03/03/2022 - Meeting Materials PARKS,NATURAL LANDS, URBAN FORESTRY AND TRAILS ADVISORY BOARD of SALT LAKE CITY
Formal Meeting
Thursday,March 3,2022
5:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m.
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AGENDA
1—Convening the Meeting 5:00PM
Call to Order
Chair Comments
2—Approval of Minutes 5:03PM
Approve February 3,2022 Meeting Minutes
3—Public Comment Period 5:05PM
Verbal comments are limited to no more than 3 minutes; 15 minutes total.Written
comments are welcome.
4—Staff Discussion and Agenda Items 5:20PM
Park Ranger Program Update—Carmen Bailey 15 mins
Miller Park Update—Tyler Murdock 10 mins
KABOOM! Donation Proposal—Kat Maus(Action Item) 5 mins
5—Board Discussion and Action Items 5:50PM
Board Discussion about Engaging with Constituents 10 mins
Board Review and Discuss Draft Letter Regarding Reimagine Nature Master Plan 10 mins
(Action Item)
Continued Board Discussion on Public Lands FY2023 Budget Initiatives&Ranking Letter 30 mins
(Action Item)
6—Confirmation of Next Meeting,Board Comments&Future Agenda Items 6:40PM
Board Subcommittee updates as needed
• Trails Subcommittee
• Bylaws Subcommittee
• Communication Subcommittee
Board Comment and Question Period
Next Meeting:April 7, 2022
Request for Future Agenda Item
Upcoming Involvement Opportunities
7—Adjourn 7:00PM
PARKS,NATURAL LANDS,URBAN FORESTRY AND TRAILS ADVISORY BOARD of SALT LAKE CITY
Formal Meeting
Thursday,February 3,2022
5:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m.
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February 3, 2022 Minutes (Unapproved)
1—Convening the Meeting 5:00PM
• Call to Order
• Polly Hart
• Brianna Binnebose
• Samantha Finch
• Jenny Hewson
• Phil Carroll
• CJ Whittaker
• Ginger Cannon
• Clayton Scrivner
• Chair Comments
Polly Hart announced that Tyler Murdock will be Public Land's new Deputy Director.
2—Approval of Minutes 5:03PM
• Approve January 6, 2022 Meeting Minutes
Ms. Hart solicited the board for a motion to approve the January 2022 PNUT Board
Meeting minutes. Bri Binnebose motioned to approve the minutes. Phil Carroll
seconded the motion.
The PNUT Board voted unanimously to approve the minutes.
3—Public Comment Period 5:05PM
• Verbal comments are limited to no more than 3 minutes; 15 minutes total.
Written comments are welcome.
Anne Cannon
Ms. Cannon stated that at the last community council meeting, many people
expressed concerns regarding the overuse of Wasatch Hollow's off-leash dog area. Ms.
Cannon encouraged Public Lands to implement the Park Ranger program in other
parks.
Jan Hemming
Ms. Hemming provided the PNUT Board with an update on the Miller Bird Refuge and
Nature Park, a critical issue that has been going on for the past eight years. On
February 2, 2022, community members met with city officials to discuss specific issues
in the park. Community members have also met with twelve conservationist groups
who are anxious to work with the City. The community is hoping to bring together a
coalition to stop bad practices in the park and begin a revitalization process. The
community's residents also passed in a vote support for a moratorium period for
vegetation plantings, soil erosion restoration and other improvements to the park.
4—Staff Discussion and Agenda Items 5:20PM
• Road Map of Public Lands Projects in 2022—Kristin Riker 15 mins
Public Lands Director Kristin Riker shared a road map of the department's projects by
division for 2022.
Administration
Legislative Intent
- Public Lands has been asked by City Council to provide an estimate of the
funding that would be needed to adequately maintain all the city's Public
Lands. This estimate should include the number of employees, supplies,
equipment and appropriate signage needed. This is a large project that Public
Lands hopes to complete by April 2022. The legislative intent addresses 6
goals: recruitment, matching the growth of SLC with the growth of Public
Lands, addressing aging infrastructure, improving stewardship capacity,
funding currently unfunded responsibilities and reducing crime and anti-social
behavior in Public Lands.
Planning and Ecological Services
Major Projects
Planning and Ecological Services will be completing the following major projects. Each
of these projects contains elements of Public Engagement involving Planning and
Communications staff.
- Allen Park, Glendale Water Park, Pioneer Park, Emerald Ribbon Master Plan,
Downtown Green Loop Design, Foothills Trailhead Development, Liberty Park
Cultural Landscape Report and Masterplan, Seven Canyons Fountain and
Fisher Mansion Carriage House.
Medium Projects
- 9Line Urban Orchard, Wasatch Hollow Access, Hidden Hollow Irrigation,
Community Parks Wayfinding and Signage, Miller Bird Refuge, Poplar Grove
Tennis Renovation,Three Creeks West Vision, Liberty Park Basketball Court
Resurfacing,Jordan Park Pedestrian Pathways and Event Grounds, Harrison
Community Garden and the RAC Playground.
Communications
Communications will be completing a variety of projects throughout the year.These
projects include implementing community engagement and equity analytics to analyze
communications engagement data and understand how Public Lands can
communicate with all, updating web pages, planning grand openings and celebrations,
implementing the Love your Block grant initiative and implementing the second year of
the Trail Ambassadors program.
Urban Forestry
Urban Forestry will be focusing on maximizing the quality of production capability and
currently allocated resources as well as advocating for additional resources that are
needed.
The Division will also be engaging in education and outreach to SLC residents to
encourage tree health and watering schedules.
Operations
Operations is working on implementing Cartegraph, a work order software with
capabilities for tracking asset conditions,warehouse materials and work tasks,
throughout Public Lands.
• Discussion about Backlog of Public Lands Construction Projects—Tyler 15 mins
Murdock
Tyler Murdock presented background information on the Planning and Projects team,
the challenges currently being faced by the team and the solutions the team is working
on. Mr. Murdock also provided the board with a written update regarding 5 projects.
The growth of Salt Lake City is creating a demand for expansion of the Public Lands
network. Along with this growth comes is an increased impact fee collection, which
allows for the growth of Public Lands Planning Team.
Currently, Public Lands has a total of 58 capital projects.
- 15 recently funded and not yet started projects
- 27 projects in concept/construction design phase
- 7 projects in bid/construction phase
- 9 closeout projects
Public Lands is facing the following challenges:
- Staffing Capacity—currently, Public Lands has 3 project planning staff
members.The City's Engineering division and outside consultant groups are
also facing similar staffing issues.
- Project Management Issues—Many key issues that delay projects are related
to permitting and needs for approval from numerous jurisdiction partners.
- Budget Overruns/Inflation— Historically, Public Lands has funded projects
concept design and construction at the same time. This funding process is
currently being altered because this process results in projects securing
funding years before the funding is spent, which does not account for rise in
cost of materials and inflation.
- Lack of a Project Management System—Public Lands and Engineering do not
have a shared project management system.This presents a challenge for
timely review, leading to delays.
- Land Use—Land use problems, zoning process, right of way vacation and lot
consolidation all go through a formal process of 6-9 months which adds to
complications and delays.
- Rise in Constituent Applications—A rise in these applications has resulted in
reduced capacity for the planning team.
- Project Prioritization—The planning team is in need of a new project
prioritization structure.
The following solutions are being implemented to address current challenges:
- Staff Capacity—Staff is currently working on the legislative intent to address
staffing capacity issues. Engineering is also working on revising staff
classifications to implement and hire more staff. Public Lands has also
increased its number of on call consultants to 5.
- Project Management—The Engineering division recently implemented a joint
project management system. Public Lands planning staff is also implementing
a shared project implementation software with the community engagement
team to ensure timely updates on project's status.
- Project Charters—Project charters will be implemented to improve the
decision-making process surrounding larger projects.
- Planning Timelines—Public Lands will create a 5-year strategic plan as outlined
in the Reimagine Nature Masterplan.
- Asset Management—An asset management plan will be developed.
- Communication—Public Lands will be creating a website with information
about all projects and updates.This site will be going live in the next couple of
months.
Mr. Murdock would like to provide the PNUT Board with a write up of the timeline and
implementation plan of solutions next month.
Ginger Cannon asked what ideas does Mr. Murdock have to tie back projects to the
five goals of sustain, connect, welcome, protect and grow that are outlined in the
masterplan and what timelines have been submitted to the City Council in regards to
the masterplan?
Mr. Murdock responded that the masterplan recommends a strategic 5-year plan is
outlined for CIP projects.This timeline will help Public Lands understand the priorities
of the community and what projects the department should be applying for. In these
CIP projects, Public Lands would like to see every project tie back to the five strategic
goals outlined in the masterplan.
As for the Reimagine Nature Master Plan,the plan has been transmitted to the Mayor
and forwarded to the Council. Public Lands is still working with Council and the plan's
consulting group to identify a date for a presentation in March.After the presentation,
there will be two more Council sessions featuring a public hearing and adoption of the
plan. Public Lands is hoping to have the plan adopted in April 2022.
During the public hearing process there will be opportunity for members of the public
to comment on the masterplan draft.The draft is available at
https://www.reimaginenatureslc.com/for public viewing.
• Miller Park Update—Kat Maus 10 mins
Public Lands Planner Kat Maus provided the PNUT Board with an update on the Miller
Park CIP application.The update provided was just on the CIP application titled Miller
Park Trail ADA Access Improvements and Historic Structure Preservation.While
management concerns are related to the future of this project, this project is running
parallel to discussions recurring in the city regarding management of the park.
The original CIP project was funded in 2018 for$425,000. The City has used a total of
$57,165 of these funds.
$37,000 of the spent funds was used for hiring consult team Alta Planning, public
engagement, hiring geotechnical structure engineers, summary board creations and
producing boards and information materials that will be used in future presentations
to the Yalecrest Community Council and PNUT Board. $16,500 of these funds have
gone towards engineering fees in Salt Lake City's Engineering division. $3,700 of these
funds is still left in the consultant's contract, leaving a remaining balance of$367,835.
The remaining balance will be utilized once Public Lands has direction on the scope of
design and construction costs for implementing this project.
Ms. Maus provided the PNUT Board with a timeline of items that have occurred since
the CIP project was funded.The Miller Park CIP Project was applied for in 2017 and
approved by City Council. In September of 2018, Public Lands engaged a consultant to
perform an evaluation of historic walls and park accessibility. The most significant
delays of the Miller Park CIP project resulted from months of no contact from this
initial consultant. In early 2019 Public Lands canceled their request for contract from
this consultant and went out to bid for a new consultant between February 2019 to
May 2019. Public Lands then brought on Alta Consulting to perform an evaluation of
the walls and ADA access.
The second setback that Public Lands encountered was the COVID-19 Pandemic,which
lead to many projects being put on hold between March 2020 and February 2021.
In Early spring 2021, Public Engagement surrounding this project took place. Also in
spring 2021, Public Land's project manager moved to the engineering division, causing
the project to go without a manager for a period of time.
In July 2021, Ms. Maus was assigned to this project and has been in conversations with
the constituent who submitted the project on how to proceed.
In October 2021, Public Lands met on site with community members, Councilman
Dugan and Mayor's office representatives to share the project.
In December 2021, Public Lands intended to go to the Yalecrest Community Council to
present a change in scope of the project.As a number of concerns have risen,this
agenda item has been moved.
Public Lands proposed to present to the Yalecrest Community Council in February 2021
but had the agenda item moved due to COVID-19 concerns.
Public Lands is proposing to redefine the scope of the CIP project. The original CIP
application listed two major goals of preserving the historic walls and providing ADA
access to the park.
In the initial round of public engagement that began in spring 2021 as well as in
findings from geotechnical structural reports, several projects have been identified
that will fulfill the goals of the original application to a greater extent than the
individual projects that were originally proposed in the application.The City feels it's
important to share this new information and propose a change of scope amendment.
After getting feedback and recommendations, Public Lands staff will submit a budget
amendment request to City Council who will make the final decision.
The timeline for this project moving forward is as follows.
Public Lands will appear on the Yalecrest Community Council agenda in March 2022.
Then, Public Lands will return to the PNUT board in April 2022 for a recommendation.
Once City Council makes their determination, Public Lands will work with the
consultant to implement the project.
Public Lands will also ask for Yalecrest Community council to provide written feedback
for the PNUT Board presentation that will be included in the board packet.
If any board members have questions regarding the project, please contact Ms. Maus
directly at katherine.maus@slcgov.com
5—Board Discussion and Action Items 6:00PM
• Board Discussion on Public Lands FY2023 Budget Initiatives& 30 mins
Recommendation
Ms. Cannon asked Ms. Riker how do the budget initiatives presented tie into the
budget process? Ms. Riker responded that each year Public Lands starts with their
budget from last year.The initiatives proposed are added funds to the existing budget.
The budget initiatives are comprised of new things Public Lands needs to support
properties coming online, currently unfunded tasks and initiatives that support the
Mayor's 2022 objectives or the masterplan vision.
Ms. Hart asked whether the golf course fund takes care of the trees located on golf
courses? Ms. Riker responded that Urban Forestry is not responsible for taking care of
golf course trees. Currently,the Golf division lacks capacity to maintain the trees in the
manner that Urban Forestry could. Public Lands also recognizes that the trees on golf
courses greatly benefit the community, leading the department to propose the
planting of more trees in these areas since they will be watered and cared for.
The PNUT Board decided that Ms. Binnebose will create a Google Form that board
members will use to rank and provide feedback on the FY2023 budget initiatives. After
the form is created,the board will have 10 days to make their recommendations.Then
Ms. Hart and Ms. Binnebose will take a week to go through everyone's responses and
clarify the list.
6—Confirmation of Next Meeting, Board Comments& Future Agenda Items 6:30PM
• Board Subcommittee updates as needed
Trails Subcommittee Update
Mr. Whittaker, Mr. Carroll and Ms. Hart met with Mr. Murdock before the PNUT Board
meeting to get the subcommittee moving forward.
Communications Subcommittee
Ms. Binnebose stated that the communications subcommittee can serve as a sounding
board to Public Lands for any projects that could use input or a review.The
subcommittee would love to utilize their experience to aid Public Lands
communications team however they can.
Bylaws Subcommittee
Ms. Cannon stated that the subcommittee has a copy of some draft bylaw changes
specifically about the number of voting procedures, board responsibilities, officer
responsibilities and public responsibilities.The subcommittee is looking to review
these with Ms. Riker and the city attorney and report back to the board after for a final
review and vote. Mr.Allen will assist the subcommittee in facilitating a meeting with
Ms. Riker and the city attorney.
• Board Comment and Question Period
Ms. Cannon commented that she is concerned that new board member Nathan
Manuel has not been present at any meetings. Mr.Allen has contacted him numerous
times before meetings but has been unable to get a response. Ms. Hart will attempt to
contact Mr. Manuel and if there is no response the board will look at next steps.
Mr. Carroll asked if Public Lands could provide the board with an org chart. Mr. Allen
will send a copy of the chart to the board members.
• Next Meeting: March 3, 2022
• Request for Future Agenda Item
In September 2021,the board was supposed to write a letter of support for the
Reimagine Nature Master Plan. Ms. Cannon and Ms. Binnebose received support from
the board to coordinate and write a letter of support. If completed, the letter will be a
future agenda item for March 2022.
• Upcoming Involvement Opportunities
7—Adjourn 6:40PM
Ms. Binnebose motioned to end the February meeting. Ms. Hewson seconded the motion. All board
members voted in favor of ending the meeting.
WebEx Meeting Chat
Hi everyone, I just got an email that City internet might go down for about 15 minutes momentarily. I
made Tyler Murdock the host of the meeting in case I disappear for a few minutes.
from Allen, Luke to everyone: 5:44 PM
https://www.reimaginenatureslc.com/
from Bri Binnebose to everyone: 5:45 PM
Would it be possible to get calendar invites once those dates are set?
from Allen, Luke to everyone: 5:45 PM
Yes, good idea Bri. I will keep an eye out for those dates.
from Bri Binnebose to everyone: 5:45 PM
Thanks Luke, appreciate that!
from Riker, Kristin to everyone: 6:01 PM
support
from Riker, Kristin to everyone: 6:06 PM
Thank you PNUT Board.Time to sign off.Thank you for your continued support! Tyler, Carmen, division
directors, Luke, etc. can respond to your questions.
from Carmen Bailey, Public Lands SLC to everyone: 6:08 PM
Luke and I will double check that March 3rd due date for the letter
from Mikala J to everyone: 6:11 PM
Hi all, I'm signing off but I wanted to say that this is the first PNUT meeting I've attended, and I
appreciate all your time and work! Thanks!
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Staff Responses to Public Comments from the February 3,2022 PNUT Board Meeting
Anne Cannon
Ms.Cannon stated that at the last community council meeting, many people expressed concerns
regarding the overuse of Wasatch Hollow's off-leash dog area. Ms.Cannon encouraged Public Lands to
implement the Park Ranger program in other parks.
Staff Response:
Public Lands staff is aware of resident concerns regarding the time limited off leash dog area at Wasatch
Hollow. Following last month's meeting, Public Lands staff met with Anne Cannon of the Wasatch Hollow
Community Council to better understand these concerns.At this time, Public Lands has contacted SLCo
Animal Control to increase presence in the park to help enforce off leash dogs during non-off leash hours.
Public Lands staff plans to attend the March Wasatch Hollow Community Council meeting to discuss
possible solutions to mitigate these concerns including the fencing and formal designation process for
establishment of a permanent off leash dog area.
Carmen Bailey will be providing an update on the Park Rangers at the March 3rd PNUT Board Meeting
Jan Hemming
Ms. Hemming provided the PNUT Board with an update on the Miller Bird Refuge and Nature Park,a
critical issue that has been going on for the past eight years.On February 2,2022, community members
met with city officials to discuss specific issues in the park. Community members have also met with
twelve conservationist groups who are anxious to work with the City.The community is hoping to bring
together a coalition to stop bad practices in the park and begin a revitalization process.The
community's residents also passed in a vote support for a moratorium period for vegetation plantings,
soil erosion restoration and other improvements to the park.
Staff Response:
Tyler Murdock will address Jan's comments during an update on Miller Park at the March 3rd PNUT
Meeting
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Memorandum
To: Parks, Natural Lands, Urban Forestry,&Trails Advisory Board
From: Kat Maus, Public Lands Planner
Date: March 3,2022
Re: KABOOM! In-Kind Playground Donation at Miami Park
Background:
Salt Lake City Department of Public Lands requests the Parks, Natural Lands, Urban Forestry,and Trails
Board to provide a formal recommendation for the donation proposal listed below. Prior to approval,
Salt Lake City will develop a contract for each proposal. Donations to the City are governed by Salt Lake
City Code Chapter 3.60. Final donation approval is granted by the Salt Lake City Mayor.
Overview
Salt Lake City Public Lands has been approached by KABOOM!,a nonprofit organization that facilitates
the installation of playgrounds nationwide to close the gap in play space inequities through community
builds, encouraging the City to apply for funding to accept partial donation of a playground to a
community in need. This in-kind contribution will fund the installation of a new play space at Miami Park
with a funding obligation of$8,500 from the City. Playgrounds of this size would typically cost the City
anywhere between$125,000 and$200,000 without an external funding partner like KABOOM! Funding
will include materials,installation and associated amenities determined by the Parks Division.
Design of the playground will be selected by Public Lands taking into consideration feedback provided by
robust community engagement. Miami Parkas the location for the playground was selected through
collaboration with Public Lands staff and data of asset conditions shown in Cartegraph. Miami Park
playground had a low overall condition index and is in a high-needs area according to the 2019 Public
Lands Needs Assessment.Miami Parkalsomet specific site characters required for this type of
community build.
KABOOM! Facilitates volunteer participation for the four days required for the construction of the
playground. The Parks Division will prepare the site,and our Planning and Communications teams will
work with the public throughout this process to meet community needs with the playground design and
involve the community in the construction of the playground through volunteering. The tentative
playground construction period is scheduled for end of July 2022.
Parks Division has performed its due diligence and finds no reason to reject the proposed donation.
Suggested PNUT Board Action:
Recommend that the City's Public Lands Department and the Mayor accept the proposed donation upon
the execution of an approved donation agreement by the parties involved.
MONTHLY MARCH 3
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Operational Updates
Tyler Murdock-Deputy Director of In his role as Deputy Director of Public Lands,
Public Lands Tyler will oversee the Planning and Ecological
Services team as well as the Trails and Natural
Former Public Lands Project Manager Tyler Lands Division.His portfolio will have a direct
Murdock has been selected as the new Deputy impact on the future of our public green spaces
Director of Public Lands. in Salt Lake City and his oversight will help
facilitate collaboration between residents,
Tyler Murdock began working at Public Lands future capital projects and the ecological
since July of 2015 as a Project Manager health of our city.
overseeing multiple capital and deferred
maintenance projects.During this time,Tyler
proved himself to be a quick learner and
visionary leader who is invaluable to our
organization.
Before his time at Public Lands,Tyler has also
worked for the State of Utah DNR:Forestry,
Fire and State Lands and the Jordan River Orlando Fernandez-Graffiti Supervisor
Commission.He holds an undergraduate
degree in Environmental Studies with a Former Graffiti Technician Orlando Fernandez
Political Science minor and a Masters of has been selected as Public Land's new
Science in Public Policy with an emphasis in Graffiti Maintenance Supervisor.
city and metropolitan planning.
Orlando has been working for the City for 7
Public Lands is fortunate to have Tyler years.He embodies a great work ethic,the
Murdock's expertise and kind-hearted ability to mentor others and many years of
approach on our administrative team and we experience,giving him the skills needed to
congratulate him on this new role! excel in a supervisor role.
We are excited to have Orlando in this new
role and look forward to seeing him take the
graffiti team to a new level!
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Salt Lake City's Park Ranger Program will Salt Lake City's Park Rangers will not:
provide educational services and safety in City • Enforce the City's municipal code with
parks,trails and natural areas through quality citations or arrests,rather they will promote
customer service to all park users and visitors. voluntary compliance by educating the
public of the Code and Park rules.
Salt Lake City's Park Rangers will: • Engage in physical contact or
• Serve as a friendly representative for the argumentative confrontation.Rangers will
City,build relationships,create community, regularly encounter park users who violate
and assist park visitors. park rules.If a park user becomes verbally
• Support positive use of the downtown or physically aggressive,rangers may
parks and natural areas,aid in constructive attempt to de-escalate the situation.If this
activation efforts and maintenance. is unsuccessful,the ranger will disengage
• Support the outreach efforts of human from the contact,leave the site if
services organizations to assist people in necessary and immediately notify SLCPD.
need of support.
• Promote voluntary compliance by
educating the public about the Parks Code
and Parks rules.
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Spring Planting Season is Here! Operational Backlogs
Public Land's Oregon-based tree supplier has As the busy spring season begins,Urban
delivered hundreds of new trees to the Urban Forestry unfortunately has not been able to
Forestry Division. catch up on the backlog of last year's
requested work.
The installation of these new trees will begin on
Monday,March 7th with tree planting expected to The division currently stands about 2 months
continue through May.At the end of the spring behind on tree removal work and 8 months
planting season,over 1,000 new trees will be behind on tree pruning work.
planted throughout Salt Lake City.
The Urban Forestry division will continue to
explore time saving approaches in order to
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The division is hopeful that funding will be
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backlog that has become insurmountable at
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Watering Bags 2022 Watering Calendars
Urban Forestry is excited to announce that The Urban Forestry division is pleased to
we're bring back watering bags this spring. announce that every resident who gets a new
tree will now receive a'Salt Lake City Urban
Due to the bag's design resulting in damage to Forestry Division-Tree Watering Calendar!'
young tree trunks by trapping moisture and
limiting airflow,Urban Forestry ceased using The 12-month wall calendar is filled with
watering bags in 2020. stunning images of our city's trees as well as a
wealth of other tree related information.
However,the Division came up with two
solutions to bring the bags back. Most importantly,the calendar features blue
watering can icons that remind residents what
First,Urban Forestry engineered a means to days they should water their trees.
improve the watering bag's function by adding
a corrugated drainpipe sleeve fitted between Urban Forestry is excited to use this calendar
the tree and the bag. as a means to get residents excited about
their new tree and well-versed on proper
Second,Urban Forestry will also be utilizing an watering practices.
alternative watering bag.These alternative
bags are brown and lay flat on the ground If any board members would like a calendar
beneath the tree.Being less conspicuous than mailed to them,reach out to Kezia Lopez.
the green watering bags many are
accustomed to,these bags may be a
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listening to feedback from residents and .a1_
conducting evaluations to measure the
solution's success.
2022 Tree Watering Wall Calendars
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PLANNING TEAM
Pioneer Park
The project team presented the Cultural •
Landscape Report to the Historic Landmarks
Commission who expressed appreciation and
satisfaction for the document.The team is
looking forward to presenting the Vision Plan to
the Historic Landmarks Commission in March. r.--grANOSII
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Vision Plan and a recording of the open house
can all be found at
https://www.slc.gcpcs pioneer-park-
improvements/.
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installed!School children,administration and 1
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The Cityhas been workingwith the school and °' r!i^hi
other stakeholders to provide access via this
new bridge.The project will continue with . '
implementation of a pathway from the bridge 1
to the school,and replacement and regrading ' .`- .1
of the Jordan River Parkway providing access "V ' ." /, '
to the bridge.To view drone footage of the *-'
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Bridge to Backman Installation
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Allen Park
We are continuing to make final edits to a In the meantime,Public Lands is continuing to
Cultural Landscape Report(CLR)for Allen respond to urgent needs in the Park,including
Park.This report will dive into the unique making repairs to the leaky roof in the main
background,history,and culture of the space Allen Home,and has begun the technical
and will help inform future decisions in the drawing process to install irrigation and a
park.The City is working with the consultant to water line.We hope that construction of a
make final revisions chapter by chapter,and water meter and irrigation at the park can
as final draft materials are completed,they begin this summer.In the meantime,our team
will be posted on the Allen Park website for of stewards will continue to use a pump and
public viewing prior to the completion of the water tank system to water the property.
document. Finally,work has been completed to restore
external power to four of the structures for
After completing the CLR,the next step is to future uses.
develop an Adaptive Reuse and Activation
plan for the park.Public Lands is requesting a
change in scope from City Council for recently l
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of this plan and will hopefully be decided upon
in April 2022.The re-scope request was ii-::','submitted through a the Budget Amendment 1e ,1 s'.= , . ;All
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April 2022.The final plan will involve robust , • _ - - -
community engagement and will act as a
guiding document for activating,preserving, <*
and reimagining Allen Park.Public
engagement for this plan is anticipated to
begin summer of 2022.
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Madsen Park Conversion to Battery-Powered
Equipment
The new playground dome for Madsen Park
has arrived and Parks staff will finish the For the past several months,the Parks Division
installation in the next week,weather has been working with Sustainability to
permitting. New soccer goals are on determine which gas-powered small
backorder and should arrive late spring. equipment can be converted to electric and
the associated cost. Staff recently completed
Madsen Park is scheduled to reopen on March this inventory and are now meeting with
8th with a possible community celebration on representatives for product demonstrations of
March 9th,more details to come. battery powered equipment. This will provide
the Parks Division with more information
regarding which gas-powered equipment can
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REGIONAL ATHLETIC COMPLEX
2022 Notable Events 2022 RAC Goals
The RAC will be hosting the following notable • Generate$620,000 in reservation
sport events in 2022 revenue
• Book 9,000 reservation hours
• US Quidditch Cup • Generate$18,000,000 in economic
• US Soccer Presidents Cup impact
• Legends Western Invitational(Lacrosse)
• Premier Super Copa(Soccer)
• North American Invitational 7's(Rugby) 2022 Challenges
• UHSAA State Cross Country
Championships
The RAC is anticipating the following
challenges in 2022
Community Events • Seasonal/Part Time Hiring-This year,
the RAC anticipates less seasonal and
The RAC will participate in the following part time staff returning from last year and
community events in 2022 a smaller hiring pool.
• Weather-Hot and dry conditions during
• Tabling at Westpointe Park for the the summer create challenges during the
Westpointe Night Out Celebration RAC's busiest season.
• Halloween Trunk or Treat hosted at the
RAC
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