longer desirable and directed staff to terminate the developer-funded, designed, and approved trail project. The developer offered to provide the $57,379 they paid to the city to fund the construction of the Meadowlark trail as payment for trail construction elsewhere. The City Council accepted the funding and directed staff to work with the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Trails Committee (BPTC) to determine how to spend the money best. On August 22, 2022, the BPTC directed staff to utilize the funding to repair the Callippe Preserve trail. As part of the 2-year CIP prioritization process in the Spring of 2023, the renovation of the Callippe Preserve Trail was assigned a capital improvement program project number. Staff obtained bids for the project in June 2024. Page 47 of 48