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PARK OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT TEAM MEETING NOTES

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: July 29 – August 4, 2024


Community Parks (Andrew Lauritzen)
Grass Lawn:
Hard surface maintenance 148th parking lot
Shrub bed maintenance
Replaced a soccer net
Removed hornet’s nest
Repaired netting on field 1
Hartman:
Mowed and prepared all ballfields
Added gravel to service road
Bike Park maintenance and cleanup
Shrub bed and surface maintenance at pool parking lot
Perrigo:
Mowed park and trail
Flail mowed Johnson property
Shrub bed maintenance
Cut back blackberry on trail and around loop
Removed hornet’s nest
Repaired damaged soccer goal
Closed trail for upcoming invasive removal
Other:
Men’s central restroom door repaired by Door Pros
Reported retention pond issues along trail to King County
Installed “Beach Closed” signs at Idylwood


Preventative Maintenance & Water Management (Heath Uncapher)
Preventative Maintenance:
Removed Bike Triangle sign and delivered to contractor for repair
Grass Lawn, Nike, Perrigo, and Meadow – added engineered wood fiber to tot lots
Idylwood – repaired fence
Cascade View – checked swing; no new dog damage
Redmond Senior & Community Center – repaired bollard
Assisted Community Parks with soccer goal pole replacement
Spiritbrook – replaced swing shackle
Art Hill Parking Lot – installed signage
Water Management:
Systemwide
locates
continued going through systems making repairs, adjustments, and mapping zones in IQ4
New double checks sourced for ones that failed backflow testings
Spiritbrook – installed new controller

Horticulture & Downtown Park (Ian McFeron)
Horticulture:
Fertilized and hand watered ornamental pots at Public Works Admin, Teen Center, Facilities, and Redmond Community Center at Marymoor Village
Fertilized Cleveland Street hanging baskets
Watered newly planted landscape plants
Nike – native plants at 172nd Street entrance
Westside – median plantings
185th – Lonicera and potentilla
Sunset – new plantings along Avondale
Trinity - yucca
Farrel-McWhirter – delivered gravel per request from Repair crew
Luke McRedmond 
spot weeded
mulched select beds
pruned barberry behind Dudley Carter artwork
brush control – pathway leading down to canoe landing
Flagpole – edged and spot weeded all beds
Teen Center – spot weeded
Westside
spot weeded wildflower beds
trimmed vegetation out of pathway
Municipal Campus
assessed campus high catch basin on common green – put out cones for Ananda Mela
brought in four cubic yards of soil to bring soil profile up to even grade with catch basin and manhole cover; raked smooth; rolled with sod roller; overseeded
litter picked the Great Lawn after Ananda Mela
Municipal Campus 160th Avenue Sign Bed
deadheaded dianthus and daisies and spruced up for memorial service
planted 30 nodding onion in apron
Redmond Way Streetscape – set up traffic control in front of construction zone across from Anderson; sheared remaining spirea, lavender, and trimmed potentilla
MOC
trimmed up Leyland cypress outside lunchroom
trimmed wisteria in front
RSCC – began hand weeding bed across from west lawn running parallel to the Sammamish River trail
Downtown Park:
Checked park, Cleveland Street, and O’Leary Plaza for garbage
Facilities support
Mowed, trimmed, and edged
Pressure washed hardscape (ongoing)
Shrub bed maintenance
Splash Pad:
Daily water testing and maintenance
Backwash
Mid-season tank clean out: drained, pressure washed inside both tanks, refilled and balanced water
Replaced broken activator
Redmond Central Connector:
Shrub bed maintenance core (164th to 161st)
Removed graffiti on Redmond Central Connector Phase 2
Other:
Mineral bin management performed by Matt S
Meadowscaping – continued communication with seed suppliers regarding implementation strategy
Finalized DRAW hard surface protection plan and ordered all supplies
Various admin duties: submitted requisitions, invoice management, reconciled ProCard, managed invoices

Urban Forestry (Chris Tolonen)
Watershed Preserve: routine facilities support
Street Trees: watered 32 street trees
Greenbelts: watered tree replacement plantings
Parks: conducted systemwide tree pruning (ongoing)
Trails: Bear Creek Trail – light brush control and litter control
Green Redmond Partnership:
Watered first, second and third year plantings systemwide
Heron Rookery – set up and supported recurring volunteer watering event
Johnson, Bear-Evans, Perrigo – cleared preponderance of brush from around planted trees

Facilities Support & Turf Maintenance (Scott Van De Vanter)
Facility Support:
Systemwide facilities support
Idylwood 
groomed beach and volleyball court
purchased new buoy
installed “Beach Closed” signs
Ananda Mela clean up
Moved stage and three tents for Recreation event (Rockin’ on the River)
Installed banners and posters for Recreation
Skate Park – removed graffiti
Electric mower meeting
Turf Maintenance: 
Systemwide mowing
Edged asphalt
Willows and SE Redmond - brush control

Facilities Repair & Farrel-McWhirter (Alan Reznick)
Farrel-McWhirter:
Equine electric fence installation
Repaired horse arena fence
Shrub bed maintenance
Trail maintenance
Routine support
Removed Farrel House area plaza and installed new plaza
Installed toilet paper dispenser 
Bike Triangle – assisted Preventative Maintenance crew with sign removal
Grass Lawn
Repaired mid-restroom wall
Repaired backstop outlet 
Idylwood – installed hand dryer
Luke McRedmond – freed tight gate on Dog Park
Other
Rockin’ on the River support
Kitchen steward duties performed by Jamie
Repaired art box
Sunshine Committee duties performed by Emily 
Facilities: (Troy Jammerman for Scott Anderson)
Fire Station 11: 
Blew grounds
Unclogged men’s restroom sink drains
Roto Rooter came out for laundry room drain line coating issues
Fire Station 12: Unclogged hose tower drain
MOCPK: Cleaned condensate drain for upstairs unit
MOCPW: 
Upgraded lights in Water tool storage bay to LED
Installed deadbolt on Concrete trailer front door
Municipal Campus: Scheduled contractors for Art Hill parking lot gate installation
Pool:  
Cleaned roof and gutters
Checked operation/investigated air handler with fire panel issues
Public Safety Building:   
Assembled new benches with stabilizers for gym restrooms
Relocated HVAC disconnect in Investigations
Cleaned out condensate drain for server room HVAC
Blew out parking garage
Repaired toilets in jail and in break room
IFB consultation walkthrough and contract renewal work
Repaired and researched for water treatment
Redmond Community Center @ Marymoor Village: 
Cleaned carpets
Repaired door closer 1st floor patio door
Redmond Senior & Community Center:
Cleaned carpets
Door closer approval/walkthrough with Absher
Hung a corkboard in kitchen dry storage
Trinity:
Cleaned gutters
Collaborated with police to install drone dock on roof
Set up temperature power and data for the rooftop police drone dock
Systemwide:  
Key checkouts and returns processed
Ordered new padlocks from recent replacements



Meetings:
Parks, Trails & Recreation Commission attended by Valerie
Fire Station 17 Siding Replacement Project attended by Facilities crew


Training:
Leadership Essentials attended by Kevin Se, Andrew, Sandy, Emily, and Heath
Make Yourself Easy to Manage attended by Ben, Sharyn, Jamie, and Heath
Arborist Exam Prep attended by Jamie
Fire Extinguisher attended by Jamie, Cayla, Mark, Patrick, Ben, and Angie