HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009 03 23 Informational 101 Florida Friendly Landscaping WorkshopCOMMISSION AGENDA
ITEM 101
March 23, 2009
Meeting
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INFORMATIONAL I X
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REQUEST: The Public Works Department / Stormwater Division is providing
information to the City Commission on the upcoming Florida Friendly
Landscaping Workshop on Apri116, 2009.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to provide the City Commission information
on the upcoming Florida Friendly Landscaping Workshop on April 16, 2009.
CONSIDERATIONS:
• The City will be hosting a Free Public Workshop on Florida Friendly Landscaping on
April 16, 2009 at 6:30 PM in the City Hall Commission Chambers. The Landscaping
Workshop will be presented by the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods (FYN) Program
and will be free to the public.
• The workshop schedule has been posted on the city website's main page. "Free
Landscaping Class" flyers have been made available at the city hall lobby and other city
buildings. The flyers will be e-mailed to all Homeowners Associations in the City and to
everyone on the City's e-Alert distribution list.
FUNDING: None
RECOMMENDATION:
ATTACHMENTS:
• "Free Landscaping Class" -Flyer
COMMISSION ACTION:
Florida Yards and Neighborhoods and the City of Winter Springs Present:
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On April 16, 2009 at 6:30 P.M., join the City of Winter
Florida Yards and
Springs for a Landscape Class presented by the Flor-
Neighborhoods
ida Yards and Neighborhoods (FYN) Program. FYN is a
Landscaping Class
partnership of the University of Florida/Institute of Food
and Agricultural Sciences and other agencies which April 16, 2009
aims to address the serious problems of pollution in
stormwater runoff, water shortages, and disappearing 6:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M.
habitats.
Winter Springs City Hall
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