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conceptual design services are estimated to be $118,381, leaving approximately $281,617 for design development and construction documents. No funding has been identified for construction. Construction costs are estimated at $8.5 million with another approximately $450,000 required for construction of a restroom and another $50,000 required to take the concept design to biddable construction documents. BACKGROUND The 2014 Parks and Recreation Master Plan identified skateparks as one of the city of Pleasanton's more significant deficiencies. The plan recommended that a 1-acre skatepark would be necessary once the City reached a population of 78,000; the projected build-out of the City at the time (the population of Pleasanton per the 2020 census was 79,871). To meet the demands of the community, the master plan recommended adding another skatepark at Ken Mercer Sports Park adjacent to the existing skatepark. At the February 14, 2019, Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, the Commission identified a new skatepark as its number two priority and the City Council adopted the skatepark as a priority with $400,000 in funding for design services as CIP Project No. 20774 for FY 2019/20. Following the decision by City Council, the recreation, parks, and landscape architecture divisions conducted research, visited various skateparks in the Bay Area, and met and talked with City staff involved in designing and/or maintaining those skateparks. Based on the information received, staff compiled a checklist of site attributes necessary for a successful skatepark and identified City properties that met the criteria. On November 10, 2020, staff presented the top location options (Ken Mercer Sports Park and Bernal Community Park) to the Parks and Recreation Commission. The Commission voted unanimously to recommend that City Council explore an additional skatepark at Ken Mercer Sports Park. On December 1, 2020, City Council directed staff to proceed with the design of a 1-acre skatepark with lighting at Ken Mercer Sports Park. Staff advertised a Request for Qualifications (RFQ), conducted interviews with firms, and City Council approved the contract with the top-ranked firm, RRM Design Group, on March 16, 2021. Together with RRM Design Group, City staff proceeded with the public outreach component of the project, including creating a website (www.pleasantonskatepark.com), creating a social media Instagram account to increase engagement and feedback, holding three stakeholder meetings (one with local skateboarders, one with sport group users, and one with Hopyard Village businesses), holding one virtual community outreach workshop, conducting one community-wide survey, and holding several Zoom calls with local skateboarding advocates. Two conceptual designs were created based on public feedback. Page 2 of 7