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'.' . . I . I . able to repair the damage to creek walls from the February storms. The Farm Hill striping and signals is a signal modification, not a new signal. I know there are some evaluations - the Council would like us to do regarding putting in any new signals. And we are also able to do the street pavement management program at a funding level that can keep our streets in the manner in which we'd like to keep them so that we don't have to do major street reconstruction. We also can meet our deadlines for Fire Station II, do the Veterans Memorial air conditioning and start putting money for a restroom replacement program." Director Nelson said, "We are also in addition to all of that we are also able to offer tonight, $2 million dollars which can address the specific priorities that you talked about at your January goal setting session." She said she hoped the Council would give staff its recommendations for that $2 million. Director Nelson said, "assuming free land to us, new fields are in the neighborhood of $750,000 to create them. Field renovations of existing field in the neighborhood of $400,000. Minor field repairs are in the neighborhood of $43,000." Director Nelson said there wasn't enough funding to do even one of the major road projects the City needed. She said the Roosevelt Avenue reconstruction cost $2.5 million. Director Nelson said money could be put aside for a connector road around Blomquist and an extension to Woodside Road, "we do have funding from Bay Road to El Camino but we would need additional money to do the improvements from EI Camino west." Director Nelson the third issue the Council expressed an interest in funding was around medians and entryways. She said there was currently $136,000 in the existing CIP specifically designated to E1 Camino Real. Director Nelson explained the alternatives offered by staff. She said if a field location was found, - there is a funding source available for staff to go forward. In response to Vice Mayor Ruskin's questions regarding funding for medians and entryways, Director Nelson said, "There is money for El Camino beautification that was put in the 1997/98 CIP, there is $50,000 ofCDBG funding in that same year, and we are proposing a program for median renovations beginning in this new CIP of $30,000 per year. That is plant replacement. We could wrap it into a larger project, but that is specifically intended for plant replacement." Director Nelson said that her statement referring to the fully funded Stafford Park was based on the scaled back design already approved in concept by the Council with a budget of $525,000. In answer to Council Member Leipzig's questions regarding new and renovated field proposals with the school district, City Manager Everett said, "There have been two meetings with the County, City with the School District and the City Attorney and the conclusion we came to dealt primarily with gymnasiums, with the understanding that there is yet to be a solution found for fields. There has been some discussion about looking at the possible renovation of Taft School. We don't know if we want to do it or not, but we will take a look at that particular field. There was no decision made about field renovation or new fields." City Manager Everett said the priority voiced by Council was for new fields. - REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 56 MAY 11, 1998 MINUTES Page No. 469 PAGE 20