In item 3, the project called for a four-foot wood and welded wire fence along the perimeter of the project. The creek has been open to the general public for years, and there appears to be no need to have a fence from a liability standpoint. The landscape architect has modified the tree sizes to 24 box trees and the spacing of shrubs to 15 off-center, which will only take approximately one to two years longer to achieve the same coverage. In item 5, the type of material in the seating area has been proposed to change from stone paving to decomposed granite. In item 6, the project called for a 12 wide concrete border in the native grass areas to allow residents to walk through the grass on the borders.
Residents can still walk through the native grass without the concrete borders.
A portion of the borders was removed and the remaining borders were changed to redwood headers to define the different grass types. In item 7, the decorative lights were eliminated and replaced with a single light standard which will be connected to the existing street light system in E. Creek Drive. Staff had planned to address the lighting with the Alma Landscaping project. Because the Alma Landscaping project has been delayed and the project will not be under construction until spring 2000, the street lights will be installed by the City s street light maintenance contractor. The City rebid the project and bids were opened on November 10, 1999.