ELM
Enhanced Landscape Maintenance Program
The City of Calgary has a program called ELM. Enhanced Landscape Maintenance.
The Enhanced Landscape Maintenance (ELM) program is a community-initiated program that fosters connectivity, community pride and enhances the visual esthetics of a neighborhood.
When a community enters the program, it allows them to become stewards of the greenspaces, boulevards, pathways or parks within their Neighborhood –essentially partnering with Parks in the Service Delivery Continuum.
A participating ELM community, through their stewardship, ensures the following are completed:
The foundation of the program is that the annual funds designated to the greenspace in the community is given to the residents association and they enter into an agreement with a contractor. The designated funds are enough to maintain the City of Calgary current level of service. See Schedule 1
The ELM contract is 5 years in length between the PHRA and City of Calgary. However the PHRA with the support of PHEHA can determine the contract length with the contractor we select through a RFP Tender process.
Approval is needed from the PHEHA – Panorama Hills Estates Homeowners Association AGM and the PHRA – Panorama Hills RA Ltd. AGM.
Our Designated Contractor Will
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Weekly Turf control – cut and trim (28 Visits)
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Weekly Litter control
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Weekly cultivation and edging of shrub beds
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Routine weeding and assessment
- Bed maintenance on the 464 Flower/Shrub/Tree beds