We replaced the booster pump and raised the sunken boxes and improved the irrigation line. Lastly, those in Jefferson Square in the western addition, with over a million in a grant reward replaced the entire system, installed a stateoftheart system, nomonth grass and drought tolerant landscaping features throughout the perimeter of that large park. Have not been through there recently and will take the consensus down the first week in december. Its been a transformative project for us. Lets see. In february of this year the department submitted the required application documents for this project. It ranks as one of the highest water using parks of all of our parks in our entire system. The water use is over 7 million gallons, 23. 7 acre feet for your water geeks. Which covers the 9. 4 irrigated acres that comprise over four city blocks of that large and iconic park. The alamo Square Project that we propose, this mou would cover anyway would cover this need within the park. The Current
Approved. Commissioner, is it the resolution that you would like to adopt that is in your binder . Yes. Thank you. Commissioner. Prior to seconding my colleagues motion, i want to say a week ago i was contacted by the head of the Union Square Association karen flood. She said their association was supportive. I think that is and important vote of approval. So with that if there is nothing elsely second commissioner lowes motion. Commissioner bonia. I just wanted to thank the project sponsors for preparing the mitigation program. Speaking for myself i think it would have been difficult to support it without that program in place. Because i know how difficult it is for the community to deal with these types of projects. Even with this with the program you have proposed, i know it is not going to be easy. I know it is going to cause great inconveniences and hardships for the community residing around the project. Thank you. Its been moved and second. All in favor, opposed . It is unanimou
Great inconveniences and hardships for the community residing around the project. Thank you. Its been moved and second. All in favor, opposed . It is unanimous, thank you. Item 9, Water Conservation project. Good morning commissioners. Before you is discussion and possible action to approve the memorandum of understanding between Recreational Park department and Public Commission for implementation for alamo park Water Conservation project. The p. U. C. Extends grant assistance for retrofits and encouraging large water uses to implement necessary retrofits to maximize our ability to realize real water savings through conservation measures and innovative practices. In 2011 the department partnered with the p. U. C. To develop a plan for 12 parks where the most water can be conserved. Alamo square was ranked within the top five of the consumer parks but had high potential for Water Conservation. As a result i will use the overhead here. Alamo square will be the fourth park we have been a
Its been moved and second. All in favor, opposed . It is unanimous, thank you. Item 9, Water Conservation project. Good morning commissioners. Before you is discussion and possible action to approve the memorandum of understanding between Recreational Park department and Public Commission for implementation for alamo park Water Conservation project. The p. U. C. Extends grant assistance for retrofits and encouraging large water uses to implement necessary retrofits to maximize our ability to realize real water savings through conservation measures and innovative practices. In 2011 the department partnered with the p. U. C. To develop a plan for 12 parks where the most water can be conserved. Alamo square was ranked within the top five of the consumer parks but had high potential for Water Conservation. As a result i will use the overhead here. Alamo square will be the fourth park we have been able to implement this in. Previous projects include alta plaza, a 900,000 reward, replacing t
Preparing the mitigation program. Speaking for myself i think it would have been difficult to support it without that program in place. Because i know how difficult it is for the community to deal with these types of projects. Even with this with the program you have proposed, i know it is not going to be easy. I know it is going to cause great inconveniences and hardships for the community residing around the project. Thank you. Its been moved and second. All in favor, opposed . It is unanimous, thank you. Item 9, Water Conservation project. Good morning commissioners. Before you is discussion and possible action to approve the memorandum of understanding between Recreational Park department and Public Commission for implementation for alamo park Water Conservation project. The p. U. C. Extends grant assistance for retrofits and encouraging large water uses to implement necessary retrofits to maximize our ability to realize real water savings through conservation measures and innovati