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PPLAB Minutes <br />May 1, 2024 <br />Page 5of16 <br />• If plaza is in the middle, may block access to sledding hil <br />• Kids do often sled into street <br />o Other conversation: <br />■ Tree positions vs. view avenues would be looked at again <br />■ Maybe take a look at taking some trees out and put some <br />larger trees in? Could always come back and add more in <br />later. Maybe we look at phases with larger plantings. <br />■ Two homes right next to the park and others around; need to <br />be sensitive to gathering area vs. homes <br />■ Views are tricky <br />■ Perhaps look at changing out materials for benches <br />■ Could look at simplifying the design of the gathering plaza - <br />perhaps not so much of a design, maybe reduce size of plaza <br />■ Plantings: list developed from Parks horticulture team and <br />phase 1 median project cross -over <br />• Any feedback welcome on plants (now or through later) <br />• Suggestion: lean towards native and helping pollinators <br />o Not butterfly bush, burning bush <br />o Can improve upon perennial selection - pawny <br />buttes (low -growing) with beautiful fall color <br />• Could even lean towards edible plants <br />• Consolidated list of plants would be helpful on the <br />schematic <br />■ Plaza movement to East would be scorched by Western sun in <br />the evening <br />■ Next steps: civil engineering, value engineering, come back to <br />July meeting with 90-95% plan for plan and cost. Overall theme <br />to simplify for this small park. <br />• Enclave -furnishings and landscaping <br />o 80% level plan is attached to agenda <br />■ Preserve open turf as play area <br />■ Public works project moving drainage area <br />■ Play -pit and gathering area next to one another <br />■ Shifted play pit and seating area to West <br />