Eric – The attached is what we propose for the new turf areas. There is a small sliver inside the mitigation zone shown on L11-17 that we propose to be turf simply based on predicted growth and mowing patterns and how the mitigation area aesthetically transitions to the limestone boulder area. We will get back to you on the red bud replacement. Thank you - Robyn From: Eric T. Little [mailto:ELittle@udr.com] Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 2:42 PM To: Kevin Sloan; Robyn Jacobson Cc: Clay Barnett; Tom Lamberth; Nick Jacob Subject: RE: Mitigation Area - Reach 1 Kevin, Per Tom Lamberth, we want to maximize the sod area as much as possible which means we just need to pull 30’ off the edge of the creek and follow the creek line instead of the sidewalk. Also, per our meeting last week, we would like to explore replacing the Redbuds in Reach 1 with another species – they’ve pretty much all died and from what I’m told they are fairly hard to replace. Can you make a suggestion as to what we should replace them with? Thanks, Eric From: Eric T. Little Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 12:08 PM To: 'Kevin Sloan'; 'Robyn Jacobson' Cc: Clay Barnett; Tom Lamberth; Nick Jacob Subject: RE: Mitigation Area - Reach 1 Kevin, The product sounds great. The sod has to be a minimum of 30’ from the creek bank. When you do your drawing make sure you maintain that on both sides of the creek. Thanks, Eric From: Kevin Sloan [mailto:ks@kevinsloanstudio.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 11:44 AM To: Eric T. Little; 'Robyn Jacobson' Cc: Clay Barnett; Tom Lamberth; Nick Jacob Subject: Re: Mitigation Area - Reach 1 Eric, Robyn and I have reviewed the issue. An edging material is in order. Although wood seems sympathetic to mitigation, we foresee problems curving and installing wood at the kind of thickness – 2 x 6 for example – that would last. The gauge of so called, “Ryerson” metal landscape edging is too light and becomes easily damaged by mowing and then it works itself out of the ground quickly becoming an eyesore. Our best recommendation is to make an edging out of a heavier gauge metal in black carbon steel. This is a typical detail in our office and we refrain from installing it any thinner than 3/16.” What little of it you see, will look like the pedestrian bridge. An edge is also going to make a pronounced visual impact. To prevent the edging from becoming an intrusion, we recommend that it is consistently offset from the inside edge of the two pedestrian paths – approximately 8’ - 0” (...we will do a drawing...) — so that it mirrors the curvature of the paths. Having the edging look like it “traces” the curve of the path, makes it go away. What we want to avoid is introducing an unrelated, “wiggly thing” that will call attention to itself and distract from the natural setting. Sod on both sides of the path is also a buffer to any pedestrians that may need to step off the path( or ride off to avoid a hazard ) momentarily. Mowed lawn gives them the opportunity to do so without damaging the native area. Best regards, Kevin Sloan, ASLA 2400 Empire Central, Suite ? Dallas, Texas 75235 T. 214-459-1784 ? F. 214-350-5849 On 8/2/11 2:20 PM, "Eric T. Little" wrote: Kevin, Please see the attached. We have gotten permission from the COE to change the portion of Reach 1 outside of the mitigation area from the natural seed to sod. A question has come up on how we delineate the mow (sod) area from the non-mow (seed) area. I would like something that is cost effective, that disturbs the soil the least, but doesn’t look cheap. Any ideas? From: Eric T. Little Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 2:54 PM To: cbarnett@addisontx.gov Cc: 'Slade Strickland'; Tom Lamberth; Nick Jacob; 'Jennifer Haynes(jennifer@ntexcon.com)' Subject: FW: Mitigation Area - Reach 1 Clay, We met with Rudi a few minutes ago and he agrees, the area outside of the blue band on the attachment is not part of the mitigation area. We can change this from the seed/weed to sod. Here is how much that change would cost: Contract Add Reach 1 203 MIDIRON BERMUDA SOD 181816 SF $ 0.20 $36,363.20 46700 SF $ 0.20 $ 9,340.00 I want to make sure everyone is ok with this before we give the go ahead. We would also need to designate the mitigation area with signage like “Mitigation Area – No Mowing Allowed” or something to that effect. Thanks, Eric From: Bruce Dunne [mailto:bdunne@icon-engineers.com] Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 1:47 PM To: Eric T. Little; Joel Massey; Tom Lamberth Subject: RE: Mitigation Area - Reach 1 Our commitment for mitigation is 30 feet (plus or minus – it gets a little less where the walking trail cuts into this area near the bridge) from the bank edge. The area outside the mitigation area that could be landscaped is approximately 1.07 acres (see attached exhibit). From: Eric T. Little [mailto:ELittle@udr.com] Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 12:05 PM To: Bruce Dunne; Joel Massey; Tom Lamberth Subject: Mitigation Area - Reach 1 Bruce, We are meeting today with Rudi to talk about changing the areas in Reach 1 outside of the mitigation from the natural seed mix (ie weeds) to turf. The attachment is pretty much the only drawing I have that indicates where the mitigation area actually is. We need a drawing with dimensions so we can price this. It would also be helpful to get it staked so our operations folks can see what we are talking about. Thanks, Eric