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PARK OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT TEAM MEETING NOTES

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: August 28 – September 3, 2023


Community Parks (Tina Lovitt for Kevin Jeffries)
All Community Parks: End of season meeting
Grass Lawn:
Blew soccer field, pathways and Pavilion
Weeded left of shop, tree circles, and bed in front of soccer field
Edged tot lot asphalt and entire park
Pruned evergreen trees in front of soccer field
Removed graffiti
Replaced irrigation lid
Hartman:
Began trimming and clearing out dead barberry in concrete planters
Completed chipping shrub beds behind field 3
Reel mowed all fields
Began removing sun screens on Little League fields
Stored fiberglass pitching mounds
Perrigo:
Pressure washed motorized and swing gates in main lot
Added seed to bare spots in turf
Mowed and edged
Mowed around buildings, and trail
Chipped shrub bed behind tot lot
Purchased new power hand tools to replace stolen items
Martin Property:
Mowed
Cut back blackberry along south trail
Repaired bench

Preventative Maintenance & Water Management (Kevin Sehner)
Preventative Maintenance:
Juel – completed drywall repairs
Systemwide –
made changes to lights and door locks to coincide with the 8 p.m. dusk time
began monthly playground inspections
Nike – added cold patch to a few potential trip hazards around the sport court
Redmond West Wetlands – replaced broken end post near the outdoor classroom
Skate Park – secured catch basin lid near drinking fountain
Water Management:
Systemwide –
locates
continued going through systems making repairs and adjustments as needed
adjusted runtimes based on cooler and wetter weather
164th / Cleveland – capped and stubbed up lateral at sleeve after road construction was completed
90th Street – repaired mainline leak
156th Middle Median – walked through new irrigation install with the contractor
City Hall – made multiple repairs to multiple zones



Horticulture & Downtown Park (Ian McFeron)
Horticulture:
Teen Center, Redmond Community Center @ Marymoor Village, Facilities – fertilized annual pots
Fire Station 11 – shrub bed maintenance and began hand weeding 
MOCPK:
pruned Wisteria runners, and Laurel
hand weeded and trimmed Ivy; cut basal suckers off trees
trimmed top of Leyland Cypress and blew off trimmings
MOCPW:
shrub bed maintenance
pruned Laurel out of Juniper, deadwood, roses, St. Johns Wort, Russian sage
removed dead rhododendron
cut Ivy/St. Johns Wort
vegetative control along chain link perimeter fence
Hand watered various locations
Downtown Park:
Facilities support
Hard surface maintenance
Mowed, edged, and line trimmed
Cleaned exterior of building
Repaired latch for men’s restroom handicap door
Coordinated returning lost wallet to Public Safety
Splash Pad:
Twice daily water quality checks and maintenance
Diagnosed ORP/FCL issues
Redmond Central Connector and Cleveland Street:
Shrub bed maintenance, edged soft border, and maintenance
Hard surface maintenance
Trimmed and maintained pumpkin vine
Foamstream all gravel from 164th to 161st, Painted Parking Lot perimeter, and entrance paths
Fertilized pots
Hand weeded and shrub bed maintenance
Other:
Repaired Foamstream lance wheels
Coordinated seed delivery from Horizon
Repaired electric hedger
Cleaned mineral bin


Urban Forestry (Chris Tolonen)
Watershed Preserve: facilities support
Street Trees:
Worked on street tree inventory updates
Conducted maintenance pruning, various locations
Greenbelts: Heron Rookery – supported the final day of contracted tree work with signage and trail closures
Parks: systemwide park tree pruning (ongoing)
Green Redmond Partnership: Idylwood, Juel, Smith Woods – filled water barrels for volunteers to water trees
Other: Responded to various tree related requests and two QAlerts



Facilities Support & Turf Maintenance (Scott Van De Vanter)
Facility Support:
Systemwide:
facilities support
installed Recreation advertisements
Cleaned ash cans
Nike – painted backboard
Westside and Anderson – pressure washed shelters
Viewpoint Open Space – assisted Facilities Repair crew with bridge construction
Idylwood – reinstalled buoy line
Turf Maintenance: 
Systemwide mowing
Mole eradication
Brush control and edged


Facilities Repair & Farrel-McWhirter (Alan Reznick)
Farrel-McWhirter:
Routine facility support and blowing
Arena maintenance
Brush control
Shrub bed maintenance
Flower maintenance
Graded service road
Removed buildup on pavement of service road caused from garbage truck
Installed kiosk signage 
Grass Lawn: Began fountain repair project
Hartman: Repaired basketball hoop
Juel: Graded parking lot
Reservoir: Repaired fountain
Skate Park: Repaired fountain with assistance from Irrigation crew
Watershed: Adjusted camera
Viewpoint Open Space: Rebuilt bridge with assistance from Turf crew
Other:
Tool of the Week – Channellock
Purchase request for Idylwood break-in repair
Purchase request for Perrigo door replacement 


Contract Administration (Eric O’Neal)
Grass Lawn Synthetic Turf Replacement – Ongoing oversight of the construction phase of this project.
Perrigo Light Conversion Project – Initial communication regarding project submittals has been initiated.
Perrigo Security – A requisition has been submitted for the installation of a burglar alarm system.
Security Contract – A Purchase Order has been issued for the annual renewal of the mobile security services contract.
Contracted Landscape Maintenance – I have solicited a proposal for resolving sight line issues at two crosswalks on Bear Creek Parkway.
Community Court – Planning for the 9/6 cleanup event has been completed.

Facilities: (Ben Wilson for Scott Anderson)
Fire Station 11: 
Unclogged urinal in firefighters’ shared bathroom
Interior lighting repairs in dorms
Replaced trap primer for lobby restroom
Fire Station 16:  
Ordered parts for a faucet repair
Called out Crawford to repair broken garage door emergency pull chain
Installed condensate drain for mechanics’ unit
Fire Station 17: HVAC controls wire organization
Fire Station 18:  
Repaired toilet
Crawford repaired high speed garage door sensor
Repaired siding on roof
Ordered new cooling unit for Sheriff’s office
MOCPW: Tested fire system compressor
ORSH: Relocated rubber weights to storage room
Public Safety Building: 
Completed painting and installed base in prosecutor’s office
Lighting adjustments in detectives’ area
Relocated storage shelves  
Redmond Community Center @ Marymoor Village: 
Installed UPS cabinet for fire panel
Schindler out to reset the elevator after power outage
Received rebuilt circ pump and scheduled install
Repaired and reinstalled handicap sign
Secured fence from break in
Teen Center: Delivered file cabinet
Trinity:
Unclogged urinal
Delivered chairs for farewell party
Reset breakers
City Hall:
Hauled away furniture for CBRE
Collected and delivered chairs for repair 
Systemwide: In-person crew interview and leadership interview 


Meetings:
Fall Retreat attended by Dave, Ben, and Emily


Training:
The Art of Giving & Receiving Feedback attended by Sharyn
Lockout-Tagout attended by Ben, Mark, and Ken