April 19, 2022
City Council
DATE: April 19, 2022
TO: Mayor Butt and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Councilmember Melvin Willis
Subject:
Reinstate the Issuance of Citations in the Street
Sweeping Program
FINANCIAL IMPACT: If the item is approved, there will be revenue from the collection of citations after the 90-day notification period.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
On 01/19/2021, the City Council voted to suspend the
signage installation and ticketing components of the
program during the Shelter in Place Order.
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
The Street Sweeping Program should be reinstated to
the pre-pandemic level to effectively abate the streets of Richmond.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
DISCUSS and APPROVE reinstating the citation
component of the Street Sweeping Program with a 90-
day notification/warning period – (Councilmember Melvin Willis 510-412-2050).
DISCUSSION:
During the Shelter in Place Order, the City Council voted to suspend ticketing of vehicles that were not moved on Street Sweeping days. The City Council took this position because the pandemic created many hardships for residents in Richmond and residents were confined to their homes. Suspending the ticketing process provided a sense of relief for residents because they wouldn’t receive a citation on Street Sweeping days. During the Shelter in Place Order, it was appropriate to suspend components of the program; however, the Order has been lifted and the streets are extremely blighted with debris. Complaints of the unsightly condition of the streets have increased. In order AGENDA
REPORT
April 19, 2022
for the Street Sweeper to effectively clean the streets, cars need to be moved on designated streets according to the schedule. In order to prepare residents for the reinstatement of ticketing, a 90-day notification/warning period is recommended.
In addition, the City Council needs information from the Parking Enforcement Division of the Richmond Police Department regarding their capacity to provide warning notices of the reinstatement of ticketing within 90 days of reinstating this component of the program.
The City Council also needs information from the Streets Division, Public Works Department, on their ability to reinstate the Street Sweeping program to its full capacity to clean our streets and prevent debris from entering the San Francisco Bay.
The effective date of the reinstatement should be in accordance with the Parking Enforcement Division’s and the Streets Division’s capacity to do so.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
None.