TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Sean Roberts, Maintenance Manager
Erika King, Public Works Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Discussion of Parking Restrictions Related to Street Sweeping on Rowell Avenue and Meadows Avenue (Public Works Director Lee).
(Estimated Time: 30 Min.)
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss and provide direction regarding parking restrictions related to street sweeping on Rowell Avenue and Meadows Avenue.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no known fiscal implications associated with this item. Should the City Council implement parking restrictions related to street sweeping on Rowell Avenue or Meadows Avenue, Public Works would purchase and install appropriate "no parking" signs. Funds associated with this purchase are available in the current Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget.
BACKGROUND:
Street sweeping is a practice that municipalities perform to maintain compliance with water quality and air quality regulations and to meet community standards regarding the acceptable cleanliness of City roads. There are no state or federal laws specific relating to street sweeping frequency that the City is required to follow. However, if the City does not regularly clean its streets, it will eventually be cited by environmental regulators for water quality and air quality violations. The City's robust street sweeping program is one of many reasons that it has not been cited by water quality and air quality regulators in recent years.
Under the City's current approach, Public Works will install or remove "no parking" signs related to street sweeping if 66% (two-thirds) of the property owners of a block sign a petition in favor of the City taking that specific action. For petitioning purposes, properties on bot...
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