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398 Public Works - Account No. 630 (continued) business areas and to once every two weeks in the residential areas. Present schedule is once a week in residential areas and six times a week in the commer- cial and business areas. Mr. Fales also read the sections of the report relating to Creek Cleaning and Traffic Striping and Signing. In response to question, Director of Public Works Pusich advised that if it is to be successful, any re- duction in street sweeping must be accompanied by cooperation of property owners. Lengthy discussion followed concerning expectations with regard to willingness of citizens to accept added responsibility with regard to maintenance of property, disposal of debris and respect for public property. Attention was called to leaves and automo- bile oil presently being dumped in drains. Ethel Robinson, Virginia Avenue, suggested that piles or leaves could be placed on vacant lots to combat weeds; that the City might grind garden debris of resi- dents for their use as mulch; and that the life of plants in City parks could be stretched as far as possible then left in a central location for free leaf mold. Bernard Kat�shen, 546 Cypress urged strict enforcement of ordinance requiring sweeping of property. Thomas Simpson, suggested that residents could do their own street sweeping and only the downtown need be swept by the City. Mrs. Wymer, 307 G Street, asked if street sweepers could maneuver in the improved downtown area. Mr. Pusich advised that 85% of the sweeping is done by machine and the rest by hand, and that no new manpower is required to handle sweeping of downtown streets. Mr. Pusich described the City sweeping operation. MOTION: Councilman Norris moved, seconded by Councilman Barrett, to reduce the Street Sweeping Program to once every two weeks in the residential areas and three times a week in the business and commercial area, resulting in a saving of $8,700 for material and of one man year of labor. Lengthy discussion continued concerning the possible need for switchboard assistance to reply to complaint calls from citizens; the fact that there are presently many complaints about the litter in the downtown area; the possible increased cost of maintaining storm drains; the fact that most residents can be expected to accumu- ma late two weeks' debris rather than dispose of the mate- rial elsewhere; the necessity for the public to change -5- Budget Study 5/31/75