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Beautification Grant

Agenda …

• Welcome and Introductions and Purpose of

Meeting

• Background and History of the Neighborhood

Beautification Program

• Application Review
• Staff Specialists
• Typical Projects That We Have Funded
• Questions

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Beautification Grant

History of Program …

• Purpose of the program
• The $60,000 of funding for this program comes

from the General Fund

• There is $10,000 available per ward with up to

$5000 per project.

• This is the third year
• Successful partnerships
• Community impact

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Beautification Grant

Let’s look at the application…

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Beautification Grant

What A Successful Application Will Include …

• A detailed description of who the group is,

the neighborhood, and the exact location

• A strong organizing committee with good

community outreach

• A detailed explanation of the project
• A good detailed sketch of the project
• A well thought out timeline
• Before photos of the proposed site

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Beautification Grant

What A Successful Application Will Include …

• A detailed and well-researched budget
• An explanation of how the project with

have a positive impact on the neighborhood

• Maintenance plan
• Permissions to execute your plan (HOA

signatures, land owners, etc)

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Water Conservation-

• Zach Versluis, Water Conservation Specialist,

720-859-4366, zversluis@auroragov.org

• Meghan McCarroll, Water Conservation Specialist,

720-859-4361, mmccarro@auroragov.org

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Cost Considerations & Estimates

• Project

– Volunteer Labor

• $2-5 / square foot

– Contractor

• $5-9 / square foot
• Equipment rental
• Delivery
• Fuel surcharge
• Permits & licenses
• Legal

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Landscape

• Plants (not installed)

– $50 – #5 Shrub – $25 – #2 Ornamental Grass – $15 – #1 Perennial

• Inorganic mulch

– $37-64 / ton – 1 ton covers 84 square feet

• Organic mulch

– $38-57 / cubic yard – 1 cubic yard covers 100 square feet

• Edging

– $0.95-1.21 / linear foot

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Landscape

• Materials

– Ace – Home Depot – Lowes – Nick’s Garden Center – Pioneer Sand Company – Sand Creek Nursery

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Irrigation

• Automatic Irrigation System required for

landscaped areas

– City of Aurora Landscape Ordinance, Sec. 146- 1426, 1430, 1431 (C)

• Permit and Plans review

– Required for the installation of a new system or modification of an old system

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Cool Season Turf Xeriscape (traditional) Xeriscape (ultra low-water)

Mortality Stress Growth

Water Use – Turf vs Xeriscape

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Community Gardens

• Characteristics of a good site

– Good visibility – Central location – 6 hours of direct sunlight – Contaminant-free soil

• Cost: $500-50,000 + annual maintenance
• See: Community Garden Handbook

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Improvements with Traffic Impacts

• Libby Nordeen, Traffic Engineering Technical

Coordinator, 303-739-7317, lnordeen@auroragov.org

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Improvements with Traffic Impacts

• 1. Projects that will require work or materials

within a lane of traffic, or closing a sidewalk, must provide traffic control devices and a traffic control plan for review and approval in advance of any work taking place.

– We suggest obtaining quotes from one or more of these three vendors:

• Colorado Barricade 303-922-7815
• United Rentals 303-366-6629
• Warning Lites 303-936-2990

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Improvements with Traffic Impacts

• 2. Projects located within 30’ of a

driveway/intersection have specific requirements

– Shall not restrict the view of oncoming motorists, bicyclists, or pedestrians. – Height restriction limited to 36”.

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Improvements with Traffic Impacts

• 3. Projects requiring traffic control have

limited hours every day of a typical week:

– Arterials/Collector Roadways-8:30am to 3:30pm – Local Roadways-8am to 5pm

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Improvements with Traffic Impacts

• 4. Volunteers working near travel lanes are

recommended to wear reflective safety vests and should not enter the roadway during

• activity. Minors under the age of 18 will need

adult supervision.

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Real Property

• Natasha Wade, Real Property Agent, 303-739-7267,

nwade@auroragov.org

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Typical Previously Funded Projects

• Dumpster Day/Clean Up Initiatives
• Island/Entryway Landscape/Hardscape
• Neighborhood ID Signs
• Perimeter Improvements
• Community Gardens

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Beautification Grant

Important Factors …

• Project must be within the city of Aurora
• Visible projects in the city
• If there is landscaping, the project must have

irrigation

• There needs to be a community building component
• We will look for projects with the most impact
• We will look for projects that demonstrate the most

need

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Beautification Grant

What We Cannot Fund …

• Religious and Political Organizations
• Landscaping with no source of irrigation
• Project without visibility and impact
• Projects that do not comply with city codes
• Projects on individual private residential property

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