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6] mentioned that he then called the Police Department and Fire Department to put barriers around the holes and to cover the manholes. He added that he informed staff on Monday morning to look into the matter and asked Mr. Elliott what had been done about the situation. Mr. Elliott replied that the open holes and the storm drain manholes were covered on Monday and that the stock pile was scheduled to be cleaned up on Tuesday. Ms. Fabry stated that the holes for the trees up Division Street had barriers around them, but those down the street did not. She inquired why there were only 15 holes for trees when 30 trees are supposed to be planted, and whyno trees would be put in on the upper end of Railroad Avenue and Spring Street. Mr. Elliott replied that some of the holes for the trees, including those on upper Railroad Avenue and Spring Street still need to be cut in. He added that he had anticipated that the neighbors would come to the Council meeting and so he requested the contractor to attend the meeting to respond to the neighbors' complaints. He introduced Ms. Karen Shankman, the daughter of Mr. Don Redgewick, the contractor. Ms. Shankman is directly connected with the firm. Ms. Karen Shankman, resident of Castro Valley with business address in Hayward, indicated that she was aware that the subcontractor would be working on Saturday to expedite the project. She explained that one of the most difficult construction projects is a reconstruction job that allows traffic to go through the project. She added that construction is a hazardous business and that conditions will always be hazardous until the project is completed. She stated that there were barricades in the project site and signs posted at all the entrances to the site so people would take extra care when they travelled through the streets. She said that the concrete work would be completed by Wednesday, the corrective work to be done in the sewer and drainage lines as well as the finished grading would take a few days, and the asphalt work would start toward the end of the coming week. Mr. Mercer stated that the something should be done to alleviate the problems because children do not pay attention to signs and barricades, and there were safety hazards in the site on which the children could hurt themselves. Ms. Birdie Bianchi, 4329 Railroad Avenue, stated that she had to climb over the frame to get out of her house. Mr. Mercer commented that Ms. Shankman had a point that reconstruction is a difficult job. He added that since work on the 10-16-90 - 5 -