Committee hears grounds cleanup and athletics updates, then adjourns

Staff reported crews removed an overgrown planting area and will cover the space with wood chips temporarily while planning a manageable replanting next year. The facilities director said some plantings were a wildflower mix unsuitable for the site and that the area will be replanted with more maintainable species; he added the work addressed a site that had been difficult to manage with existing staffing. A committee member who drove by the cleanup said the machinery used had blocked a main walkway and expressed concern about safety and oversight during the work.

Committee members also asked for brief updates on tennis-court maintenance and the swimming-pool program; staff said a packet answer had been provided and that the deputy would share additional information soon. The subcommittee then moved, seconded and voted to adjourn.