Landscaping minutes, 2024 01 23

Topics: schedule work parties, make list of work for next months

Decisions: Can reduce landscape committee budget request, $1K tree work and $200 equipment (wheelbarrow).

Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 7:00 p.m.

Present:  Vicky, Lila, Stephen, Kay (notes), Mary, Alex, Vinnie, Kelly

Action Items

• Vicky will work on getting grass seed the city recommends.  SLC Turf Trade, 5 lbs covers 1,000 sqft, $8.50+tax
• work party Saturday, February 3rd
  
• Early April mow/weed whack (Easter is March 31)
  
• Check status of repairs on wheelbarrows. 
• Anyone who wants the lawns to quit being lawns needs to work up a proposal, preferably before Landscaping starts work on reseeding this spring.

Work To Be Done from Now until June

Vinnie has a 10-ft pole saw.

Trees.  Get guidelines set up for tree selection and planting locations.

Tree Trimming. 

• Overhanging branch west parking lot south end. Will need lot mostly empty.
• Trim 3 plums in dog run, 3 plums in front of Crown fourplex.  Northmost plum is rubbing solar panels.
• Tree behind Amy/Chelsea, branch is touching neighbor's roof.

Tree Removal.

• Make plan to permanently remove elm trees in swale west of common house.
• Almost dead tree (flowering pear) east of Unit 25
• Assess stump breakdown efforts
• Dead fruit tree in dog run
• Dead tree on west berm, have to be a licensed arborist because city property

Irrigation. 

• Assess east garden hydrant (yard hydrant)
• Assess west berm irrigation
• Change east berm irrigation to drip (valves changed to drip)
• Inventory irrigation parts in garage.
• Mary found some Deep Drip watering spikes for trees at ReStore, for use with a drip system. 50c small, $1 large, much cheaper than from company.
  

Misc. 

• Aerate lawns.
• Reseed lawns, can be done April.
  
• Clear branches from west berm so it can be mowed (gas mower) in April.
  
• After Halloween, call Wheeler Farms to ask about straw bales from maze; 
• When sledding ends, call city park service 385-468-7275 for bales at Sugarhouse Park . 

Emailed 1/27/2024.