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Gary Powell, Senior Associate, HOH Landscapes Associates, Inc., 55 Madison Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80206, explained that the first phase of the landscaping is going to be done in two (2) distinct styles that are dictated by the Centennial Valley design guidelines, which HOH Associates put together for Centennial Valley in 1986. The design guidelines provide for a continuous streetscape landscape, so that all future developments have a continuous, compatible design style, which consists of a curved linear planting style with some flowers, primarily native types of plants, with irrigated turf. This will look similar to what is currently seen at the entrance to Centennial Valley, where the large white sign is, off of McCaslin Boulevard. The second area of the distinct style is that up near the building, the public area that responds to the architecture. It is more of a formal, regimented arrangement, where they have greater intensity of planting, color, and design in the guest entrance, in the employee entrance, as well as in the cafeteria/patio area. The third and final landscape style is the area along the west and in back. They will have a custom mix grass that will be very similar to the native grasses that are there now. In the area where the employee parking and the docks are, they will put large shade trees near the top of the embankment to provide screening from Highway 36. The second phase will be a continuation of that planting of those trees and meadow grasses to complete the screening aspect. He added that to get relief along the walls of the building in Phase I and II, they will be planting some relatively tall ornamental flowering types of trees. Phase I will incorporate the primary portion of the irrigation system for the landscaping, using the drip system, and the typical spray type of irrigation with an automatic controller that will have the capacity and volume to take care of the future work to be done, which is primarily a low volume drip irrigation system. Davidson called for Council comments or questions. Lathrop: The ditch that you're going to tube, does that serve others besides the Golf Course? Shonkwiler: Yes, it does. The City is the majority owner of the transmission rights of that ditch. The three (3) other owners are Klubert Warembourg, Steve Tracy, and Stan Moore. I will be specifically asking for their execution of the documents that you have before you this evening, as well. Lathrop: In your opinion, will the tubing of the ditch affect their rate of delivery? 13