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8A Page 1 REPQ:RT... ..TotheHonorableMayor and City Council . .. . Frorn the Oi. , l\Ial1a .er June 1, 2009 INFORMATIONAL ONLY SUBJECT Pilot Street Cleaning Program Progress Report BACKGROUND On June 9, 2008, City Council adopted Section 20.93 to Article VII of Chapter 20, Motor Vehicles and Traffic of the City Municipal Code, which added language to permit posting of signs and enforcement of parking restrictions during specific hours for street cleaning. The City Council also authorized the start of the Pilot Street Cleaning Program, which began on August 28,2008 on sections of the streets identified below: . On Douglas Avenue (within City jurisdiction) between Spring Street and Middlefield Road on the last Friday of each month, holidays excepted . On Marshall Street from Chestnut Street to Maple Street on the last Thursday (west side of street) and Friday (east side of street) of each month, holidays excepted On December 8, 2008, staff presented a 3-month progress report on the Pilot Program operation with a recommendation to continue the program evaluation through March 2009 and report staff findings to the Council Utilities Committee in April 2009. Additionally, staff reported on five measures initially identified by the City Council at the June 2008 meeting, which focused on impacts to the area and effectiveness of the pilot program, as follows: . staffing levels (operations) . hours of operation I restrictions . effectiveness of ticketing . impact on adjacent or surrounding streets . visual appearance (before and after conditions) Further, at the December 8,2009, City Council meeting, council members direqt~d staffnto investigate alternative approaches for notifying residents and businesses in advance of the street cleaning day, as well as evaluate other approaches to litter control, including possibly placement of trash receptacles on Marshall Street. Attachment 1 to this Staff Report provides a detailed summary report of the past 6-month of the Pitot Street Cleaning Program operation. A summary of findings during the 6-month period are below: Consider Use of CodeRED to notify residents in advance of Street Cleaning Based on a review of the City's administrative policy on appropriate uses of the CodeRED Emergency Notification system, the street cleaning notifications do not meet the criteria for use of this system, nor is there monies budgeted to cover additional costs to use the system. ....r~ Consider advance emait notification to residents and businesses