Maintaining Medians and Parkways
Re-landscaping medians is done by City of Rocklin staff. Regular maintenance, weed control, hedging and pruning are handled by various contract landscape companies hired by the City of Rocklin.
The entire irrigation system for all median and parkway landscaping is maintained by City staff, as is over ten miles of wood fencing.
Landscape Inspection and Compliance
The Parks & Recreation Department has one full time City employee responsible for landscape inspections and contract compliance for over 4.5 million square feet of landscaping within the City of Rocklin. In addition, City staff adheres to all state, county and city mandates.
Customer Service and Special Requests
As part of the daily activities, a key role is responding to customer service and special request calls. These requests encompass a wide variety of activities such as water conservation, vandalism, neighborhood enhancements, City Council requests and any unscheduled emergency work and repairs.
Future Citywide Development
As part of the long range planning and budgeting process, management and supervisory staff are required to work with development and engineering staff to coordinate new landscape enhancement projects. These activities include:- planning, designing and budget review
- providing landscape material recommendations
- performing inspections
- final walk-through on completed projects
Additionally, Parks staff act as a support unit to project managers throughout the various stages of construction.
Landscaping Contracts
Landscape contracts will be growing right along with the construction of landscaped areas in Whitney Ranch and throughout the City.
Landscape contractors interested in doing business with the City of Rocklin may contact Parks & Recreation at 916.625.5275 for information.
Questions?
For Landscape customer assistance call 916.625.5275. For emergencies after hours and weekends, call Police Dispatch at 916.625.5400.
