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Contractor is to exercise extreme safety measures when working around the public. Care should be taken to ensure mower speed is appropriate, clippings are not directed toward public, and mowing within parks is adjusted as needed to best accommodate users, etc. Upright grasses will be mowed to a uniform height of 3-inches. Mower blades will be kept sharp so as not to damage the turf or create a"frayed"turf blade. Mulching mowers are encouraged to be utilized for this work. Before each mowing cycle the mow pattern will be rotated 45 degrees clockwise from the previous weeks mow pattern. Care is to be taken at all times so as to avoid wet, soggy, ground areas. If an area cannot be mowed due to wet or soggy ground, it is to be avoided and cut with a line trimmer or other approved lightweight equipment. Smaller corner areas not accessible with mowers will be cut each week with a line- trimmer to a uniform height of 3 inches. Contractor will provide a list of the mowers intended to be utilized on the project to the Parks Superintendent for approval two weeks before mowing work is scheduled to begin. The Parks Supervisor holds the final decision regarding the type and size(s) of mower, and speed at which an area is to be cut. Contractor's mowers are to be relatively clean and free of noxious weeds and diseases before entering site each week so as to not transplant these from other sites. Cut grass clippings will not be left to dry on the turf in"clumps" so large that they shade the grass. Any clumps left as the result of the mowing operation will be broken-up and evenly distributed across the turf so as to not shade the grass. If clippings cannot be broken up and dispersed evenly on site, Contractor will remove the clippings from the site at Contractor's expense. All grass clippings, mud, and other debris that is the result of mowing will be removed from all hardscape areas immediately after the site is mowed. Clippings, mud, and debris are not to be blown into the streets or gutter nor allowed to collect in drainage ways. 2. Mowing and Edging Scheduling and Frequency Work will be performed between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. only. The Parks Superintendent will have the authority to change the hours and days of work to meet the needs of the City upon notice to Contractor. Normal turf mowing will only occur between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm only. Weekly scheduled mowing will occur as follows: Route 1 on Monday, Route 2 on Tuesday, and Route 3 on Wednesdays. The normal mowing days may be adjusted in advance by the City due to holidays, events, or weather. Annual mowing frequency will occur approximately as follows: Exhibit A Page 2 of 5