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funded out of the CIP reserve. We don't know the costs on some of the projects. Kottinger Creek was not fully funded. Ms. McGovern reviewed the history of the Donlon Renovation project. The Parks Commission had recommended that the City pay 2/3 and the school district pay 1/3 for the project. It was originally projected to cost $4.05 million. They went back and brought it down to $650,000 for a high quality 9-acre park. Mr. Brozosky commented that this project buys 9 acres for sports; it is highly leveraged funds with a 50-50 split. When an opportunity comes by, it should be done. This is a great project. If approved, it will be started this summer and would be usable fairly soon. Mr. Wolfe responded the work should be done this fall and then available possibly by next spring. Mr. Brozosky commented on the positive relationship with the schools; 9 acres available to the community; just because it isn't on the top 5, this is worth it for the community benefit. Mayor Hosterman invited public comments. There were no speakers. Mayor Hosterman closed the public comments. Mayor Hosterman commented that it is a good project with the school district; but appreciates that Mr. Sullivan pulled the item for comment. Council is being asked to add funds to a project, when only recently the Council held back funds on a priority project. She recognizes that they are going through a process to learn how to fund projects. Now we have to find out if the project estimates and its actual costs are in sync. She asked the City Manager to comment on funding projects and a method to develop a process to fund and prioritize projects. Mr. Fialho provided some history on this project. Today the project is substantially different than originally planned. He suggested that Council may want to fund the design only; then they can concur on the project earlier. This helps to identify the priorities. In the past, funds have been set aside early, but it becomes an artificial number because the real number comes up after the bid process. Mr. Thorne commented on the Delucchi Park restroom project as an example of bid numbers being different than estimates. It is a long process; people don't like making decisions without numbers. We have to get to a point that the Council does not set up expectations to the public. He gave the example of Kottinger Creek. That project had aspects that had nothing to do with creek restoration. He stated that the benefit and the costs did not match, but that public expectations became a factor. Council will not make a decision until there are real numbers established. There is an expectation by the community that all the projects will be done and completed. It is never a done deal until the bid is received. Ms. McGovern raised a concern that projects seem to evolve. When the project first comes in, it doesn't seem large but later there are "add-ons'. It was moved by Ms. McGovern, seconded by Mr. Brozosky to include additional funding for Donlon School renovation as indicated in the staff an allocate an additional Pleasanton City Council Minutes 5 06/06/06