April 1, 2025
Public Works
DATE: April 1, 2025
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM: Daniel Chavarria, Director of Public Works
Tawfic Halaby, Deputy Director of Public Works for
Operations & Maintenance
Robert Chelemedos, Streets Maintenance
Superintendent
Carlos Castro, Streets Maintenance Supervisor
Subject: Update o n S treet Sweeping Sign Installation & Data Collection
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The proposed expenditure will appropriate $564,131.17 from the SB 1 fund (11931031-400645) for city-wide
roadway sign, streetlight, and traffic signal pole data collection.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
February 6, 2024
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
City Council directed staff to enforce street sweeping
parking restrictions in an equitable manner throughout all neighborhoods in the City. The first step was to install street sweeping signs in fifteen areas that did not have signage.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: RECEIVE a presentation on the status of the installation of street sweeping signs citywide; and ADOPT a
resolution and APPROPRIATE $564,131.17 from the
fund balance in the SB1 fund for citywide sign, streetlight, and traffic signal pole data collection – Public Works
Department (Daniel Chavarria/Tawfic Halaby/Robert
Chelemedos 510-231-3008).
AGENDA
REPORT
April 1, 2025
DISCUSSION:
On March 19, 2020, City Council directed staff to temporarily cease enforcing street sweeping parking restrictions, due to Governor Newsom’s “shelter-in-place order.” On February 6, 2024, City Council allocated $550,000 to install street sweeping signs in fifteen areas (i.e., Bristlecone, Canyon Oaks, Carriage Hills South, Country Club, Greenridge, Hasford Heights, Hilltop Bayview, Hilltop Green, Lenora, Marina Bay, Metro Richmore Village, Panhandle Annex, Quail Hill, Richmond Annex, Via Verdi) of the City that lacked street sweeping signage altogether (Attachment 2). Since that time, the City has:
Contracted with Concrete Cutting to walk 85 miles of sidewalk and provide maps showing placement locations for new street sweeping signs in the fifteen areas Contracted with First Vanguard to fabricate the 1,330 street-sweeping signs Contracted with Bay Hawk to install the signs in the fifteen areas
The City’s anticipates that the installation of street sweeping signs in all fifteen areas of will be completed by April 15, 2025.
Additionally, Public Works staff has been coordinating with Richmond Police Department staff to ensure an equitable citywide street sweeping parking enforcement roll-out. In March 2025, Parking Enforcement staff began placing notices on vehicles to alert residents that enforcement would initiate in April 2025.
Given that there are approximately 500 miles of sidewalk in the City, City staff is requesting an allocation of $564,131.17 to collect data for all roadway signs, streetlights, and traffic signal poles throughout the City (Attachment 3). Collection of this data will benefit the City in the following ways:
Establishing an inventory of all signs, including street sweeping signs, along 415 miles of sidewalk that already have street sweeping signs, some of which are missing or faded. The City can then fabricate and place new street sweeping signs along the 415 miles of sidewalk so that all 500 miles of sidewalk have new and legible street sweeping signs
Establishing accurate inventory of all roadway signs, streetlights, and traffic signal poles, and the inventories of all roadway signs, streetlights, and traffic signal poles to be stored in an asset management system Making available roadway signs, streetlight, and traffic signal pole data City employees for mapping and for planning purposes
Performing condition assessments of all roadway signs, streetlights, and traffic signal poles throughout the City and incorporating the condition data into the asset management system
Generating budget projections based on asset condition and useful life for roadway signs, streetlights, and traffic signal poles, and developing a budget and implementation strategy for the replacement of citywide roadway signs,
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streetlights, and traffic signal poles, increasing street safety for all modes of transportation.
SYNERGISTIC POLICIES:
Street sweeping is required as stated in the Contra Costa County Municipal Regional Permit (MRP) Version 3.0, Section C10, Trash Load Reduction. The Permit states that permittees, such as the City of Richmond, are to implement practices to “control and reduce non-stormwater and polluted stormwater discharges into storm drains and watercourses.” Additionally, the Permit states that permittees shall evaluate street sweeping effectiveness and that examples of evaluations should include “effectiveness associated with enhanced street/curb accessibility via proper signage, ticketing, and towing vehicles when appropriate.”
Better roadway signage, streetlighting, and traffic signal data will help initiate efforts to make streets safer for all modes of transportation, including motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – DRAFT Presentation
Attachment 2 – Signage Mapping
Attachment 3 – Resolution