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The Pleasanton City Council will be reviewing the early concept plan and provide direction on preliminary site re-use options for the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station, which could see anywhere from 870 to just over 1,300 new homes.
The concept plan for the station, according to the Nov. 18 staff report, is intended to be completed by the end of 2026 following thorough vetting by the city, community members and BART officials.
“The City’s Housing Element identifies the site for housing and, as part of an implementation program, calls for the preparation of a concept plan to facilitate the future construction of housing on the site,” staff stated in the Nov. 18 report. “To date, the project team has initiated this process and conducted preliminary analysis in the form of an evaluation of civil engineering constraints, a market assessment to understand the potential for complementary non-residential uses and an assessment of other opportunities and constraints.”
When the city adopted its sixth-cycle Housing Element in 2023, one of the locations identified for high-density housing was the eastern Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station, located at 5835 and 5859 Owens Drive. The identification of potential housing for the site also included a program to prepare a concept plan for the station.
According to staff, the plan is intended to “further redevelopment of the site while addressing parking for new uses and existing commuters.”
“The Metropolitan Transportation Commission – Association of Bay Area Governments (MTC-ABAG) awarded grant funding to the City to support development of a concept plan with support of a consultant team, with work underway since April 2025,” according to the staff report.
Back in October, the city’s Planning Commission reviewed some of the different development scenarios for the station and discussed how these different site re-use options would differ in regards to parking, traffic, aesthetics and overall unit count.
The first housing scenario that was presented to the commission during its Oct. 22 meeting includes four individual buildings — two five-story buildings and two seven story buildings — which would total anywhere from 870 to 1,088 potential homes. One building would wrap around a garage and could have up to 150 homes, another would be more of a courtyard building with up to 210 homes and the last two would be seven-story podium buildings that would each range from 280 homes to as many as 380.
The second scenario would be three buildings that would total anywhere from 1,047 to 1,309 homes. Two of the buildings would be seven-story podium buildings while the third could range from five to eight stories high and could see anywhere from 450 to 735 homes. The latter would also be a building that wraps around a garage.
Community members also weighed in on the site re-use options during a public meeting on Sept. 17.
Now, the council will be weighing in on the range of development scenarios and the overall conceptual plan, which includes plans for potential retail options, a centralized plaza, traffic improvements and more redevelopment plans. However, the council will not be selecting any preferred options.
“When a developer is ready to commence development, the City and BART would continue to coordinate and complete additional analysis,” staff stated in the Nov. 18 report.
The City Council meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 18). The full agenda can be accessed here.
In other business:
* Council members will be receiving an update on the outcome of the city’s stakeholder engagement, facility feasibility and cost analysis that will help the dais determine whether or not it should continue its current franchise agreement with Pleasanton Garbage Service or if it should look elsewhere for its garbage service needs.
According to the staff report, the city has had an exclusive franchise agreement with Pleasanton Garbage Services (PGS) for waste, recycling and organic materials collection since July 2018 — the contract is set to expire in June 2029.
As the agreement nears expiration, the city has been evaluating service options to help decide whether staff should issue a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) or if they should negotiate a “sole-source agreement with PGS.”
“While much of the analysis and public input supports a recommendation for a competitive RFP to consider all available options, certain specific issues related to the transfer station and the ability to maintain that operation for public use indicate the value of additional short-term sole-source negotiations with PGS,” according to the staff report.
During Tuesday’s meeting, staff will be asking for the council’s approval to continue meeting and conferring with PGS in order to negotiate a three- to five-year extension of the current franchise agreement and bring a recommendation on how to proceed back to City Council no later than July 2026.
“This extension will allow the City to ensure this critical service worth approximately $500 million for the full scope of the franchise agreement, is cost-effective, high quality, and delivers the best possible value to ratepayers,” according to the staff report.
If by July 2026, negotiations with PGS are successful, staff will “bring back an amendment to extend the current agreement and a framework within that amendment for arranging for transfer station services separate from collection services in the future.”
“If negotiations with PGS have not been successful, staff intends to recommend proceeding with a competitive RFP for these services to preserve sufficient time for an RFP and service provider transition before the expiration of the current agreement,” staff stated in the Nov. 18 report.
* City staff will be seeking the council’s approval for two resolutions regarding the city’s year-end financial reporting; one to accept the fiscal year 2024-25 operating budget report — which also includes recommendations to approve budget amendments in multiple city funds — and a second one to accept the 2024-25 year-end financial and program delivery report for the Capital Improvement Program.
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