Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2024 07 10

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Parks & Public Landscaping Advisory Board Minutes June 5, 2024 Page 7of8 Cynthia Corne : PPLAB received an update in May from Brian, PPLAB can consult on forestry. We asked can the trees on public lands be a part of the review process. Tamar Krantz: Regarding the grading of the lot - could RTR begin grading as early as June? Can PPLAB request a prairie dog management plan, and request that the developer not use rodenticides, to not injure raptors ? John Webb: The bulk of the land is private property so it's not clear that PPLAB can make recommendations on their land use at this time. Discussion on whether it is appropriate for PPLAB to request or recommend that areas planned to be parks retain existing mature trees. The metro district is maintaining the public landscaping Through construction document review, there may be a role for PPLAB to comment on construction documents. Public right of way landscaping could review these documents. Tim Stalker: Do we know when the grading phase is scheduled to begin? Rob Zuccaro: Their stormwater plan has a schedule; their rights include permission to grade property prior to presenting their subdivision plans. Tim Stalker: It is a high priority to community members to retain natural prairie landscaping Decision is for PPLAB to provide input to the Parks Department which will be submitted on the Red Tail Ridge Construction Drawing. PPLAB requests that Abby McNeal shares this input with the rest of staff as input to planning documents: As PPLAB, in consideration of our role advising on landscaping of streets, public areas, city parks and park operations, would like to recommend (based on consistent community members input) that mature trees are considered to be retained for the purposes of preserving wildlife and local ecosystem and native prairie vegetation. Consistent community input on parks and open space is to keep public spaces as natural as possible and retain mature trees whenever possible. We also ask that you keep in mind the community values of humane relocation of wildlife and minimal grading." Approved by PPLAB unanimously and sent to Abby McNeal via email on 6/6/24. IX. PPLAB 2024 Work Plan Item- McCaslin Signage • Preliminary Definition of Success/ outcomes for Work Plan item • Review map areas — US 36/ McCaslin east to Dillon Road Cynthia gave an overview of this workplan item: We will need to request that this be made a priority for 2025. We would like to see freeway signage indicating where hotels, downtown area and restaurants are located off 36.