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EXHIBIT I <br /> <br />NORTHSIDE PLAN RECOMMENDATION 27: <br />VEGETATIVE BUFFER AT CHILDREN’S PARK <br /> <br />Landscaping of the children’s playground at Northside Park can be readily accomplished. Staff can <br />plant hedges of Lorapetelum or Ligustrum which, when established, will serve the purpose well. <br />Both of these plants are drought tolerant and are winter hardy and keep their leaves all winter long. <br />One additional consideration for this type of hedge is that it needs to be kept trimmed low so as to <br />be able to actually see the kids using the equipment, from the street. This project would be a good <br />candidate for the drip irrigation system. <br /> <br />Staff’s recommendation is to hold off on this project until the Sprayground is constructed, then do <br />them both simultaneously. There will be a need to protect the children in this area as well. That <br />being said, landscaping for the playground project only, using drip irrigation and drought tolerant <br />plant materials, is estimated to cost around$500-600. If the future sprayground is included, the cost <br />would double to around $1,200 for the project to landscape the entire area around the sprayground <br />and park extension. There is a need for two footbridges across the ditches and a walkway from the <br />existing parking lot northward across the street to the playground. This could be accomplished with <br />culverts and headwalls and cross striping on the street which would allow parking and safe access <br />for parents and children using the playground and the future spraypark. <br /> <br /> <br />