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AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 16, 2008
SUBJECT: Report on Street Parking During Street Sweeping Days
Report Prepared by Erin Lamberger, Administrative Analyst
ATTACHMENTS: 1) Street Sweeping Map
2) Letter from Resident dated August 20, 2008
3) Comparison of Surrounding Cities
RECOMMENDATION• Receive the presentation and provide direction as appropriate.
FINANCIAL STATE T: The financial implications are discussed in the body of the report.
DESCRIPTION: Street .sweeping services are provided to the City of Dublin via a
contractor. Arterial streets are swept on a weekly basis and residential streets are swept twice a month.
The City's residential. streets are broken into six different routes. (Attachment 1). Costs incurred by the
City for street sweeping services are budgeted in the General Fund.
In August 2007, the City reorganized the Citywide Street Sweeping schedule to follow trash pick-up days
in residential areas throughout the City. The goal of this reorganization was to reduce the overall debris
found on City streets. Dublin advertised this change in street sweeping through the local news media, the
City's website, and City Council announcements. This public education is continued with a handout at
major City festivals, such as the upcoming Day on the Glen. Similarly, when holidays interfere with the
street sweeping schedule, changes to the street sweeping schedule are advertised through the City's
website, City Council announcements, and the local news media.
When complaints are received from residents that streets are not swept due to obstructions in the gutter,
such as vehicles or leaf piles, the contractor re-visits the street on the next sweeping day and performs the
sweeping service. Residents may call the City at any time throughout a 24-hour period to leave a message
regarding street sweeping; the City responds to the request the following business day. On occasion, some
streets are consistently impeded with vehicles or debris on street sweeping days, causing those streets to
be unswept for multiple cycles as the sweeper cannot get close to the curb.
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On August 20, the Mayor and City Council received a letter from a resident requesting that the problem of
habitual street parking on sweeping days be addressed with the addition of a parking restriction to "Title 6,
Article II, Section(s) 6.04.XXX [Vehicles] of the Dublin Municipal Code to restrict on-street parking
during the scheduled street sweeping days for afour-hour window of time." (Attachment 2)
Fourteen public entities were surveyed in Alameda County and adjacent to Dublin (See Attachment 3).
Of the cities surveyed, eight have some form of parking restriction in place for street sweeping days.
None of the cities bordering Dublin have parking restriction ordinances in place. The most recent parking
restriction ordinance was implemented by another jurisdiction in 2005; all other parking ordinances
regarding street sweeping have been in place for several years.
If the City Council chooses to modify the Municipal Code regarding parking restrictions on street
sweeping days, an amendment to the ordinance would be required. In addition, it would also be necessary
to provide direction regarding the application of the restriction, signage educating the public on the
restrictions, and enforcement to ensure that the new ordinance is upheld by the public.
Within the entities surveyed, enforcement of the parking restriction ordinance was primarily conducted by
the police department, although some examples were found of enforcement through an entity's finance
department or public works department.
Signage would be necessary to alert the public to new parking ordinance restrictions, as well as potential
citations. All the cities surveyed placed signage in "line of sight" for the restricted street. "Line of sight"
is described as 150- to 200-foot spacing between signs. Staff has prepared a cost estimate for the
installation of parking restriction signage based on street sweeping. days in June 2007. For an estimated
140 curb miles within the City of Dublin, the cost of installing signage at 150-foot spacing was estimated
at approximately $500,000. The costs of signage installation, maintenance and enforcement could be
offset by the fines collected from the citations. However, monies received from citations would not
recoup the costs outlined.
If the City Council chooses not to amend the ordinance, Staff believes that a targeted education campaign
could help address the pockets of City streets where parking is a continued problem. Flyers explaining the
street sweeping schedule, along with a request to park off the street on sweeping days, could be placed on
the windshields of vehicles found parked in the street on sweeping days. This flyer would signify a
stronger education initiative for the street sweeping program, and would address the resident's concern
that those parking in the street on sweeping days are not Dublin residents. The placement of flyers could
be conducted by Staff, City maintenance, or by residents who request the flyers. Costs for this alternative
would include printing conducted in-house, and Staff time for posting conducted on a complaint basis and
follow-up.
Staff recommends that the City Council receive the presentation and provide direction as appropriate.
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6729 BIRCH COURT
DUBLIN, CA 94568
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AUGUST 20, 2008
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
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I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF DUBLIN SINCE 'I 976. DURING °`t-~`'`"~
THAT TIME I HAVE WITNESSED MANY CHANGES IN THE CITY ~-~A` ,{~
IN THE LAST 32 YEARS. SOME OF THOSE HAVE BEEN THE ~ a~~~/uu
INSTITUTION OF "DUBLIN- PRIDE WEEK" AND THE
RESIDENTIAL BI WEEKLY STREET SWEEPING. PRIOR TO
THOSE BEING STARTED IT WAS INCUMBENT UPON THE
INDIVIDUAL:~PROPERTY OWNER TO TAKE CARE OF CLEANING
HISIHER OWN GUTTERS. SINCE THEN, THE CITY HAS
LOOKED CLEANER AND HAS MADE MY LIFE A BIT EASIER BY
HELPING ME KEEP MY GUTTERS CLEAN.
FOR SOME TIME NOW, VISITORS TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD,
~-- ~ PREDOMINANTLY THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ACROSS THE
~- ~ STREET, BUT ALSO SOME RESIDENTS, HAVE ELECTED TO
PARK THEIR VEHICLES ON THE STREETS (PENN DRIVE AND
BIRCH COURT) RATHER THAN THE AVAILABLE PARKING
Y - LOTS AT THE SCHOOL OR THEIR OWN DRNEWAYS.
GRANTED, IT IS THEIR RIGHT TO UTILIZE ANY AVAILABLE,
LEGAL PARKING SPACE BUT IT WOULD BE BETTER IF THEY
~:;_: WOULD SHOW SOME CONSIDERATION FOR THE RESIDENTS
~"' IN THE AREA THEY ARE VISITING.
IT IS WITH THE FOREGOING TN MIND THAT I AM PROPOSING
THAT THE DUBLIN MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL: VERY
STRONGLY CONSIDER AN ADDITIONIMODIFICATION TO
TITLE 6, ARTICLE II, SECTION(S) 6.04.}:XX TO THE DUBLIN
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MUNICIPAL CODE TO RESTRICT ON-STREET PARKING
DURING THE SCHEDULED STREET SWEEPING DAYS AND FOR
A FOUR-HOUR WINDOW OF TIME, EITHER AM OR PM.
THIS MAY BE SOMETHING NEW FOR THE CITY OF DUBLIN
BUT IT IS COMMON PRACTICE IN MANY CITIES, NOT ONLY
HERE IN CALIFORNIA, BUT ALSO, ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
CONTRARY TO WHAT MR. RICHARD AMBROSE SUGGESTED
IN HIS E-MAIL RESPONSE TO MY INQUIRY IF THE COUNCIL
WOULD ACCEPT MY REQUEST, THE EDUCATION OF THE
"RESIDENTS THROUGH CITY PUBLICATIONS AND THE
WEBSITE" HAS BEEN LESS THAN EFFECTIVE. IN A LOT OF
THE CIRCUMSTANCES SOME OF THOSE VISITORS ARE NOT
CITY RESIDENTS AND WOULD HAVE NO REASON '~'O CHECK
THE WEBSITE.
ALSO, A POINT OF CONTENTION IS HIS STATEMENT "IF YOU
HAVE AN OCCASION WHERE YOUR STREET IS NOT
EFFECTIVELY SWEPT DUE TO PARKED CARS YOU CAN CALL
OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ... AND REQUEST THAT
THE SWEEPER COME OUT AND RE-SWEEP YOUR STREET
WHEN CARS ARE NOT PRESENT", DOES THAT MEAN I CAN
REQUEST A RE-SWEEP AT 2 '1.00 HOURS? 1 THINK NOT.
SHOULD ANY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CARE TO
PERSONALLY DISCUSS THE PECULIAR CONDITIONS IN THIS
AREA, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO MAKE CONTACT
YOUR IMMEDIATE, AND POSITIVE, CONSIDERATION OF MY
REQUEST WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED
SINCERELY,
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