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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 10393 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 20-10393 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council April 10, 2020 Page 1 of 2 i i7 Y SUBJECT: 2020 MOWING SCHEDULE rFrn 1075 This Informal Report is in response to questions asked by the City Council about mowing status for properties the Park and Recreation Department is responsible for maintaining. On March 3, 2020, Informal Report No. 10375, "Mowing Contracts 2020,"was provided to the City Council.The document included information on the mowing service improvements for the 2020 mowing season. On March 19, 2020, City Council authorized contracts with multiple vendors to provide mowing services. Contracts are being finalized at this time along with the purchasing requirements,with an anticipated start date for contractors on Monday, April 13, 2020. Listed below is the planned 2020 mowing inventory and frequency level: CATEGORY #UNITS FREQUENCY RESPONSIBLE TO MAINTAIN Parks 291 14/21 days Contract and park staff Traffic dividers 275 14 days Contract Rights-of-way 501 14 days Contract Corner clips 149 14 days Contract City facilities 44 14 days Contract and park staff Round-a-bouts 23 14 days Contract In the interim, hot spot mowing contractors and PARD staff are maintaining areas as needed and as time allows. Areas include the following: • Rights-of-way: Southwest and Northeast Regions • Traffic dividers:West and South Districts • Other areas: corner clips (traffic intersections), select city facilities and parks The table below shows current inventory status as of April 7, 2020. Green rows indicate inventory is on schedule and yellow indicates the areas being maintained by staff and hot spot contractors until new contracts are finalized. CURRENT CYCLES: (DAYS BETWEEN LOCATION CONTRACTOR STATUS MOWS) Parks - East District (ED), South District(SD) &West District (WD) Contracts in Place Up to date 14 Planting Beds at Will Rogers Memorial Center, Hazel Harvey Peace Center and Business Assistance Center Contracts in Place Up to date 14 Some Police Stations and City Facilities Contracts in Place Up to date 14 Traffic Dividers- ND and ED Contracts in Place Up to date 14 Central District Contracts in Place Up to date 14 ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 20-10393 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council April 10, 2020 Page 2 of 2 i i7 Y SUBJECT: 2020 MOWING SCHEDULE rFrn 1075 Waiting on Traffic Dividers (South &West Districts) Contracts in Place PO 14 Rights of Way(ROWS) Southwest(SW) & Northeast (NE) Regions Contracts Routing Processing 14 Waiting on North District(ND) Parks Contracts in Place PO 14 Waiting on City Facilities and Lots (Nature Center etc.) Contracts in Place PO 14 Waiting on Corner Clips (CC) Contracts in Place PO 14 The mild winter Fort Worth experienced resulted in an exceptionally short dormancy period for vegetation causing the 2020 mowing season to begin in mid-January. Since that time,the weather continues to provide excellent growing conditions for fast vegetation growth, including a record eleven consecutive days of rain followed by unseasonable warm temperatures. If additional information is needed, please contact David Creek, Acting Director, at david.creek@fortworthtexas.gov. David Cooke City Manager ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS