Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2024 04 03

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Sunflower Park Sunflower Park has street frontage on three sides, existing tree cover and some slopes, presents some opportunities and some challenges. 3 improvements which residents voted as the most desirable Landscape and horticultural enhancements Improve grass for recreation Add a play feature Following themes for future design: 1. Sunflowers 2. Mountain views 84% of park users live within 2 blocks (data point from pie chart) Site features which residents voted on: #1 adventure features - playable landscape, earthwork, shrubs and trees (29) #2 sled hill (28) #3 open tur (23) #4 gathering plaza #5 wayside seating (21) #6 public art (15) Public Comments: ➢ Will Scherer, of Sunflower Summit asked if the plan is to replace hardscape surface or leave what is there? Three trees which may be salvageable from the fire: • 2 ash trees • 1 maple tree Are they still in the plan? Can we continue to monitor these? Also asked another question about the Design Plan, what is the distinction between light and dark trees? Carter Marshall responded that darker trees are depicted to be newer / younger trees, lighter trees are to represent older trees ➢ Steve Mershel of Sunflower Summit asked how the Design Firm is planning to incorporate Sunflowers, metal structures similar to sunflowers on Marshall Rd in Superior, near Costco. Carter responded that their current plan to use sunflower imagery in some of the hardscaping, sandblasted imagery of sunflowers, Any possible Public Art piece is outside the Design firm's purview. That is a separate public art process (Bryon Weber will be managing) which goes through the Culture Director. Public input opportunities through the Arts and Culture advisory board. Discussion among the group that Board recommends as many trees in this park as possible, given that so many rebuilt surrounding homes will not have mature trees for several years. Abby and her forestry team will check on the viability of the current trees. Board member comments/notes: at the January open house an electrical box was depicted as an obstruction to the use of sled hill, is that still in a position to obstruct? Carter Marshall answered that the transformer box is no longer in the way, and has been relocated to the east side between trees where stone steps are indicated on illustration. Is all of the material under sled hill grass? Currently bluegrass? Answer: In good repair, some damage, There was some discussion among the board that the turf condition is very weedy, this was mentioned at community meeting in January Public comment: Will Scherer, a neighbor of Sunflower Park, commented that there is some hazardous material from the Marshall Fire, on the hillside, which needs to be cleared out,