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Page 1 of 3 Item #5 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT November 18, 2025 Community and Economic Development TITLE: ADOPT RESOLUTIONS CONCURRING WITH THE ALTAMONT LANDFILL AND RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDED DETERMINATION THAT EXPENDITURES TOTALING $271,803 IN ALTAMONT OPEN SPACE FUNDS FOR CONSULTING SERVICES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE ALTAMONT LANDFILL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT SUMMARY The Altamont Landfill and Resource Recovery Facility Open Space Advisory Committee (ALOSC, or Committee) recommended approval to authorize expenditure of funds up to $246,803 over the course of a three-year project (2025-2027) for consulting services with the University of California – Davis (UC Davis) for development of a Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) method and web-tool, and recommended approval of $25,000 to the Tri-Valley Conservancy (TVC) for research and development of a conservation study in eastern Alameda County. Pursuant to the terms of the Altamont Landfill Settlement Agreement, which governs collection and expenditure of settlement funds, concurrence with the ALOSC's recommendation by the governing bodies of the County and participating cities, including Pleasanton, is required to expend the proposed funds. RECOMMENDATION Adopt resolutions concurring with the Altamont Landfill and Resource Recovery Facility Open Space Advisory Committee's recommended determination that expenditures totaling $271,803 in Altamont Open Space Funds for consulting services are consistent with the Altamont Landfill Settlement Agreement BACKGROUND The Altamont Landfill and Resource Recovery Facility Open Space Advisory Committee (ALOSC) consists of four members: one appointed by the Board of Supervisors, one appointed by the Livermore City Council, one appointed by the Pleasanton City Council, and one appointed by the Sierra Club. The current City of Pleasanton representative is Councilmember Jeff Nibert. As part of the settlement of litigation over the expansion of the Altamont Landfill, the parties to the litigation agreement (Alameda County, Waste Management of Alameda County, the Cities of Livermore and Pleasanton, and various environmental groups) agreed the County would impose a fee totaling $0.75 per ton at the Altamont Landfill and Resource Recovery Facility for open space acquisition. Eighty percent of the Open Space Fee is designated for open space expenditures in the eastern portion of East County, and 20 percent is for expenditures in the western portion of East County. Subsection 7.4.7 of the Settlement Agreement states that by approval of a majority of the members of the Open Space Committee, and concurrence by the County and Cities, up to five percent of the funds received in any given year may be expended for the services of independent consultants to aid the ALOSC in carrying out its duties to identify open space Page 42 of 399