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wildflowers to no more than 4" tall. Mowing the entire site is conducted typically through the months of November to June, weather permitting. Monthly maintenance includes pruning of shrubs located throughout the site, weeding of undesirable broadleaf weeds, inspecting for settling trenches and caskets and backfilling if necessary with existing soil. Current Master Plan Implementation Efforts. Veteran's Memorial Project. During the development phases of the Master Plan, a group of local veterans formed in support of establishing a Veterans' Memorial at the Pleasanton Pioneer Cemetery. The initial design concept was shared with the Pleasanton Pioneer Cemetery Task Force, which included a statue. The space will provide a place for the gathering of veterans for burial services and commemorative events. On November 3, 2015 the City Council approved the Veteran's Memorial design, and construction is scheduled to begin in July 2016 with the dedication of the Memorial on Veterans Day 2016. The Council will be considering ratifying the Construction Contract in 'sub-item A' of this this staff report. Proposed Master Plan Implementation Projects for FY 16/17. The following describes staffs recommendations regarding Master Plan Implementation in Fiscal Year 16/17. Establish a Pleasanton Pioneer Master Plan Implementation Reserve Fund. Staff are recommending that a loan from the General Fund in the amount of $500,000 be allocated to a reserve fund that will assist in paying for Master Plan Implementation. The loan would be repaid by future cemetery revenues. The Parks and Recreation Commission will provide their recommendations to the City Council on specific projects unless otherwise determined by the City Council. Project #1 and Project #2. Staff is recommending that the City Council approve the completion of Project # 1 and Project # 2 identified in Attachment 2 to be completed concurrently with the Veterans Memorial project. Project #1 will provide a more intensive site clean-up prior to the dedication of the Veterans Memorial. The Master Plan identified these tasks, some of which are not included in the current maintenance contract, requiring funding to be drawn from the reserve fund. Project #2 provides repaving of the central roadway leading to the Veterans Memorial along with irrigation and plantings along the roadway. It also addresses the need for storage and parking on the site. Storage was not addressed in the Master Plan; there currently is no location on the site that can store the needed equipment (e.g. a backhoe, sump pump, lowering devices, chairs, canopies, artificial lawn greens, and concrete vaults). Currently, CFCS is providing all equipment (except for the lowering device) and storing the equipment themselves. In preparation for the completion of the contract with CFCS on December 31, 2016 the City needs to purchase equipment and provide a place to store the equipment on the property. Purchase of equipment has been allocated in the FY16/17 Cemetery Operations budget. Purchase of a storage container, backhoe and building a storage area has not been addressed or budgeted. The Engineering Department has developed a design concept and initial cost estimate to complete Project #2 (See Page 7 of 10