Recommendation to receive and file a report from Public Works providing an update on street sweeping; and, provide input and policy direction to staff on next-step strategies on street sweeping as it relates to the Safer-at-Home Public Health Order.  (Citywide)
Thank you. We now have our last item, which is item number 23. I think we got all the rest. Item 23, please. Report from Public Works recommendation to receive and file a report from Public Works providing an update on street sweeping and provide input on policy direction to staff on next steps strategies on street sweeping as it relates to the safer at home public health order citywide. Thank you. I know that there's a I have a couple of requests for to get a staff report. Mr. Murdoch, can you give a short report? Yes. Public works to give a short report. You may, may remember city council. We wanted to come back before you and provide a brief update on where we're at with our Clean Streets program. And more specifically, talk about numbers related to the amount of fines and request for. Dismissal of those. Citations with those numbers. Deacon Oconee And we'll go through the data. Thank you, Mr. Beck. On May 19, the City Council approved the staff to begin issuing street sweeping citations as part of our Clean Streets program come May 18th. On May 19th, the City Council provided discretion to the city manager to offer one time dismissals for those people who are experiencing COVID hardship. And I'd like to go over a little bit of the data prior to writing citations. During the weeks of May four and May 11th, staff issued over 84,000 warning fliers to people who had parked in violation of the street. Sweeping restrictions. Posted street sweeping restrictions. The first two weeks we issued citations, we issued about 14,700 citations the week of May 4th and May 11th. There was an ongoing decrease. So in the first week there was about 8500 and the next week was about 6000. So we saw a decrease. The first week of June, we saw a further decrease to somewhere around the 4000 number. And so we continue to see that the education that's been put out there seems to be taking effect. So far, we've as of this morning, we've had 994 requests for dismissal of the site due to COVID 19 hardship. It's probably important to note we have noticed an increase in the amount of debris that we typically collect. Also, we want to mention that in addition to the two, the dismissals for the one time dismissals for hardship, we still offer a couple of different payment plans to assist those who continue to have difficulty paying for these sites. We have gone from from a very difficult sweeping operation in that some routes were only 10 to 15%, availability to sweep to around 90%. So we're getting good compliance and we will continue to provide education on this issue. Thanks. Thank you. Uh, I got some more supernova. Oh, thank you, Mayor. I think the first order of business might be to congratulate Craig back on his retirement. I think that was announced publicly today. So, Craig, I know you'll miss these meetings, but have agree. Um, and our last meeting with us came up. I was prepared to ask for an extension of the moratorium and we went a little different direction and that was non notification of the DMV. Um, for collection on, on fines. What I learned subsequent to that meeting was that that never happened and that's why we were not able to suspend that policy. So tonight I am prepared to make a motion to ask for. Either an extension of the moratorium. That would be for the next three and a half weeks. It would go till July 5th, and that would actually put us in alignment with the city of L.A.. That's how long the moratorium is lasting. Um, in lieu of that, I guess it would be an extension of the forgiveness policy that is extend. Um, you know, the what we have 994 requests. Something of this nature just to alleviate the pain here. So if that can be, uh, my motion, if that's understood, and I'd like to make that much. Councilmember. I'm going to ask Craig back to talk a little bit about I think you provided two different options there, and we'd like to give a couple comments on those. Councilmember, if I understand kind of your goal here, it is to try to align what beach practices with what L.A. City might be doing. And I know L.A. is looking at providing some forgiveness opportunity through the month of June. Since this year, we have a holiday on the 4th of July, I think, aligning it with maybe July 6th. So we would start we would give you a notice through the end of this month and initiate on a monday, which I believe is July six. And what your what I believe you're requesting is that we would extend the opportunity to dismiss tickets and potentially expand that over the course of this time beyond one forgiveness per request. Is that what we are understanding? Yes. And it wasn't the goal wasn't to align with L.A. I'm just saying that that that's a practice that's happening out there. So we would it wouldn't be something out of the ordinary we were doing. And the way the way I'm understanding it also and I have a I have a second tier motion counts and were super not covered by councilmembers and they asked. But I want to clarify also, I think that the the staff suggestion would be that we would take the second requested council member supernova, which is to extend the opportunity for residents to get their tickets dismissed through that 4th of July weekend that there's more opportunity for residents. I think that was that would be staff's suggestion. From what I understand it, that's another reason. It's one of the two options, Councilmember, that's amenable to you and and amenable to the second year of your motion. Yes, it is. So let's just be very clear on the date. So it would start back up on I have the date, the six. But if the parents of the given. Or it would end on Sunday the fifth. It would start back up on a monday, the sixth. Right. The forgiveness would end on. The forgiveness would end on Monday the sixth. Is that right, Mr. Beck? Mayor. That's correct. That would take. Us through the July 4th. Holiday. We don't sweep streets on Saturday or Sunday. So we would we would begin again Monday morning, which is July six. So all dismissals would be over. Basically the July 4th holiday. And councilman and they asked, do you second that motion? I do. Okay, great. Well, thank you for that, Councilmember. I think that's a good relief for the community. Let's go. Have to go. May, I just wanted to say one quick thing. Sure. Oh, we move on. I just wanted to say thank you to Craig Beck, who was an enormous help on on Monday morning and just getting everything together. Thank you so much. Thank you. Craig Beck for your 34 years of service for this city. And we're going to miss you greatly. But you've left some great, great big shoes to fill. And you've also left the city in much, much better conditions than it was when you first came in. So I absolutely want to thank you for all your service. And we'll still all get harassed. So you're back for, I think, a few more weeks on the council. So you have more reports to give as well. So you ain't leaving yet. Craig We still got you for a little bit. So let's go to the street. Councilman Richardson, I'm sorry. Did you have something? I know. We'll have an opportunity. My kids are beaten down the door. I know, I know. We'll have an opportunity to address Craig more formally, but I just have to say, man. We got the Highland Park Community Center done before you go. I appreciate you, man. We got to get that thing open. It's beautiful. It's incredible. I really want to just just cap off your career with the city with this really tangible. You know, we got it done before the building turns 100. So so thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And look forward to recognizing. Great. Thank you. Councilmember with that will do a roll call vote. District one. I am. District two. I. District three. I. District four. I District five. I want. District six. Oh. District seven. I. District eight. I. District nine. I know she cares. Great. Thank you. That concludes where I was two weeks worth of of agenda in one week. So I just want to thank the entire city council for, I know, a long night and a very important one and the community as well. And so with that, I don't see anyone keyed up for any new business. So with that, we will conclude the council meeting and we will adjourn. Thank you.