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Quarterly Landscape Report

June 7, 2007

1) Current Issues:

A. Fuel modification is underway and should be completed by the end of June

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 night-time irrigation in April. Every attempt will be made to irrigate during the night-time hours after in order to conserve water.. 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: Summer annuals have been installed at the entrance to the community.

8) Spring Planting: No spring slope planting was authorized

9) Tree Trimming: California Pepper trees were trimmed in the Fall of 2005.

10) Rodent Control: This season has been particularly challenging with the “critters”. The Department of Agriculture continues to provide rodent control for the common areas on an as needed basis. The maintenance contractor and the homeowner’s reports of infestation are immediately turned over to the Department of Agriculture. 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 private pest control companies that will live trap and relocate if an individual homeowner would like pursue this course.

Prepared by Greenplace Landscape Management