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_ � � `�rr� PARK DIVISION MONTHLY REPORT FEBRUARY 1978 � The soccer season ended during the month of February with the annual tournament being played at Red Morton Community Park on February 18, 19, and 20. The fields were prepared for this event by Park Division personnel and the event was coordinated through the Sports & Aquatics Section of the Recreation Division. Park Division personnel continue with the normal grounds and facility maintenance activities during the month of February. Additionally, several special projects were undertaken and completed. Special assignments included: the installation of a new irrigation system at City Hall ; the removal of the portable fencing around the 49er Field; the removal of the soccer goal posts at Community Park; and the instal- lation of new soccer goals at Hoover School . The tree trimming crews were kept busy during the rain and windstorms which struck Redwood City during the early part of February. During the period of the storms, the crews responded to numerous requests for tree removals, tree staking, and fallen branch and debris removal . Crews have also completed major block pruning assignments on Alameda de las Pulgas, Washington Avenue, and Palm Avenue, in addition to an area-wide pruning project in the southeast section of Marlin Subdivision #2 in Redwood Shores. Two members of the Redwood Shores Resident Crew are assisting Forestry Division personnel in trirr�ning all of the trees in this area. The project will take approximately three weeks to com- plete and will not affect the routine work load of the Forestry Division. The Islands and Circles crew continue the normal winter maintenance schedule in park areas throughout the City, and, additionally, have assisted the Forestry Section with several emergency problems that developed in the downtown landscaping during the month's violent windstorms. In-service training continues for both the Park Supervisor and mainten- ance personnel . On February 8, Park Supervisor Hernandez, Park Leader Kitajima, and Gardener/Caretaker Ortisi attended a one-day Environmental Horticulture Seminar sponsored by the University of California Cooperative Extension and held in Oakland. Topics included the effects and potential benefits of the recent California drought and the availability and selec- tion of trees and other plant materials. On February 15, Building Main- tenance personnel made an educational tour of several parks, swimning pools, and recreational installations in Santa Clara County. The program offered an opportunity to examine some of the methods and products used by other cities in playground design and installation, landscaping, and mechanical assembly. Personnel in attendance were Senior Park Craftworkers Touye and Weston and Building Maintenance Workers Heinkel and Fulcher. -5-