My Peterborough Participatory Budgeting [2016 Pilot] Nichols Oval, Rotary Trail near Nichols Oval, Auburn & Dunlop

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1 A. Project Identification Project Title My Peterborough Participatory Budgeting [2016 Pilot] Detailed Project Submission Form Project Leaders complete this form to submit a project for voting. The form can be found at or at City Hall Reception. Nichols Oval Area Pollinator Gardens Project Number 2016-W4-009 (Insert project #: 2016-W4-004) Location Details B. Project Leader Contact Information Name Rob Tonus Nichols Oval, Rotary Trail near Nichols Oval, Auburn & Dunlop rob.tonus@gmail.com Day Phone Number I consent to release my contact information to Community Members and the media. C. Provide a Description of the Project (if more space is needed, attach in same format) What exists now? At Nichols Oval, there is a playground near the location where we want to establish a raised flower bed; beside the Rotary Trail where we want to build new gardens, there is mown grass, and trees nearby. What is proposed? To build four 6-foot x 10-foot raised garden beds and one 12-foot diameter ground-level garden and then fill them with pollinator plants to increase the number and variety of pollinator species (bees, insects, etc.) in the local neighbourhoods and wild areas. The gardens will provide food in the form of nectar and pollen to increase the populations of pollinators local to those neighbourhoods, and these pollinators will in turn be available to pollinate home gardens and wild plants in the area. This is intended as an education project, so signs will be located at each garden. The signs will inform visitors about the value of pollinators to maintain our food and home gardens, and will provide information on how to start pollinator gardens at home. Contact information for local organizations will also be included: Peterborough Pollinators, Peterborough GreenUP, the Nourish Project, etc. Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act and will be used to respond to the Participatory Budgeting Detailed Project Submission form.

2 Detailed Project Submission Form (continued) How does it improve the community? The gardens will be filled with native flowers of many colours and shapes that will bloom throughout the year. As such, they will beautify the neighbourhoods where they re located. They will encourage people to start their own gardens at home, further beautifying neighbourhoods. They will inform people about the value of bees and other pollinators to produce the food we eat, and why pollinators need a variety of flowers to sustain them throughout the year. We will educate people about the number and variety of pollinators normally found in Peterborough and surrounding areas, allowing people to learn about these valuable creatures. The process of community involvement in final site selection, choice of flowers to plant, constructing the gardens, planting the gardens, and maintaining them, will introduce neighbours to each other and strengthen our community. D. Project Details Cost Estimate $19, (Insert cost prepared by PB Assistant) Min. 1 photo of existing condition attached Additional information attached (ie/ drawings, product literature) Photos of all areas provided Raised bed plans attached (insert Yes or No) (insert Yes or No) Maps of locations provided Reviewed by PB Assistant Yes (insert Yes or No) Notes: Projects not reviewed by a PB Assistant may be disqualified if they do not comply with City plans, policies, by-laws and accessibility requirements. Cost must not exceed $20,000. E. Instructions 1. Register Your Project Register a project by April 7, 2016 (Use the Project Registration Form) 2. Ask Questions Seek feedback from a PB Assistant by April 21, Submit a Detailed Project Submission Form 4. Submission Deadline May 12, 2016 Submit this completed form along with supporting documents to MyPTBO@peterborough.ca or City Hall Reception, 500 George St N Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act and will be used to respond to the Participatory Budgeting Detailed Project Submission form.

3 Proposed 12-Foot Diameter Ground Level Garden Location

4 Proposed location of 6ft x 10ft Raised Garden Bed

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