Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2024 08 07

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Parks & Public Landscaping Advisory Board Minutes July 10, 2024 Page 4 of 8 Bryon Weber described area in diagram, generating an estimate of sq. ft. of concrete Jody Ash agrees that does seem like a lot of concrete Cynthia Corne requested presenter to zoom in on Plant schedule Cynthia Corne: Can the board draft an official communication to staff and council on this plan? Adam Blackmore, yes, the PPLAB can make their recommendations Cynthia Corne: Grateful for GoCo grant for these two parks. Are we looking at other materials, other than concrete? Could it be a mix of materials? Bryon Weber: concrete is both a plaza and has a retaining capacity because it is built into the wall, ease of snow removal with concrete vs surface like gravel. Cynthia Corne: Deciduous trees look like compelling choices, if budget allows us to select larger trees, please do. Is it possible from a budgetary perspective to phase these projects? Could we come back through and add additional landscaping in a later phase. We should shift the design to move shade trees further into the park and away from residences - significant distance, 10 feet away from fences. Grasses in median are a seed mix Ellen Toon: The amount of concrete in the plan is reasonable, and concrete is appropriate for flood zones, probably can't relocate the social pad much due to flood risk. PPLAB drafted and approved the following statement: "PPLAB recommend approval of the 90% design concept with the following recommendations: Larger saplings used where possible, placement of all plantings including trees and shrubs to be setback from homes and fences with a standard metric recommended by staff" Bryon Weber: Many trees are placed on the southern and western side of the plaza to provide shade, and advised the board to be mindful of placing too many restrictions on where trees can be placed. Need shade, can better understand the recommended setback. 6