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Home My WebLink AboutPACKET Parks Advisory Board 2015-6-19 Parks Advisory Board Agenda th June 19, 2015 11:00 AM 12:00 PM Current Members: Ronna Boles Merle Moore Rooms 202 & 203 Celine Lebeau Chris Reed Estes Park Town Hall Dewain Lockwood Terry Rustin 170 MacGregor Ave Approval of May Minutes Chair Celine Lebeau Arbor Day 2015 review Chair Celine Lebeau Suggestions for 2016 event Chair Celine Lebeau Library Reading Garden Chair Celine Lebeau Tree Ordinance Estes Valley Development Code Appendix Preferred Planting List Other Business Adjourn th Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado,May8, 2015 Minutes of a Regular meeting of the Parks Advisory Boardof the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting heldin the Town HallRooms 100, Engineering th Conference Room,in said Town of Estes Park on the 8day of May, 2015. Present:Merle Moore Ronna Boles Celine Lebeau Dewain Lockwood Also Present:Kevin McEachern, Public WorksOperations Manager Brian Berg, Parks Division Supervisor Jen Imber, Public Works Administrative Assistant Bob Holcomb, Town Board Trustee Absent: Chris Reed Terry Rustin Chair Lebeaucalled the meeting to order at 11:00a.m. GENERAL BUSINESS th It was moved and seconded (Lockwood/Boles) to approve the April 24meeting minutesand the motion passed unanimously. Merle Moore attended a meeting on the Larimer County Scientific and Cultural Facilities District. Merle suggested this district could be very beneficial to Estes Parkif the Town waspart of the district.The movementto be involved in the tax districtis gaining attentionand interestin the Estes Valley.Chair LebeaurequestedPAB members be made aware of future meetingsso they could attend. Ronna Boles contacted the school regarding a memorial type tree. The school has been approached withmany offers of such memorials; they are considering offers and how to approach such a program. The board willbegin tacklinga revision of the Tree Ordinance and an urban forestry program. During the next meeting,the board will review the current ordinances and policies.Brian Bergwill bring forward similar community information.The Estes Valley Development Code Appendix dealing withrecommended plantingswillbe provided to PAB members priortothenext meeting. th Parks Advisory Board May 8, 2015 Page 2 ARBOR DAY 2015 Chair Lebeau reported everything is in place for the elementary school celebration on thth May 15. The Eagle Rock celebration will be held on May 14 and the Town will take part in that celebration by planting trees. Art contest winners were selected and t-shirts and temporary tattoos have been ordered. An event program was passed out to TAB members and everyone was encouraged to attend. PUBLIC ART POLICY AND ORDINANCE Merle Moore met with Director Muhonen and Administrator Lancaster regarding the art policy and ordinance. It was agreed the ordinance would stand and a number of changes were made to the guidelines to bring clarity regarding the advisory role to the Town Board in the art policy process. The ordinance and policy will go to the th Town Board for approval on May 12, with Brian Berg presenting and Merle Moore answering questions regarding policy content. Memorials donations will be handled the same as other artwork. The guidelines document will be referenced in the process, with PAB determining appropriate pieces and plaques to be accepted. It was moved and seconded (Moore/Lockwood) to recommend to the Town Trustees for their approval the ordinance for the Art In Public Places program and the accompanying final draft guidelines for the program, with the motion passed unanimously. Trustee Holcomb presented an idea for funding currently utilized by Loveland. An annual auction in Lovelands sculpture garden art program. Trustee Holcomb recommended contacting the representative for more information to get a similar program started for Estes Park. With no other business to discuss, a motion was made and seconded (Moore/Lockwood) to adjourn the meeting at 11:57 pm, with all voting in favor. APPENDIX C. PREFERRED PLANTING LIST TABLE OF CONTENTS TREES - CONIFERS ................................................................................................................... C-1 TREES - DECIDUOUS ................................................................................................................ C-1 SHRUBS - CONIFER .................................................................................................................. C-2 SHRUBS - DECIDUOUS ............................................................................................................. C-2 FLOWERS - PERENNIALS ......................................................................................................... C-4 FLOWERS - ANNUALS ............................................................................................................... C-5 GROUND COVERS .................................................................................................................... C-6 BULBS ......................................................................................................................................... C-7 VINES .......................................................................................................................................... C-7 GRASSES ................................................................................................................................... C-7 APPENDIX C. PREFERRED PLANTING LIST Hardiness Ratings: 1. Good Water: M-Moist Sun: - Full Sun 2. Acceptable A-Adaptable - Partial Shade 3. May be tolerant D-Dry - Shade X-Xeri A - Adaptable TREES – CONIFERS Botanical NameCommon NameHardinessWaterSunSpread/Ht.Comments Abies concolor Concolor fir (white) 1M/A20'/30' Juniperus scopulorum Common Juniper (upright) 1X12'/30' Native Juniperus virginiana A Picea pungens Colorado Blue Spruce 1A30'/60' Native / Native, aka Pinus aristata Bristlecone Pine 1X20'/40' / Foxtail Pine Pinus contorta latifolia Lodgepole Pine 1A30'/70' Native Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine 2X20'/30' Pinus flexilis Limber Pine 1X30'/50' Native Pinus mugo Mugo Pine 1A/D20'/20' Pinus nigra Austrian Pine 2A/D40'/60' Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa Pine 1X40'/80' Native Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir 1A25'/80' Native / TREES - DECIDUOUS Botanical NameCommon NameHardinessWaterSunSpread/Ht.Comments Acer ginnala Amur Maple 2A20'/20' Acer negundo Box Elder 2A50'/50' Acer tataricum Tatarian Maple 2AA20'/25' Aesculus glabra Ohio Buckeye 2A30'/40' / Native, aka Alnus tenuifolia Mountain Alder 1A20'/30' Thinleaf / Alder Betula fontinaus Western Red Birch 1M/A25'/35' Native / Native, aka Betula occidentalis Western River Birch 1M10'/15' Rocky Mtn. Birch Betula pendula lacinata Cutleaf Weeping Birch 3M/A / Crataegus mordenensis Toba Hawthorne 2A20'/20' Patmore & Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash 3A/D40'/50' Marshall Seedless Malus "Dolgo" Dolgo Crab 2A30'/30' Malus "Hopa" Hopa Crab 2A25'/25' Malus "Radiant" Radiant Crab 2A20'/25' Malus "Royalty" Royal Crab 2A15'/15' Populus acuminata Lance Leaf Cottonwood 1A40'/60' Populus alba White Poplar (silver) 2A Populus angustifolia Narrow Leaf Cottonwood 1A30'/50' Native Populus sargentii Common Cottonwood 1A60'/80' Populus tremuloides Aspen 1M/A30'/50' Native aka Canada Prunus virginiana "Shubert" Shubert Choke Cherry 1A25'/30' Red Pyrus calleryanan "Redspire" Redspire Pear 1A20'/35' Quercus gambelii Gambel Oak 2D12'/20' Native / Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak 2A/D80'/80' Sorbus aucuparia Mountain Ash, European 2A25'/30' / Ulmus pumila Siberian Elm 2 SHRUBS - CONIFER Botanical NameCommon NameHardinessWaterSunSpread/Ht.Comments Juniperus chinensis "Pfitzeriana" Pfitzer Juniper 1A/D10'/12' Juniperus chinensis "Old Gold" Old Gold Juniper 1A/D4'/4' Juniperus chinensis "Compact" Compact Pfitzer 1A/D6'/4' Juniperus chinensis "Sea Green" Sea Green Juniper 1A/D8'/6' Juniperus chinensis "Prostrata" Prostrate Juniper 2A/D Juniperus horizontalis "Bar Bar Harbor Juniper 2A8'/1' Harbor" Juniperus horz. "Prince of Wales" Prince of Wales Juniper 1A/D10'/8" Juniperus horizontalis Wiltonii Wilton Juniper 1A/D8'/6" Juniperus Weberii Weber Juniper 1A/D Juniperus sabina "Broadmore" Broadmore Juniper 1A/D8'/18" / Juniperus sabina "Buffalo" Buffalo Juniper 1A/D8'/18" / Juniperus sabina "Calgary Carpet"Calgary Carpet Juniper 1A/D8'/18" / Juniperus sabina "Scandia" Scandia Juniper 1A/D6'/2' / Juniperus sabina "Tamoriscifolia" Tammy Juniper 1A/D8'/6" / Juniperus scopulorum Table Top Blue Juniper 1A/D8'/5' SHRUBS - DECIDUOUS Botanical NameCommon NameHardinessWaterSunSpread/Ht.Comments Good fall Acer ginnala "compacta" Dwarf Amur Maple 2A8'/8' color Acer glabrum Rocky Mt. Maple 1D15'/29' Native Native, nice fall color, Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon Service Berry 1A/D12'/12' / yellow, orange Amelanchier canadensis Shadblow Service Berry 1A20'/25' Berberis mentorensis Mentor Barberry 2A7'/7' / Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea Redleaf Barberry 3A6'/6' / Berberis thunbergii "Rosy Glow" Rosy Glow Barberry 3A4'/4' Caragana arborescens Siberian Peashrub 1D12'/15' Cercocarpus intricatus Little Leaf Mt. Mahogany 1D4'/4' Cercocarpus ledifolius Curlleaf Mt. Mahogany 1D20'/25' Cercocarpus montanus Mountain Mahogany 1D6'/6' Native / Cornus stolonifera Red-Osier Dogwood 2M/AA3'/3' Native Cotoneaster acutifolia Peking Cotoneaster 1D6'/3' / Cotoneaster apiculatus Cranberry Cotoneaster 2A6'/2' / Euonymus alata compacta Dwarf Burning Bush 2A6'/6' Lonicera tartarica zambellii Zambelli Honeysuckle 1A/D12'/12' / Pachistima myrsinites Mountain Lover 3A2'/2' Native / Potentilla abbotswood Abbotswood Potentilla 1A3'/3' Potentilla fruticosa Native Potentilla 1A3'/3' Native Potentilla "Gold drop" Gold Drop Potentilla 1A3'/3' Potentilla "Jackmanni" Jackman Potentilla 1A4'/4' Potentilla "Kathryn Dykes" Kathryn Dykes Potentilla 1A4'/3' Potentilla "Mt. Everest" Mt. Everest Potentilla 1A Prunus besseyi Sand Cherry 1A/D6'/6' Prunus cistena Purple Leaf Plum 1A6'/8' Prunus tomentosa Nanking Cherry 1A12'/10' Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac 1A/D10'/15' Rhus glabra cis montana Rocky Mt. Sumac 1A/D6'/6' / Rhus trilobata Three-leaf Sumac 1D6'/6' Native Nice fall color, Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac 2A15'/25' Yellow, orange, red Ribes alpinum Alpine Current 1A6'/6' / Ribes aureum Golden Current 1A/D6'/6' / Ribes cereum Squaw Current 1D4'/4' Native Robina neomexicana New Mexican Locust 2D12'/20' Rosa foetida bi-color Austrian Copper Rose 1A/D8'/10' Rosa rugosa Red Shrub Rose 1A/D6'/4' Rubus deliciosus Thimbleberry 1AA6'/6' Native Salix purpurea nana Dwarf Arctic Willow 1M/A5'/5' / Salix purpurea pendula Blue Fountain Willo 1M/A12'/8' / Sambucus canadensis aurea Golden Elderberry 2M/A12'/12' Sambucus pubens Red Elderberry 1M/A12'/12' / Sheperdia argentea Silver Buffaloberry 1D12'/15' Spirea bumalda Anthony Waterer Anthony Waterer Spirea 2A4'/3' / Spirea bumalda froebeli Froebel Spirea 3A4'/4' / Spirea nipponica Snowmound Spirea 2A5'/5' / Spirea vanhouttei Vanhoutte Spirea 2A8'/6' / Symphoricarpos chenaulti Hancock Coralberry 2A/D6'/3' / Symphoricarpos oreophilus Mt. Snowberry 1A4'/4' Native / Syringia vulgaris Common Lilac 1A/D12'/20' Syringia vulgaris "Lavender Lady" French Lilac 1A/D10'/12' FLOWERS - PERENNIALS Botanical NameCommon NameHardinessWaterSunSpread/Ht.Flower ColorBloom TimeNative Achillea filipendulina Yarrow, tall yellow 1X2'/5'yellow summer Achillea lanulosa Yarrow, native 1X3'/2'white, rarely pink summerX Yarrow, common Achillea millefolium 1X3'/2'white summer white Alcea rosea Hollyhocks 1D/A3'/6'variousearly summer-fall Alyssum montanum Basket of Gold 1A18"/12" mustard yellow mid spring Rocky Mtn. blue w/white Aquilegia caerulea 1A18"/24" spring-summer X / Columbinecenter Mckana’s Aquilegia x "Mckana" 1AA18"/24" variousspring-summer Columbine Astilbe False Spirea 2A2'/2'white late spring / Athyrium filix-femina Lady Fern 1M15"/36" X Campanula Cup and Saucer 2A1'/2'varioussummer / calycanthema Campanula Harebell 1D18"/18" bluelate spring-summerX / rotundiflora Cerastium fontanum Mouse Ear 1A10"/10" white spring-summer X / Chrysanthemum Pyrethrum/Painted 1A18"/24" variouslate spring-summer coccineum Daisy Chrysanthemum Shasta Daisy 1A2'/3'white summer maximum Convallaria majalis Lily of the Valley 1M15"/12" white late spring / Coreopsis grandiflora Double Coreopsis 1A15"/15" yellow mid summer Lance-leaf Coreopsis lanceolata 1A2'/2'yellow early-mid summer Coreopsis yellow w/red Coreopsis tinctoria Plains Coreopsis 1A15"/15" mid summer center Delphinium elatum Larkspur 1A3'/5'varioussummer DianthusDianthus1A12"/12" variousmid summer Dianthus barbatus Sweet William 1A1'/2'variousspring-summer Fringed Bleeding late spring-early Dicentra "Luxuriant" 1A18"/18" dark pink Heart sum. late spring-early Dicentra spectabillis Old Bleeding Heart 1A2'/3'pink sum. yellow, pink, late spring-early Digitalis grandiflora Foxglove 1M/A18"/30" / white sum. Doronicum cordatum Leopard's Bane 2M18"/24" yellow spring / Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower 1A/D2'/3'lavender-purple mid-late summer Erigeron speciosus Fleabane 1A2'/2'white summerX Nativeyellow w/red Gaillardia aristata 1X2'/2'X Blanketflower center yellow w/red Gaillardia grandiflora Blanketflower 1X2'/3'summer center Gaillardia grandiflora Goblin red w/yellow 1D/A18"/18" mid summer "Goblin" Blanketflower center Gentiana septemfida Crested Gentian 1M/A1'/1'dark blue late spring / Hemerocallis Day Lilies 1D3'/3'orange, yellow mid summer Hosta "Royal Plantain Lily, Royal 1A2'/2'white late summer Standard" Standard Hosta sieboldiana Plantain Lily, Blue 1A3'/3'white-lavender late summer / "Elegans"Giant Hosta undulata Plantain Lily, white 1A18"/24" pale lavender mid summer "Variegata" rimmed late spring-early Iberis sempervirens Candytuft 1A2'/1'white sum. Japanese Iris, Iris kaempferi 2M18"/36" purple early-mid summer purple Kniphofia uvaria Red-Hot-Poker 1D2'/3'orange/yellow mid-late summer Liatris spicata Gayfeather 1A/D18"/24" lavender-purple mid-late summer Linum perenne Blue Flax 1X18"/24" bluelate spring-mid sum. Lupinus polyphyllus Lupine1A2'/3'variousspring-summer Lychnis chalcedonica Maltese Cross 1A18"/36" scarlet mid summer MatteucciaOstrich Fern 1M2'/3' Myosotis scorpioides Forget-Me-Not 2M18"/8" blue, white, rose spring / Nierembergia Nierembergia 2AA12"/5" white summer hippomanica Papaver nudicaule Iceland Poppy 1A18"/24" varioussummer-fall Papaver orientalis Oriental Poppy 1A2'/3'variousspring-summer Husker Red Penstemon digitalis 1A2'/3'pale pink spring-summer Penstemon Phlox paniculata Garden Phlox 1A2'/3'variousmid-late summer Physostegia Obedient Plant 1A2'/3'white late summer-fall / virginiana Polemonium Jacob's Ladder 2A18"/24" bluelate spring-summer / caeruleum Prunella grandiflora Self Heal 1A1'/1'lavendersummer / Ratibida columnifera Mexican Hat 1A2'/3'goldensummerX yellow w/green Rudbeckia fulgida Black-Eyed Susan 1A/D2'/2'summer eye yellow w/brown Rudbeckia hirta Black-Eyed Susan 1A/D2'/3'summerX eye Salvia superba Blue Salvia 1A18"/24" bluesummer Saponaria ocymoides Rock Soapwort 1A18"/12" pinklate spring-summer Thermopsis Golden Banner 1A2'/3'goldenspringX / divaricarpa Tradescantia Spiderwort 1A2'/2'magenta pink early summer / andersoniana Veronica spicata Speedwell 1A18"/18" varioussummer FLOWERS – ANNUAL Botanical NameCommon NameHardinessWaterSunSpread/Ht.Flower ColorBloom TimeNative Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon 2A8"/12" varioussummer / Begonia Begonia3M10"/10" varioussummer-fall / semperflorens Calendula oficinalis Pot Marigold 2M8"/8" yellow/orange spring-fall / Celosia plumosa Cockscomb 3A8"/10" varioussummer-fall Centaurea cyanus Bachelor's Button 1A1'/2'varioussummer / Cosmos bipinnatis Cosmos2M1'/3'varioussummer-fall / DianthusPinks 1A8"/8" varioussummer-fall Dyssodia tenuiloba Dahlberg Daisy 3AA8"/8" golden yellow late spring-summer Eschscholzia California Poppy 1X10"/10" yellow/orange summer californica Gazaniarigens Treasure Flower 1A12"/18" varioussummer-fall Gerbera jamesonii African Daisy 1A1'/1'varioussummer Impatiens wallerana Impatiens3M18"/18" varioussummer-fall / LimoniumStatice2A12"/18" varioussummer Lobelia erinus Lobelia1M8"/6" varioussummer / Lobularia maritima Sweet Alyssum 1A8"/4" varioussummer-fall Matthiola incana Stock 2A12"/18" variousspring-summer Nemesia strumosa Nemesia2A8"/8" variousspring-summer Nicotiana alata Flowering Tobacco 3A18"/30" varioussummer / Pelargoniumhortorum Geranium 2A15"/15" varioussummer Petunia x hybrida Petunia1A20"/12" varioussummer Phlox drummondii Annual Phlox 2A6"/10" varioussummer Portulaca grandiflora Rose Moss 1D8"/6" varioussummer Salvia splendens Annual Salvia 2M10"/10" varioussummer / Santolina Lavender Cotton 1X15"/15" goldspring-summer chamaecyparissus Senecio cineraria Dusty Miller 1A9"/9" Silene armeria Catchfly 1A1'/2'rose-pink summer-fall Tagetes Marigold2A12"/15" yellow/orange summer Verbena hybrida Verbena 2A8"/8" varioussummer Viola kitaibeliana Johnny-Jump-Up 1M18"/12" varioussummer-fall Viola wittrockiana Pansy 1M8"/10" variousspring-fall Zinnia elegans Zinnia2M1'/2'varioussummer-fall GROUND COVERS Botanical NameCommon NameHardinessWaterSunSpread/Ht.Flower ColorBloom TimeNative AegopodiumSnow on the 1A24"/12" white summer / podagraria Mountain Ajuga reptans Carpet bugle 1AA12'/6" bluelate spring Arabis Alpine Rockcress 1A12"/9" white spring caucasica-Snowcap Arctostaphylos Kinnikinnick1X36"/6" soft pink early spring X uva-ursi Arenaria Irish Moss 1M12"/2" white late spring / verna-caespitosa Artemisia Silvermound Sage 1X24"/12" yellow late summer schmidtiana Cerastium Snow in Summer 1X18"/12" white spring/summer tomentosum Deplosperma cooperi Purple Iceplant 1X18"/4" violet purple summer/fall DelospermaYellow Hardy 1X18"/2" yellow summer nubigenum Iceplant Fragaria Americana Wild Strawberry 1A/DA18"/6" white spring Galium odoratum Sweet Woodruff 1A12"/8" white late spring Mahonia repens Creeping Mahonia 1X18"/18 yellow spring/summer X / Phlox subulata Creeping Phlox 1A18"/6" blue & white early spring / Sedum acre Stonecrop 1D18"/4" yellow early summer Sedum spurium Dragon's Blood 1D18"/4" rose red mid summer Sempervivum Hens and Chicks 1D18"/6" Dwarf Creeping Thymus minus 1AA12"/1" pinkearly summer Thyme Thymus Wooly Thyme 1D18"/1" pinkearly summer pseudolanuginosis Thymus serpyllum Lemon Thyme 1A18"/1" purplish pink early summer citroides Vinca minor Periwinkle 1AA18"/6" dark blue summer Waldsteinia ternata Barren Strawberry 1AA12"/12" yellow late spring BULBS Botanical NameCommon NameHardinessWaterSunFlower ColorBloom Time Chionodoxa luciliae Chionodoxa 1Avarious spring Crocus Crocus 1Apurple & white early spring Hyacinthus orientalis Hyacinth 1Ablue spring Narcissus Daffodils 1Avarious spring Tulipa Tulips 1Avarious spring VINES Botanical Name Common Name Hardiness Water SunComments Clematis x jackmanil Purple Clematis 2A Euonymus fortunei Wintercreeper 1A/DA Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper 1A / Quinquefolia englemanii Engleman Ivy 1A / GRASSES Botanical NameCommon NameHardinessWaterSunComments Cortaderia selloana Pampas Grass 3A Festuca ovina glauca Blue Fescue 1A Miscanthus sinensis Miscanthus 1A Phalaris arundinacea Ribbon Grass 1AANative Sisyrinchium montanum Blue Eyed Grass 2ANative