Item 5.1 ADDITIONAL MATERIAL posted 1-25-17ADDITIONAL MATERIAL
Ana Alarcon
From: Carol Legg '
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 2:18 PM
To: Barry Leonard -Home; Dave Grosch -Home; Jim Cunningham -Home; John Mullin -Home;
Steve Vaus -Home
Cc: Tina White; Bob Manis; Nancy Neufeld; Ana Alarcon; Jasmine Pernicano
Subject: FW: Landscape Manual Comments
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Flag Status: Flagged
From: Dave Brooks [mailto:davebrooks @san.rr.com)
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 1:47 PM
To: John Mullin <1Mullin @poway.org >; Dave Grosch (Poway City Council) <dgrosch @cox.net >; barryleonard @cox.net
Cc: Don Mechling <mechconst @cox.net >; Joe Scheuer <builder8008 @gmai1.ccm>; Oda Audish <OAudish @poway.org >;
Jon Canavan <JCanavan @poway.org >; Gary F. Hoyt <ghoyt @garyfhoytinc.com >; Larry Sheehan <larry @integration-
design.com>
Subject: Landscape Manual Comments
Poway City Council Members- I have recently finished landscaping a new home at 13310 Del
Poniente Road under Landscape Plan LP14 -002. Of the 3 bids I received to do the installation,
the lowest 2 were both $170,000. This amount was much higher than I anticipated. When I
reviewed the bids with the contractors, a principal reason I was given for the higher cost was
that the Poway Landscape Manual requires a much higher standard of construction than other
cities require. One bidder specifically said that it was much closer to what was required in
commercial installations. I also remember comments regarding the large number of shutoff
valves required and that the valve boxes were much more elaborate than typical residential
boxes.
This cost does not include the cost of clearing and thinning the plants in the Zone B defensible
space around the house. That was about $10,000. 1 appreciated the staff and Fire
Department allowing me to not grub and irrigate Zone B.
I would recommend the formation of a committee to examine the current manual and
compare it to what other cities are doing.
Sincerely,
Dave Brooks
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