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BACKGROUND On October 21, 2008, Pleasanton's City Council awarded the contract for the referenced project to McGuire & Hester in the amount of $454,855. The City Council also authorized the Director of Community Development to approve change orders up to the project contingency amount of $90,971. The subject project has since been completed and is ready for acceptance. The project consisted of constructing a ten -feet wide asphalt concrete meandering trail alongside a two -feet wide decomposed granite path for joggers. It has a total length of approximately 1.1 miles and includes a 13 -stall parking area, a drinking fountain, two arbor structures, three vista points with benches, and 54 trees. This project extended the multi - purpose trail that was constructed several years ago as part of the Bernal Creek Restoration Project, northerly up to the vicinity of Bernal Avenue. In October 2009, additional wood fencing was installed at the parking and staging area to control vehicles accessing the site and surrounding fields to perform illegal "doughnuts." This type of activity tracked mud onto the asphalt concrete parking area and also onto West Lagoon Road. The Marilyn Murphy Kane Trail was officially dedicated on Saturday, October 24, 2009. DISCUSSION Budget The City received a donation from the Kane Family in the amount of $650,000, a donation from Diane Rodriguez in the amount of $200, and a donation from the Livermore Amador Garden Club in the amount of $3,320 for the purchase of additional benches, for a total donation of $653,520. Additionally, interest earned in fiscal year 2008 -2009 on the funds donated by the Kane family amounted to $28,146 and was allocated to this project. Another $152,000 was transferred from the Bernal Property Trail Reserve (CIP 047021) to this project. A summary of the project's funding sources and expenditures is presented in Attachment 1. The construction cost increased slightly due to an increase in the estimated quantities of asphalt concrete and decomposed granite. Additional trees and benches were also requested to be installed by the Parks Department. The additional items totaled less than the approved contingency; therefore, staff recommends returning $152,000 to the Bernal Property Trail Reserve (CIP No. 047021). The Kane family has requested that the City retain the balance of the donated funds ($88,433) to use on a Parks project that has yet to be determined. Interest earned in fiscal year 2009 -10 on the donated funds will be added once the Finance Department closes out fiscal year 2009 -10. Page 2 of 3