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PARK OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT TEAM MEETING NOTES

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: August 14 – 20, 2023


Community Parks (Alan Reznick for Kevin Jeffries)
Grass Lawn:
shrub bed maintenance in 70th ST parking lot, near tennis courts, and 148th AVE kiosk
prepped netting for the field 2 turf replacement
cut back brush on the north end of soccer field 2 to expose some drains
edged asphalt and assisted the mow crew with blowing
Hartman:
pressure washed all Little League mounds and dugouts
edged all fields
shrub bed maintenance behind Dow right field
cleaned out base room
spot sprayed broadleaf in the Little League fields
hauled out the containment bin
Perrigo:
shrub bed maintenance in parking lot
groomed the fields
line trimmed brush around the sports fields
reported Red Barn theft/break-in from Wednesday P.M., filed police report, completed equipment inventory
Other:
added soil to hole at SE Redmond Park
Kevin attended pre-construction meeting for the Grass Lawn turf replacement project
Cressy Door came out to look at the roll up door at the shop
Kevin did a walkthrough of SE Redmond Park and provided input for a temporary goal
Kevin met with Ian about fall renovations
turf renovations



Preventative Maintenance & Water Management (Kevin Sehner)
Preventative Maintenance:
Farrel-McWhirter
striped the back arena gravel parking lot in preparation of Big Truck Day
supported the Big Truck Day event
Sunset Gardens – replaced the picnic table boards in the gazebo with ipe
Westside – checked game camera and playground equipment for damage
Water Management:
Systemwide
locates
continued to go through systems making repairs, adjustments, and cleaning out valve boxes
Cascade – repaired a mainline leak at a tee feeding a quick coupler
Avondale
cut and capped section of mainline feeding median irrigation in construction zone
met inspector and contractor to figure out a plan to maintain mainline during and after the construction project
Luke McRedmond – replaced broken heads near the dog park
Downtown Park – assisted the repair crew with the installation of the art box



Horticulture & Downtown Park (Sharon Loesch for Ian McFeron)
Horticulture:
Juel – delivered load of wood chips for Juel Garden volunteer event
Luke McRedmond – picked up brush pile left below 85th Street overpass
MOC – finished renovation project in front of Trinity (hand weeded, pruned back shrubs, removed four stumps, removed landscape fabric, removed 5/8” gravel, repositioned large boulders, regraded site, mulched)
Westside – completed hand weeding fireweed in large bed on east side of the park; wildflower bed maintenance
Anderson – spot weeded
hand watered various locations
Downtown Park:
facilities support
hard surface maintenance
mowed and trimmed turf
pressure washed Buoyant stage and ramp
Splash Pad:
twice daily water quality checks and maintenance
backwash sand filters
Cleveland Street and Redmond Central Connector:
fertilized hanging pots
shrub bed maintenance and hand weeded around Signal Art
hand weeded around Erratic art
Other:
provided support for Indian Independence Day event
researched bamboo fencing for shrub beds along Cleveland Street and Downtown Park
finalized fertilizer bid documents, guide, product label sheets and submitted requisition for fall turf fertilizer
planned for turf renovation project
vehicle inspections
coordinated delivery of 40 yards screened arborist mulch

Urban Forestry (Chris Tolonen)
Watershed Preserve:
facilities support
Trillium/Pipeline Connector – cleaned up blow-down
Street Trees:
Chris began annual Street Tree Inventory updates (northeast sector)
watered first, second, and third year replacement plantings
conducted maintenance pruning, various locations
Greenbelts/Open Space:
watered tree replacement plantings at Viewpoint, Hidden Ridge, Smith Woods, Cascade View, Redmond West Wetlands, and Meadow
Viewpoint – sprayed bee’s nest near residence
Heron Rookery – supported tree contractor with traffic control and trail closures
Parks:
continued systemwide park tree pruning (ongoing)
Farrel-McWhirter – pruned service road for Big Truck Day access clearance
Municipal Campus – pruned a tree for Rockin’ on the River stage clearance
Green Redmond Partnership:
Bear Creek Park, Nike, Smith Woods, Viewpoint Open Space – watered trees
Idylwood, Juel, Smith Woods – filled water barrels for volunteers to water trees
Other: Chris and Meg met to discuss Green Redmond


Facilities Support & Turf Maintenance (Mac Davis for Scott Van De Vanter)
Facility Support:
systemwide facilities support
supported Rockin’ on the River and the Art Walk events
repaired big red chair
Skate Park – cleaned barbecue out of grated drain
Idylwood – cleaned out bathroom vents
Turf Maintenance: 
mowed systemwide
edged asphalt systemwide
supported Big Truck Day

Facilities Repair & Farrel-McWhirter (Alan Reznick)
Farrel-McWhirter:
routine facility support and blowing
arena maintenance
brush control
shrub bed maintenance
flower maintenance
investigated de-humidifier troubles 
Downtown Park:
Art Box installation and support
met with Wave Electric about 20 amp installation 
Municipal Campus – collected electrical equipment
Viewpoint Open Space – bridge rebuilds (with assistance from Turf and Irrigation crews)
Other:
truck inspections
small equipment maintenance 

Contract Administration (Eric O’Neal)
Perrigo Lighting Conversion – The project is now under contract and tentatively scheduled to begin 11/6/23.
Grass Lawn Synthetic Turf Replacement-
The project pre-construction meeting was held on 8/14/23
Contractor mobilization into the 148th Parking lot is scheduled for the week of 8/21/23.
Annual Fire Sprinkler Inspections were performed at Perrigo Park, Downtown Park and the Watershed Preserve.
Idylwood Park Security – A nightly shoreline foot patrol was added to the security contractor’s scope.  This is due to start the night of 8/17/23.


Facilities: (Scott Anderson)
Fire Station 11: received bid from Mono for roof repairs
Fire Station 13: met UMC contractor for bid walk for replacement of water heaters
Fire Station 16: HVAC repairs
Fire Station 18: ongoing repairs to sheriff’s office HVAC
MOCPW:  
building 1 HVAC repair (Lennox)
completed lunchroom wall replacement
Public Safety Building:  
Siemens out to repair door #265 at power supply
replaced gun range door handle
Siemens tested all backup batteries on site for access control panels/power supplies; 30 batteries failed; purchased new ones for install 
built downgraded core for key trap in administrative offices
cleared lunchroom sink drain 
Redmond Community Center @ Marymoor Village: 
adjusted latch on south patio door
began patching drywall hole in hallway
ACU-1 HVAC troubleshooting
Teen Center: disposed of surplus speakers
Systemwide:  
serviced fire extinguishers
serviced first aid cabinets
extended fencing contract at Motley Zoo
key checkout and returns
rebuilt three cores for Martin Barn/Dudley Carter due to lost Historical Society key tagged “Martin Barn”
Other: phone screen interviews conducted by Troy, Scott A, and Ben W


Meetings:
Grant Webinar (RCO Deferred Maintenance Grant) attended by Eric


Training:
2023 ISA Annual International Conference attended by Scott V
CPR/First Aid attended by Joe, Kevin Sw, and Quinn
Propane attended by Emily and Spencer