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Ms. Ayala felt that Mr. Harlan would want the best quality park for the benefit of <br />the houses surrounding it. She especially liked the grove of trees with benches. <br /> <br /> Mr. Harlan agreed he would like to have the best park possible, but he has a <br />budget he must stay within. <br /> <br /> Mayor Pico asked what had to be removed from the park in order to stay within <br />the budget. <br /> <br /> Mr. Wolfe said that had not been determined. One suggestion was to use stamped <br />concrete instead of paving stones. If Council likes the proposed design, the plan will be <br />taken back to the Commission to determine where costs can be saved. <br /> <br /> Ms. McKeehan felt that given the current construction market, the bids may come <br />in lower than staffis estimating. <br /> <br /> Mayor Pico asked if moving the walkway to the perimeter of the park could save <br />costs. <br /> <br /> Mr. Wolfe indicated that the Commission wanted the walkway in the middle to <br />provide a buffer for the play area from the street. <br /> <br />Mayor Pico suggested a portion be turfed and used as a dog park. <br /> <br />Mr. Harlan said the path could be narrowed to save some cost. <br /> <br />Ms. Dennis suggested selling paving stones with names. <br /> <br /> Mayor Pico said that may be done for the community park. The main issue at this <br />meeting is to approve the design. If there is a funding shortfall then staffcan address <br />that. <br /> <br /> Mr. Campbell found it difficult to believe that Greenbfiar could not find the funds <br />to build a park the way everyone would like it to be. He would be curious to see how <br />much money was made on this project and felt $150,000 would not be that much in <br />comparison. <br /> <br /> Mr. Harlan said $150,000 by itself is not a lot, but when you consider all the <br />changes that have been made to the project and some of the other issues, the aggregate is <br />quite staggering. However, with that said, Greenbriar is committed to building the best it <br />can and working with city staffto build within the budget. <br /> <br /> Mayor Pico believed that there will be more competition for a project like this and <br />the costs will go down. He cited the costs for the LAVWMA pipeline where there have <br />dramatic reductions in costs. <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council 21 04/03/01 <br />Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />