Hasley Hills HOA

Monthly Report

April 6, 2006

Prepared by Greenplace Landscape Management

1) Maintenance Rotation: 3 crews: 1^st crew rotates on A, B, and C tract 36668 and E, D, C-1 C-2 KB. 2^nd crew rotates on F-1, F-2, K, A, B-1, B-2, B-3, and B-4 and J, and I KB. 3^rd crew rotates on: H, G, and C KB slopes and A, B, C, D, E, and F Richmond. The rotation time is approximately 3 to 4 weeks this time of year.

2) Irrigation Schedules: Change to night-time irrigation will commence within the next 30 days. Every attempt will be made to irrigation during the evening hours in order to conserve water usage. A few areas will require day-time and night-time run time due to the amount of valves in that area.

3) H.O. Plant Material Encroaching Into HOA Areas: Contractor continues to trim encroaching plant material to be even with the fence line and provide a maintenance path for ingress and egress to the work areas. The Contractor removes any and all unauthorized homeowner plantings that appear in the HOA common area slopes.

4) Clearance Of View Corridors: This is not part of the Maintenance Contract. Homeowners on the Richmond slopes recently requested the crew to top all of the Pine trees for their view. The homeowner was told to contact the management company. Many times the homeowners will top the trees anyway.

5) Fuel Modification: The weed abatement required by the Fire Department will be performed during the month of May. Due to the unusual rains this month, we will be moving our completion date May 1^st to June 1^st. The fuel modification required by the Fire Department is 200 feet from the homeowner’s residence. Part of the 200 feet distance is the distance from the back wall of the residence to the homeowner’s fence line. Native shrubs three feet and under are left in the slope areas to provide root stability during the rainy season. All fuel modification materials that are cut down by the contractor, are removed from the site. Insurance companies may require more distance clearance than the Fire Department, but the HOA’s responsibility is fulfilled if they are compliant with the Fire Department code.

6) Annual Color: Winter annuals will be removed soon and will be replaced with new Spring annuals – weather permitting.

7) Spring Planting: Plant replacement has been requested by many homeowners and is needed in many areas. An agenda item was put on the April executive session for Board review and discussion.

8) Tree Trimming: No tree trimming was authorized this winter. A proposal to trim the Pepper trees was submitted to the Board of Directors for their review at the April executive session meeting.

9) Plant Material During Winter and Cold Conditions: The honeysuckle groundcover and the Cotoneaster react to the cold weather in Castaic. The appearance of these two types of plant material and shrub will be similar to a plant going into dormancy. The plant material may appear to be dying….it is not. This is normal for the weather conditions in this area. The plant material will bounce back in the spring. The Creekbed slope is the only slope planted with hydro seed. Hydro seed will also go into a dormant state during the cold weather. Therefore this slope will be less attractive than the other planted slopes throughout the community.