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PARK OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT TEAM MEETING NOTES

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: September 16 - 22, 2024


Community Parks (Andrew Lauritzen)
Grass Lawn:
Renovated turf on two large meadows
Fertilized turf throughout park
Blew all hard surfaces
Shrub bed maintenance
Attempted to change lamps on field 2
Hartman:
Bike Park work party
Changed door lock codes
Mowed all fields
Turf incident
Prepped materials for turf renovations
Perrigo:
Mowed park and line trimmed around buildings at Martin
Shrub bed maintenance in parking lot beds
Tree circle maintenance near playground
Other:
Returned a lease vehicle
Researched new synthetic turf maintenance tools
Researched Cushman electric vehicle replacement for Grass Lawn

Preventative Maintenance & Water Management (Heath Uncapher)
Preventative Maintenance:
Idylwood and Teen Center – striped lines
Ordered materials for curbing repair at O’Leary Clocktower
Planning for hard surface replacement
Cascade & Juel – park security checks
Painted the bike for bike sign in anticipation of refreshed sign reinstall
Cleaned shop
Downtown Park - assisted Facilities Repair crew with art box installation
Grass Lawn – assisted Community Parks crew with attempt at field lighting repair
Nike – ordered parts for security light
Water Management:
All IQ4 and Maxicom watering shut down for now; working on shutting down standalone sites
Systemwide –
Locates
Continued going through systems making repairs, adjustments, and mapping zones in IQ4
Took Farrow to Fleet for servicing
Farrel-McWhirter – kids’ water feature removed for the year


Horticulture & Downtown Park (Ian McFeron)
Horticulture:
Cleveland Street
Spot weeded throughout
Trimmed basal suckers off trees
Selectively cut back spent flowers on Geum and Astilbe
Dug out aggressive sedge growing in sidewalk bubble next to Prime
DRAW Event Set Up
Installed and monitored hard surface protection under Mural Box to prevent artists from dripping paint on concrete during mural painting
Assisted Repair and Preventative Maintenance crews with installing Mural Box
Shop
Drained and removed water tank from leased 1-ton
Cleaned out all tools and equipment, vacuumed, and cleaned interior and exterior surfaces
MOC – hand weeded and mulched around Facilities and Victor’s shop
Pool – removed temporary irrigation system around entrance beds and stored for the winter
Sunset Gardens – mulched edge of fir tree bed and sidewalk edge along Avondale
185th – hand weeded throughout
Downtown Park:
Checked park, Cleveland Street, and O’Leary Plaza for garbage
Facilities support
Mowed, trimmed, and edged
Shrub bed and tree ring maintenance 
Leaf cleanup at park and O’Leary Plaza
Removed and replaced broken toilet seat cover dispenser
Began winterization of splash pad
Redmond Central Connector:
Hand weeded high visibility trail edges around Signals Art and RCC core
Hand weeded turf edges on RCC from Erratic to west of 161st
Other:
Mineral bin management performed by Matt S
Site visits to Grass Lawn and Perrigo to evaluate areas on which we can leave leaves
Vehicle inspections
Site visit to Arthur Johnson Park regarding rewilding opportunities and trail improvements


Urban Forestry (Chris Tolonen)
Watershed Preserve:
Facilities support
Conducted general trail maintenance
Street Trees:
Chris worked on Street Tree Inventory updates (ongoing)
166th Ave between 83rd and 95th – pruned for pedestrian clearance per QAlert
Parks: Bear Creek Park – conducted brush control along fire access curb behind Safeway and cleared around fire hydrants
Trails: Johnson – worked on preparing for volunteer work party next week (spread trail surfacing chips)
Green Redmond Partnership:
Perrigo – cleared brush around trees and cut back blackberry re-growth
Viewpoint Open Space – brush control prep for volunteer event
Grass Lawn – conducted site maintenance
Other: Chris resolved Forestry Suppliers’ mistaken charge on ProCard


Facilities Support & Turf Maintenance (Scott Van De Vanter)
Facility Support:
Systemwide facilities support
Idylwood
groomed beach and volleyball court
moved garbage cans to storage
pressure washed barbecue pads and garbage cans
removed BUOY lines and stored
Installed H-signs per Recreation request
Turf Maintenance: 
Systemwide mowing
Trinity – line trimmed 


Facilities Repair & Farrel-McWhirter (Alan Reznick)
Farrel-McWhirter:
Support
Trash pickup per QAlert
Downtown Park:
Installed art box
Art walk support (DRAW event)
Get Your Rear in Gear support 
Grass Lawn:
Repaired sidewalk
Installed light in 70th parking lot 
Hartman: Assisted Bike Park work party
Juel House: Repaired basement door
Watershed: Repaired women’s restroom door
Other:
Kitchen steward duties performed by Jamie
Retreat planning by Quinten


Facilities: (Mark Peterson for Scott Anderson)
Fire Station 11: Replaced apparatus bay vehicle cord
Fire Station 12: 
Repaired entrance gate
Replaced garage door opener 
Fire Station 13: Replaced water pump for the generator
Fire Station 16: Replaced the flagpole lights
Fire Station 18: Replaced garage door photo eye
City Hall: Sewer backup support 
Public Safety Building:  
Replaced door reader in the detectives’ area
Followed up on 9-1-1 dispatch HVAC
Investigated restroom sewer smell
Replaced faucet 
Controls retrofit meeting
Redmond Community Center @ Marymoor Village: 
Checked and cleared fire panel trouble
Installed safety pads at the front desk
Redmond Senior & Community Center:
Door hardware warranty meeting
Warranty repair for water heaters
Systemwide: Processed key checkouts and returns 


Meetings:
Uniform Open House attended by interested staff
Mayor’s Town Hall attended by all staff
Sunshine Committee attended by Emily and Sandy


Training:
Certified Arborist Exam Prep attended by Jamie
Leadership Essentials attended by Ian, Joe, Quinten, Jamie, Jessica, and Ben
Lockout/Tagout attended by Urban Forestry and Horticulture crews
Safety attended by Facilities Repair crew