JOHN MONTGOMERY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS J M L A

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Rotary Club of Alamo
I 680/Stone Valley Road Interchange
Beautification Project
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JOHN MONTGOMERY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS J M L
AG A R D E N A R C H I T E C T U R E
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KEY ASPECTS TO THE PLAN

• Beautification of overall site.
• Create strategic focal points to add interest,
  character, and community identity.
• Create a cohesive community statement w/ use of
  stone playing on the idea of Stone Valley
  Road.
• Reduce water use expenses w/ use of large areas
  of river cobble instead of plants.
• Reduce maintenance expenses w/ use of large areas
  of river cobble and mulch to cut back weeding,
  mowing, and spraying.
• Community project participation Rotary, MAC,
  Caltrans, Corporate Individual sponsors.
• Ideas to make site sustainable
• Reduce cost and consumption of resources such as
  water, labor, etc.
• Reduce need for pesticides, herbicides,
  fungicides.
• Possibly implement rainwater harvesting
  techniques for storage of irrigation water.
• Install barn owl nesting houses to deter gopher
  ground squirrel damage.
• Possibly create Bio-swales for storm water
  run-off purification.

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• Scope of the Plan

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I-680/STONE VALLEY ROAD INTERCHANGE
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DESIGN CONCEPT BOULDERS, RIVER COBBLE, GROUND
COVER, ORNAMENTAL GRASSES AND MULCH.
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DESIGN CONCEPT BOULDERS, GRASSES BOULDERS WOULD
BE SETBACK AS PER TREE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.
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Northbound and
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Environmentally friendly gopher control
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• What Has Been Completed to Date

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• Worked with John Montgomery to develop a plan
• Met with Caltrans to review the plan and went
  with their Adopt a Highway program
• Alamo Rotary has been trained by Caltrans on
  working in traffic areas
• Met with staff from State Senator Mark
  DeSaulnier, Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan, and
  District III Supervisor Mary Piepho and all are
  supportive of this project
• Mulch has been laid down in some areas by
  Caltrans based on request from Supervisor Piepho
  and the Alamo MAC
• A member of Alamo Rotary has agreed to donate the
  small boulders needed for the project
• A member of Alamo Rotary has agreed to build the
  nesting box(s) for the owls
• Article has been published in Alamo Today to help
  gain community support
• Received bid for the two Welcome to Alamo
  boulders
• Working to obtain a favorable price for the trees
  and plants

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• Cost Estimate

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• Estimated costs of plan as presented
• Cost for trees at retail 100 trees at 75/ea
  7500
• Cost for plants at retail 450 one gallon at
  10/ea 4500
• Granite Welcome to Alamo boulders
  14000
• Fertilizer, water system, transportation, and
  taxes 9000
• Total
  35000

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• What can the MAC do to help
• MAC approval and support of the project
• Assistance in generating community support
• Any funding assistance the MAC could provide
• Support in generating funding from other public
  entities such as R7A

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• Resources for more information
• For a view of the architectural plan go to John
  Montgomerys web site www.jm-la.com and click on
  the 680/Stone Valley Project tab in the upper
  right corner
• The Alamo Rotary contact is Dick Olsen. He can be
  reached at 925 855 1598 or email at
  richard.olsen1940_at_sbcglobal.net. You can also
  call Diane Barley at 925 984 2072