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The Pleasanton City Council is set to vote Tuesday on approving a residential development project that seeks to build 28 brand-new, multimillion-dollar homes near the Pleasanton Ridge.
According to staff, the project — also known as the “Hidden Canyon Residences and Preserve Project” — seeks to construct 28 single-family residential units, while also demolishing and reconstructing two single-family homes, for a total of 30 new homes (six of which will have an accessory dwelling unit).
All of those homes would range from 3,750 square feet to just over 4,200 square feet and would be located in the northeastern portion of the project site.
The project also dedicates about 104 acres of open space and provides numerous park improvements including: a new public trailhead dedicated to the East Bay Regional Park District, a new trail connecting to the Pleasanton Ridge EBRPD trails system, new restrooms and parking, and an equestrian staging area.
Roadway improvements — like a new traffic signal at Canyon Meadow Drive — are also included as part of the project.
“The proposed development is well-designed, would preserve a large amount of open space, provide a public amenity through the construction of a staging area, and would be compatible with other residential developments in the immediate vicinity,” staff noted in the May 19 City Council agenda report.
This vote also comes just a few weeks after the city’s Planning Commission reviewed the project application and unanimously endorsed it, along with several other corresponding documents the council will be voting on, like the pre-annexation and development agreement. According to staff, the project lies just outside of the city limits, which is why the applicant — Ponderosa Homes — seeks to annex the five parcels of land to the south of Dublin Canyon Road, which totals approximately 131 acres.
“Staff and the Planning Commission, therefore, find that the annexation, General Plan amendments, rezoning, (Planned Unit Development) development plan, Vesting Tentative Map, and Pre-Annexation and Development Agreement provide an appropriate degree of community and financial benefits to merit a favorable approval by the City Council,” staff further stated in the agenda report.
The City Council meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday (May 19). The full agenda can be accessed here.
In other business
* Prior to the regular meeting, the City Council will be holding a closed session meeting to discuss City Manager Gerry Beaudin’s successor following his recent decision to leave Pleasanton for the city of Alameda.
This marks the third closed session meeting where the council will be discussing the matter. The other two meetings took place May 12 and May 15.
Prior to the item, titled “public employee appointment: city manager”, members of the public will be allowed time to speak before the council breaks for the closed session discussion. Once they are done with deliberations, the council will have the opportunity to report out on anything discussed behind closed doors, should they choose to do so.
The closed session meeting will begin at 5 p.m.
* During the regular portion of the meeting, the council will be voting on adopting a resolution to accept the city’s 2026-27 fiscal year mid-term update for its operating and capital budget. The resolution will also include the approval of a revised five-year water capital improvement program.
According to the staff report, this mid-term budget update will include several recommended adjustments to the operating and capital budget, including adjustments to the general fund, enterprise funds, internal service funds, special revenue funds, and capital projects funds.
These adjustments, according to staff, are based on “the latest financial projection, including updated tax and fee analyses and revised expenditure needs” and reflect the city’s ongoing commitment to “proactive fiscal stewardship and the continued delivery of quality services to the community”.
“At the time of this report’s preparation, the U.S. economic outlook is clouded by a high degree of uncertainty, largely driven by the unpredictable duration and scale of the Middle East conflict,” staff stated in the May 19 agenda report.
“Elevated gas prices and persistent inflation are squeezing household budgets, while a softening labor market and rising recession risk are undermining business and consumer confidence,” according to the report. “The pace and direction of the U.S. economy will ultimately hinge on how the conflict unfolds — the longer and more severe it proves to be, the greater the risk of broader and more lasting economic damage.”
* The City Council is also poised to approve a new memorandum of understanding between the city of Pleasanton and the Pleasanton Police Officers’ Association during the consent calendar portion of the meeting. Items under consent are considered routine in nature and are typically approved by a single vote.
The contract, which the council discussed earlier this month, includes salary increases and other pay incentives. If approved, the agreement will cover PPOA members from June 1 to May 31, 2029. The current contract is set to expire May 31.
* During the consent calendar, the council will also be voting on allowing Beaudin to execute a professional services agreement with Wood Rogers, Inc., in the amount of nearly $483,000, for the design of the “Interstate 580 Overcrossing Improvement Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements Project”.
According to staff, the project will “address pedestrian and bicycle improvements at three I-580 overcrossings: Santa Rita Road, Hacienda Drive, and Hopyard Road”.
“These improvements include continuous bikeways, sidewalk widening, new crosswalk locations, and high-visibility crosswalks, including rectangular rapid flashing beacons and new signalized crossings,” staff stated in the agenda report.
* With the Pleasanton Unified School District getting set to begin construction on the Amador Valley High School campus renovation project, one of the marquee projects that is funded by the $395 million voter-approved Measure I bond, the City Council will be voting on transferring the Amador Theater property to the district during the consent calendar portion of the meeting.
The city previously entered into an agreement with the Amador Valley Joint Union High School District in 1988 which transferred ownership of the theater to the city.
* Following the consent calendar portion of the meeting, the City Council will present a proclamation declaring June as Pride Month. This proclamation will also follow the council’s vote during consent to approve the flying of the commemorative Progress Pride Flag on the city’s flagpoles.
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