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5.3 <br /> 1 Staff Report <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Library Board 5.3 <br /> Agenda Section I Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Library Grounds November 27,2018 Tim Sevcik,Park Maintenance Superintendent <br /> Maintenance Report , <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Update <br /> Reviewed by <br /> Action Requested <br /> Click here to enter action requested text. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> Butterfly Garden weeded The butterfly garden is maintained by the master gardeners,staff has <br /> v. ,i them a few times, but the library may want to reach out to the master gardeners about <br /> maintaining this better. Another option is for the library to solicit the assistance from the <br /> Adopt-a-Park volunteers for the property. Weeding landscape beds and general grounds clean- <br /> up are common activities conducted by these types of groups. <br /> Pavers in front of building need to be replaced Staff did conduct replacements of the pavers <br /> that were chipped and broken earlier this spring as well as resetting the pavers at the <br /> concrete/paver transition areas. I checked the site out today and it looks like there are 5 more <br /> pavers that the surfaces have chipped again. We will have someone in the next couple of days <br /> go out there and replace those as well. This may become an ongoing issue over the next <br /> several years as these pavers are beginning to age and with the salt usage to keep them safe for <br /> walking in the winter they will continue to degrade over time. <br /> Clean out the flower beds by the drive thru backdrop and the front of the building and add new <br /> mulch hese beds are maintained every two weeks as part of our schedule. In addition,the <br /> shrubs in these areas were trimmed back about a month ago. Additionally, all of the <br /> landscaping at the library has been re-mulched twice this summer. Mulch is a biodegradable <br /> wood product that will always break down and get bleached from the sun. Generally we would <br /> only topdress the mulch once per year so we have already gone above and beyond standard <br /> maintenance practices. They will receive a fresh coat of mulch again in 2019. <br /> Spruce tree's in the back of the building need to be replaced The spruce trees in the back of the <br /> building that were r zmoved last fall will not be replaced. These trees were removed because <br /> they had overgrown their location and would soon be causing structural issues for the back <br /> PIlf1E1 it <br /> NATURE <br />