Report Prepared by: Jennifer Meissonnier, Recreation Supervisor, Parks and Recreation
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SUBJECT: Approval of Project Mariposa to Allow the Creation of a Butterfly Garden in Dennis Chavez Park
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers a neighborhood collaborative project undertaken by the Perezchica Family, neighborhood residents and students and staff of Gracey Elementary School to create a butterfly garden in Dennis Chavez Park to include the installation of planting beds and plants that support butterfly habitats.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion approving Project Mariposa, a neighborhood collaborative project between the City of Merced, the Perezchica Family, and Gracey Elementary School to create a butterfly habitat in Dennis Chavez Park.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve as recommended by Staff; or,
2. Approve, subject to other than recommended by Staff (identify specific findings and/or conditions amended to be addressed in the motion; or,
3. Deny; or,
4. Refer to Staff for reconsideration of specific items (specific items to be addressed in the motion; or,
5. Continue to a future meeting (date and time to be specified in the motion).
AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Section 200.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
As provided for in the 2018-19 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION
The Perezchica Family, in collaboration with neighborhood residents and Gracey Elementary School, is seeking approval to install planting beds to create natural habitat for painted lady butterflies in Dennis Chavez Park. The Perezchica Family will work with the City of Merced Parks Department and interested neighbors to prepare the beds with plants that support butterfly feeding. City parks staff will contribute to the project by locating and flagging sprinkler lines and sprinkler heads before the project begins. Gracey Elementary School students will develop interpretive signs for the garden as a school project, such as signs regarding butterfly development, butterfly names, ...
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