Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2025 09 03

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Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board Minutes July 2, 2025 Page 4 of 5 project in Sept. The location in Memory Square Park is in a shady area and looks good. PPLAB informally reviewed and approved the concept. 9. Staff Report • General Park Maintenance Standards overview. • Staff are working on day-to-day maintenance. • Corner landscaping at Eldorado Lane is finished, final cleanup to be done in next 2 weeks, leftover materials will be removed, surface smoothed and reseeded. • N Corner of Via Apia intersection with McCaslin Blvd. is in remediation planning stage, city has been waiting on property owner since February. • Cornerstone community residents are happy with progress on median and streetside restoration. • Mowed medians, over seeded with in-house custom designed mix of short grasses around Eldorado Drive. • Softball tournament is scheduled thru July 5tn • Forestry team worked with Boulder Youth Corps. • Ribbon cutting for Sunflower and Enclave Parks is next Thursday. There have been lots of bunnies this year, more protection for planting has been installed. • Enclave Ribbon Cutting will be a bigger deal, with invited speakers and refreshments. A softer opening is planned for Sunflower Park at 10:00 AM, with Enclave ribbon cutting ceremony at 11:00 AM. • Storm water project is moving along. • 88th Avenue to Dahlia medians will be done before School starts, with better sight lines and improved grass planting. The Golf Course entrance pollinator flower bed remains to be completed • Ash trees in McCaslin and Cherry medians have suffered major damage from the Emerald Ash Borer. Thirty-three ash trees are to be removed in medians due to ash borer damage, and will be replaced with oak, linden, and honey locust. New tree and Ash borer info is on city website. • Parks General Maintenance Management Practices was in draft form in 2023, put in practice in 2024. Staff are to refer to GMMP on regular basis for standards. The final GMMP included significant staff input. 10. Discussion Items for Next Meeting — September 3, 2025 • No PPLAB meeting in Aug. due to anticipated lack of quorum. • August meeting of PPLAB was scheduled for the consultant presentation. PPLAB members can attend the OSAB meeting in Aug. Long Range Plan will arrive at PPLAB for review in Sept. The LRP will be presented to the community at an open house scheduled for the end of Oct. • Jody may not be present at Sept meeting. • Jul. 14, Council workshop 6:00 PM, Comprehensive Plan, with AB comments. City of Louisville Parks Division 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303.335.4774 (phone) www.LouisvilleCO.gov 6