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BACKGROUND In 2005, Pleasanton's downtown Rotary Club donated its time, effort and money to construct a small brick plaza on the Main Street Green Park site, located at the corner of Vervais Avenue and Main Street. Although the project was modest in its scope, it was nevertheless well- received and greatly improved the appearance and function of this highly visible small park. May 1, 2015, will mark the 50-year anniversary of Rotary Club International's presence in Pleasanton. Late last year, representatives from Pleasanton's three Rotary clubs approached the City with an idea and a donation to commemorate the event. After much consideration and internal discussion, the City agreed to partner with the Clubs to design and develop this small but highly visible Park. The Rotary Clubs will donate a traditional "downtown clock-tower" to be placed prominently at the southeast corner of Main Street and Vervais Avenue, while the remainder of the Park site could be developed by a workforce composed of specialty contractors from the City's list of "as-needed" vendors. On Tuesday, May 20, 2014, City staff met with the Design Committee of the Pleasanton Downtown Association (PDA). With the exception of the following minor comments/suggestions, the Design Committee was pleased with the proposed Park Design and encouraged its development: • The bocce ball courts should be modestly lighted for night-time play, similar to what was done at the Senior Center. It is understood that lights out" would take place no later than 10:00 PM. • Place an additional bench on the north side of the bocce ball courts so that there are four (4) of them, evenly spaced. • It was noted that the PDA believes the proposed vehicle parking to be sufficient - even if people arrive to play bocce ball in the evening - as they can use the parking lot behind the adjacent Alain Pinel building after hours as "overflow" parking. • Consider moving the "art bench" from the front of the Park to the interior of the Park — perhaps near the location where a future City commissioned artwork is planned. • Add a couple of comfortable benches with backs to the area near Main Street that serves as a bus stop. • Remove the existing Canary Island palm tree if possible, as it seems "out of character" with the rest of the park and is somewhat of an impediment to trailhead access. • Formalize and schedule the process to make more-or-less "matching" entry plaza improvements to the opposite side of Main Street (the west side) to create a more symmetrical and formal entry into the downtown area. Consider "enhancing" the Main Street paving between these two entry plazas; similar to what was accomplished at the Firehouse Arts Center on Railroad Avenue at Division Street. In addition, consider crosswalk improvements to Main Street at Vervais Avenue — both crossing Main Street (east/west) and crossing Vervais (north/south).