Horticulture and Forestry Advisory Board 2004

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• • • Primary problem is that no one knows about the arboretum. Matt suggested getting information into any "welcome to the city" info that is handed out (Welcome Wagon). Others recommended producing a flyer about the arboretum to be available at City Hall with information for using the space for private use. Ellen felt signage from the street would be nice. In the case of private affairs, is a permit necessary? Is alcohol allowed in city spaces with permits? Parking is still limited. How is it reserved? Who maintains a calendar for reserved use? There are no garbage cans, shelter or restrooms. Theresa thought that advertising it to elementary schools would be a good thing as currentlyy many classes are bussed to Chautauqua for botany and ecology studies. The footbridge is now in place for the arboretum so it's now accessible from the Rec Center. The skate park may open in January unless we have a lot of bad weather. Lighting for the skate park is not budgeted before March. Planning: park entry way, Susan has many versions of preliminary drawings for the arboretum; we need an updated one. Matt brought up the issue of needing an overall plan for the arboretum. This has been brought up many times. Group agreed to wait on promotion until we have a long -term plan for the arboretum. Susan will pull together an information packet for each HFAB member from her historical files. 3. Median Design Guidelines Susan is going to call Elizabeth Mogen at CSU to see if Louisville's median revitalization design would be accepted as a CSU senior project in Landscape Design and Construction Senior Design Studio. Meredyth Muth never made copies for HFAB of the design produced by a student in this project for the Historical Museum property from 2002. Chris needs to check on this. 4. Landscape Maintenance by TruGreen Group discussed all the shrubs that have died this year under the misuse of the TruGreen LandCare crews. Theresa talked with Rob Teetzel to ensure that the city is not paying for their replacement. Looks like misuse of roundup and =herbicidal drift. The group, again, discussed having an opportunity to review the specifications for landscape maintenance. Theresa proposed that we move on this as soon as we finish with the park review. 5. Landscape Maintenance Contract Specifications Group wants to have a work session in the December meeting to work on just this issue to help the City. Chris needs to get copies of the existing contract to each member prior to the December meeting (hand deliver at the November 18th work session). 6. Stop Sign Site Areas Theresa brought up the issue of sight blockage at intersections — who is responsible for correcting landscape encroachment for safety vision?