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PARK OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT TEAM MEETING NOTES

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: August 1 – 7, 2022


Community Parks (Tina Lovitt for Kevin Jeffries)
Grass Lawn:
Shrub bed maintenance
Line-trimmed grass on 70th parking lot, next to tennis courts, shop, and next to Pavilion
Maintained tree circles of 148th and Old Redmond Road, behind upper restrooms, and near Dome
Removed low tree branches
Cleaned and organized shop
Replaced barbecue next to field 2
Repaired soccer net
Installed cricket signs
Perrigo:
Parking Lot: trimmed plant material; painted curbs
Brush control perimeter of park, behind tennis courts and trail
Mowed and line-trimmed park, trail, around buildings around Conrad & Martin properties
Pressure washed five stationary tables, pads, and shelter
Replaced recycle cans’ name tags
Sprayed perimeter of fencing around fields for bees
Raked volleyball courts
Blew, added in-fill material and raked before cricket games
Removed volunteer fir trees and weeded slope from entrance to barn


Preventative Maintenance & Water Management (Kevin Sehner)
Preventative Maintenance:
Systemwide
Continued parking lot striping and stenciling
Began monthly playground inspections
Juel: Continued reroofing the pumphouse
Water Management:
Systemwide: Locates
Grass Lawn: Repaired broken heads in parking lot on 148th
Bear Creek & Leary: Repaired stuck valve in shrub bed zone
Teen Center: Reprogrammed battery-operated controller
156th Median: Worked with design team to reinstall irrigation in the middle median
Perrigo: Investigated potential mainline leak (water coming from neighbor’s property containing Bear Creek)
Hartman: Repaired broken head
Redmond Central Connector: Adjusted heads and trimmed grasses for better coverage
Municipal Campus: Turned irrigation on after Ananda Mela event


Horticulture & Downtown Park (Troy Jammerman)
Horticulture:
Spiritbrook: Completed shrub bed maintenance, pruning and mulching
Cascade View: Completed shrub bed maintenance, tree rings, mulching and tree removal with assistance from Urban Forestry crew
Luke McRedmond: Removed dead rhodie and spot shrub bed maintenance 
Systemwide: Watered flowerpots and new plantings
Cleveland: Fertilized hanging baskets and shrub bed maintenance in streetscape
Leary Way to 161st: Shrub bed maintenance, pruned, mulched, and cleared out overgrown gravel pathways adjacent to Redmond Central Connector
Nike and 185th Right-of-Way Streetscape: Shrub bed maintenance
Downtown Park and Redmond Central Connector:
Daily routine
Splash pad maintenance, testing, filter backwash, troubleshooting water quality issues
Painted Parking Lot: Cleaned
Mowed, edged, trimmed
Signals: Continued shrub bed maintenance
O’Leary Plaza: Litter and blew
Phase II: Linetrimmed horsetail, pruned low hanging limbs with assistance from Urban Forestry crew
Cleveland Street: Shrub bed maintenance and trimmed spirea and other plant material out of roadway and off curb


Urban Forestry (Chris Tolonen)
Watershed Preserve: Routine facilities support
Street Trees:
Filled water bags
83rd Street Eastbound at 161st: Pruned for traffic light visibility
West Lake Sammamish Parkway: Removed dead tree
Bear Creek Parkway: Pruned honeylocusts for clearance
156th Avenue South of 31st Street: Pruned three trees for Microsoft crane clearance
Parks:
Systemwide: Park tree pruning (ongoing)
Cascade View: Removed large hawthorn tree that was hanging over sidewalk and obstructing streetlight; removed other small trees in decline
Farrel-McWhirter: Pruned locust trees in front of house/offices for weight reduction
Trails: Redmond Central Connector Phase II: Brush control
Green Redmond Partnership:
Filled water barrels for volunteers to water trees, various locations
Viewpoint Open Space, Bear Creek Park, Heron Rookery, Redmond Central Connector, Smith Woods, and Farrel-McWhirter: Watered trees
Other: Responded to three QAlerts


Facilities Support & Turf Maintenance (Scott Van De Vanter)
Facility Support:
Systemwide facilities support
Installed banner and Recreation advertising at kiosks
Supported Ananda Mela and cleaned up trash
Smith Woods: Pruned trees
Downtown Fire Station: Pressure washed
Returned banner to service desk
Turf Maintenance: Systemwide mowing


Facilities Repair & Farrel-McWhirter (Alan Reznick)
Farrel-McWhirter:
Routine maintenance
Blew all hard surfaces in park including both parking lots
Dragged Innovation Arena and repaired loose boards
Watered and fertilized pots and squash behind preschool yard
Coordinated with Irrigation crew to repair zone that supplies water to beds around restrooms; replaced battery in valve solenoid
Set up soaker hose around yew and spirea next to Farrel House
Continued work on new pony palace siding and trim:
Installed last couple siding pieces, completed caulking and stained trim
Built platform for and moved fuel cabinet in shavings barn
Installed lumber rack in shavings barn and relocated lumber from courtyard to shavings barn, then organized lumber by type
Threw out boards deemed no longer useful and took leftover plywood to shop
Installed tool hangers for Farm staff behind pony palace
Installed harness ring on north side of farrier stall and installed blanket hangers
Cleaned up pony palace work site and readied it for fence installation phase
Checked heat pump drain line above preschool
Repaired table in Farrel House
Ordered new door sweep for tack room and new hose for large goat paddock sprinklers
Diagnosed noise in office indoor heat pump unit (it was the condensate pump). Cleaned filter and tray for office and preschool indoor units, reinstalled tray and cover and reset the unit
Installed fall Recreation sign up banner
Sheared boxwoods behind shop, around flagpole and next to Big Red Barn
Completed hand pruning weeping cypress and dogwood behind shop for clearance
Reset parking light timer clock and verified proper operation
Adjusted door swing in men’s restroom door
Took Spotlite sprayer to Small Equipment for repair
Pruned shrubs by Small Animal Barn 
Behind the Badge Event Support: Added two auxiliary garbage cans and extra picnic tables to Mackey Creek shelter
Researched arena footing
Municipal Campus: Repaired fencing near pickleball court
Grass Lawn:
Repaired fountain near field 1
Repaired door to Pavilion restroom door 
Idylwood: Installed dock ladder
Reservoir: Repaired courts
Other: Refurbished main park signs


Contract Administration (Eric O’Neal)
Security Services Contract- Ongoing dialog regarding performance of security service tasks. 
Grass Lawn 2 Turf Replacement – A Purchase Order has been generated for the design consultant.
Fire Inspections – Sprinkler inspections scheduled at Perrigo Park, Downtown Park, and the Watershed Preserve.
Landscape Maintenance Contracts – Site notes from SR 202 and Avondale have been forwarded to the contractors.
Idylwood Dock Replacement – Warranty punch list items have been forwarded to the contractor to be addressed.

Facilities: (Angie Barth for Scott Anderson)
Fire Station 11: Blew parking lot
Fire Station 13: Cressy Door repaired apparatus bay door
Fire Station 16: Reliance out to reset fire suppression system (wet); they will quote to replace dry valve
Fire Station 18:  
Alarm in fire panel (cleared itself)
Hung map in hallway, secured ladder in apparatus bay with eyebolts, hung hand sanitizer bottle
MOCPK: 
Affordable Backflow repaired backflow device
Gate at fuel island stuck open Friday night
MOCPW: Seattle Pump installed pressure washer at wash bay; Kevin and Rob connected venting and power
Trinity: HVAC RTU froze and leaked in building 
Public Safety Building:  
HVAC tripped call out – high head pressure in server room. Rob responded and turned on backup unit
Fire panel trouble (contractors forgot to put it in test while working in system)
Completed removing outlets in floor and installed covers in new Norcom Room
Two callouts for HVAC short cycling. Angie responded and turned off main unit; backup cooling unit ran through the night. Ken adjusted setpoints on both units
Replaced badge reader in Evidence Room 
Redmond Community Center @ Marymoor Village: HVAC controls failure
Teen Center: Replaced light bulb and court net at basketball court
City Hall: Replaced badge reader 
Systemwide:  
Built two padlocks for Water and two for Streets
Routine
Other:
Maintenance Technician interviews attended by Quinn, Scott A, and Angie
2nd round Supervisor interviews attended by Quinn and Scott A
2nd round Maintenance Technician interviews attended by Quinn, Angie, Ken, Mark, Kevin, and Rob


Meetings:
Parks and Trails Commission attended by Valerie
Forterra attended by Chris and Meg


Training:
How to Communicate with Tact & Professionalism attended by Valerie
Splashpad attended by Dan
Fire Extinguisher attended by Horticulture crew
Compass attended by all Facilities crew