BeautifySJ Neighborhood Blight Reduction
Annual Report
November 15, 2022 – City Council Meeting
Agenda Item 7.1
Andrea Flores Shelton, Deputy Director
Olympia Williams, BeautifySJ Division Manager
Department of Parks, Recreation, & Neighborhood Services BeautifySJ Consolidation
Community Services Division
BeautifySJ Program
Neighborhood Blight
Reduction
Graffiti Removal
Program
Anti-Litter
Program
RAPID
Illegal Dumping
Program
Encampment
Management
Encampment
Trash Program
Cash for Trash
Program
Abatement
Program
Neighborhood Blight Evaluation
Q1
Funds appropriated
for Evaluation Design
Q2
Develop Evaluation
Scope and Contract
Q3
Update Neighborhood
Services CSA
Performance Measures
Q4
Review updated
performance measures
at Budget Study
Sessions
Q1
Test measures and data
collection system
Q2
Present
performance outcomes
Year 1: 2022-2023
Year 2: 2023-2024
Q3
Ongoing evaluation
Q4
Present performance
outcomes
Accomplishments
• In 2021, 9.2 million pounds of trash
were collected
• RAPID Team collected 4,550,000
pounds of trash and debris
• Dumpster Day Program increased
services by 300% since 19/20
• Responded to 27,000 graffiti incidents
• 11% increase in reported incidents
from previous year
The Three E’s Approach to addressing blight
Cities/Counties that use this
Approach:
• Alameda County
• Contra Costa County
• San Mateo County
• City of Los Angeles
Thank You!
• Mayor Sam Liccardo
• City Council
• CMO – Budget Office
• PRNS - Parks Division
• DOT – Heavy Equipment
Team
• DOT - Vehicle Abatement
Program
• ESD - Watershed Protection
Team
• PBCE – Code Enforcement
• PW – Fleet Team
• San Jose Police Department
• Neighborhood
Associations
• Caltrans
• Guadalupe River Park
Conservancy-San Jose
Walls
• Keep Coyote Creek
Beautiful
• SJ Conservation Corps
• Southbay Clean Creeks
Coalition
• The Trash Punx
• Union Pacific Railroad
• Valley Water District
• BSJ Team!