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provided by the City. The City will determine the amount of green waste and trash allowed to be dumped in these bins based on historical amounts. Any additional disposal fees must be paid by Contractor. At no time will the contractor be allowed to dispose of trash or green waste that was not collected as part of this contract. If the City finds that the contractor is disposing of trash from other contracts, the City will discontinue this service for the contractor and the contractor will be required to pay for their own trash service. E. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Each morning at the start of the workday the Contractor shall inspect each site and respond immediately to any malfunctions, vandalism, hazardous conditions or otherwise abnormal conditions that threaten people or property by reporting the condition immediately to the Director's Representative. Routine maintenance shall include but not be limited to the following services performed at the Work Sites listed In Exhibit C and per the City of Santa Ana Park Services Standards (see Attachment �. 1. Turf Care Turf care shall be differentiated by the two types of turf - "Casual Turf" and "SporVPrlority Turf (see site maps in Attachment 5 that identify the areas for each type of turf). The Contractor shall maintain mowers that provide a smooth, even cut without ridges or depressions and without tearing of the leaf blades (caused by unsharpened mower blades). Mowing shall be performed at the speed the mowers manufacturer specifies to maximize quality of cut. Mowing shall be performed with straight and flowing patterns approved by the Director's Representative. The emphasis will be on quality mowing vs. speed, uneven cuts and unprofessional patterns. All visible turf clippings shall be removed from the site the same day turf care occurs pursuant to SAMC Chapter 16. Furthermore, the Contractor shall prevent turf clippings from leaving the site into streets or any other adjacent properties. From time to time the Director's Representative will direct the Contractor to change mowing patterns to minimize rutting and compaction. a) Casual Turf Mowing All "casual" turf (non- sport(priority turf) shall be mowed: 1) weekly April 1 through October 31 and, 2) every other week November 1 through March 31. The Contractor shall use tractor powered Trimax X -WAM, PegasusS3 Merlin and ProCutS3 rotary mowers for the large turf areas greater than 69" wide and small walk behind rotary detail mowers for areas between trees and other park amenities. The Director's Representative shall determine height of cut. String trimmers are not allowed for mowing turf. Any visible clippings, on the turf or on hardscape shall be collected and disposed of pursuant to SAMC Chapter 16. b) Priority Turf Mowing All "sport/priority" turf as described in Attachment No. 5 shall be mowed once a week all year. Any visible clippings, on the turf or hardscape, shall be collected and disposed of pursuant to SAMC Chapter 16. The Contractor shall mow the sport/priority turf areas at 1/2 ". In order to achieve a quality cut at this height and not leave clippings the Contractor will perform a first cut using a rotary mower with clipping catching capability followed by using tractor powered Trimax X -WAM, PegasusS3 Merlin and ProCutS3 rotary mowers for the large turf areas greater than 69" wide and a walk behind Jacobsen Eclipse2 reel mower along skinned infield brickdust areas, turf infields, turf infield foul areas, soccer /football fields, soccer /football out of bound areas. The Director's Districts 1, 4 and 5 Park Landscape RFP 19 "eIC6