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Parks & Public Landscaping Advisory Board <br />Minutes <br />July 10, 2024 <br />Page 7 of 8 <br />I'd like to throw my support behind community member Will Scherer's idea for fruit trees <br />in Sunflower Park. <br />When I joined PPLAB, this was one item I was specifically interested in supporting; <br />picking fruit throughout the City of Louisville is a family -favorite activity throughout the <br />summer and early fall. <br />Fruit trees are wonderful for pollinators in the spring. In addition, interest in "foraging" is <br />growing, with several community members often picking at their various "spots" around <br />town. Fruit trees at Sunflower Park would provide the community with an opportunity to <br />gather to pick something together. <br />A Nanking cherry tree (similar, if not the species in the medians on Cherry Street), <br />produces dime -nickel -size sour fruit in late June to early July is a great option. A sweet <br />crab apple such as a Dolgo crab apple (such as on the south and east side of Harper <br />Lake in the Open Space), would produce <golf ball size sweet crab apples in mid -late <br />August. Larger fruiting trees could be considered but might also bring a larger potential <br />for rotting fruit. <br />I am encouraged by all of the interest and creative ideas for Sunflower Park and look <br />forward to gathering there with the community again. <br />Draft PPLAB statement 1: <br />Consensus: Contingent approval of the 90% design. Plaza as currently proposed is not <br />recommended, this should be removed, the sunflower motif repurposed and irrigation <br />plan should be updated to include irrigation of the entire play area. <br />Revisit the plant list at 100% review, recommended removal of Weigala and Miss Kim <br />Lilac <br />We would like to see full turf replacement be considered either by project budget or Ops <br />budget. Please consider low water turf. <br />Adam: It's clear feedback, revisions at this point will be minimal considering past <br />approvals, and these kinds of modifications drop us back to 60-80% and will cause <br />delay. We are here to serve and will take these recommendations into account. <br />Bryon: distinction between removing the plaza and seat wall and relocating it. Regrading <br />will make some of the sled hill flatter. <br />9 <br />