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BACKGROUND The Downtown Transportation Corridor Parking Lot Project, CIP 17448 is a combination of three projects that completed the expansion of the transportation corridor parking lot between Bernal Avenue and Abbie Street and the renovations of the adjacent Civic Park and Centennial Towers Plaza. Transportation Corridor Parking Lot In 2008, the City purchased Alameda County's transportation corridor between Bernal Avenue and Stanley Boulevard to expand the downtown parking to an estimated total of 429 parking spaces through the corridor and continue the regional trail system through downtown Pleasanton. In 2011, the first parking lot expansion along the corridor between Neal Street and Spring Street was completed as part of the Firehouse Arts Center construction project, providing 91 parking spaces and a multi-use trail through the corridor. In April 2017, the City Council approved the Downtown Pleasanton Parking Strategy and Implementation Plan that identified the transportation corridor between Bernal Avenue and Abbie Street as the primary priority for downtown parking. In 2018, the City Council awarded a contract to HMH Engineers to provide engineering and design services to expand the existing parking lot in the corridor between Bernal Avenue and Abbie Street. On February 25, 2019, the preliminary plans were presented to the Bike, Pedestrian, and Trail Committee (BPTC) for its review and recommendation; on March 14, 2019, the preliminary plans were presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission (PRC) for review and recommendation. On June 18, 2019, the 65-percent-complete engineering plans and the color renderings were presented to the City Council, along with the recommendations of the BPTC and PRC. The agenda item recommended the City Council review the plans and renderings and provide direction on whether the Commission's recommendations should be incorporated into the final plans. The City Council approved the design of the project and directed staff to adjust the design, as feasible, to achieve a trail width of at least nine feet at all locations on the trail, provided the design adjustments did not result in a loss of more than 10 percent of the additional 81 parking spaces the project was designed to gain. On April 20, 2021, the City Council awarded the construction contract to the lowest responsible bidder, GradeTech, Inc., in the amount of $2,582,987 and authorized the Director of Engineering to approve change orders up to the project contingency amount of $329,152. On May 17, 2022, the City Council approved the renovation of Civic Park and authorized $210,000 in fund allocations to cover additional construction management services, engineering support services, and a contract change order for the Civic Park renovation. Centennial Towers Plaza Page 2 of 5