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2.14 Developing the Final Conceptual Plan and Cost Estimate FINAL CONCEPTUAL PLAN There was an abundant amount of feedback received from Parks and Recreation Commission #2, Human Services Commission, Youth Commission, the Farmer's Market event, Public Workshop #2, the Community -Wide Survey #2, and City Council Meeting #I. Each of these groups had valuable input on the design alternatives, and throughout the outreach process much of the preference for the alternatives was split with a lean toward Concept #I. In general, children tended to lean towards Concept #I, while adults had a slight preference for Concept #2. In the end, City Council members reviewed the concepts and public feedback and their preferred choice was Concept #I: Pleasanton's Rise Playground. Utilizing the feedback received from the outreach, the design team and City staff came up with a list of modifications to the design of Concept #I. Some of these modifications included elements that were popular in Concept #2 and are as follows: • Add 1 additional ADA parking space (6 total). The concept alternatives both included 5 ADA parking spaces. Concerns about limited parking was a common theme among feedback received. • Rethink the Bird. The central bird structure was determined to not fit the design theme, and other options should be considered. Staff and the design team agreed to explore a butterfly -themed structure, as requested by some members of the public and city council. 38 PLEASANTON ALL -ABILITIES PLAYGROUND • Replace the Teen Climber with the Challenge Course. The challenge course of Concept #2 was a popular element that garnered more positive feedback than the large teen climber. • Include the Stage and Artistic Shelters from Concept #2. Both the stage area and the shadow - play shade shelters were popular features of Concept #2. • Relocate Fitness Equipment along Path. The fitness equipment along the walking loop was a popular element of Concept #2. • Small Spatial Changes. It was requested that small edits be made to the maintenance path and the size of the bankshot basketball area. In addition to these modifications, the design team made small changes to the central play area to better fit the existing grading of the site. The Sun Plaza and entry space were reconfigured to provide an enhanced and more straightforward entry experience. COST ESTIMATE A Conceptual Level Cost Estimate was created to obtain budgetary numbers for the construction of the playground. Conceptual estimates are preliminary in nature due to the large amount of unknowns in the design, such as accurate grading, stormwater and utility information, custom equipment and footing design, etc. Because of this, a 25% design contingency has been added to the estimate. The conceptual level cost estimated for the construction of this 2.5 acre playground is approximately $7.5 million dollars.