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<br /> <br /> <br />The annual asphalt trail surface work described occurs by contractors, with <br />routine patching performed by Public Works staff. As part of the course of <br />travel around the park and trail system and providing work direction and <br />inspections, supervisory staff are in and around trail corridors on a regular <br />basis. This builds an awareness of the need and locations for patching, as <br />well as more intensive annualized maintenance by contractors. This same <br />familiarity with conditions guides other trail maintenance activityfor <br />instance, after windstorms, staff are dispatched to areas known to have high <br />probability for downed limbs or trees in wooded trail corridors. Other <br />reoccurring work includes sweeping, mowing and brush management, as <br />well as litter and refuse control, which are highlighted as follows: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Sweeping <br />Trails are swept as needed, which is most often associated with <br />aforementioned storm and wind events. Fall sweeping is performed if leaves <br />and acorns accumulate on trail surfaceshowever, in some years, and early <br />snowfall can be beneficial in that trails <br />leaves from the trail as part of the snow plowing process. In addition to a <br />PTO driven rotary broom, the city can use a turbine debris blower, also <br />operated by PTO as an attachment to a multi-use maintenance machine. The <br />debris blower can also be employed for light, dry snowfalls which would be <br />useful for situations where there are mostly dry leaves on the trail at the same <br />time. <br /> <br /> <br />Mowing <br />Trailside mowing is performed as needed, which is often every few weeks <br />during the Spring and early Summer, for a total of 7 to 10 times per year. <br />Generally, a three-foot or more swath is cut alongside the trail to minimize <br />long grass and brush hanging over the trail. This practice also provides for <br />improved airflow over a bituminous trail, which reduces periods of standing <br />water, which can lead to premature payment deterioration. Sweeping after <br />mowing is not necessary, as mowers are dispatched to mow one side, then <br />the otherthen usually run down the center of the path with mower deck <br />engaged to blow clippings off the trail surface. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />5 | Page <br /> <br /> <br />