Horticulture and Forestry Advisory Board 1999 & PRIOR

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Louisville Tree Board Minutes of Board Meeting June 3, 1999 Members Present: Members Absent: City Liaisons Present: Howard Teague, Susan Spaulding, Jerry Warren and Nanette Edwards, Bev Beaufait and Joe Donnegan. Steve Baysinger and Brad Chronowski A. B. • General 1. Meeting called to order by Howard Teague, May minutes were approved. 2. Shawn Malone and Robb Williamson presented the landscape plan for McCaslin and South Boulder Road. The area to be landscaped at this gateway measures approximately five acres. This site is significantly larger than noted in the Landscape Beautification Master Plan. In the 1999 capital budget $275,000 is.allocated for this landscaping project. With the P.U.D. the developer has responsibility for $25,000 toward landscaping and the trail connection which staff has estimated at $46,000 for a total of $71,000. Norris Dullea presented three options to phase this project and stay within the budget. These options were presented on a hand out given at the meeting. Board members favored option B with option A as the second choice. Steve will review the information with City Council prior to bidding the project. The bid information will also contain bid alternates should the project be under the estimates by Norris Dullea. Norris Dullea discussed possible tree and plant material selections with the Board and will update. 3. Brad reported the trees will be planted in the Arboretum by June 18th, 1999. Irrigation system repairs need to be completed prior to plantings. Other goals for the Arboretum for 1999 include the trail head parking area, and entry feature near the parking structure. The Board also briefly discussed planting wild flowers at the Arboretum next spring. Old Business 1. The name plates for the trees are being installed. Consultation on the variety of crab trees is still to occur. .