HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 250-07City of Palo Alto
City Manager’s Report
TO:HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS
AND POLICE
DATE:SEPTEMBER 17~ 2007 CMR:250:07
SUBJECT:EXPANSION OF "NO PARKING ON SWEEP DAY" PROGRAM
PLACED ON HOLD
This is an information report and no Council action is required.
DISCUSSION
In March 2005, Council approved a program to restrict parking for street sweeping purposes in
the area bounded by Palo Alto Avenue, Lytton Avenue, Alma Street and Bryant Street
(CMR:165:05). The program limits parking along the curb in designated areas one hour per
week in order to allow street cleaning equipment to pass through unobstructed. Due to the
success of the program in this area, in May 2006, Council approved a resolution (CMR:200:06)
to expand the ’~No Parking on Sweep Day" program for designated areas in the city. The
program has been successful due in part to the notice given to all residents prior to the
restrictions being put in place, the signage placed in the restricted areas, and enforcement by the
Police Department of the restrictions.
The next area for ’~No Parking on Sweep Day" was to take place in College Terrace (Stanford
Avenue, California Avenue, E1 Camino Real, and Wellesley Street) and was scheduled to begin
on July 1, 2007. Sign posts were installed on schedule and staff was preparing to provide proper
notice to the residents and businesses of the actual implementation date via mailings and a press
release. Unfortunately, the Planning and Community Environment and Police departments
recently informed Public Works that it cannot provide enforcement for the no parking program in
any new areas due to staffmg’ shortages resulting from disability leaves of absence and higher
priority tasks. In addition, Council has directed the Police Department to evaluate the potential
of establishing a permit system for on-street parking in the College Terrace area which may
impact the "No Parking on Sweep Day" program scheduled for this area. The Police Department
will continue to enforce the program already in place in the North Downtown area.
Without Police Department involvement, expansion of the "No Parking on Sweep Day" program
has been placed on hold. Police and Public Works Depam~ent staffwill research other means of
continuing the program as the Police Department evaluates its staffing levels looking at ways to
support this important program. Staff will return to Council when a solution is identified and the
next phase of the ’qXlo Parking on Sweep Day" program is ready for implementation.
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PREPARED BY:
DEPARTMENT HEAD:
LYI,,,rNg JOI-I~SO~
Police Chief"
GLENN S. ROBERTS
Director of Public Works
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
EM] HARRISON
Assistant City Manager
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