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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I VI. DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS Pleasanton Memorial Gardens has some undeveloped property. This can serve as burial areas in the future. To improve the image of the facilities, the initial steps or projects would be to: 1. Remove all the structures on site. These buildings are in poor condition and unsightly. 2. Restore the archway, fence and landscape along the street. This will add enormously to the streetscape. 3. Install a new sign and infonnational signage on the ownership and operation of the Cemetery. The next steps would be to: 4. Restore the irrigation system. 5. Add seed and fertilizer to enhance the lawn areas. 6. Clean up the street and road edges. The area remaining could be laid out as full casketed burial spaces and accommodate 1,200:t spaces. If these spaces were double depth with pre- installed concrete liners, the area could accommodate 2,400:t burial spaces. The area to be utilized slopes downhill. This may require retaining walls if an installation of this type were pursued. We recommend a less intense development approach-layout without a lot of grading or site change and lots of various sizes for the burial of casketed remains and cremated remains. Have this lot design permit variable types of memorials to reflect the same styles as the historic lots and monuments now in the Cemetery. This more passive approach to development and sales will, in our view, be more appropriate in the long term. The site can be master planned and capacities determined. The inventory, in our view, should be planned to principally serve those families selecting cremation as a step in the funeral process. This will make the most sense to meet community preferences and to cost effectively utilize the remaining property. 21