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Page 2 of2 In the meeting of a few weeks ago, we then agreed to share the cost of a new fence that would be located where your existing 4 Yz foot fence is. I believe there may remain some uncertainty as to how high that fence might be and could the height and amount of lattice vary based on the key privacy questions. It is my belief that, since you are not inclined to have a taller (6 ft. plus 1 ft. of lattice) fence across the entire rear yard, that a 5 ft. (solid) fence, with 1 foot of added lattice might be a reasonable consideration with only an approximately 16 foot section (located between our proposed master bedroom transom windows and your patio doorlwindow) that might need to have a stepped-up 2 feet of lattice extension. I believe that this would not be overly oppressive, or claustrophobic, and yet would retain some additional privacy security for your kitchen area. Of course, this is something for you both to decide. So, we would like go back to our original offer we made prior to the Planning Commission meeting, to pay for an entire new fence, to replace the existing 4 Yz fence. We have gotten several quotes and feel that $3,500 would cover this cost, including the removal of the old fence. We would also offer $1,500 as a share of replacing the existing "property line" fence that clearly needs replacing. If you decide that putting in the retaining wall is what you would like to do, we would no longer need the lower (or property line), fence. Therefore, in the case for the retaining wall option, we are willing to contribute a total amount of $5,000 to that overall project (wall plus new fence). In other words, with either scenario, we are willing to contribute up to $5,000. This is in addition to the other agreed upon landscaping additions of 2 trees that we remain committed to. We realize that this is probably not a 50/50 share of the likely cost, if a retaining wall is your preferred option. But we do feel it is a fair contribution since the retaining wall would be a significant property improvement, with an increased usable rear yard, and is not the sole option for mitigating any remaining privacy concerns. We hope you feel this is a reasonable offer and we are making it in good faith. We certainly would like to talk more about it face to face once time permits. Sincerely, Stan and Stacey Knight From: l _ Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 7:49 PM To: Cc: Jlserson@ci.pleasanton.ca,us Subject: follOWing up J Stan and Stacey, Wanted to get back to you to let you know that we have begun looking into the construction of a retaining wall and fence as part of the mitigation measures in regards to the second story addition to your home. We had a landscape company recommended by Peter Schutts come by today for an estimate. We're having another company come by Saturday to give us another estimate. A third company came by last weekend and gave a ballpark figure of about $16,000 just for the retaining wall. With the demolition of the two old fences and construction of one new one, we're thinking the cost could be around $20,000. Hopefully, it will be less but as of now we don't know. We will have written estimates soon but we wanted to know how you feel about splitting this type of cost because it is much more than we expected. Please let us know and if we do come to some sort of agreement we can have Jerry Iserson write it into mediation report. Also was wondering jfyou heard back from Peter about the revised sight line drawings. Sincerely, Dennis and Barbara Georgatos Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. <hr size=2 width="IOO%" align=center> Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. 10/9/2006