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AGENDA REPQRT
DATE:
October 22, 2007
TO:
Honorable Mayor and City Council
THRU:
David N. Carmany, City Manager
FROM:
Vince Mastrosimone, Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: . ZQETER PARK INTERIM LANDSCAPE PLAN
SUMMARY QF REQUEST:
Provide staffwith direction on interim landscaping ofZoeter Park.
BACKGRQUND:
Trees for Seal Beach has approached the City requesting to fund and construct interim
landscaping at the new Zoeter Park. The current use of the park is open turt: The original plan
would add additional trees to the open turf area of the park. The ultimate use and configuration
of Zoeter Park is scheduled as a work item fur the Parks and Recreation Commission.
This request is being returned to Council; it was initially presented to the City Council at the
September 24,2007, meeting. The Council's direction was fur staff to generate a new concept
plan that included only trees that had a high probability of remaining in the ground independent
of any future use of this park.
Staff prepared a new concept plan under these guidelines. It includes glanting trees only in the
2' parkway along Landing Avenue and in the 4' parkway along 12 Street. This plan was
introduced to the Park and Recreation Commission at the September 26, 2007 meeting. The
commission concurred with the planting of trees in the parkways, but not within the park, so as
not to put "the cart befure the horse" should a park p1anning process ultimately envision active
park uses of the space. Additionally, new trees should be of the type that is acceptable to the
parkway size to be planted in. The planting palate used fullows the City's approved Street Tree
Policy and Administrative Guidelines. Recommended fur the 2' parkway are Crepe Myrtles.
The trees recommended fur the 4' parkway are Dancer Pears.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The original request to plant the entire park by Trees for Seal Beach included this organization
funding all construction costs and I st year maintenance costs. In the future, additional tree
trimming will be needed as part of ongoing park maintenance. Should the council recommend
planting trees in the parkways only, funds are available in the City's tree planting budget. Trees
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for Seal Beach has indicated that their donor would probably not fund the attached conceptual
plan.
RECQMMENDATIQN:
Provide staffwith direction on interim landscaping at Zoeter Park.
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