Community Meeting September 19, 2016 PPV LANDSCAPING - 2016 Community Meeting September 19, 2016

AGENDA PPV LANDSCAPING - 2016 Challenges for 2017 and beyond. Questions Vendor Search Recommendation Board Approval Questions PPV Landscaping Community Meeting – September 19, 2016

PPV LANDSCAPING - 2016 Brickman (BrightView) contract expires March 1, 2017 Developed custom specs based on our needs Sent specs and bid packet to 5 vendors Brickman / Brightview Dave Brown EMI Buckeye Hidden Creek PPV Landscaping Community Meeting – September 19, 2016

PPV LANDSCAPING - 2016 Results of Bidding Dave Brown declined – not doing condos Buckeye and EMI were too high for consideration BrightView: $71,314.99 Hidden Creek: $66,657.79 Evaluated the pros and cons. Hidden Creek had good recommendations. Brightview service this year has not been good. PPV Landscaping Community Meeting – September 19, 2016

PPV LANDSCAPING - 2016 Recommendation and Board Action August 18, 2016: Committee recommended 3 year contract with Hidden Creek. August 25, 2016: Board approved by email vote. Signed September 11, 2016 (with 30 day no fault cancellation). Price guaranteed for 2017 – 2019. See www.hiddencreeklandscaping.com PPV Landscaping Community Meeting – September 19 2016

PPV LANDSCAPING - 2016 Hidden Creek Landscaping Started in 1998, locally owned. Key personnel name and contacts are on the website. Tom Rieder (account manager) seems knowledgeable. We visited 4 reference sites. They use Weedman for fertilization / weed control (columbus-north.weedmanusa.com). Customers welcome at their office 3940 Scioto Darby Rd, Hilliard PPV Landscaping Community Meeting – September 19, 2016

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PPV LANDSCAPING - 2016 Questions on new contract? PPV Landscaping Community Meeting – September 19, 2016

PPV LANDSCAPING - 2016 We’re 10+ years old and landscape evolves! Long Term Landscaping Challenges “Foxtail” in the lawns River Birch trees Inconsistent irrigation Too much mulch in some areas Areas where grass will no longer grow Sinking ground next to foundations Do we need soil conditioners? Brown spots in lawns PPV Landscaping Community Meeting – September 19, 2016

PPV LANDSCAPING - 2016 1. Foxtail in the lawns One variety at PPV will spread seeds every year. Recommend removal of that variety in the mulch beds. Must pull foxtail by hand. PPV Landscaping Community Meeting – September 19, 2016

PPV LANDSCAPING - 2016 2. River Birch Trees Shallow roots and suck up water Often shed leaves in dry periods Nearby grass may die Options: Live with it. Remove sod in bad areas, replace with mulch ($) Remove tree. PPV Landscaping Community Meeting – September 19, 2016

PPV LANDSCAPING - 2016 We like to set and forget! 3. Inconsistent Irrigation We like to set and forget! Some units have irrigation systems Some don’t know how to adjust Options: Live with it. Identify an onsite “Irrigation Guru” or IG to help us use irrigation systems better. PPV Landscaping Community Meeting – September 19, 2016

PPV LANDSCAPING - 2016 Breeds fungus, prevents natural decay. 4. Too much mulch! Breeds fungus, prevents natural decay. Some areas have 5 inches or more. Experts say 2 inches is fine. New contract calls for 1 inch additional mulch. At some point, we need to remove some old mulch. “Hold the mulch!” PPV Landscaping Community Meeting – September 19, 2016

PPV LANDSCAPING - 2016 Trees grow after ten years. 5. Areas where grass will not grow Trees grow after ten years. Some areas have too much shade Those areas are losing grass and gaining weeds. Options: Live with it. Replace with mulch ($) or landscape stone. PPV Landscaping Community Meeting – September 19, 2016

PPV LANDSCAPING - 2016 More common with older buildings Options: 6. Sinking ground next to foundations More common with older buildings Options: Live with it. Put in fill dirt, add sod or seed Replace with mulch ($) or landscape stone. How wide should it be? PPV Landscaping Community Meeting – September 19, 2016

PPV LANDSCAPING - 2016 7. Do we need soil conditioners? Lawns are ten years old, built on clay soil PPV Landscaping Community Meeting – September 19, 2016

PPV LANDSCAPING - 2016 8. Brown spots in lawn Varied causes (fungi, etc.) Some caused by dogs? PPV Landscaping Community Meeting – September 19, 2016

PPV LANDSCAPING - 2016 Questions and Discussion on the Long Term Issues PPV Landscaping Community Meeting – September 19, 2016