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Parks Division 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 <br />303.335.4774 (phone) www.LouisvilleCO.gov <br />Parks & Public Landscaping Advisory Board <br />Minutes <br />March 1, 2023 <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />at Pocket Prairie plantings (checking with Open Space Department). Signs <br />will be moving around from time to time, QR reader included, with possible <br />placement at South St. underpass in future. City planted 11 Russian sage <br />and rudbeckia there, which will be blooming by mid -summer. City Staff <br />were excited to pick sign locations. Committee discussion suggested that <br />Cleo Murdock Park would be a good place for a Bee City sign in the <br />future. <br />3. Staff presented an overview of the General Maintenance Management <br />Program best management standards and practices, to promote Staff buy <br />in at the RAB meeting. <br />4. Staff appreciated PPLAB positive feedback on performance. 5. Rec. <br />Advisory Board passionate about Tennis Court repairs and maintenance, <br />maintenance and improvements at Centennial and Pirates parks, repainting <br />pickle ball lines at In Line Skate Rink. <br />6. Staff had final review of plant list for median project, Deb Fahey's <br />comments were taken to heart, with review of all heights for corner end <br />cap plantings, with above 80% preferences for design choices. <br />7. Patricia requested for April meeting: Discuss appropriations for unfunded <br />parks projects, Staff will add to agenda, including dog parks. <br />8. Zip line in Cottonwood Park waiting on parts, Staff disappointed in delay of <br />parts, but Zipline cannot open until parts are safely installed, manufacturer <br />is handling the repairs. <br />Board Report <br />Dog Park <br />Susan McEachern and Patricia Rogers are PPLAB and OSAB <br />volunteers with OSAB Dog Park Tiger Team <br />Joint PPLAB/Recreation Advisory Board <br />Rec Advisory Board continuing to meet with PPLAB <br />representative Bee City USA Subcommittee <br />1. Bee City Committee USA Subcommittee held first meeting this evening. We <br />had six new committee members and one City Staff representative. We <br />introduced board members, selected Committee Chair, Co -Chair and <br />established a rotating Secretary position. Committee discussed salient <br />features of the Ethics and Open Meetings portion of the Meeting packet, and <br />reviewed Sunshine aspects of Advisory Board Committee Meetings. <br />2. John has contacted Laura Rost at Bee City USA office in Portland to discuss <br />aspects of Bee City USA Committee activities "on the ground." 3. Bee City USA <br />has a grant program of $1000 for eligible Bee City USA Affiliates to put toward <br />replanting native and pollinator friendly plants following catastrophic fire events. <br />Additional grants are probably available from other agencies, especially <br />Resource Central and Boulder Community Foundation. Community members <br />affected by the Marshall fire can apply for 2 free <br />13 <br />