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Routine maintenance included clearing brush, eradicating dead or poorly performing trees and other plants, removing litter and efforts to control ground squirrels and gophers has been performed. Capital upgrades were made to the irrigation system with the installation of a solar-powered automatic controller, new remote-control valves, backflow protections, new sprinkler heads and new hose bibs. At the entrance of the cemetery, new plantings and a monument sign were installed along Sunol Boulevard. The IOOF arch was restored and new plantings were added in the flag circle area. New site furnishings were added including benches, trash receptacles and bollards. In 2008, an appropriation of $190,000 from the Capital Improvement Program Reserve (CIPR) was approved as a loan to the Cemetery Enterprise Fund for surveying and the pre- installation of cement vaults for the South Hill West expansion. The loan was reimbursed to the General Fund from revenues generated through the sales of cemetery plots. Burial plots in South Hill West were made available for sale to residents in 2010 and to the general public in April 2011. To date, fifty-nine (59) casket plots and ninety-four (94) cremation niches have been sold in South Hill West which is far below what was projected in 2008. In 2010, the City expanded CFCS' role to include sales and operations for the new burial plots. Under its current contract, CFCS has been the central point of contact for the public and responsible for all sales, accounting and record-keeping related to purchases and internments, and burial services at the Cemetery. General Maintenance of the site has been performed by a contractor overseen by the Parks Division. In 2013, the City Council's two-year work plan included development of the Pleasanton Pioneer Cemetery Master Plan. As an outcome, the City Council approved the formation of a seven member Ad Hoc Pioneer Cemetery Master Plan Oversight Committee, and in January 2014 approved an agreement with PGAdesign to develop the Master Plan. In October 2014 the Parks and Recreation Commission voted to recommend approval of the Pleasanton Pioneer Cemetery Master Plan to the City Council. On November 18, 2014, the City Council approved the Pleasanton Pioneer Cemetery Master Plan including an extensive Implementation Plan provided as Attachment 1 to this report. The City Council also authorized the allocation of $170,000 to conduct administrative and professional tasks (Priority 1 Tasks) as detailed in the Master Plan, and directed staff to consider funding options for immediate and secondary site related needs as detailed in the Master Plan as part of the FY 2015/2016 CIP budget. Priority 1 Tasks included the following items: • Review of the Cemetery Operator Contract (CFCS) • Grave Mapping • Acquisition of a sales, tracking and mapping software database • Upgrade of grave pinning system • Geotechnical testing • Review of soils and ground cover enhancements • Survey of environmental review requirements Page 3 of 10