For Water Subcommittee Meeting October 23, 2024
TO: Honorable Water Subcommittee Members
APPROVAL: John Rossi, Interim Utilities Director
FROM: Toyasha Sebbag, Assistant to the City Manager
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Staff requests that the Water Subcommittee provide feedback on the California Growing Water Smart Grant Update for the Conceptual Landscape Design of Plant Median Palette. (ACTION)
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Water Subcommittee provide feedback on the California Growing Water Smart Grant Update for the Conceptual Landscape Design of Plant Median Palette.
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BACKGROUND
On November 17, 2023, staff was notified of the approval of a $10,000 grant by the Sonoran Institute for a project aimed at developing a MWELO Guideline Handbook for public and city utilization. However, following ongoing discussions within the Rialto Growing Water Smart Workgroup, an internal staff work group composed of staff from the City's Administration, Public Works, Community Development, and Parks, Recreation & Community Services Departments, a more tailored project was developed to better serve the interests of the city and its residents. Specifically, the grant funds were allocated toward hiring a landscape architect consultant to help formulate plant palette alternatives. The project requires input from key stakeholders such as the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, Council Members, and the community to inform decisions regarding landscape median plant selections.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
To gather community feedback on the Draft Landscape Designs, staff attended community events and posted the survey on social media and the city website from September 21 through October 7, 2024. Residents ranked three landscape designs in order of preference, from 1 (Most Preferred) to 3 (Least Preferred). Additionally, residents were asked to provide a word or adjective to describe why they chose their preferred design. Survey results are summarized in ATTACHMENT 1.
The results from the survey were u...
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