Trees and landscaping

Baseline activity

Trees and landscaping

Head of service

Steve Moore

Date

January 2005

Services provided, number of staff and equipment

• Last year Parks replanted parts of Cornwall Street £12,500 and completed tree work £6,800. In 2005/06, parks intend to do the same amount of work in Cornwall street. Stripping areas, replanting and tree work. However we would need to consult with the businesses.
• 2 full time and 2 part time staff maintaining all planters and soft landscaping.

Specification

• Planting should be of a good quality and fill the entire beds. Empty gaps are replanted on a phase programme.
• Maintain any council owned trees, hanging baskets and planters on the highway and council property throughout the city including the BID Area.
• All street trees in the BID area are inspected and pruned, where required, on a 3 year rolling programme.
• Trees in parks and open spaces are only pruned, or other works carried out, if they are dangerous. There is no budget for planting of new trees, when provided these are funded through sponsorship.
• Beds should be free from litter and weeds at all times. If litter is deposited then it will be cleared within a maximum of 6 hours.

Performance measure

• Maintenance of shrub beds and rockeries-weed free, removal of dead and damaged growth and litter free.
• Maintenance of flowerbeds-weed and litter free. Annual bedding is provided on roundabouts and sponsored sites twice per year (summer and winter bedding displays) and once per year at non-sponsored sites (summer bedding only). The summer bedding is planted in May and removed in late September. Winter bedding is planted in October and removed in April. Summer bedding is maintained on a fortnightly basis and winter bedding on a monthly basis.
• Maintenance of hanging baskets and barrier boxes-watered and weed free. Hanging baskets are provided in the BID area, in and around Frankfort Gate. 200 barrier boxes are provided in the BID area.
• Maintenance of waterways - ensure in good working order, litter and foam free.
• Maintenance of grass areas - grass cut, litter free and edged.
• Maintenance of trees - removal of dead or damaged wood, removal of suckers and stakes and ties checked on young trees.
• Maintenance of New George Street playground - sweep, litter free and equipment inspected to ensure safety.
• Maintenance of hedges - kept tidy, bases free of litter.
• Regular entry to Southwest in Bloom competition.
• Promotion of sponsorship opportunities, to enhance planting schemes.

Existing value of contract/service

The existing value of contract for the Parks section in the BID Area is £151,000.

Boundary area

BID area.

Proposed BID additional activity

Superior floral/shrub displays at city centre gateways and a themed upgrade of existing displays across the city centre.

Cost of BID additional activity

£60,000

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