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City Manager’s Report
TO:HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:
DATE:
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CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS
OCTOBER 10, 2006 CMR:385:06
EXPANSION OF NO PARKING ON SWEEP DAY PROGRAM TO
AREA 3 IDENTIFIED IN RESOLUTION #8610
This is an information report and no Council action is required.
BACKGROUND
On May 15, 2006, Council approved a resolution to expand the No Parking on Sweep Day
program to additional areas throughout the City (CMR:200:06). In July 2006, No Parking on
Sweep Day was implemented in the area bounded by Lytton Avenue, Palo Alto Avenue, Bryant
Street and Cowper Street. In general, the program has been a great success. On average, 32
vehicles have been cited by Police staff each week.
DISCUSSION
In November 2006, another area identified in resolution #8610 will be added to the No Parking
on Sweep Day Program (Attachment B). Area 3 is bounded by the following streets: Lytton
Avenue, Palo Alto Avenue, Cowper Street and Middlefield Road. As with the other areas, the
program for area 3 limits parking along the curb to one to two hours per week in order to allow
street cleaning equipment to pass through unobstructed. All signage will be placed at the ends of
each block rather than along each street in order to minimize the visual impact to those areas.
Staff does not use trees for posting signs. Sufficient notification will be provided to residents in
each area prior to the start of the program so that alternate parking arrangements can be made.
RESOURCE IMPACT
Funds are budgeted for signage in the Public Works Department operating budget for Area 3.
The Police Department may require additional staffing for parking enforcement should the
program be expanded to all areas as indicated in an earlier report to Council (CMR: 165:05). The
Police Department estimates it will be able to monitor one additional area with the current level
of staffing for parking enforcement, but if expansion is implemented beyond one additional area,
one full time staff (FTE) may be needed. If additional staffing becomes necessary, the Police
Department will address the addition of a FTE through the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 budget
process. Revenue generated through citations may offset any increased staffmg cost.
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
This resolution does not represent any change to existing City policies under Palo Alto
Municipal Code, Section 10.44.050, Temporary Parking and Street Sweeping Restrictions.
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Prohibition of parking for purposes of street sweeping is
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Title
Regulations, section 15301 (Existing Facilities).
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A:Area 3 map
Attachment B:Future Areas
categorically exempt from the
14 of the California Code of
PREPARED BY:
DEPARTMENT HEAD:
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
Executive Assistant
GLENN S. ROBERTS
Director of Public Works
EMILY HARRISON ~---
Assistant City Manager
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F-
ATTACHMENT A
ATTACHMENT B
Planned Areas for No Parking on Sweep Day
Day Swept Time Streets
10:00-Lytton to Palo Alto
Tuesday 11:30*Ave; Cowper to
Middlefield Rd,
Stanford Ave to
08:00-California Ave ; ElMonday09:00 Camino to Wellesley
St.
07:00- Cambridge Ave to
Olive Ave.; ElMonday08:00 Camino to Park Blvd.
Implementation
Date
November-06
July-07
October-07
*due to route siZe, adjusted times from Council approved schedule