Horticulture and Forestry Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2014 08 07

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Louisville Sustainability Advisory Board Proposed Neighborhood Community Garden Proposal Obtain City of Louisville support for a neighborhood community garden. Purpose • Provide an additional community garden for Louisville citizens - particularly those without access to garden land (residents in multi family homes, with small yards, with shaded or unsuitable land) • Align Louisville more closely with the concepts of a livable city. • Provide an opportunity for development of a strong social network. • Enhance sustainable practices in Louisville through the growing of local food. • Address a recreational /sustainability trend desired by citizens (over 150 citizens have signed petitions supporting the garden) Additional Benefits • Beautify unused, vacant land • Foster a sense of belonging and attachment for gardeners and the neighborhood • Model sustainability through organic practices and efficient use of resources • Promote healthy food and a healthy lifestyle • Provide citizen's in Lydia Morgan Elderly Housing with an opportunity to garden • Conform to intent of the PROST Master Plan to provide garden for citizens' • Adhere to goals of the final Comprehensive Plan to provide a sense of community2 Proposed Site • Empty lot on the NW corner of Garfield Avenue and Griffith Street. The Parks and Recreation Department have proposed this site. (See Appendix A) • LSAB would like to propose an alternate site - the unused lot on the NE corner of Garfield Avenue and Griffith Street (See Appendix B). This site is adjacent to less housing. A garden could also be set back further from the road. Minimum requirements for a Garden Site • Sufficient space for 25 plots - each 10' X 25' • Six to eight hours of sun daily • Location central to a neighborhood • Location with minimal impact on adjacent land users • Space for limited parking (2 -4 vehicles) • Water tap Organization • Self governing citizens group - non - profit 501(c) • Management Committee elected by gardeners for the following roles: Administrator, Membership, Treasurer, Secretary, Maintenance, Enforcement 1 Louisville Parks and Recreation Master Plan Summary - Final Results, February 2012, Objective 2.2 ( "Ensure that changing trends and needs are addressed... e.g. community gardens "), 2.9 d (establish a process for evaluating surplus properties... "some of the smaller properties throughout the city could be good places for local community gardens. ") City of Louisville Final Comprehensive Plan, May 7, 2013, The Vision Statement and Core Community Values, Core Community Values 6