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October 1, 2008 Page 2 <br />.Feasibility of a Dog Park <br />has 4" of decomposed granite throughout the park and option #3~ has 8" of decomposed granite <br />throughout the entire park. The Recreation and Park Commission recommends option #2 as it <br />will reduce maintenance costs (decrease need for mowing} and reduce ponding of water {creating <br />mud)-while providing a comfortable surface for the dogs. <br />Currently, the Park Development Fund has X700,000. Park Development funds-are to be used to <br />build new parks-and amenities for the community, not to renovate current- parks and faeitites. <br />We believe -this requirement would -make the dog park a good match for the-.use of these funds. <br />In addition, -Four Paws Society wall make every effort to reduce the cost- to the City by <br />fundraising for the dog park. San .Leandro is very fortunate to have a strong, proactive advocacy <br />:group that will do every thing possible to ensure the' project is a success for -the San Leandro <br />Community. <br />The Public. Works Department estimated the cost to perform routine >maintenance at $22,000 per <br />year. In addition, the variable costs due to vandalism or acts of Clod, including fence repair and <br />replacement, water breaks- -and graffiti are estimated at $3,000-X9,400. Currently the <br />maintenance:costs for thatitrea.arc covered under the Heron Bay Assessment DistricK. Should <br />the City convert the area to a dog park the maintenance- costs would "need to ;be charged to the <br />general-fund. <br />Thank you for requesting our input. We have learned much about dogs, dog, parks and the <br />overv-+heln~ing -use of our parks by dog owners and the need for a designated area in fan Leandro <br />in our year of research: <br />~. <br />Sincerely,+~ <br />_c <br />Peggy H. ombs, mice Chair <br />The San .Leandro Recreataon and Parks Commission: Robert Brannan, Luster Knight, -Benny <br />Lee, Juan Martinez, Torn Makin, £d Shapiro :and Debi Vandiver <br />