City of San Diego Park and Recreation Department

Tierrasanta Maintenance Assessment District

Open Space Committee Meeting

7 PM Thursday April 3, 2008

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, 4222 Expenditures -- To Date +  Explanation of Central Shop Service Charges

B.        Treebeard Contract Update –Landscape Contract Status

C.        Tree Contract Update – Ongoing.   See ‘removals’ document as of January 2008.

D.        City Budget Timeline and Fiscal Impacts on Tierrasanta MAD – 

E.         Current and Proposed Special Projects in Tierrasanta MAD –

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.

CWW must have added soil to ruts in the parking area. 

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—  Revenue Recovery Update

Donation for Purchasing and Planting a Tree

Improvements Accomplished on Fields

Sidewalk Repairs Information

Tot Lot Improvements

Metro Waste Water – Manhole access project in the works.

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

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

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 –

4.         Maintenance of playing fields at Tierrasanta Community Park, DePortola 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 Planting and Consideration of Future Projects/Actions – Barbara.

H.        Tierrasanta Trails Maintenance Program Update and Consideration of

Future Projects/Actions – Trails Group Report

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

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

K.        Other – Removal of Recycle Containers at east end Tierrasanta Blvd.

6.         Old Business –  Recycle Containers at TS Blvd. east terminus

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 Meeting:

Wednesday May 7, 2008