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PARK OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT TEAM MEETING NOTES

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: August 7 – 13, 2023


Community Parks (Kevin Jeffries)
All Community Parks:
Kevin began preparing for fall turf renovation that will start mid-September
crew team meeting to go over different projects to occur over the rest of the summer
Grass Lawn:
painted dugout gates and fencing
sifted sand in tot lot
attached metal fence ties to softball fence to eliminate damage
blew off both parking lots
pruned trees near 148th kiosk
edged grass on asphalt pathways near Old Redmond Road
repaired soccer goal nets
posted signs to inform park patrons about the upcoming turf project
Hartman:
double cut and reel mowed all fields
edged along fence lines at Little League fields
edged asphalt pathways in Little League plaza
blew all batting cages
blew and dragged fields 5/6 and Dow infield
dragged weeds out with SandPro on warning tracks, Little League 4, and Dow
began shrub bed maintenance on bed between Dow and Little League 3
Perrigo:
completed weeding and mulching upper bed in parking lot
pruned trees for safety clearance and structure of tree near volleyball courts, tennis courts and along turf areas
replaced fence ties on field 2
watered tree bags on trail and all pots
mowed and line trimmed
mowed a path on both sides of Bear Evans Creek trail
blew perimeter sidewalk around fields

Preventative Maintenance & Water Management (Kevin Sehner)
Preventative Maintenance:
systemwide:
completed monthly playground inspections
completed HVAC filter replacements
Westside – installed game camera and new zipline seat and chain cover
Juel – continued with drywall repairs
Anderson – rodent control
MOC – assessed vehicle storage needs for MOC master plan
Water Management:
Systemwide
locates
going back through systems making repairs and adjustments as needed
continued cleaning out irrigation boxes:
City Hall – shut off and turned irrigation back on for Rockin’ on the River event
Hartman – capped leaking mainline behind Little League field 1
Skate Park – replaced broken head in shrub bed
Redmond Way and 170th – repaired damaged lateral lines
Perrigo – repaired leaking quick coupler near the red barn
Grass Lawn:
replaced heads that would not rotate
reset irrigation controllers after communication issues were resolved


Horticulture & Downtown Park (Ian McFeron)
Horticulture:
Community Center (Municipal Campus) – picked up brush trimmings along Sammamish River Trail
MOC – 
sheared Leyland Cypress hedge
began renovation project in front of Trinity – removed gravel, hand weeded, pruned shrubs, ground stumps, mulched
Luke McRedmond – trimmed arbutus along sidewalk at parking lot entrance, hedged back lonicera and abelia, spot weeded beds along Bear Creek and Redmond Way
O’Reilly’s – spot weeded
Redmond Streetscape – sheared spirea, trimmed lavender, and spot weeded
Cascade – completed hand weeding around beeches, ground beech stumps, cut and defined borders around trees, brought in soil to regrade turf where stumps were removed and overseed; cut and mulch additional tree rings
Teen Center – hand weeded and edged all beds
hand watered various locations
Downtown Park:
facilities support
mowed, edge, and line trimmed
hard surface maintenance
unplugged toilet in men’s restroom
removed graffiti
manual broadleaf control in turf
pressure washed garbage cans
Splash Pad:
twice daily water quality checks and maintenance
met Aquatics Specialty Services for monthly maintenance and water quality checks
adjusted fountain height
Redmond Central Connector:
shrub bed maintenance
established edge along soft border
Other:
assembled new poly scoop shovels
communicated with Streets regarding dirt spoils in topsoil bin
approved invoices
inventoried doggie pot stations and doggie waste A-boards


Urban Forestry (Chris Tolonen)
Watershed Preserve: facilities support
Street Trees:
watered first and second year replacement plantings
conducted maintenance pruning, various locations
Greenbelts/Open Space: watered tree replacement plantings at Viewpoint, Hidden Ridge, Smith Woods, Cascade View, Redmond West Wetlands, and Meadow
Parks: continued systemwide park tree pruning (ongoing)
Green Redmond Partnership:
Bear Creek Park, Nike, Smith Woods, and Viewpoint Open Space – watered trees
Idylwood, Juel, Smith Woods – filled water barrels for volunteers to water trees
Other: Chris attended Tree Risk Assessment and Mitigation meeting with City and Bartlett staff


Facilities Support & Turf Maintenance (Scott Van De Vanter)
Facility Support:
systemwide facilities support
cleaned ash cans
moved Big Red Chairs from Campus to SE Redmond
pressure washed Big Red Chairs
Ananda Mela - moved honey bucket to roundabout at City Hall
fire extinguisher inspections
Charitable Giving support – set up and breakdown
assisted for Viewpoint Open Space bridge construction
Turf Maintenance: 
systemwide mowing
mole eradication
brush control and edging


Facilities Repair & Farrel-McWhirter (Darcey Rayner Shepard for Alan Reznick)
Farrel-McWhirter:
routine facility support and blowing
repaired feed room lighting
door hardware maintenance in Farrel House
removed tent caterpillars
sprayed wasp nest
arena maintenance
brush control
paddock repairs and maintenance
flower maintenance 
Lowland Loop bridge installation
Downtown Park: Art Box construction
Viewpoint Open Space: bridge installation


Facilities: (Scott Anderson)
Fire Station 11: interior LED upgrades
Fire Station 12: Bath Fitter repaired shower under warranty
MOCPK: HVAC repairs in lunchroom
MOCPW: demo of lunchroom wall and rebuild
Public Safety Building: repaired elevator and upgraded safety edge
Redmond Community Center @ Marymoor Village: 
interior lighting repairs
fire panel trouble reset
Teen Center: HVAC repairs in recording studio
City Hall: removed whiteboard for TIS
Senior Center: planned key hierarchy
Meetings:
Senior and Community Center tour attended by Facilities crew, Quinten, Jessica, Heath, Sharyn, Dan, Sandy, Scott V, Darcey, Kevin Se, Matt, Mary, Andrew, Alan, and Ian


Training:
Propane attended by Jamie