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�;.� EN HILL5 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: November 15, 2010 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members <br />Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br />FROM: Michelle Olson Parks and Recreation Mana er ��� <br />� g <br />SUBJECT: Parks Maintenance Management Plan <br />Req uested Action <br />Motion to approve the Parks Maintenance Management Plan. <br />Back�round <br />At the May 17, 2010 City Council Work Session, the City Council reviewed a draft version <br />of the Parks Maintenance Management Plan. Staff researched various park maintenance <br />standards and created a Parks Maintenance Management Plan that includes a four level <br />system designed for identifying and/or prescribing specific levels of cultural treatments to <br />turf and grounds to achieve designed goals bases upon the use of each park, public <br />visibility and aesthetic considerations. The four levels are listed below. <br />Level I: This is the highest level of maintenance performed at our large <br />community parks and/or athletic complexes. The turf areas in these parks are <br />subj ected to frequent and intense levels of use throughout a maj ority of the growing <br />season. This level is commonly associated with athletic field sites programmed for <br />organized sports. Maintenance at this level maintains the park or facility at a <br />standard sufficient to ensure a well-kept appearance. Maintenance issues and <br />concerns are given a high priority. Parks categorized in this level: Cummings, <br />Charles Perry, Hazelnut. <br />Level II: This level of maintenance is performed at smaller neighborhood parks. <br />Maintenance at this level insures that the parks remain clean and safe, while <br />forgoing more specialized and customized care. Turf areas are generally subj ected <br />to moderate levels of use and often associated with high public visibility. <br />Maintenance issues and concerns are evaluated on a case by case basis, with safety <br />items receiving highest priority. Parks categorized in this level: Arden Manor, <br />Arden Oaks, Floral, Freeway, Ingerson, Royal Hills, Sampson, Valentine. <br />I I Metro-inet. us I ardenhills I PR&P W I Parks I Memos I Council Memos 111152010 Pa�k Maintenance Management <br />Plan Approval. doc <br />