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9. Provide plaques with information on the plants and trees in the park. <br /> There is currently no on -going funding available to provide and maintain plaques for the many <br /> varied plantings in Scobert Park. City staff are available to identify plants should the <br /> neighborhood wish to proceed with this as a volunteer project. Please keep in mind that our past <br /> experience with these types of plaques is that they receive a high rate of vandalism. If the <br /> neighborhood chooses to initiate this volunteer project, the maintenance and replacement <br /> responsibility would belong to the neighborhood. <br /> City staff will research and produce a bilingual map of the plantings to be placed on the bulletin <br /> board mentioned in recommendation number seven. <br /> 10. Encourage support organizations such as local garden clubs, youth clubs, or a new <br /> "Friends of Scobert Park" group to adopt the park for funding, volunteering, and <br /> maintenance. <br /> We feel this is an essential factor in implementing these solutions to help fix the problems <br /> Scobert Park is faced with. Through a cooperative neighborhood effort Scobert Park can flourish <br /> as an open and friendly park that serves the needs of the Whiteaker/Blair neighborhood. Along <br /> with strong neighborhood ownership will come the respect that this park requires. This effort <br /> would strengthen the bond that has formed to step forward with positive change for the park and <br /> the entire community. <br /> 11. Change the park name to "Scobert Garden" to change people's attitude toward the space <br /> and reinforce the park's intended use as a quiet, garden -like area. <br /> This change is relatively easy. The committee chose to retain the Scobert name, which makes <br /> the Historical review process much simpler. This request to officially change the name of <br /> Scobert Park to Scobert Garden will be forwarded to the City Council for action. <br /> There are currently no on -going resources available to replace the Scobert Park sign to reflect the <br /> name change. A sign of sufficient quality would cost approximately $2,000. The current sign <br /> was funded by CDBG funds, made by a local artist, and put in place through a volunteer effort. <br /> This would be an excellent volunteer opportunity for the neighborhood group. <br /> 12. Improve the lighting at night. <br /> Recent prunings were completed in an attempt to improve the lighting in the park. Staff will <br /> investigate additional possibilities for improvement, including adding a motion detecting light on <br /> an existing pole at the south east corner of the park. <br /> 3 <br />