BARSTOW HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT
SPECIAL MEETING
March 11, 2013
President Jacobs opened the
meeting at 6:02 PM and the Secretary led the group in the flag salute. Directors Jacobs, King, Schendel, Stapp, and
Wilkey were all present. None of the expected guests had arrived yet.
The Board of Directors
reviewed the proposed contract provided by Unique Landscaping. There were two
questions asked: 1). Are the two Smoke
Trees not listed to be included in the 16 trees that are listed in the
contract? (to be sure to get those included) and 2). Is the placement of the
large donated rocks we will be adding already included in the cost of the
labor?
Mr. Tim Hilarides of Town and
Country Tree Service arrived at 6:26 PM so the Board opted to skip to the
Landscaping project portion of the Agenda.
The Board asked him if the Elm trees at H street park are healthy enough
to continue to keep and maintain. Mr.
Hilarides indicated that they are healthy and are not in great need of
trimming. He suggested that he could
remove the surface roots with stump grinding to eliminate the tripping hazards,
but admitted that there is always some risk involved. They would be extra careful to do their best
to preserve the trees, but warned that whenever stump grinding of roots is
done, there is always a risk that a tree could die as a result. The Board asked Mr. Hilarides to come up with
another Bid that includes the cost to stump grind the surface roots of just
three of the trees (the two Elms and one Cottonwood that are the worst tripping
hazards). This would eliminate the risk
of losing all eight of the Trees at one time and help determine if stump
grinding the roots of the remaining trees in six months is still desired. Mr. Hilarides agreed that he would provide
another estimate for us to consider at our next regular Board Meeting on
Monday, March 25th.
Mr. John Heald of Unique
Landscaping arrived at 6:32 PM. The
Board asked him the two questions already discussed concerning the contract he
had provided. Mr. Heald responded that
yes, the two Smoke Trees would be included as two of the 16 listed and that
there would be no additional labor costs to help put the large decorative rocks
in place. Mr. Hilarides left the meeting
at 6:38 PM.
President Jacobs asked for a
motion to sign the contract with Unique Landscaping for work to be done at Venner
park totaling $9,700. Director Schendel
motioned that the Board agree to accept and sign the contract. Director King seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. President Jacobs
signed the contract. Mr. Heald thanked
the Board and left the meeting at 6:44 PM.
The next Regular Meeting is
scheduled for Monday, March 25, 2013 at 6:00 PM. The meeting adjourned at 6:45 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jen Rubio - Secretary
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