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PARK OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT TEAM MEETING NOTES

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: September 13 – 19, 2021

Community Parks (Kevin Jeffries)
Grass Lawn:
Pruned some limbs away from the tennis lights with assistance from Urban Forestry and Facilities Repair leads
Shrub bed maintenance at the 70th Street parking lot, next to softball field 1, and south side of soccer field 1
Blew tennis courts and parking lots
Pruned trees next to soccer field and 70th Street parking lot
Cleaned and painted barbecue
Hartman:
Closed the upper restrooms for the winter
Completed turf renovations on all the fields
Removed all the windscreens and the Dow batting cage for the winter
Cleaned up a homeless camp on the Ashford Trail
Perrigo:
Aerated and seeded big meadow
Limbed up trees around east side of the tennis courts for water redirect project
Removed stakes from trees near the tennis courts
Removed umbrellas
Sprayed Canadian Thistle around parking lot
Cut back brush that was hanging over boardwalk
Other:
Set up a meeting with Benjamin Asphalt to look at areas that need repairs in our system
Submitted a purchase requisition for synthetic repairs at Grass Lawn
Performed some preparation work for a Bike Park work party at the end of the month

Preventative Maintenance & Water Management (Kevin Sehner)
Preventative Maintenance:
Luke McRedmond:
Stained picnic shelter
Resecured retailing wall caps along the entrance drive
Municipal Campus:
Assisted the Facilities crew with striping and stenciling the carpool parking lot
Assisted the Repair crew with delivering the temporary stage to City Hall
MOC: Striped stalls and trailer parking
Systemwide: Completed security light check
Downtown Park: Resecured ipe bench tops around the Buoyant
Water Management:
SR202: Repaired a mainline in the median of the “B” system
Railroad Avenue: Met with a contractor (SWK) to discuss irrigation impacts
Hartman: Flagged irrigation heads for turf renovation
Systemwide:
Locates
Shut down all irrigation systems for the season, unless needed for turf renovations


Horticulture & Downtown Park (Troy Jammerman)
Horticulture:
Anderson, MOC Facilities Building, and 176th Street Beds: Shrub bed maintenance, tree rings and mulched
Senior Center/Municipal Campus: QAlert response for removal of dead shrub
Systemwide: Began fertilization
MOC: Took delivery of fertilizer, picked up and delivered grass seed
Other: Vehicle inspections
Downtown Park:
Daily routine and cleaned amenities
Shut down splashpad for the season
Mowed, edged and trimmed turf areas
General shrub bed maintenance and cut down yews on east side
Installed new toilet paper dispenser in men’s restroom
Installed new irrigation head to cover dead spot
Redmond Central Connector:
Completed shrub bed maintenance just west of 161st
Large scale blackberry removal at Trestle
Removed invasives on Phase II
Downtown Core: Shrub bed maintenance on Cleveland Street

Urban Forestry (Chris Tolonen)
Watershed Preserve:
Routine facilities support
Inspected all trails and cleaned water bars
Street Trees: Pruned street trees, downtown core (ongoing)
Parks:
Meadow: Pruned dead wood from oaks along north fence line
Grass Lawn: Pruned ash trees along tennis courts for light clearance
Anderson: Monitored contract tree removal
Trails:
Inspected all soft surface trails and cleaned water bars, culverts and ditches
172nd Street Trail: Added surfacing rock to water bar/culvert
Green Redmond Partnership/Restoration Maintenance:
Bear Creek Park: Continued to mow grass and blackberry for winter planting
Perrigo: Coordinated tool drop for work party
Other: 
Responded to multiple QAlerts regarding trails and trees
Finalized winter plant order and submitted purchase requisition


Facilities Support & Turf Maintenance (Scott Van De Vanter)
Facility Support:
Systemwide: Facilities support
Cleaned ash cans
Skate Park: Removed graffiti
Equipment inventory
Idylwood: Removed beach grass and renovated
Teen Center: Blew plaza and cleaned
Flags lowered per Governor’s directive
Turf Maintenance: 
Systemwide: Mowing


Facilities Repair & Farrel-McWhirter (Alan Reznick)
Farrel-McWhirter:
Support
Arena maintenance 
Downtown Park:
Repaired urinal and toilets in men’s restroom
Repaired Buoyant stage per QAlert request 
Municipal Campus: Supported event
Teen Center: Installed wall and walk
Other: Sign repairs, reinstallation, and painting (continuing)


Contract Administration (Eric O’Neal)
Westside Park Renovation Project – Ongoing support of construction activities. 
Vegetation Management – Evaluating work for efficiencies and service level gaps.  
Idylwood Dock Replacement – Dock design is underway and shop drawings are being prepared for review.
Landscape Maintenance Contracts
Renovation of unmaintained landscapes continue
Site inspections ongoing

Facilities: (Scott Anderson)
Fire Station 11: 
Replaced HVAC blower motor
Bid walk with vendor (MacDonald-Miller) for apparatus bay radiant heat
Fire Station 14: 
Coordinated bid walk for tree pruning vendor for monopole
Compressor contactor (HVAC)
Fire Station 17: 
Began converting pole lights to LED
Created user guide for exterior lighting controller
Investigated mysterious HVAC noise (normal operation)
Continued patching and painting from training damage
Fire Station 18: Painted new dumpster/trash enclosure
MOCPW:  
Bid walk with vendor (MacDonald-Miller) for Fleet and small equipment shop heater replacement
Consultation on gutter issues with Garland Roofing
ORSH: Coordinated sale of surplus furniture
Public Safety Building:  
Serialized 238 keys for new BEST system
Converted pole light (closest to the courthouse) to LED 
Retrofitted ground lights to LED 
Investigated lighting issues in dispatch 
Installed door closer on 2nd floor south end 
Cleaned out maintenance boiler room in preparation for BEST hardware storage 
Investigated prosecutor office heat pump issues
Municipal Campus/City Hall (Carpool Overflow Lot):
Removed broken curb stops throughout entire parking lot
Re-used existing curb stops at west end to prevent cars from driving off & filled in other dangerous areas & in front of light poles with curb stops 
Blew parking lot  
Park Ops re-striped lot
Reset ADA signage
Teen Center:
Installed 48” round table in office
Met vendor (Door Pros) on replacement of exterior door
Trinity: Released stuck button on drinking fountain 
Systemwide: 
Routine
Completed fire station HVAC filters (except FS 17) 


Meetings:
Smith Woods Pond Rehab Construction attended by Troy
Green Redmond Partnership Quarterly Management Team attended by Chris
Workforce Dimensions attended by Alan
Westside Park Weekly Construction attended by Eric


Training:
Monthly Safety Meeting attended by all staff