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<br /> Working w'th the local Rain Bird vendor, United Pipe Supply, the City has <br /> arranged or one year's free use of a computerized irrigation control program <br /> called "M xicom." During the trial period, Parks Maintenance has installed <br /> the progr m's hardware in the Washington/Jefferson Park. The hardware <br /> interface with a weather station, which enables the computerized system to <br /> adjust it igation run times to supply only the amount of water actually lost <br /> through a apo-transpiration. Sprinklers will not operate if there has been <br /> enough ra n. Maxicom eliminates waste and saves on water costs and staff <br /> time by f Being staff from having to visit each controller to make <br /> adjustmen s. If the trial test is positive, Parks Maintenance will purchase <br /> the softw re to install the system in other large, high-use parks. <br /> Leaf Remo al Mechanized <br /> Removing easonal leaf accumulations from turfgrass has been a labor <br /> intensive operation that has been done primarily with backpack, push blowers, <br /> and hand tools. Parks Maintenance staff was able to improve efficiency and <br /> free staff for other jobs by purchasing blower attachments that mount on <br /> small, riding mowers and powered vacuum loaders. It now requires only three <br /> people to remove leaves from the turfgrass in City parks. <br /> <br />