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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNB 3 ALLIANCE ST SWEEP 10-07-91NEW BUSINESS N0. 3 AGEN At u-7 ��� 10-7-91 _ ,..._...�.._ _..._.---.._.�...__.. � n c; r -Corn 1ATE: OCTOBER 2, 1991 ` TO: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER FROM PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION SUBJECT: ALLIANCE AVENUE STREET SWEEPING RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Tustin City Council authorize the change in street sweeping policy to provide for separate daily schedules for each side of Alliance Avenue, between Tustin Village Way and Williams Street. BACKGROUND: At their meeting of August 5, 1991, the City Council received a concern from Ms. Bonnie Taulaai regarding the City's street sweeping on the southerly side of Alliance Avenue, between Tustin Village Way and Williams Street. Ms. Taulaai's specific concern pertained to the non -sweeping of the southerly side of Alliance Avenue due to the number of parked cars on the street during street sweeping hours. Since Ms. Taulaai's request, staff has received two other inquiries requesting parking restrictions. The northerly side of Alliance Avenue has been posted for no parking between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on the day of street sweeping. This posting was done at the request of either the property owner or manager of each apartment complex. Prior to these requests the City has not received any other requests for no parking during street sweeping hours from any of the property owners or managers of the apartment complexes along the southerly side of Alliance Avenue. Alliance Avenue between Tustin Village Way and Williams Street is fully developed with apartment complexes on both sides of the street. The curbside is almost fully utilized for on -street parking by tenants and/or guests due to either limited on-site parking or the convenience of on -street parking adjacent to living units. Alliance Avenue is located within the Southwest Neighborhood Improvement Area. The current policy established by the City Council for restricted on -street parking during street sweeping hours is as follows: * In single family residential neighborhoods the restriction is imposed on a block by block basis, after a requesting party (s) presents a petition signed by at least two thirds of the property owners and/or residents of each block (both sides of street) . Only one signature per property or residence is counted. Alliance Avenue Street Sweeping October 21 1991 Page 2 * In the case of either a condominium complex or other multi -family use, (apartment complex) a letter of request is required from either the property owner, apartment complex manager or Homeowners Association for the area adjacent to each respective property. As a result of the recent Public Works Department reorganization, as recommended by the Arroyo Seco Associates Study, the City's street sweeping operation has been restructured to sweep all of the current City streets with two sweeper units and two operators. The restructuring of the sweeping routes include the alteration and consolidation of routes as well as an increase in sweeping speeds, and does not provide for any deviations. DISCUSSION: Due to the extensive use of on -street parking on Alliance Avenue it does not appear to be feasible to restrict parking on both sides of the street at the same time. A suggested solution would be to implement a split schedule on the street sweeping operation as follows: 1. Maintain the current parking restrictions and sweep the north side of Alliance Avenue on the same day and time that it is currently scheduled. 2. Post parking restrictions and sweep the southside of Alliance Avenue on either the preceding or following day as scheduled in number 1 above. This additional sweeping operation can be accomplished by either working staff overtime or utilizing a contract sweeping service. This split schedule will result in an additional cost to the City. This cost would be minimal for only Alliance Avenue, .but could increase to a sizeable amount depending upon how many requests are received and approved throughout the City. At this time, it appears that any extra cost for Alliance Avenue could be accommodated within the current departmental operating budget. Bob Leden ecker Director of Public Works/City Engineer BL:ccg:blsweep - cc: Pablo Rodriguez Christine Shingleton Douglas Franks