WS Item 3CCitywide Public Area Beautification Projects
Background Information
Public land enhancement was made priority for FY 2011
10 areas have been identified focusing on FM 1709 Corridor
FY 2011 Funding includes:
$ 84,000 (TxDOT Governor’s Achievement Award)
$100,000 (FY 2011 Reforestation Fund Budget)
Background Information
A SPIN meeting was held on this item on November 15, 2010, and the following feedback was received:
Recommended that staff work with TxDOT on species of plants that will absorb impacts of cars in medians
Drift roses were suggested for Tennis Center area
Implementation of the beautification projects will be handled by the CS Dept
Beautification projects are currently underway and will continue throughout FY 2011
Citywide Public Area Beautification Priority List
Hwy 114 Trees Project (TxDOT Gov Achieve Award)
Kimball Medians (FM 1709 to Hwy 26)
East Dove Rd. Electrical Station
Bicentennial Park Frontage
DPS West
McPherson Park
Tennis Center
Parkwood Drive
Pearson Storage Tanks
Diamond Circle Estates 1709 Frontage
Planned Enhancements
Hwy 114 Trees Project (TxDOT Gov Achieve Award)
Kimball Medians
Addition of plant material (Similar to Carroll medians)
Electrical Station at East Dove Rd.
Addition of trees/shrubs for visual buffer from Dove Rd
(Requires a landscape easement)
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Bicentennial Park Frontage
Turf & landscape improvements with brick planter walls (Improve view corridor into park and to match improved park entry at FM 1709)
DPS West Frontage
Landscape enhancements to include stone border
(Stone to match DPS West building)
McPherson Park
Landscape enhancements to park and pond shoreline
(Replace trees, add shrubs and roses, etc.)
Tennis Center
Landscape enhancements to facility entry & interior spaces
Parkwood Drive
Tree planting on city park property north of Parkwood Drive
(Create a buffer from neighborhood looking north)
Pearson Storage Tanks
Additional landscaping at wrought iron sections of fence (Evergreen shrubs, ornamental trees, etc.)
Diamond Circle Estates/1709 Frontage
Enhance ROW along residential fences
Financial Considerations
$ 84,000 (TxDOT Governor’s Achievement Award)
$100,000 (FY 2011 Reforestation Fund Budget)
EXAMPLE PLANT PALETTE
FM 1938 PARKWAY/MEDIAN PLANT PALETTE
LOW EVERGREEN
Creeping Rosemary
Daylily
Asian Jasmine
Harbor Dwarf Nandina
TALL EVERGREEN
Knock Out Rose
Encore Azalea
Dwarf Wax Myrtle
Lorapetalum
Holly
CANOPY TREE
Live Oak
Texas Red Oak
Sawtooth Oak
Cedar Elm
MEDIUM EVERGREEN
Drift Rose
Compact Nandina
Dwarf Yaupon
Otto Luyken Laurel
ORNAMENTAL TREE
Savannah Holly
Shantung Maple
Vitex
Crape Myrtle
LOW PERENNIAL
Ruellia
Penstemon
Cone Flower
Salvia
Rudbeckia
TALL DECIDUOUS
Spiraea
Dwarf Burning Bush
Butterfly Bush
Forsythia
Lacebark Elm
Texas Ash
Sweetgum
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