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Bicycle, Pedestrian & Trails Committee Agenda Report September 28, 2026 Item 6 SUBJECT: REVIEW AND COMMENT ON THE ADOPT A TRAIL PROGRAM SUMMARY City staff are creating an Adopt-a-Trail program to utilize the Pleasanton community to better maintain the City’s trail network. The timing is right for the creation of such a program based on a combination of past trail maintenance challenges, the addition of a mountain bike trail to the city’s trail network, interest from the community, and the city’s current fiscal situation. The program will provide organizations and businesses with the opportunity to adopt a trail with responsibilities that include trail stewardship and maintenance. Each adopter of a trail will execute an agreement that defines the responsibilities associated with adoption of the trail. The Augustin Bernal Mountain Bike Trail will serve as the pilot project for the Adopt-a-Trail program. RECOMMENDATION Review and comment on the Adopt-a-Trail program as well as the specific pilot project at Augustin Bernal Mountain Bike Trail. BACKGROUND The 2019 Trail Master Plan identified community involvement in trail maintenance as a practical way to involve the community and maintain Pleasanton’s trail network. Additionally, city staff receive calls from organizations and businesses that are interested in volunteering their time to help clean and maintain the trail network, including most recently, a business that expressed interest in helping to maintain and be stewards of the Augustin Bernal Mountain Bike Trail. Staff researched adopt-a-trail programs and spoke with staff members at other cities, the East Bay Regional Park District, and organizations that have similar programs. The proposed program is based on that input. The benefits of these programs include reporting hazardous conditions and maintenance issues more quickly, removing litter and debris, and keeping the trail in proper operational order with a goal of eliminating or minimizing erosion and unlawful trail construction while at the same time establishing a sense of stewardship for trail users. DISCUSSION The program will more actively involve the community in the responsibilities associated with the City’s trail network. The benefit of such a program has been apparent to staff for years and was identified in the TMP. However, with the construction of the Augustin Bernal Mountain Bike Trail as well as interest from the mountain biking community and the city’s current fiscal situation, the timing is right for the creation of the program.