Pocket Park

1. Proposed Improvements to
Public Right-of-Way
“Pocket Park”
Presented By: Marian Mendoza
Assistant to the City Manager
City Council
Item # 8
March 25, 2019

2. SUMMARY
 City of Alamo Heights
 Landscaping Improvements
 Creation of “Pocket Park”
 Public Right-of-Way Triangle
 Broadway, Townsend & Albany
 Partnership with Alamo Heights-Terrell Hills
Garden Club

3. 3
BACKGROUND
 No zoning Designation

4. POLICY ANALYSIS
 Beautification
Initiative
 2009
Comprehensive
Plan

5. 5
 Materials:
• Annual Flora
• Moss Boulders
• Steel edging
• Decomposed granite
• Mulch
• Bermuda grass
5
POLICY ANALYSIS

6. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
 Postcards mailed to property owners within a
200-foot radius
 Notices posted on City website and on
property
 Responses received:
• Support: (1)
• Oppose: (0)
• Neutral: (0)
 Reviewed by ARB on March 19th - Approved

7. FISCAL IMPACT
 Costs for the landscaping project:
 Irrigation System - $3,200
 Plants, Sod, Soil and Materials - $2,915
 Installation and delivery - $1,200

8. QUESTIONS?