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7A The State code continues to say no ordinance or resolution can be effective until the Page 2 street or portion of the street has been "sign-posted" in a conspicuous place. The City has implemented targeting street cleaning since the late 1980s with mixed results. The last targeted street cleaning occurred on July 24, 2002 on Marshall Street. Since the 2003 and 2004 budget reductions, street cleaning services have operated at a reduced level. The program was cut by more than half - one operator position was frozen, holiday makeup street cleaning was eliminated, residential neighborhood cleaning was cut from once every other week to once per month. Commercial streets saw reduced service schedules as well, from three times per week to twice per week. The challenges faced for commercial streets are to perform street cleaning - between the hours of 4:00 a.m. and 7:00 am - before most businesses open to customers, be ahead of peak commuting hours, and attempt to limit the potential sweeper versus commuter traffic conflicts. As of 2008, the City still performs street cleaning operations at the level of service established with the 2003-2004 budget cuts. In September 2006, the City Council directed staff to revisit the concept of targeted street cleaning through a Pilot Street Cleaning Project for two selected neighborhood areas. City Council referred the matter to the Council Utilities Committee for further review and development with staff. In May 2007, the committee concluded that the pilot project needed to function within the existing street cleaning operation. Further, the pilot project had to be sensitive to the budgetary and staffing constraints in the Public Works Services Department. Staff identified and the Council Utilities Committee supported the two street segments proposed below. Douglas Avenue (from Spring Street to Middlefield Road) Douglas Avenue, from Spring Street to Middlefield Road, is the boundary between the City of Redwood City and unincorporated San Mateo County. The County posts signs and enforces no parking along their portion of Douglas Avenue. Currently, the County sweeps its portion of Douglas Avenue on the last Wednesday of each Month - 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon - except holidays. At all other times, cars park on both sides of the street. Without a similar parking restriction, the city-side of Douglas Avenue never benefits from street cleaning because of parked cars. The recommendation is to post signage and enforce no parking on the last Friday of each month - 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon - except holidays. Marshall Street (from Chestnut Street to Maple Street) The posting and enforcement for street cleaning on Marshall Street from Chestnut Street to Maple Street will address a chronic problem of parked cars and trucks. The City has received several complaints from businesses and residents along Marshall Street about vehicles parked for several days at a time, and the accumulated trash and litter at the curb and gutter that is inaccessible to the street sweeper. Access into the Public Works Services corporation yard is at the intersection of Marshall Street and Chestnut Street. Therefore, Marshall Street can be included in the existing street cleaning operation. The recommendation is to post signage and enforce no parking on the last Friday of each month - 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon - except holidays. Both areas can be absorbed into the existing street cleaning schedule. The measurement for gauging effectiveness and improvements to the street cleaning will be by the cubic yards of debris collected, resident and business participation and reaction, and visually documenting any improvements to cleanliness and appearance of the