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Mr Jonathan Lowell November 25, 2015 Page 4 work Jim Demersman, Director of the Amador Valley Historical Society oversaw Barbara's work— separating collectibles, historic materials, and rummage According to Jim Demersman, Barbara has exercised superior judgment in sorting and preserving valuable items The cost for Barbara's wages and utilities for the property to November 16, 2015 has been $8,043 37 for the wages, and $2,243,03 for the utilities Barbara has been a wonderful presence at the home, receiving contractors, clearing the rummage, directing questions to us, providing security, and caring for Jean's beloved cats Inky and Annie The Historical Society has cataloged and taken possession of a number of historic artifacts and a wonderful photo collection from throughout the twentieth century — Jean's father was a pioneer in photography, and kept a photo studio on the top floor of the barn (Attachment 4) The collectibles have been set aside on premises for the eventual estate sale Pleasanton Garbage Service has provided us small dumpsters for disposal of the non-valuables at half price (14 so far) The first order of improvement was to replace the dilapidated fences —which will benefit whomever is the subsequent user We consulted with the five neighboring property owners, reached agreement on a single fence design (6 feet solid with 1 foot lattice), obtained City design review approval, had the property lines marked by a surveyor (at our cost), and had the fences built—with neighbors contributing half the cost The cost to the Estate of the new fence was $9,352 Greg Dubatowka, principal of Alexander Tree Service, evaluated the trees at 309 Neal Street Greg was Jean Jones' tree trimmer, maintained a long friendship with Jean, and teamed up with Laurie Riddle and Heidi Bailey to rescue Jean from the fraudulent police officer The backyard was overgrown with trees, and many elm trees were dying from a recent infestation The City approved the removal of 17 dying elm trees We had the remaining trees sprayed to protect them and minimize future tree deaths The backyard had been left natural and untouched for many years, and was a haven for animals, domestic and otherwise, including many birds Sadly, but necessarily, we had Greg clear the underbrush, clean up the property, and add mulch to the soil The tree and yard work has cost$18,350 We have one job left— removal of the concrete coy ponds in the front yard and replacement with clean soil which we expect to cost about $5,000 3 Historic Study and Analysis We commissioned a comprehensive historic study to identify the history defining characteristics of the 309 Neal Street, determine the physical condition of the property, and provide clear guidelines, based on City historic policies and ordinances, for subsequent use After a competitive process, we chose Garavaglia Architecture, Inc (Mike Garavaglia, Principal, Jacqui Hogans, Project Manager) for a contract price of $28,000 The Committee reviewing the Historic Report on behalf of the Estate consists