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vately by the development's homeowners association with public access easements granted to the City, or dedication in fee title to the City with the first subdivision map. The first proposal met with opposition from surrounding homeowners and from the Kottinger Ranch homeowners association based upon density, loss of open space, traffic impacts to Hearst Drive, loss of trees, grading, etc. The Kottinger homeowners opposed a public park and staging area on the site based upon their concerns pertaining to becoming a nuisance and, therefore, a need to be supervised, its increase in traffic along traffic impacts on weekends, and potential fire hazards of the open space area. However, staff notes that several neighbors on adjoining devel- opments have stated their support of trails and staging areas on the site at the previous public meetings on the Draft Environmental Impact Report. Present Proposal The Oak Grove development will be covered by an Environmental Impact Report. During the EIR's preparation, the City Council directed staff to engage the applicant and representatives of the Kottinger Ranch homeowners in meetings to explore the possibility of a revised develop- ment plan for the site that would mitigate the Kottinger homeowners' concerns. The result of those meetings is the present 51-unit development plan, which is an environmentally superior plan which reduced the number of wetland areas proposed to be affected by the project's grad- ing. Staff understands that the Kottinger Ranch Homeowners Association has reviewed and supports the 51-unit plan. IV. PROJECT DESCRIPTION As now proposed, the Oak Grove development plan constitutes 51 custom homes located on an approximately 90-acre portion of the property. The remaining area surrounding the developed portion -approximately 490 acres of land -will be retained as open space. As currently proposed, the open space area will be initially owned by the Lin family or by the homeowners association with an open offer of dedication of the open space land granted to the City of Pleasanton -the City can then at a later time accept the dedication and ownership of the open space land. (In the interim, while privately owned, a public access easement will be granted to the City over the open space land.) Whether publicly or privately owned, an open space/conservation easement will be granted to the Tri-Valley Conservancy over the open space area. This has been a standard practice used by the City on the open space/agricultural areas of the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan area. The project developer will provide a Class A regional trail along the easterly edge of the prop- erty. Regarding Class C public trails, trailheads, and staging areas, none are proposed with the development plan at the present time. However, the development as now proposed will facili- tate the future provision of these features along with City ownership. Financing the future facili- ties is not determined. PUD-33 Page 3 of 6 January 11, 2007