Programs

New and ongoing preventive maintenance programs

New PM programs

• October − pre-emergent weed control
• March − post-emergent weed control

PM Programs (ongoing)

Grounds and Fields:

• Grading dirt tracks
• Irrigation controllers’ verification and testing (daily)
• Landscape maintenance of baseball and softball fields (corrective action at infields and infield lips)
• Playground equipment audits (cut back from twice a year, then to annually, and currently down to once every 14 months due to scheduling work issues)
• Grounds safety inspections and parking lot surveys
• Spring and summer fertilization of all athletic fields and ornamental grass (February through March and again May through July fertilization proved to be more drought-tolerant)
• Pre-emergent weed control on bare ground and all perimeter fencing to prevent weeds from germinating. Program expanded in 2015-16
• Aerating and re-seeding (and top dressing where needed) athletic fields (cut back on frequency from twice a year to once except on football fields which are aerated and re-seeded twice a year)
• Fields inspection of sprinkler heads and bare spots (weekly)
• Inspection of tennis courts and paved tracks (resurfacing and other maintenance as needed)
• Parking lot asphalt inspection and repairs, from minor to complete resurfacing and pothole patching
• Softball and baseball fields grooming (annually remove buildup of clay on grass; repair clogged and broken sprinklers; raise or lower sprinklers as needed; clean running paths between bases)
• Annual summer grub inspection and spraying of athletic fields throughout the District (June through September). Grub control program minimizes damage to athletic fields and lessens repairs
• Clean outside storm drains and jet action pipes every spring prior to monsoon season
• Sweep all District parking lots every summer and clean following rain storms
• Mow athletic fields at high schools twice a week (seasonal) and at other locations once a week (now PM Direct scheduled)
• Irrigation system route inspections (weekly) 
• Winterize irrigation systems (fall) − shut down system, drain backflows, and inspect to ensure heat sources that prevent freezing are working. This process is reversed in the spring.
• Watering trees and bushes takes place when warmer weather allows for irrigation systems to be used during the winter.
• Grooming of synthetic fields (monthly)
• G-max testing of synthetic fields (annually) – safety impact testing to measure the shock-attenuation performance. Loosen compaction to protect injuries as required.

Playgrounds and fall zones:

• Playground safety inspection (annually)
• Playground maintenance (annually)
• Maintain proper condition of protective fall surfaces (rake woodchips)
• Maintain condition of sand (rototill, level)
• Tractor sweep the six foot parameter equipment pod

This page was last updated on: November 1, 2018.