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Park, Amador Community Park, Bernal Community Park, Ken Mercer Sports Park, and <br />Staples Ranch (undeveloped location.) While no location met all the site attributes and <br />availability of space, Ken Mercer Sports Park and Staples Ranch were presented to the <br />Parks and Recreation Commission as the most viable options. <br />At the January 9, 2020, Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, the commissioners <br />voted unanimously to recommend that City Council explore an all -abilities playground at <br />Ken Mercer Sports Park. At the September 1, 2020, City Council meeting, the City <br />Council voted to approve the design process for an all -abilities playground at Ken <br />Mercer Sports Park. <br />Funding in the amount of $400,000 was budgeted for the project under CIP Project No. <br />20773. Through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) selection process, the City selection <br />committee chose RRM Design Group as the most qualified firm to prepare the All - <br />Abilities Playground Master Plan. <br />Together with RRM Design Group, City staff proceeded with the community outreach <br />portion of the project which included: <br />1. Creating a website (www.pleasantonallabilitiesplayground.com) that is regularly <br />updated <br />2. Completing a topographic survey and geotechnical engineer's report <br />3. Hiring an arborist to complete a tree survey <br />4. Holding six stakeholder meetings (Sunflower Hill, Pleasanton Rotary North, <br />PUSD- PTA Special Needs Committee, the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce, <br />the Pleasanton Friends of the Senior Center, and the Parks and Recreation <br />Commission) <br />5. Holding one virtual community outreach meeting <br />6. Conducting one community outreach survey. <br />RRM and staff compiled all the feedback received at the various meetings and via the <br />survey and created two conceptual designs based on the input received. <br />The two designs were meant to be interchangeable so that items in option one could be <br />placed in option two and vice versa. <br />Option 1 Playground Description [Pleasanton's Rise Playground_ <br />This inspirational playground encourages bravery, confidence, and the joy of lifting up <br />others. Through a variety of play and sensory experiences that encourage inclusion, it <br />inspires all who visit to "rise" up like the birds in the wind, the sun, the moon and the <br />stars. <br />Design Features: <br />• Entry area with Pleasanton arch replica <br />Page 3 of 8 <br />