PERIOD REPORT
DATE: September 04, 2024 Report No. P&R-24-006
TO: Dan Horan, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Steve Knoke, Parks and Recreation Director
SUBJECT:TITLEParks and Recreation Second- 2024 Period Report
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The following is a report on the activities pertaining to the Parks and Recreation Department from May 1, 2024 to August 31, 2024.
I. DIVISION ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES
1. Parks Services
Parks Highlights
* 31 tree cutting applications were processed with 28 trees removed and 94 trees pruned. 6 applications for tree cutting were denied.
* Pond renovation in Japanese Garden including repair to the pond, pump maintenance, new plantings and replacement of old plant material.
* Installed picnic table at Captain Jacobsons Park.
* Infrastructure team refinished 14 benches in Saxe Point and Westbay Walkway.
* Installed 2 new walking paths adjacent to Japanese Gardens in Esquimalt Gorge Park (EGP).
* Repairs to the path at Westbay including filling trip hazards with infield mix for compaction and ease for human and animal feet.
* Installation of Japanese Lantern, Hiroshima Gingko and Japanese blood grass bed at the front of the Esquimalt Gorge Park Pavilion.
* The water park was opened on May 17 and included repairs to valves, assessment of actuators, repairs to the system and replacement of the computer system that controls the water.
* A flail mower contractor was hired to clear invasives at Macaulay Point Park, and the Wurtele boulevard.
* Installed 1 new plot and replaced 1 existing plot in Anderson Park Community Garden.
* Ongoing repairs were made to the rubber play surface at the Esquimalt Adventure Park.
* Split rail fencing installed at Saxe Point Park.
* Work in Ken Hill Park included improvements to the existing landscape - removal of invasive grass, relocation of plants and seeding of the area for easier/more sufficient maintenance.
* Painted newly installed pipe fence at Macaulay Look Out.
* Parks team supported major events in p...
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