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BACKGROUND The Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan recommends a paved trail on the south side of the Arroyo Mocho canal from Hopyard Road to the eastern City limit. The project included three different paving methods to "test"the performance properties of the three materials. The plans were reviewed and approved by the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Trails Committee, and the Parks and Recreation Commission. This project consisted of paving the Arroyo Mocho trail on the south side from Sutter Gate Avenue to Guzman Parkway with asphalt paving and two innovative test sections. The existing asphalt-paved trails along the Arroyo Mocho and the Arroyo De La Laguna have experienced major distresses and have become a significant maintenance concern. The Engineering Department investigated the issue and determined that the distresses are a function of the underlying soils and the trails' proximity to the sloping channel bank. In efforts to reduce the maintenance impacts and create a smoother walking and riding surface, the Engineering and Traffic Engineering divisions worked to identify some alternative paving materials. It was determined that a decomposed granite (DG) surface, porous concrete, and strengthened asphalt are viable long term trail surface alternatives. The three alternate trail surfaces (in one segment each) were installed as part of the project to determine the acceptability, durability and maintenance of the three options. On May 19, 2015, Pleasanton's City Council awarded the contract to Suarez & Munoz Construction Inc., in the amount of $866,598. Council authorized the Director of Community Development to approve change orders up to the project contingency amount of$108,400. The project has since been completed and is ready for acceptance. All surfaces are performing well at this time. Engineering will continue to monitor the trail to see if there is appreciable difference and benefit of one product over another. Engineering does not intend to write a formal report regarding the performance of each material, but instead observe performance over the long term and use the observations to help determine appropriate reconstruction methods of other trail sections along the arroyos as necessary. DISCUSSION Budget Funding for this project was provided by Bicycle and Pedestrian Related Improvement projects (CIP Nos. 115043 and 145043), as well as the General Trails Improvement project, CIP No. 017037. Ten change orders totaling $11,031 were issued for the project including the balancing change order. The changes include addition of a bollard and drain inlet warning signs, removal of trees and shrubs to provide more trail clearance, and additional grading to preserve the top of the bank grades. The final project funding and expenditures are summarized in Attachment 1 to this report, indicating total expenditure of $909,056 and a balance of $104,270. Actual remaining funds in the CIP total $103,194 due to an earlier payment for the in-pavement flasher controller installation near Harvest Park Middle School. Page 2 of 3