Summary
To: Town Commission
From: Micah Maxwell, Town Manager
Date: 11/23/2015
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Subject:
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Discussion - Hallett Park Maintenance
Summary:
This is a discussion about the maintenance of vegetation in of the Hallett Park, specifically the vegetation below the edge of the embankment.
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Previous Commission Action:
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Background/Problem Discussion:
Staff has found conflict between several documents and ordinances within town as it relates to bluff maintenance in Hallett Park and would like some direction on how to proceed.
General Ordinances
The town's Master Landscape Plan was adopted in 1992 and amended several times the last being in 1997. Reference is made in section 50-2 and it requires adherence to the plan.
Master Landscape Plan
There are two elements to the Master Landscape Plan, the plan itself, which consists of park layouts for each park in town (in possession as of the 1997 amendment), and a document entitled Grounds Maintenance Specifications. The plan for the parks requires adherence to as it relates to placement of items within the park such as amenities and trees. Should there be a deviation from the plan, such deviation must be approved by the Town Commission. While all of the recent parks renovations did get approval from the Town Commission, apparently installation of items inconsistent with the plan occurred as far back as 1992 and were a regular activity.
Grounds Maintenance Specifications
The Grounds Maintenance Specifications were a companion document to the Master Landscape Plan. They include very specific direction, some required and some allowing for administrative adjustment. The document is difficult to understand in many places due to the fact that it was converted from bid specifications for contracted maintenance of the system to general specifications governing staff or town contractors. In reviewing th...
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