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PPLAB Minutes <br />May 1, 2024 <br />Page 7of16 <br />■ Any plan to address grass quality? Thistle has infiltrated <br />• Yes, will explore periphery to native <br />• Main area will be scraped <br />■ Will drainage be easy to cross to access the play area? <br />• Will take that and look at <br />• Seconded - important to be able to traverse vs. walking <br />around <br />■ Surface of the playground: can that be more fire-resistant <br />material? <br />• Turf and pour and play are jump in cost <br />• Engineered wood fiber has been tested to meet same <br />ASTM rating as carpet would in terms of flammability <br />• Largest hurdle is cost <br />• What about pea gravel? Has to meet a fall rating for <br />materials. <br />■ Could we make the pergola a solid roof? <br />• The play structure has a solid roof, monoslope roof with <br />metal roof and would have tongue and groove roof <br />under for a nicer feel <br />■ There are large cottonwood trees near proposed trees - why <br />are they being removed? Provide shade, home to owls and <br />other birds. Almost all other trees have been lost and to <br />remove other trees would be a loss. Would love to see these <br />trees saved. <br />• Three cottonwood around mouth of inlet to existing <br />pipe <br />• Those trees are being removed as part of project: 1) <br />health of trees (deemed by forester to be safety risk), 2) <br />adjustments that are needed for stormwater channel <br />(has occurred in other spots around city where trees <br />have encountered system), would be impacted due to <br />earth work and construction <br />• Chris Lichty, City Forester, can meet you to discuss the <br />tree health <br />M <br />