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Page 5 of 7 <br />• Clayton Koopmann of Walking C Ranch installed forty feet of steel plate over the <br />existing concrete culvert so he can access the corral to load cattle out. The city provided <br />the steel plates. <br /> <br />Water Conservation <br /> Implementing water conservation strategies was ongoing during this review period. Parks <br />Division was able to meet its fifteen percent water conservation goal in the first half of the <br />calendar year 2024. A water use reduction of 36% was achieved for the first half of the year <br />compared to 2020. This is partially due to the abundant winter rainfall that delayed the start of <br />the irrigation season. July, August and September are still to come and are peak irrigation <br />months. The values noted above include both park and median potable water use. <br /> <br />Ban on Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers <br />• Per Pleasanton Municipal Code Chapter 9.06, Beginning June 1, 2024, it shall be <br />unlawful for any person to operate a gasoline-powered leaf blower at any time in the <br />City. This includes City maintenance staff. <br />• The Parks Division went out to competitive bid for battery-powered blowers, batteries, <br />and chargers. Richert Lumber was the low bid on this purchase, which was a bonus to <br />support a locally-owned business. The total equipment cost is $92,626. Electrical <br />upgrades to the Parks Division building, such as new outlets or circuits, are still <br />pending. <br />• Forty-three (43) gas-powered blowers will be sent to auction. <br /> <br />Division Wide Updates <br />• As part of the Annual Irrigation Upgrades CIP, irrigation controllers were replaced at the <br />following locations. In many instances, two old irrigation controllers were combined into <br />one controller, which makes irrigation programming easier and decreases the amount of <br />equipment to maintain. The new controllers all use cellular communication, which is <br />more reliable than radio communication or old telephone line communication. <br />o Bernal Community Park Phase 1 <br />o Bernal Community Park Phase 2 <br />o Mission Hills Park <br />o Pleasanton Upper Field Park <br />o Kottinger Community Park <br />o Muirwood Community Park <br />o Fawn Hills Park <br />o Median Irrigation Controller 46 – W Las Positas <br />o Median Irrigation Controller 9 – Valley Ave. south of Bernal Ave. <br />o 200 Old Bernal <br />• Engineered Wood Fiber was installed in playgrounds where the surfacing level was <br />getting low. This is an annual playground maintenance program. In total, 1,569 cubic <br />yards of engineered wood fiber were installed in various playgrounds. <br />• Fifty-six new concrete garbage cans with the City of Pleasanton logo were purchased. <br />Installation of the new garbage cans in the parks is currently underway. The concrete <br />garbage cans are cheaper than the plastic-coated metal garbage cans that were <br />Page 10 of 33