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Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board <br />Minutes <br />February 5, 2025 <br />Page 2 of 7 <br />members planted six trees last Arbor Day. Long range plans are in place <br />for future improvements. <br />iii. Review of General Maintenance Management Plan (GMMP), which was <br />in our Nov. 2024 meeting packet, including budget items. The GMMP <br />complies with our Parks Department objectives: Doing a lot with a little, <br />maintaining a high level of service, keeping our city's assets at a high <br />level, which are well above those of many communities of our size. <br />iv. Education — while our Parks Department does not have a specific budget <br />item for education, Parks was able to support a speaker for a Louisville <br />Bee City USA committee sponsored presentation on Gardening for <br />Pollinators and contributed to Sweet Cow gift cards for participants in the <br />second annual Louisville Bee City USA Pollinator Art Contest for <br />Elementary school students. Community members of the Louisville Bee <br />City USA committee from PPLAB, OSAB, SAB and the city of Louisville <br />supported two additional speaker presentations on Pollinators and <br />Pollinator gardening, a Louisville Garden Tour. Louisville Bee City USA <br />committee members presented Pollinator Conservation information at the <br />Louisville Library Seed Swap, Louisville Library Story Walk, Ecotoberfest, <br />and Restore our Community (ROC) Tree and Native Plant giveaway. <br />Louisville Bee City advised on the Spruce Street Pollinator Mural, <br />participated in the Labor Day Parade, were awarded First Place in the <br />Walking Entry category, hosted a fire ecology and nature walk on <br />Davidson Mesa in September, and sponsored a booth at the 9th Annual <br />Pollinator Summit, which was held at the Denver Botanic Gardens. <br />v. PPLAB devoted substantial time to evaluation of restoration and design <br />plans for Joe Carnival and Meadows Parks and reviewed design plans for <br />Enclave and Sunflower Parks. PPLAB members attended openings of <br />Joe Carnival and Meadows Parks (opened Jun. 22) and provided <br />thoughtful and thorough reviews of design plans for Enclave and <br />Sunflower Parks and forwarded these design considerations to City <br />Council. <br />vi. An aside regarding Enclave Park design: At our last meeting (Jan. 8) we <br />heard from Enclave Park community members who were concerned <br />about setbacks and the proposed "stadium seating" area at Enclave Park. <br />During the following weeks, City staff met with these neighbors and found <br />solutions to their concerns. City Council approved the final designs, <br />which have moved forward to the Contracts phase. We may have <br />information on construction timing by our March meeting. <br />vii. Collaboration with other Louisville city advisory boards or commissions. <br />Abby noted that PPLAB met with OSAB in the past, but not in 2024. <br />City of Louisville <br />Parks Division 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 <br />303.335.4774 (phone) www.LouisvilleCO.gov <br />4 <br />