City of San Diego Park and Recreation Department

Tierrasanta Maintenance Assessment District

Open Space Committee Meeting

7 PM Wednesday, September 5, 2007

10371 Matador Court, San Diego CA 92124

 

The Tierrasanta MAD Open Space Committee may take action

on any of the following agenda items:

 

1.      Call to Order – Deanna Spehn

2.      Public Comment (limited to 3 minutes per person)

 

3.      Report from Chair and Agenda Review – Deanna Spehn

 

4.      Staff Report: Potential Action Items – Jan Eby and Deanna Spehn

A.     Budget Status:   4217, 42171 and 4222 Expenditures -- 

B.     Treebeard Contract Update – Waiting for Draft from Purchasing

C.     Tree Contract Update and Budget Status – Lots of Work.  Ongoing…

D.     City Budget Timeline and Fiscal Impacts on Tierrasanta MAD

E.      Current and Proposed Special Projects in Tierrasanta MAD – See List at Bottom of Last Page of Agenda

F.      Current and Proposed Herbicide Usage in Tierrasanta MAD -- Ongoing

G.     San Diego County Water Authority Access to Mission Trails Regional Park construction site for pipeline work and Flow Regulatory Structure: timeline, status of ingress/egress issues, impact on Tierrasanta MAD, etc.

           

5.      New Business/Old Business Revisited: Potential Action Items

A.     Maintenance of Tierrasanta Parks, Joint Use Sites, Center Islands, Streets-Right-of-Way, Improved Open Space and Unimproved Open Space Areas –   We will be planting in October and November to improve appearance, etc.  Also a BBQ Stolen at Norte Park.   Treebeard ordered a replacement and it will be installed upon delivery. 

B.     Consideration of a Tierrasanta Banners Maintenance and Replacement Program – Deanna Spehn

C.     Consideration of De Portola Comfort Station Use, Access and Maintenance Policy – Deanna Spehn

D.     Report from Tierrasanta Recreation Council regarding Joint Use Fields and Potential Action Items on the following: - Celeste Weinsheim

1.      Storage containers on joint use fields: locations and re-locations

2.      Use agreements on joint use fields

3.      Field closures on joint use fields – Status and Work Done, Problems..

4.      Maintenance of playing fields at Tierrasanta Community Park, De Portola Middle School, Farb Middle School, Kumeyaay Elementary School, Serra High School, Tierrasanta Elementary and Vista Grande Elementary School

E.      Friends of Tierrasanta Canyons Report on Current Work Projects and Consideration of Future Projects/Actions – Roberta Froome

F.      Update on Status of Current Grants for Work in Tierrasanta MAD and Consideration of Future Grant Applications/Projects – Lee Campbell and Roberta Froome

G.     Update on Fire Safe Council/Fire Wise Community Demonstration Garden and Consideration of Future Projects/Actions – Lee Campbell

H.     Tierrasanta Trails Maintenance Program Update and Consideration of Future Projects/Actions – Bob Muldrew and Roberta Froome

I.       Neighborhood Code Compliance current and potential cases within the Tierrasanta MAD – Fred Zuckerman. 

J.       Mission Trails Regional Park Tierrasanta Staging Area maintenance, security, ingress/egress, etc. – Jan Eby

K.     Recommendation to remove the Open Space Committee as a Standing Committee under the Tierrasanta Community Council  -- Deanna

 

6.      Old Business

 

7.      Adjournment

 

 

For Further Information Please Contact:

Deanna Spehn, Tierrasanta Open Space Committee Chair @ 858-565-4018

Jan Eby, Grounds Maintenance Manager, Tierrasanta MAD @ 619-685-1354

 

Next Meetings:

The Committee does not meet in August.

 

Future scheduled meetings are as follows:

Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at 7 pm

Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at 7 pm

Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at 7 pm

 

 

Projects and Maintenance Completed or Ongoing

 

  • Replanted Boy Scout Park
  • Added Benches at Viacha and Vivaracho
  • Replaced 2 irrigation controllers and 1 Electric meter pedestal.  Both on Santo Rd.
  • Removed numerous Ironbark Eucs on CMB at Barbados Wall and Ducos off HOA
  • Removed dead Tristanias on CMB at I-15 medians.  Trimming deadwood off others
  • Pond Maintenance – Algae, pond weed, tule cutting and removal.    A Contract???