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Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board <br />Minutes <br />April 2, 2025 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />Jean Morgan, Louisville resident and homeowner living near Miner's field on Spruce <br />Street, maintains a native garden that supports butterflies and bees, all are <br />welcome! <br />• Would also love to see the area east of the pavilion developed with a native <br />plant garden. Now there are only trees, a new native plant garden would <br />improve habitat for birds and insects. Xeric plants would not require much <br />water. <br />• For this large project, there are many information resources available. <br />• She offered to help with suggested plants. <br />Anne Brenan, 30 year resident of the Cornerstone neighborhood in Louisville; SE corner <br />of Via Appia and McCaslin. <br />• This neighborhood was destroyed during Marshall fire. It has been mostly rebuilt; <br />—2/3 of homes have been rebuilt. including with fire-resistant materials and <br />landscaping. <br />• Neighborhood is looking forward to the city re -landscaping the undeveloped <br />areas surrounding the neighborhood. <br />• Ann requests that the City consider fire-resistant and Fire -wise landscaping. <br />• Ann notes there is a difference between native, water -wise, pollinator friendly and <br />'fire resistant' vegetation. She stressed the importance of prioritizing 'fire <br />resistant' vegetation. <br />• The Cornerstone neighborhood is officially a `fire -wise neighborhood', recognized <br />by Firewise USA in response to their written plan. <br />6. Comprehensive Plan — memo vote <br />• PPLAB must vote on memo to Council from last PPLAB meeting regarding City <br />Comp Plan. Abby provided a copy of the PPLAB memo regarding the <br />Comprehensive plan. Kathy read memo for review (see Packet). <br />• PPLAB moved and moved to approve the memo and pass on to city staff. <br />7. Removal of Milkweed from weed list discussion <br />• PPLAB previously requested that the Parks Dept and City Council to remove <br />milkweed from City weed list originated from the city's required removal of <br />milkweed from a community member's property. Sec code 8.8.10. <br />• PPLAB has prepared a memo regarding the importance of milkweed for monarch <br />butterfly and insect population diversity. This memo was inadvertently excluded <br />from meeting packet for discussion. PPLAB member Webb gave a brief <br />presentation on the importance of milkweed for floral and biodiversity <br />City of Louisville <br />Parks Division 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 <br />303.335.4774 (phone) www.LouisvilleCO.gov <br />4 <br />