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City of Aurora Neighborhood Services

Neighborhood Liaison Program

Neighborhood Beautification Grant 2017


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Beautification GrantAgenda …•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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Let’s look at the application…


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Beautification GrantWhat 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 GrantWhat 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, [email protected]

• Meghan McCarroll, Water Conservation Specialist, 720-859-4361, [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]



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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, [email protected]



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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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, [email protected]



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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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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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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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