Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2025 09 03

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Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board Minutes July 2, 2025 Page 3 of 5 and neglected. Jody suggested a mulch refresh as a temporary and effective time and budget solution. Can we mobilize community support for Park Planting areas? • Abby noted that the city did just that for the South Street Railroad underpass, promoting it as a service day project. PPLAB suggested a one -day "adopt a park" cleanup, but we currently have no staff to coordinate these kinds of volunteer opportunities. Open Space has both Educational and Volunteer outreach staff. Boulder Youth Corps has been effective for some Parks, with mulching, and weed pulling projects. The Youth Corps mulched in preparation for a softball tournament, and Girl Scout troops helped with mulching at the Arboretum prior to Arbor Day. • PPLAB document on Japanese beetle mitigation is to be posted on city website. • Bee City booth at Ecotober is an educational element in support of PPLAB Education Work Plan element • Council has received PPLAB request for an update on the milkweed ordinance, but it is not high priority now. • Integrated Weed Management Program information is in our packet for tonight, staff will be revisiting IPM in the Fall • Collaboration w/ other advisory boards will be hard to do without long range planning. • RAB looking for opportunities to collaborate with PPLAB, there used to be a scheduled gathering of the Mayor Protem with Advisory Board chairs. 7. Board Report • Bee City USA Committee organized and ran the second annual Pollinator Friendly Garden tour this past weekend. Over 30 people signed up and visited eight Louisville pollinator friendly gardens and learned about landscaping with native plants, turf and juniper removal alternatives and environmental sustainability. • RAB sent a memo to Council regarding hearing from several hundred people about the postponement of the planed renovation and building of an additional 5th tennis court at Centennial Park, which would allow for Tournament play. RAB requested those improvements be added to the 2026 budget but has had no response from the city. • No information regarding meetings on Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Lafayette on construction of a new athletic field. There is no time frame for the development, Lafayette is focused on a revenue bond for recreation center and city services facility, the multiuse athletic fiend is not included. 8. Cultural Services — Mary Trebing Statue memo • The history of Mary Trebling is in the meeting packet. The proposed location for the statue is in front of the arts building where an ageing tree is currently located. The statue will come at some point in place of the tree. PPLAB will review the City of Louisville Parks Division 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303.335.4774 (phone) www.LouisvilleCO.gov 5