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The Pleasanton City Council will be receiving updates on two large residential development proposals in East Pleasanton and deciding whether or not the city should annex the two properties during Tuesday’s council meeting.
One project — known as the Arroyo Lago project — aims to develop 194 single-family homes and 49 accessory dwelling units while the other, recently dubbed the East Lakes Project, aims to build 357 single-family, age-restricted homes and 88 age-restricted assisted living units.
According to the Feb. 4 staff report, apart from recommending that the council annex the two properties, staff will also seek council direction on changes to one project’s design, feedback on the other project’s age-restricted housing and inclusionary units and terms related to the application process for both.
“The applicants have made clear their intent to continue processing both the Arroyo Lago and East Lakes projects in Alameda County, pending any formal decision to proceed with annexation to Pleasanton,” according to the staff report. “However, the applicants have expressed willingness to work with the city to modify the projects in conjunction with an annexation application, and after considering feedback from neighbors of the Arroyo Lago Project, and from city staff regarding both the Arroyo Lago and East Lakes projects, have submitted revised ‘city’ versions of the two projects.”
Back in August, the City Council instructed staff to look into what the pros and cons would be if the city annexes the two properties in unincorporated East Pleasanton where developers are looking to build new housing.
The two developments would be located in the East Pleasanton planning area, which is a 1,100-acre area located east of Valley Avenue and Busch Road, north of Stanley Boulevard and south of Arroyo Mocho. Both properties are owned by SteelWave LLC — a San Mateo-based real estate developer.
According to the staff report, the Arroyo Lago project is aiming to span across 26.56 acres located immediately east of the city’s limits.
The applicant for the property — Danville-based 330 Land Company — submitted a preliminary application to the city with “project revisions, primarily to address concerns raised by residents of the adjacent Village at Ironwood.” The project is also currently undergoing CEQA review, which will look at potential environmental impacts.
The second development — dubbed the East Lakes Project — aims to build a total of 445 units across 61.6 acres located east of the Arroyo Lago site.
Steelwave originally submitted an application to the county under the builder’s remedy state provision, which allows developers to build housing projects that don’t comply with local zoning or general plans, last June that sought to build 569 residential units exclusively for seniors. However, since then the applicant submitted a revised preliminary application to the county that reduced the total unit count to 357 single-family, age-restricted homes and 88 age-restricted assisted living units, according to the staff report.
Since the August 2024 council meeting, staff “prepared technical studies for the projects, including a fiscal impact analysis, infrastructure capacity analyses, and traffic analysis, and has had initial discussions with Alameda County staff.”
Now, staff will be presenting all of that information and will seek council direction on the annexation and development of the two projects in Pleasanton, which could bring much needed revenue and help the city meet state-mandated housing requirements.
“This agenda report and meeting presents the results of the above discussions and analysis and requests the City Council’s direction on whether the applicants should proceed with formal applications to the City for annexation and development within Pleasanton,” the staff report states.
Additionally, the council will be providing direction on the two projects — specifically on potential changes to the Arroyo Lago project’s design and on proposed units in the East Lakes project.
According to the staff report, Steelwave provided two alternate proposals for the latter project — one includes 697 units, with both market-rate units (no age restriction) and age-restricted active adult units, while the other proposal includes 628 units with market-rate, single-family homes and duets (no age restriction) and senior multifamily units.
The City Council meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 4). The full agenda can be accessed here.
In other business:
* As part of the consent calendar, which are items considered routine in nature and are typically approved by a single vote, the council will be looking to adopt an ordinance to approve the application to redevelop the Barone’s Restaurant in downtown Pleasanton into 14 new detached homes, two new commercial buildings with a plaza and parking.
* City staff will present an update on the Asset Management Plan and will seek council approval to increase the professional services agreement with Kayuga Solution, Inc. — the consultant tasked with developing the plan’s framework and taking inventory of the city’s assets — by $175,000.
According to the staff report, the plan will be an “integrative planning program, incorporating the city’s various master plans and inventories for the overall management of public infrastructure.” If the council approves the amendment to the services agreement, the total cost of the project will be just over $860,000.
* The council will be looking at potentially approving amendments to the city’s Master Fee Schedule which would update various city fees and charges. This item was previously continued by the council during the Jan. 21 meeting.
The fees and charges that would be updated include special event and support services permit fees; Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department stand-by service fees; stormwater facility inspection fees; Pleasanton Public Library fines and fees; and co-sponsored group use of city fields fees.
“Establishing the amended and updated fees for the four services allows the City to recover costs currently being absorbed by City funds,” according to the staff report.
* The council will be looking to adopt a sponsorship policy that will allow individuals, corporations and other organizations to “invest in their community while preserving Pleasanton’s character and values.”
*During the consent calendar, the council will be looking to adopt a resolution which authorizes City Manager Gerry Beaudin to execute an agreement with the Alameda County Fire Department for “equipment and installation of fire station alerting systems for a total amount not to exceed $653,430.”
According to the staff report, the system will “replace the current Locution Station Alerting System, which is at the end of its useful life, and enable the fire department to continue to receive calls dispatched from the Alameda County Regional Emergency Communications Center.”
* Also during the consent calendar, the council will be voting on an ordinance to update the city’s municipal code in order to address unauthorized uses of parks and recreation facilities.
According to the staff report, the city’s municipal code does not prohibit the unauthorized use of the city’s parks and recreation facilities for groups under 25 people, which means smaller youth sports clubs and various private groups don’t have to obtain permits, pay fees and maintain insurance policies in order to use city facilities.
The update to the code would ensure that “smaller sports groups follow the same rules as the larger sports groups when utilizing the city’s parks and recreation facilities.”
