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PARK OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT TEAM MEETING NOTES

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: June 24 – 30, 2024


Community Parks (Andrew Lauritzen)
Grass Lawn:
Graded and seeded area around new bench next to Pavilion
Shrub bed maintenance near Pavilion
Cleaned splash pad swale
Line trimmed fence lines
Returned repaired electric cart to park
Pulled and cleaned storm water drain socks
Pruned shrubs and trees at field 2
Hartman:
Monitored damaged synthetic turf on fields 5 and 6; scheduled repairs for next week
Installed new mounds for tournament
Moved dirt to Bike Park
Refilled sand and rubber bins from stock at Juel
Continued hard surface cleaning at Little League plaza
Mowed and edged all fields
Lock and gate maintenance throughout park
Field prep training for tournament
Perrigo:
Mowed, trimmed, edged, and blew park and trail
Added wood chips to shrub beds
Pruned park trees near shelter
Weeded edge of synthetic field
Replaced all cables on garbage and recycle cans
Removed wasp nest
Removed a small patch of Tansy Ragwort from behind tennis courts
Cleaned slot drain near pickleball courts
Tilled volleyball courts
Passed fire inspection


Preventative Maintenance & Water Management (Heath Uncapher)
Preventative Maintenance:
Grass Lawn
removed broken section of cable climber
measured and quote for rubber steps
Cascade View – weeded and filled gap between hard surface and rubber tiles
Sunset Gardens and Viewpoint – pressure washed tot lots
Spiritbrook – sanded edges of table to eliminate splinters per QAlert
Watershed – repaired restroom floor
Preparations for parking lot striping
Skate Park - pulled camera footage from fires and filed police report
Water Management:
Systemwide – 
locates
continued going through systems making repairs, adjustments, and mapping zones in IQ4
Heron Rookery – installed three new quick couplers per Urban Forestry’s request
O’Leary Clocktower – installed another new test irrigation controller
Activated all standalone controllers
Repairs at Avondale / Union Hill, Bike Triangle, West Lake Sammamish, Grass Lawn, and Hartman



Horticulture & Downtown Park (Ian McFeron)
Horticulture:
Fertilized and hand watered ornamental pots at Public Works Admin, Teen Center, Facilities, and RCCMV
Watered newly planted landscape plants
Nike – native plants at 172nd Street entrance
Westside – median plantings
185th – Lonicera and potentilla
Sunset Gardens – new plantings along Avondale
Trinity - yucca
Cascade View – 
completed hand weeding all beds and tree rings
mulched targeted areas
Sunset Gardens – completed hand weeding all beds
Teen Center – brush control around parking lot and along chain link fence bordering sport court
MOC – 
Nursery – deadheaded dianthus and watered all plants
trimmed wisteria at front entrance
sheared Leyland cypress hedge outside of lunchroom
Luke McRedmond Park – 
spot weeded select beds and tree rings
foamstreamed dog park perimeter fence line
Hartman – 
set up additional oscillator and four zone battery powered irrigation clock at pool; made placement adjustments and checked for adequate coverage
replaced plant material in plaza ornamental pot damaged by painting contractors
172nd Street Sidewalk Strips, and 166th & 104th Sidewalk Strips – began hand weeding all beds
Downtown Park:
Checked park, Redmond Central Connector, Cleveland Street, and O’Leary Plaza for garbage
Facilities support
Mowed, trimmed, edged
Pressure washed hardscape (ongoing)
Redmond Central Connector Core (164th to 161st) – shrub bed maintenance
Sanded ipe partitions outside of restroom per QAlert regarding splintery wood
Responded to QAlert regarding unsafe tree grate
Redmond Central Connector Core – pruned for clearance
Splash Pad –
tested water daily and performed maintenance
backwash sand filters and cleaned out pump strainer
Other:
Matt S performed mineral bin management
Replaced faulty pressure switch and tested system for proper operation of foamstream
Coordinated with UV specialist for Aquatics regarding UV filter rebuild
Coordinated mulch delivery
Sent design plan and price estimate to Kevin Se to convert cherry tree decomposed granite area at Luke McRedmond to ipe deck
Site visits – Redmond Central Connector Phase 2, Reservoir, St Jude’s ROW, and Union Hill ROW


Urban Forestry (Chris Tolonen)
Watershed Preserve: routine facilities support
Street Trees:
Watered 30 street trees
156th between 40th and 51st Streets – removed ash tree struck by bus
76th Street – pruned three trees in front of Pacer Propane per request
170th at Penny Lane – pruned tree for weight reduction over roadway
160th north of 90th Street – removed dead pin oak and ground stump
Greenbelts: watered tree replacement plantings
Parks:
Farrel-McWhirter – completed service road clearance pruning
Idylwood – ground hemlock stump near main parking lot
Smith Woods – completed brush control along service road
Coordinated contract tree work on three maples near RSCC parking lot
Trails: conducted systemwide brush control (ongoing)
Green Redmond Partnership: watered selected first year plantings
Other: Chris worked on City-wide Tree Risk Assessment and Mitigation project (prioritized first round of mitigation work)


Facilities Support & Turf Maintenance (Scott Van De Vanter)
Facility Support:
Systemwide facilities support
Skate Park – 
cleaned minor garbage fire in bowl
pressure washed garbage cans
Juel – flail mowed
Idylwood –
removed graffiti from table
groomed beach and volleyball court
Fire extinguisher inspections
Sunset Gardens – pressure washed garbage cans
Turf Maintenance: systemwide mowing


Facilities Repair & Farrel-McWhirter (Kevin Sehner for Alan Reznick)
Farrel-McWhirter:
Support
Hard surface, turf, and horticulture maintenance
Waterline repairs
Repaired door of men’s restroom 
Grass Lawn:
Installed table
Repaired fountain at tot lot 
Luke McRedmond: installed three tent canopies at dog park
Nike: removed bench
Watershed: repaired toilet in men’s restroom
Viewpoint Open Space: began bench installation
Other: electric fence meeting at Farrel-McWhirter attended by Alan and Emily


Facilities: (Scott Anderson)
Fire Station 11: 
Blew hard surfaces
Cut hole in closet ceiling for construction access
Fire Station 13: Cleaned (scrubbed) roof
Fire Station 16: Installed exterior door sweep on police office door
MOCPK: 
Cressy Door repaired garage door operator in Parks woodshop
Troubleshot HVAC
MOCPW:  
Troubleshot fuel island gate click-to-enter
Received bid for electrical upgrade for Concrete crew portable office
City Hall: Picked up sign package from Signarama
Public Safety Building:   
Completed patching and painting lobby wall where artwork was
VESDA semi-annual inspections
Redmond Community Center @ Marymoor Village: 
Replaced cooling tower pump
Replaced compressor contactors on AHU 1
Redmond Senior & Community Center:
Documented ongoing lock issues
Moved weights from RCCMV to RSCC
Lighting training attended by Troy, Scott, Mark, Angie
Documented issues and troubleshooting power outage on 6/25
Teen Center: Interior lighting check
Trinity: Replaced photocell on west side of building
Systemwide:  
Key checkouts, check-in, and swaps
Rebuilt padlocks (ten for Water Department, one for Wastewater, one for Teen Center)




Meetings:
Annual RCHEA Convention attended by Sharyn and Valerie
PNWRMS Bylaw Revision meeting attended by Heath


Training:
Leadership Essentials attended by Kevin Se, Andrew, Sandy, Emily, and Heath
Emotional Intelligence attended by Sharyn
Sophia worked on onboarding trainings
RSCC Lighting attended by Troy, Scott A, Mark, and Angie
RSCC Solar attended by Facilities crew
Active Shooter attended by Mac