MEETING OF COUNCIL - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2012
Planting more trees in parks will also help increase the Town's tree canopy and, together with
the Town's existing Street Trees Policy, will help enhance the Town's urban forest.
This proposed policy, included in this report as attachment No1, provides guidance for the
management of park trees to achieve these outcomes. It will also provide guidance and
strategic direction in the development of Park Improvement Concept Plans.
Park Improvement Concept Plans
Our parks should be places where people can go to walk, run, play, picnic, barbecue, or sit
peacefully in the shade or sun. They should be attractive and attract people to them.
With this in mind, a preliminary design brief has been prepared with the aim of providing
direction to a landscape design organisation on the type and extent of improvements required.
This brief is included in this report as Attachment No 2. In summary, the brief includes:-
Project Aim
To identify suitable park improvements that reflect the Town's aspirations for the creation
of beautiful, shady and safe usable parks.
This design brief also aims to develop a standard style guide of park furniture,
playgrounds and facilities across the Town's parks that will create an identity for the Town
and improve maintenance requirements.
Objectives
• each plan will showcase superior landscaping using an appropriate combination of
ornamental trees, native and non-native trees, and smaller plants that give the best
outcome for the use and attractiveness of each park.
• each concept plan will identify additional recreational amenities and infrastructure
such as seating, shade, bbqs, tables, paths and lighting to make the park a peoplefriendly
and safe place to visit.
• the elements of each concept plan will set the character of the park and efforts
should be made to give each park a different look and feel.
• the concept plans are to be largely pictorial with an indication of the cost of the
proposed capital works.
Deliverables
The successful organisation will:-
• Inspect those parks listed with the Administration prior to commencement of
preparing the plans;
• Undertake an analysis of existing amenity in each park;
• Prepare proposed designs with the assistance of a green-space planning
organisation;
• Produce a Park Improvement Concept plan for each park. Each plan should be
largely pictorial and include suitable details describing the proposed improvements
to enable members of the public to understand what is proposed without having to
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