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Quarterly Landscape Report

December 7, 2006

1) Current Issues:

A. The pump for slope D KB on Hasley Canyon went down last week. The pump will be replaced on Friday December 8^th. The motor burned out.

B. I recommend filling in the remaining bare areas on Creekbed with Roses and Geraniums

C. The replacement pumps have been ordered 2 have come in and we are waiting for 1 more to be delivered next week. These pumps are the back-ups that were approved to be ordered by the Board.

D. TruGreen performed the additional weed abatement at no additional cost to the Association.

E. The slope failure on slope D KB is blocking the drainage swale and causing water to run over the sidewalk and it is creating a tripping hazard.

2) 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 4 to 6 weeks this time of year.

3) Irrigation Schedules: Irrigation schedules changed to day-time irrigation in November. Every attempt will be made to irrigate during the day-time hours after 9 am in order to avoid freezing conditions.. A few areas will require day-time and night-time run time due to the amount of valves in that area.

4) Homeowner Common Area Encroachment and Vandalism: The Contractor continues to trim homeowner encroaching plant material to be even with the fence line and provide a maintenance path of two to three feet for ingress and egress to the work areas adjacent to the wrought iron fences. The Contractor continues to remove any and all unauthorized homeowner plantings that appear in the HOA common area slopes.

5) Clearance Of View Corridors: This is not part of the Maintenance Contract and there are no guaranteed views in the CC&Rs.

6) Fuel Modification: The weed abatement required by the Fire Department is performed during the months of May/June. 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. The fuel modification for this year was completed by June 15^th per County Weed Abatement code. In a few select areas, the crew has found it necessary to perform additional weed abatement due to “grow back”.

7) Annual Color: Winter annuals have been installed at the entrance to the community.

8) Fall Planting: Ice Berg Roses and red Geraniums were planted in the bare corridors on Creekbed.

9) Spring Planting: A Spring planting list should be compiled if the budget allows

10) Tree Trimming: The only trees authorized to trim this year were the California Pepper trees.

11) Winter plant 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.

12) Rodent Control: The Department of Agriculture continues to provide rodent control for the common areas. Their service includes mice, rats, and gophers. If ground squirrels honeycomb the slopes and jeopardize the integrity of the slope areas, the Department of Agriculture will treat for them. We have numerous requests for control of other animals: skunks, snakes, rabbits, raccoons, coyotes, and possums. Living adjacent to the native area is a challenge, but eradication of these animals is not provided by your HOA through the Department of Agriculture. In some instances animal control may be able to provide services, or there are pest control companies that will live trap and relocate if individual homeowners would like pursue this course.

Prepared by Greenplace Landscape Management