Green Infrastructure Plan Presentation.pdfDecember 6, 2021
Green Infrastructure Plan
Final Project Review Meeting
Methodology and findings
Large projects and priorities
•Marshes and basins
•Streambanks
Staffing model –maintenance and new projects
Proposed timeline for new projects
Monitoring (FQI)
Funding
Next steps
Today’s Discussion
Project timeline
Month 1 Month 2 Month 3
Kickoff meeting
Site visits
Review meeting
Remaining site visits
2 review meetings
Prioritization
Plan delivery
Presentation
We are here
•62 site visits
•Project inventory and totals
•Analysis –marshes, streambanks, effort, impact
•Priorities
•Staffing model
•Healthier water and soils
•Reduced flooding and erosion
•Diverse plants and wildlife, especially pollinators
•Aesthetics and recreation
•Low maintenance landscapes
•Public events for education and engagement
•Community partnerships
Benefits of Green Infrastructure
Habitat restoration
•Prairies
•Woodlands
•Wetlands
Stream banks
Pond shorelines
Basin retrofits
Habitat corridors
Swales
Rain gardens
Medians
Green Infrastructure for Village Natural Areas
What is it?
•Multiyear plan or road map
•All Village-owned sites with Green Infrastructure
“opportunities” and streams maintained by Village
•Assess “first year” and ongoing maintenance costs
Approach
•Visit and assess 62 sites –record visits in Cartegraph
•Document opportunities, labor and cost estimates
•Assess capabilities and resources
•Assign priority to each proposed project
•Implementation and funding options
•Priority list
•Staffing model (with projects phased in 2022-2025)
GI assessment project
62 sites reviewed –123 acres
•Streambanks –2.9 miles, 17 sites
•Marshy basins –34.2 acres, 11 sites
•Shorelines –3.3 miles, 15 sites
•Trails –5.9 miles
Labor Estimates
•Maintain (and extend) –35 sites, 565 hours in 2022
•New projects –27 sites, 3,168 hours in first year
•New projects in 2022 –8 sites, 820 hours
Total estimated hours in 2022 –1385
Project Inventory and Totals
Village Asset Map from Cartegraph
•Standardized task list –yellow, red and green tasks
•Estimating and scheduling tool
•Multiyear –install and maintain phases
Estimate –1-2 hours per opportunity identified
U Woodland Total Total
4.1 acres J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D
Planning and tracking
Survey site/review plan 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3
Spray reed canarygrass 4 4 4 4
Spray Phragmites, cattails 0 0
Spray herbaceous weeds 4 4 8 4 4 8
Cut/treat woody invasives 24 40 64 20 20 20 60
Mow new areas 0 0
Prescribed burn 16 16 0
Harvest/clean native seeds 6 10 16 0
Sow seed mixes 4 4 4 4
Install plugs 0 0
Install trees and shrubs 4 4 4 4
Total 119 83
2020 and forward
Maintain
2019
Install
Impact/effort Low effort High effort
High impact Maintain or start in
2022
Start 6-8 projects/
year in 2022-23
Low impact Start in 2022 or as
resources permit
Start in 2024-25
Project Priority Ratings
New –0 Maintain –5
Don’t fall back on
investment!
Effort –1-5
•Low <50 hours/year –5
•Med 50-100 hours –3
•High >100 hours –1
Funding/Partners –0-5
Criteria and Weighting
Total score
Green = 15-25
Yellow = 5-14
Red = <5
Impact (1-10)
•Stormwater conveyance
•Visibility/trail access
•Natural resources
•Favorable conditions
•Neighbor acceptance
•Run pilot at Bordeaux W. Planting/seeding in 2022
•In 2022, mow and clear as needed for edges/conveyance
•Restore and replant new areas in 2023-25
Consensus on Marshy Basins
Site Area
Marsh
Acres
New/maintain
(1-5)
Bordeaux Ct. W Phragmites pilot Incl.1.0 Maintain 20 10 10
Orchard 0.4 0.4 Maintain 10 10 10
Fire Station 27 0.9 0.9 Maintain 20 10 10
Mirielle Outlot C 5.5 2.5 New 300 150 75
Metra 2 0.4 0.4 Maintain 4 4 4
Bordeaux East 5.5 4.0 New 200 100 50
Bordeaux West 12.5 12.5 New 400 200 100
Asbury (no trail)1.0 1.0 New 60 30 20
Cedar Retention 4.0 3.5 New 250 125 60
Beverly 5.4 5.0 New 250 125 60
Rolling Hills W 02 (next to winery)3.2 3.0 New 150 75 40
Total - 11 sites 35.6 31.2 1514 764 399
Maintain Hours
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
•Maintenance and new projects in 2022 as resources permit
•Seek grants and IGA’s for projects in 2023 -25
Consensus on Streambanks
Current grants/IPA’s
•Buffalo Creek Nature Preserve –319 grant
•Mirielle and Prairie Grove –Pollinator Meadows grant
•Farrington –Green Region grant
•Acacia Kildeer Creek –grant
•White Pine Ditch –Lake County SMC
•Mowing at Buffalo Creek –IGA
Future opportunities?
•River Oaks E & W –319
•Aptakisic Creek –SMC watershed assistance
•Cedar Court –IGA
•Mirielle Outlot C –IGA
Grant Funding and partnerships
Site
#
Species
%
native Tree
Mean
C
Total
FQI
Buffalo Grove Prairie 347 75%13 3.4 63.3
Buffalo Creek NP 134 63%9 3.5 25.3
River Oaks E.74 64%16 2.0 17.2
Beverly 59 56%6 1.4 10.8
Cedar Court 59 58%7 3.1 13.8
White Pine Ditch 50 62%4 1.7 12.0
Acacia 49 59%2 1.7 11.9
Bordeaux W.8 50%0 1.3 3.7
Monitoring –FQI comparison
Resource Model (selected sites)
Site New/maintain 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Farrington Dr.Maintain 40 40 40 40 40
White Pine Ditch Maintain 40 40 40 40 40
Buffalo Creek Nature Preserve Maintain 60 60 60 60 60
Mirielle - pond New 80 20 20 20 20
Buffalo Creek Nature Preserve - buffers New 80 Incl.Incl.Incl.
River Oaks E New 250 100 30 30
Bordeaux East New 200 100 50
Bordeaux North New 60 30 30
Bordeaux West New 300 150 40
Rolling Hills W 02 (next to winery)New 200 100
Total 220 490 820 670 410
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