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Irrigation Summary <br />Heading into our first summer, we began prepare the irrigation system for the <br />season. It was at this point we realized that there were 7 to 10 different types of <br />irrigation heads. The sales representatives from Rainbird Irrigation came over to <br />Laurelwood to give us input of what we hoped would be a small punch Iist of repairs. <br />Instead it was our worst nightmare (see attached pictures). Heads and quick couplers <br />were blowing up, mainline leaks were the norm. There were only 4 heads out of 475 <br />that were modern enough and up to standard to be put in a city park. The first year <br />we lost 1 green, 7 tee boxes and half of the fairways and rough at a minimum. At the <br />end of the summer the greens and tee boxes all had new heads thanks to the <br />financial commitment of the city and a ton of non - refunded labor by Laurelwood <br />staff. In the second summer all fairway heads were replaced (see attached pictures). <br />We believe the irrigation repairs have contributed to more efficient water usage. It <br />saved millions of gallons in leaks that were common for years! It also allowed us to <br />produce a better product that contributed to increased use by the golf community. <br />*removed all old sprinkler heads <br />from tee boxes, fairways and greens <br />*City met financial obligations by <br />paying for them <br />*Laurelwood staff oversaw entire <br />project free of labor charge <br />Proposed improvements <br />• Add quick couplers to tee boxes & some <br />fairway locations <br />• Redesign certain areas for water <br />conservation & better results <br />