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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-05-08 Downtown Beautification Improvement Ad Hoc Committee Minutes AttachmentDowntown Beautification Improvement ad hoc Committee May 8, 2014 Medium Priority The following projects were ranked medium priority by the committee. The committee needs to rank and determine which of these projects should be added to the high priority list. 1 Add trellis over seat walls 2 Add moveable tables and chairs 3 Replace existing Plaza trees with Plane Sycamore 4 Expand pavement along the business of North Main across from the Plaza 5 Make improvements to the tree/wall at corner of North Main and Winburn Way 6 Consider new street trees to be placed in containers rather than planted 7 Hang colorful pennants at Exit 14 overpass and Ashland Street 8 Fill tree wells with permeable aggregate 9 Add accent pavers to Plaza 10 Replace all Plaza pavers New landscape design for parking lot Lithia Way and Pioneer New ProjeCtS (not ranked) The following projects have been identified and need to be ranked. 1 Add art on wall of Earthly Goods (adjacent to walkway between New Theater and Starbucks 2 Replace rail at top of Calle staircase and around Bluebird Park 4 Remove sitting access on half wall adjacent to Earthly Goods 5 Refurbish Plaza poster kiosk 6 Create paver sidewalk crossings at key pedestrian points (similar to the one at Winburn Way and Calle) 7 Add public restrooms between Plaza and Library 8 Install hanging flower baskets, with irrigation, on all decorative lights on East Main and the Plaza 9 Add additional off-street parking in the Plaza area (vacant lot on Church behind Bards Inn 10 Replace damaged sections of sidewalks/eliminate tripping hazards on existing sidewalks 11 More flower plantings wherever possible Maintenance These projects will be passed on to the various departments to be Projects incorporated into their maintenance schedule. 1 Stain/paint rails along Bluebird Park 2 Park bench maintenance in Bluebird Park 3 Black powder coat cobra lights on North Main 4 Repaint all decorative street light heads 5 Repaint/re-install all thremo-plastic parking space delineators 6 Re -install black metal trash cans where missing 7 Rejuvenated landscaping/re-bark all areas in the Lithia Way/Pioneer parking lot, center island between fire station and library 8 Re lant or reseed lawn abutting East Main 9 Slurry seal street and parking around Plaza 10 Refurbish Plaza poster kiosk 11 Have all street trees professionally trimmed and topped by a qualified arborist. Bring down the height of the tallest tree 12 Replace missing slats on bench at the SW corner of East Main and 2nd Street 13 Add new/re-install/repair protective barriers around the ground - level landscape lights in the Plaza 14 Turn on the Carter statue fountain on the Plaza as well as 1st 2n 3rd streets 15 Refurbish/repair the fountain in front of Black Swan 16 Better sienaae directing tourists to city barkinL areas 2