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Mayor Pico said it continues to appear that the City of Pleasanton is in excellent financial <br />condition. Not only is the City transferring $5.7 million from the General Fund to <br />Capital Improvements, Pleasanton is also adding $1.1 million to the Temporary <br />Recession Reserve and could potentially have as much as $1 million for the Additional <br />Surplus Funds, after meeting all of the additional requirements. In these difficult <br />financial times, it is a very admirable position for the City to be in. <br /> <br />There was no action taken or required on this item. <br /> <br />Authorization to Issue a Request for Proposals for the Fabrication and <br />Installations of City Gateway Signage (SR 04:091) <br /> <br />Steven Bocian presented the staffreport and a PowerPoint presentation. <br /> <br />Mr. Campbell asked if there would be any problems with the landscaping presently in <br />place at the proposed locations. <br /> <br />Mr. Bocian said those medians have been identified and there would be some small <br />adjustments to the landscaping that is not reflected in the staff report <br /> <br />Mayor Pico said he was not overwhelmed with the proposed signage. He would like to <br />see a bracket added onto the signs in order to add an optional message. These signs will <br />be at the gateways to the community and it would be appropriate to have the opportunity <br />to have some sort of message. He felt that without a message the City would lose an <br />additional medium for communication. <br /> <br />Mr. Brozosky felt it was very plain and indicates the location, but not the community. A <br />message would indicate a more "welcome to our community" feeling. <br /> <br />Mayor Pico said a changeable message is something that could be easily accommodated. <br />This would not significantly alter the appearance. <br /> <br />Ms. Hosterman was interested in seeing if this could be accomplished in an aesthetically <br />pleasing way. If this is possible, she would like to see this alternative. She is concerned <br />about lighting up another nine spots in Pleasanton. She asked if this is important to have <br />these particular monument signs lit and if it is important, would it be possible to <br />incorporate the lighting in such a way that it is attractive and aesthetically pleasing, with <br />the lighting from the top down, versus from the bottom up. <br /> <br />Mr. Brozosky said he did not feel it was necessary to light the signs. <br /> <br />Mr. Campbell said he liked the elegance in the simplicity of the signage and did not want <br />to see any sort of message attached. <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council 10 04.20.04 <br />Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />