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• Maintenance Plan <br /> • Operations Rules and Regulations] <br /> • Public/Private Partnership <br /> • Resources <br /> History of the site included information regarding the establishment of the Pleasanton <br /> Memorial Gardens in 1850, purchase by Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) in 1882, <br /> and purchase by the City of Pleasanton in 2006. <br /> The site is approximately 5.2 acres located on Sunol Boulevard and is generally divided into <br /> two parts, the historic cemetery and the new section. Information about design concept and <br /> planned improvements was provided with additional details about the unsold burial areas in the <br /> historic area and casket burial and cremains areas in the new sections. <br /> The Commission was advised that the Master Plan calls for: <br /> • improving pedestrian circulation <br /> • including an information kiosk with IPhone app capability <br /> • improving signage <br /> • adding additional parking spaces <br /> • planting 100+ new trees <br /> • including a Veteran's Memorial site; 6) improving roadway circulation <br /> • making pathways easily accessible for wheelchairs and older people. <br /> • Creating an endowment to allow for maintaining the cemetery <br /> • Phase I will include: <br /> a. Short-term immediate improvements <br /> b. Retaining a consultant to put together design guidelines <br /> c. Developing new burial areas <br /> d. Financial Forecasting <br /> e. Construction Cost Estimate <br /> f. Maintenance Schedule, and <br /> g. Cemetery Rules and Regulations <br /> Ms. Yurchak noted that the intent of the Plan is to be flexible, and that some things will need to <br /> be done before making improvements; i.e. research needs to be done to determine who will be <br /> responsible for maintenance and administration of the cemetery. <br /> The Consultant advised that one message heard from the Oversight Committee was that they <br /> did not want things crammed and wanted to maintain a park-like quality. <br /> Commissioner Wahl noted that the Committee wanted the cemetery cleaned-up and to have it <br /> plumbed for future use of recycled water that would allow for greening the area. <br /> Ms. Yurchak advised that soil amendments and seeding are viable options that would improve <br /> the irrigated areas. <br /> Parks and Recreation Commission <br /> October 9, 2014 <br /> Page 5 <br />