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<br />1.2 Landscape Site History <br />The Meadowlark property is neighbor to the planned Alviso Adobe Park, with which it shares <br />similar histories. At Alviso Adobe Park four periods of primary historical significance and use <br />occur, the oldest being a rock feature that provides evidence of use by Native Americans for <br />grinding grain. The extant adobe building was constructed by Francisco Alviso in 1854, The <br />site was occupied by the Alviso family during the second half of the nineteenth century. Tenant <br />farmers were active between 1898 and 1917, and the site was a prominent Pleasanton dairy <br />between 1919 and 1966, <br /> <br />Below is a timeline of significant events that have occurred at the property: <br /> <br />1834 <br />1872 <br />1881 <br /> <br />1906 <br />1916 <br />1919 <br /> <br />1925 <br /> <br />1969 <br /> <br />Originally part of Rancho Santa Rita <br />Sold by Francisco Alviso to J, West Martin <br />Sold by Martin to Contra Costa Water <br />Company <br />Acquired by Peoples Water Company <br />Sold to East Bay Water Company <br />Property acquired by Walter Briggs, great <br />9randfather of Charles Austin and the <br />Meadowlark Dairy be9an operations. <br />Meadowlark Dairy became the first <br />certified dairy in the State of California <br />and continued operations on the property <br />until 1969 <br />Property was sold to Great Southwest <br />Corporation for development of "Six Flags <br />over California." The existing 30 acres <br />of land west of Old Foothill Road was <br />retained by the Austin Family. <br /> <br />1986 <br /> <br />Property east of Old Foothill Road <br />acquired by Stoneridge Meadows, Ltd, <br />Stoneridge Meadows and The DeSilva <br />Group formed development partnership <br />Laguna Oaks PUD approved by the City <br />of Pleasanton <br />Windsor developed as part of Laguna <br />O"ks <br />Present day Laguna Oaks was <br />constructed <br />Alviso Adobe Community Park Master <br />PI"n approved by City of Pleasanton <br /> <br />1988 <br /> <br />1990 <br /> <br />1993 <br /> <br />1995 <br /> <br />2003 <br /> <br /> <br />Top: 1920s view of <br />Meadowlark Dairy looking <br />east from proposed <br />Meadowlark residential lots. <br />Bottom: 1920s view of <br />Meadowlark Dairy looking <br />south from Old Foothill <br />Road, A/visa Adobe structure <br />behind oak on right side, <br /> <br />"" <br /> <br />MEADOWLARK PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DESIGN GUIDELINES <br />Pleasanton, California <br /> <br />DRAFT May 2006 <br />p.2 <br />