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6.H. - Page 4 of 15 As shown in both maps, a large number of citizen -submitted service requests occurred throughout the City, not just centered in the downtown area. While there is more foot traffic (and thus a higher potential number of citizen requests and claims) in the downtown area, the maps show that many other parts of the City have a greater concentration of citizen -submitted service requests. This is likely because the downtown hardscape is newer and has fewer and less mature trees, which are one of the main causes of sidewalk defects. As trees grow and mature, their roots can cause the sidewalk to uplift. Addressing both downtown sidewalks and sidewalks in other areas of the City will allow for the greatest impact in minimizing the City's liability, and staff proposes allocating $350,000 of the FY2017-18 operating balance to sidewalk repairs downtown, and allocating $350,000 of the FY 2017-18 operating balance for sidewalk repairs in neighborhoods. Though the Redwood City Improvement Association (RCIA) has not yet taken formal action, staff believes that RCIA will consider matching City costs for downtown sidewalk improvements over a multi-year period. Street Sweeping The City's current street sweeping services are hampered by persistent parking challenges in various neighborhoods. City Councilmembers have inquired about whether street sweeping times can be adjusted to later in the morning, to allow for more cars to leave residential streets and improve street sweeping effectiveness. Residential street sweeping currently occurs between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. Typically, the street sweeping operators start their route at the same time and place for each of their routes. This typical industry practice leads to greater familiarity with the routes and provides a more predictable timeframe for residents so that they can move their cars appropriately. While it is feasible to change the residential sweeping start times, there are a number of factors to be considered. Assuming no additional resources are employed (sweeper and operator), delaying the start time of the residential sweeping times would also impact the finish time by an equal amount of time. For example, if the City began residential sweeping at 8:00 a.m., staff would not expect to finish until 4:00 p.m. If the City were to delay the residential sweeping start time beyond 30 minutes or 1 hour, residents could find it difficult to park their cars at the end of their work/commute day. Additionally, the lack of lighting and visibility at this later time of day poses a challenge, especially during the fall and winter months when it gets darker much earlier in the day. One option is to periodically switch the start and end points of a particular sweeping route, so that those blocks that were always swept in the early morning would now be swept at the end of the day. However, this may cause confusion and uncertainty with residents in regards to when they should expect the sweepers and when they would need to move their cars. Another option is to increase the number of sweepers running on a particular day and shortening the residential sweeping window, or even sweeping on Mondays and reducing the number of routes in a given weekday. Staff will analyze the workload and resources required to implement these options and make a recommendation during the development of the FY2019-20 budget for City Council consideration. Youth and Teen Services City Councilmembers asked for information about the proportion of community services provided to teens compared to other age groups. The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, (PRCS), and the Library Services Department programs, administers, and hosts a significant number of youth and City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org .: