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Commissioner Deckert indicated that he had attended the public outreach meeting and had agreed with many of the comments that had been made. Mr. Gruber noted that staff had also received a number of email comments from members of the community. Commissioner Deckert asked'Mr. Gruber how information from this meeting would be shared with members of the neighborhood. Mr. Gruber advised that staff would share information but that members of the .community attending this meeting would likely share the information with their neighbors. Chairperson Bowers opened the meeting for public comment. Nancy Mullins - a s a day care provided she indicated that she is excited about being able to take kids to the tot lot and especially now having it close to the restroom. She thinks this is a really good tot lot and especially likes that it will have some covering to protect the kids from the sun. She suggested that perhaps some seating also be included. Connie'Cox — thanked the City of Pleasanton and Ponderosa Homes for providing this nice amenity to the neighborhood. There are many children in Valley Trails and the community looks forward to seeing children enjoying this tot lot for many years. Ms. Cox advised she has been one of the leaders for Valley Trails HOS and has spoken to the Parks ,& Recreation Commission several times over the years and the they have been willing to work with the HOA on a number of projects. She was surprised that this project was not brought to them in the beginning to get their ideas and recommendations, and not brought to them until after the project had been designed. She felt this was wrong and hoped that all future projects in the area would.be brought to the local community first so their thoughts and recommendations could be considered. Ms.- Cox indicated that she liked the project and did not want to see. it delayed. Ed Broome — talked about the issue of the bathroom and the location of the tot lot as had originally been presented to the community and thanked city staff for listening to their . comments and being willing to make the changes. Mr. Broome was pleased with the Concept Plan for the Valley Trails Tot Lot. Chairperson Bowers closed the meeting for public comment. Chairperson Bowers felt staff had provided a good report and had listened to and made the changes recommended by members of the community. Commissioner Hottle asked. whether bench seats could be included in the playground, especially near the tot.lot area. Mr. Gruber advised that benches could be added and thought that there was sufficient funding available for them to be included. P.arks.and Recreation Commission May 9, 2019 Page 5