Portola Springs - Organic Maintenance

Question Title

* 1. Your Information

Name *

Address *

Email Address

Phone Number

Question Title

* 2. Rank the following proposed landscape maintenance approach in order of preference.
1 being most preferred and 3 being the least preferred.

PROGRAM OPTIONS:
Current landscape maintenance program

ABOUT:
* Focuses on long‐term prevention and suppression of pests and invasive plants through resistant plant varieties and active management.
* Insecticides and herbicides are used in a limited fashion and in ways that minimize human contact.

COST:
Unchanged

	1	2	3
Rank	Rank 1	Rank 2	Rank 3

Question Title

* 3. Rank the following proposed landscape maintenance approach in order of preference.
1 being most preferred and 3 being the least preferred.

PROGRAM OPTIONS:
Fully‐organic maintenance program

ABOUT:
* Eliminates the use of synthetic insecticides and herbicides.
* Increase in landscape maintenance labor costs (increase in assessments).
* Weeds and invasive grass species become more prevalent in all turf and planter areas.
* Full organic fertilizers also have a strong odor.

COST:
Increase
(between 7% and 10%)

	1	2	3
Rank	Rank 1	Rank 2	Rank 3

Question Title

* 4. Rank the following proposed landscape maintenance approach in order of preference.
1 being most preferred and 3 being the least preferred.

PROGRAM OPTIONS:
Integrated Pest Management Plan (IPM)

ABOUT:
* Ecosystem ‐based strategy that focuses on long‐term prevention of pests through a combination of techniques.
* Increase in landscape maintenance labor costs (increase in assessments).
* Pesticides are used only after monitoring indicates they are needed.

**detailed in the Pest Management Policy included in the mailer and online.*

COST:
Increase
(between 1% and 2%)

	1	2	3
Rank	Rank 1	Rank 2	Rank 3