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Alternative Three This alternative is shown on Attachment 3 Again one court is located in the grass "horse shoe" shaped area between the parking lots In this alternative the second court is located to the west of the existing court ten This alternative is estimated to cost approximately $990,000 Pros Cons • No loss of parking e Significant demolition for second court ® Courts located away from existing ® Significant earthwork/grading/drainage housing improvements ® Centralized location with easy access ® Requires more lighting, fencing, and to tennis building tennis court pavement than other alternatives ® Removes 17 trees minimum (3 Heritage) O Most expensive to construct Parks and Recreation Commission The Parks and Recreation Commission received a presentation from City staff regarding the above three alternatives The meeting was then opened to public comment Unlike the meeting on September 8, 2016 when many people spoke about the proposed locations which resulted in the three "finalist" locations, only three people spoke at November 10 meeting All three spoke in favor of Alternative Three All three acknowledged it was the most expensive of the three alternatives, but they stated it was the best alternative because it did not reduce the number of parking spaces at the park or infringe as much upon the volleyball courts There was a concern expressed that reducing the number of spaces could cause additional parking on the surrounding streets The Parks and Recreation Commission then discussed the alternatives and the cost estimates of the alternatives They were mindful that Alternative Three was the most costly of the alternatives being considered However they were also very concerned about losing parking as a result of the construction, stating that although it may not be a big issue immediately, the future may prove reducing parking to be a mistake A Commissioner then asked how much it would cost to build a new parking lot today Staff responded that there are a lot of variables to consider, but a good rule of thumb for rough estimating the cost of an on-grade parking lot is to consider each space to cost about $7,000 The Commissioner stated that if each parking space removed in either Alternative One or Two was assigned a value of$7,000, the estimated cost of Alternative Three was really closer to the estimated cost of Alternatives One and Two Using the $7,000/stall number the cost of adding additional parking to create no loss of parking in Alternative 1 Page 4 of 5