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would be $55,000. If we were to do a complete replacement, we could go into the capital budget, <br /> and try to find some money left over in existing projects, or apply for contingency monies. <br /> Whichever way we choose, I do think we need to figure out how to get the irrigation back on in <br /> this park. <br /> Scott also did an assessment of the dying trees in Westmoreland Park. There are probably 15 <br /> Coast Pine trees in this park that are dead, and a few other trees, such as Burch and Red Maples <br /> that are in decline. Scott's assessment is that the Coast Pine is not well suited to the heavy clay <br /> soils in the park and that their decline is mainly due to site conditions, rather than the lack of <br /> irrigation. They also are infested with a bark borer. Scott's recommendation is that all of the <br /> Coast Pines be removed and replaced with a Ponderosa Pine or another type of evergreen that <br /> can adapt and grow in the heavy clay soils without summer watering. The estimation for <br /> replacing irrigation in Westmoreland is $121,000. My recommendation would be to do the tree <br /> removal and replacement, and not try to fund or start up the irrigation system in this park until it <br /> can be funded through the capital budget process.. <br />