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January 27, 2012 <br />To: Rick DeGardner <br />Re: Environmental Board Recommendations on Landscaping at City Hall <br />The following recommendations were made at the January 25th Environmental Board meeting <br />concerning re- landscaping City Hall: <br />• Keep all trees in the main island <br />• Do not recommend sod replacing native areas. <br />• Do not recommend irrigation for in the tree area because of damage that would be caused <br />to the trees because of root severing <br />• Recommend maintaining native plant display for the benefit of public education in <br />stormwater issues, and freshwater conservation. <br />• Recognizing that the native plants can lose some diversity (flowers /color) at times, that a <br />yearly addition of flowering plants be added to the landscape <br />• Native plants will be transitioning from prairie type plants (sun loving) to woodland type <br />plants as the tree canopy closes and becomes shadier. Helping this transition with shade <br />type plants is recommended. <br />• The "eyebrow" flower bed designs are ok. The board likes the use of natives in these <br />areas as much as possible. They would like a chance to give input into species selection. <br />• Don't plant Barbary <br />• Plant 3 American Chestnut trees in the understory <br />• Weed issues should be addressed on a timely and continuous basis. <br />• The Environmental Board would like to review the status of the main island during the <br />growing season by site visit before each Environmental Board meeting. <br />• Use perennials and natives as much as possible in the foundation plantings. <br />• <br />• <br />• <br />