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Agenda Item NoJAL—
October 6, 1998
General Services Department
Parks and Trees Divisions
September 1998 Activities Report
Park Division Activities
Staff continued coordinating construction projects regarding Bonita Canyon, and
Arroyo Parks, Bonita Creels Park Sewer Project, Peninsula Park Field Renovation
Project, and the Harbor View pool expansion project with the Public Works
Department.
2. Staff continued coordinating Phase H of the Green Acres Reclaimed Water Project,
with the Public Works Department. The project will route reclaimed water to irrigate
Bonita Creek and Eastbluff Parks and several of the Jamboree Road medians.
3. Staff, at various sites, completed irrigation renovation and plant replacements.
• 4. Staff continued coordinating the annual control of rodents by contract services.
5. The Bayside Park Play Area renovation project was completed and the 60 -day
maintenance period commenced.
6. A wooden stairway was constructed at Bay View Parkas an Eagle Scout project.
Upcoming Activities for October
1. The planting of replacement shrubs and ground covers will continue Citywide.
2. Staff will continue to monitor the Fletcher Jones Mitigation Plan in the Big Canyon
area.
3. Sport field improvements will continue with additional aerification at various sites.
Tree Division Activities
During the month of September, 840 trees were trimmed, 1 emergency Coral tree
removed, 15 trees were planted, 9 emergency calls were responded to regarding trees and
the Urban Forester received 262 tree maintenance requests.
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• 1. The Police Department notified staff that a large Coral at 2001 Santiago Drive had
fallen during the night. The cause of the tree failure was decay within the tree.
2. A new Park and Tree Laborer position was funded in this fiscal year to assist the
Urban Forester. The position will further improve the services provided regarding
street trees, especially in the area of small tree maintenance, traffic and right of way
clearance trimming, and root pruning for Citywide hardscape repairs. This new
position resulted in 98 trees being trimmed and 23 trees root pruned in the month of
September.
3. The City tree trimming contractor, West Coast Arborists completed work at several
locations within the Spyglass and Eastbluff areas, which included Bonita Creek Park.
4. The Urban Forester coordinated the Citywide Sidewalk Replacement Program with
the General Services Department Concrete Supervisor. This involved the Urban
Forester inspecting City street trees as related to sidewalk repairs.
5. The first phase of the Corona Del Mar reforestation project along East Coast Highway
was commenced and will include the removal of eleven Ficus trees and the replanting
of 5 Hong Kong Orchid trees and 6 King Palms. The Corona del Mar Merchants
Business Improvement District funded 50% of the project.
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