Agenda - Council - 03/30/2010 - Special

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3, Irrigation - Sprinkler irrigated. Electric automatic commonly used. Some manual systems could be considered adequate under plentiful rain- fall circumstances and adequate staffing. f=re- quency of use follows rainfall, termperature, seasonal length and demands of plant material. 4. Litter control -- Minimum of once per day, days per week. Extremely high visitation may increass~ the frequency. Receptacles should be plentiful enough to hold all trash generated be- tween servicing without normally overflowing. 5. Pruning --- Frequency dictated primarily by species and variety ofi trees and ~ shrubs. Length of growing season and design concept also a control l- ing factor as are clipped hedges versus natural style. Timing usually scheduled to coincide with low demand periods or to take advantage of special growing characteristics such as low demand periods or to take advantage of specie.! growing character- isticssuch as pruning after flowering. 6. Disease and Insect Control - Control pro- gram may use any of three philosophies: 1.) Pre- 11. Inspection -Inspections of this area should be done daily by a member of staff. 12. Flora! plantings -Normally extensive or un- usual floral plantings are part of the design. These may include ground level beds, planters or hanging baskets. Often multiple plantings are scheduled, usually at least two blooming cycles per year. Sours designs may call for a more frequent rotation of bloom. Maximum care of watering, fertilizing, disease control, disbudding and weeding, is neces- sary. Weeding flowers and shrubs is done a mini- mum of once per week. The desired standard is essentially weed free. 8. Lighting -Maintenance should preserve the original design.. Damaged systems should be re- paired as quickly as they are discovered. Bulb replacement should be done during the first work- ing day after the outage is reported. 9. Surfaces -~ Sweeping, cleaning and washing of surfaces needs to be done so that at no time doss an accumulation of sand, dirt and leaves distract from the looks or safety of the area. Repainting or restaining of structures should occur when weather or wear deteriorate the appearance of the covering. Wood surfaces requiring oiling should be done a minimum of four times per year, Stains to surfaces should. be taken off within five working days. Graffiti should be washed off or painted over the next working day eftsr application. 1 Q. Repairs - Repairs to a1E elerrtents of the design should be done immediately upon dis- covery provided replacement parts and technicians are aaaalable to accomplish the job. 1Nhen dis- ruptian to the public might be major and the repair not critical, repairs may be postponed to a time period which is least disruptive. 4 13. Rest rooms -Not always a part of the de- sign but where required will normally receive no Tess than once per day servicing. Especially high traffic areas may require multiple servicing or a person assigned as attendant. 14. Special features -features such as foun- tains, drinking fountains, sculpture, speaker systems, structural art, flag poles or parking and crowd control devices may be part of the integral design. Maintenance requirements can vary drastically but fior this mode it should be of the h ighest possible order.