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BACKGROUND The bocce ball courts at Centennial Park were installed when the park was constructed in 1992. The original court surfacing was an oyster shell and clay soil blend. Several other blends were used to replenish or replace the court over the 25-plus years the courts have been in service. In the last few years, the courts deteriorated rapidly as the drainage installed for the courts clogged. The drainage problems, combined with the varied bocce ball court surfacing blends used over the years, led to significant problems, affecting the use and playability of the courts. In response to the drainage issues, along with bocce ball player concerns regarding the courts, the City conducted an evaluation of the drainage system and the bocce surfacing material in early 2018. Upon review, it was determined that the drainage system and surfacing were beyond salvage and needed to be removed and replaced. The City met with the Bocce Committee on November 15, 2018, to discuss the improvements. Based on that meeting, the court renovation would include new drainage and surfacing, ADA improvements, permanent shade structures, additional seating, and improved lighting. Based on concerns regarding the amount of effort required to maintain the court surfacing, City staff conducted a survey to determine which type of surfacing was preferred from a maintenance perspective. Staff conducted a second survey to determine which type of court surface was preferred from a playability perspective. City staff contacted other agencies with bocce ball courts, and spoke with the City of Pleasanton's Bocce Committee, to determine what types of surfacing existed in similar public courts. Based on the survey results, and those communications, staff determined Boccemon (a pre-mixed blend of oyster shell, flour and other natural materials) was the highest-ranked surface option (rated first for playability and third for maintenance out of the six considered products). On June 13, 2019, the Parks and Recreation Commission was presented with the survey results and research regarding the bocce ball courts. The Commission made a recommendation to specify Boccemon as the surfacing option for the court renovation project. Finally, on August 5, 2019, the renovation project was presented to the Bocce Committee prior to finalizing the plans and creating construction documents. The presentation included a design concept showing how the items discussed at the November 15, 2108, meeting would be incorporated into the final plan and the Parks and Recreation Commission's recommendation for the preferred surface type. City staff worked with one of the City's on-call landscape architecture consultants, Callander Associates Landscape Architecture, to create biddable construction documents. The project was advertised for bid on October 19, 2019, and the bid opening was on November 14, 2019, at 2 p.m. On December 3, 2019, City Council awarded the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, Suarez & Munoz Construction, Inc., in the amount of$334,695. Council Page 2 of 3