Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2021 08 05

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c. Diana (outgoing PPLAB member due to move out of state) recommended an applicant for appointment to PPLAB. Applicant would need to follow council adoption process, in which a new member would be adopted at year end. PPLAB will be down one member until the end of the year and will gain a new member in January 2022. 6. Public Comments on Items Not on Agenda a. Ellen: Volleyball net at Annette Brand Park needs repair and appears to be no longer useable. Dean will review. b. Ellen: Ditch near bike path close to Davidson Ditch receives quite a bit of trash and debris. Which functional group is responsible for the ditch? Dean will review and discuss with Public Works. City is responsible for public ditches, but private companies are responsible for other ditches. Davidson Ditch falls under private jurisdiction. 7. Revisions to the Open Space Master Plan Plant List a. Steve Roles, Senior Natural Resource Specialist with the Open Space Division. Discuss revision to Open Space Master Plan and use of Native Plants. i. Master Plan is ready for updating. ii. Original appendix was written to include a list of approved species for Open Space. iii. There is now a much greater variety of plants commercially available. iv. In lieu of a list, the updated appendix will contain a set of criteria/guidelines. v. Criteria will help highlight plants to reference for City, commercial planting. vi. Board reviewed Appendix A Revised 2021 vii. Steve highlighted number 7 in the Appendix as applicable to Parks: Recommendation in Appendix that lands adjacent to open space are recommended to be landscaped in a character consistent with requirements. viii. Ellen asked which parks may have transitions. Steve: Keith Helart Park, Elephant Park, Heritage Park, for example. ix. Laurie asked for definition of planting. Steve: Planting such as in a parking lot or trail head high impact area. Vegetation restoration following noxious weed elimination. Considering plantings such as trailside beautification and pollinator habitats, such as the pocket prairies at Dutch Creek. Nathan: planting can also be used to discourage prairie dog colonization. x. Stephen Knapp moved to accept the revised Open Space Master Plan plant list, Ellen seconded, board voted to approve. 8. Continued Discussion on Parks Scorecard a. Dean presented the Parks Scorecard plan, which will include two scorers per park, for a total of 11 parks per person. b. Scorecard includes a new, weed review category. c. In person meetings may resume in August, discussion to hold August meeting at a park to kick off project. Ellen suggested meeting at Cottonwood Park. d. Ellen suggested scoring throughout the summer, not necessarily waiting until August. e. Stephen asked how scoring will be quantified. Nathan suggested that general consensus is that a 5 means 'like new, in great shape'. 1 means 'needs dire attention'. Laurie said 3