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streetscape improvement on Delmar As part of a multi-year effort to complete the Blvd the City is replacing trees that need to be removed due to age, size, poor condition or species. Those in good health, size or age remain. The City Forester and U. City in Bloom identified trees that needed to be replaced in the Loop from Kingsland to the eastern city limits and recommended species for replacement. The tree proposal from U. City in Bloom and the City Forester was presented to the Loop Business District in their June 2008 meeting. After the feedback from the meeting, a field inspection was performed with Public Works representatives, the City Forester and the contractor to make sure that only the trees needing replacement were marked for removal. Delmar is scheduled for resurfacing for this fall and the streetscape project must be completed in advance in coordination with the County. The Delmar streetscape project includes the following TREE PLAN SCHEDULE: Qty Remove and replace50 Fill empty tree wells16 Total new trees and grates66 Remove and NOT to replace1 Existing trees to remain49 Total Trees on Delmar Blvd115 New trees will be limited to the following species: Ostrya Virginiana - Hophornbeam 1. Amelanchier – Serviceberry 2. Pyrus Calleryana - Pear 3. Ginko Bilboa – Ginko Princeton Sentry (male) 4. The $1.5 million Streetscape project is funded about 80% or $1.18 million through the East West Gateway Coordinating Council’s Missouri Department of Transportation STP program with a 20% match of $335,200 through Proposition U funding for the Economic Development Sales tax. U. City in Bloom will assist with ongoing tree management and maintenance of the trees. On a similar topic, U. City in Bloom has done an outstanding job with the flower containers in the Loop again this year! North Don’t forget the design charrette scheduled to discuss the City owned property at and South and Olive Blvd . next Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This will be the most significant redevelopment on Olive since the Schnucks. The staff led planning session will be held at the Heman Community Center on Pennsylvania. School District Academic Achievement, The community engagement session on Wednesday night pulled in well over 100 participants. The second session on the same topic will be held on Saturday at the Julia Goldstein Early Childhood Center at 737 Kingsland. The session will begin at 9:30 AM and conclude by 11:30 AM. This is an opportunity for any member of the public to work in small groups on developing consensus around their ideas to improve student academic achievement. Once consensus is achieved in the small groups, each group shares one recommendation with the entire group and the remaining items are recorded for future consideration.