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Agenda Item 16.

City Council Meeting

Meeting Date:	05/05/2020
FROM:	Bill Gallardo

Subject:

Street Sweeping Pilot Program Extension

RECOMMENDATION

Extend Street Sweeping Pilot Program by six months to September 30, 2020

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION

The City of Brea has been sweeping City streets for over 50 years. In early 2016, City Council directed staff to explore the possibility of contracting out these services and compare contract costs to in-house costs and assess if long term ongoing savings could be achieved.

From mid-2016 to late 2018, staff provided a number of updates to City Council either at Study Session or General Session. These updates included evaluation of proposals and cost comparisons for two separate Request-for-Proposals (RFP). The City issued its own RFP in May 2016 and later issued a joint RFP in May 2018 along with the cities of Placentia and Fullerton. On December 4, 2018, after thorough discussion, the City Council directed staff to keep the street sweeping operation in-house, but change the sweeping frequency from weekly to twice per month for a pilot term of one year. On January 15, 2019, the City Council also directed staff to eliminate the street sweeping enforcement for the same period of time.

The street sweeping pilot program officially began on March 4, 2019 and was set to conclude on March 31, 2020. However, given the unprecedented circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and the fact that there are many more parked cars on the streets, it would be difficult to make any substantial changes to the street sweeping and enforcement program at this time. Therefore, staff recommends extending the pilot program for six (6) months to, hopefully, allow for regular parking patterns to resume.

FISCAL IMPACT/SUMMARY

There were anticipated savings as a result of the street sweeping pilot program. A comprehensive cost analysis will be presented after the pilot program expires.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:

William Gallardo, City Manager
Prepared by: Tony Olmos, Public Works Director