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11: City,/ <br />im Louisville <br />COLORADO • SINCE 1878 <br />CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br />AGENDA ITEM 2 <br />SUBJECT: <br />DATE: <br />UPDATE — MEDIAN LANDSCAPE RENOVATIONS PROJECT <br />AUGUST 27, 2019 <br />PRESENTED BY: NATHAN MOSLEY, DIRECTOR OF PARKS, RECREATION <br />AND OPEN SPACE <br />DESIGNSCAPES COLORADO, CONTRACTOR <br />DESIGN CONCEPTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS <br />SUMMARY: <br />On April 16, 2019 City Council awarded the Median Landscape Renovations Project to <br />the design build team of Designscapes Colorado and Design Concepts. The majority of <br />medians within the City were developed and landscaped 20 to 30 years ago. <br />Renovations are recommended due to plant material replacement needs, outdated <br />irrigation systems, and in many cases, the concept or landscape theme is not consistent <br />throughout the same boulevard. <br />On July 11 the design build team met with the Public Parks and Landscapes Advisory <br />Board (PPLAB) to review and discuss median precedents and concepts and to define <br />next steps and direction moving forward. Comments from staff were also gathered and <br />the following priorities and objectives were established: <br />• To not "reinvent the wheel" but rather, to work with what we have <br />• To inspect the irrigation systems with regard to replacement of, or salvaging <br />components starting with the point of connection and moving down stream. Staff <br />will play a large roll in this process. <br />• To begin and end each corridor with a focus upon a pop of color in the form of <br />annual plant beds <br />• Tree removal / replacement <br />• Vegetation removal / replacement <br />• To keep budget considerations in mind <br />FISCAL IMPACT: <br />Council has approved $275,000 for phase 1 of the project, which consists of medians <br />on Cherry Street, McCaslin Boulevard and Via Appia. There is an additional $275,000 <br />allocated for 2020 and includes medians on Dillon Road, South Boulder Road and <br />Summit View Drive at Highway 42. There is also $275,000 programmed in the 2021 <br />budget for the median project. <br />The design build team is currently working on detailed cost estimates for the project. <br />Staff will continue to work with the design build team to evaluate costs to ensure that <br />they are aligned with the overall project objectives. Based on the needs of replacing <br />irrigation infrastructure on medians it might be necessary to accelerate some of the <br />CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br />3 <br />