City of San José
Street Sweeping Overview
(d) 2. Street Sweeping Overview
TRANSPORTATION & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE | DECEMBER 2, 2024 John Ristow
Director of Transportation
Jennifer Seguin
Deputy Director, DOT
Eric Hon
Division Manager, DOT
Arian Collen
Division Manager, DOT
• Street sweeping is included as a best practice requirement in the Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit issued to San José and prevents pollutants from entering storm drains and waterways – Sediment
– Nutrients (fertilizers and animal waste)
– Toxic metals
– Organic material
• Removes small collections of litter and debris that can build up in gutters to improve street aesthetics City of San José 2
Street Sweeping Overview
Purpose of Street Sweeping
31,000 36,000
Annual Curb Miles Swept by Program
In-House Contractual
3 (46%)
Contractor (Residential)
Frequency
• Once per month
• 14 enhanced sweeps/year
• Spot cleaning as needed
Parking restrictions
• 24% of routes (367 miles)
City Crews
Frequency:
• Downtown - nightly
• Business Dist. – 2x/week
• Arterials/Connectors/Bikeways –
2x/month
Parking Restrictions
• 50% of routes (179 miles)
(54%)
Program Overview
City Crews
• Route completion tracked daily
via GeoTab
• Missed areas completed on
Fridays
Contractor (Residential)
• Spot check with inspector
• Contractually obligated to
complete every route
4 86%
91%
94%
98%
90%
94% 91%
88% 90% 88%
91%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
Route Completion Over Time
Route Completion Tracking
• City inspector assesses sweeps
• Focus Area Survey results
• Based on 5-point scale
• Good or better rating based
upon effectiveness and
satisfaction with street
appearance (4 or greater on a 1-
5 scale)
5 • The Transportation Department collaborated with the City Manager’s Office to use the Focus Area survey question 11f (rating cleanliness of residential streets and sidewalks clean + somewhat clean)..
Core Service Measurement
• Leaves and landscape debris piles
• Parked cars
• Low-hanging tree branches (14’ clearance needed)
• Waste containers, cones, basketball hoops, boats
6 Sweeping Barriers & Challenges
• Sweeper Operators employed by DOT
• City owns sweepers for downtown streets/bike lanes
• Routine sweeping and DOT sweepers respond to calls when needed • Debris in the street
• Police & Fire emergency cleanup
• Waste Bins Program Implemented!
7 In-House City Crew
• Sweepers Operators employed by
GreenWaste, contractor owns sweepers
• DOT inspection staff assess effectiveness of
contractual sweeping, respond to complaints
and other sweeping obstruction issues
• Inspection staff coordinate enhanced sweeps
and debris removal
• Track parking prohibition signage requests
and verify parking impacts
8 Contractor Residential Street Sweeping (RSS)
Inspectors utilize a tracking database to work with
property owners on obstructions:
• Parked Cars – DOT leaves sweeping brochure and
notifies Vehicle Abatement if the vehicle continues to
not move or is inoperable
• Tree Clearance – Door hanger is left to encourage
property owner to seek a pruning permit from DOT. If
no action is taken, DOT will initiate the tree inspection • Obstructions in the Street – Door hanger is left to
encourage property owner to act. If no action is taken, DOT initiates the inspection and removal
Tracking and Communicating Trouble Spots
9 Costs to Add 100 Miles of Street Sweeping Signs
Parking Prohibition Signage (fab &
install)
$785,000
Parking Compliance Vehicles x 3 $150,000
Parking Compliance Unit Equipment $50,000
One Time Total $985,000
Additional Inspection staff $195,000
Sweeping Vendor Cost Increases $3,700
PCU Staff (3 Officers & 1 Supervisor). $800,000
Ongoing Cost Total* $998,700
10 Signed Street Sweep Restrictions:
• 546 miles
• 100 unique sweep zones
• 13.2% of curb miles
FY 23-24 Street Sweep Violations:
• Enforcement Method: citations
• 66,000+ citations issued to 45,000
vehicles
• 90% of vehicles cited 2 or fewer times
• 1.3% of vehicles cited 6 or more times
• Approximately 72% of citations were
issued in in areas with high Equity Atlas
scores (8, 9, and 10)
11 Parking Enforcement Activities
Operations
Areas of approx. 2-3 miles length that need
effective sweeps
• Establish temp tow-away zones
• PTCO’s and Inspectors work with
residents to ensure clear curbs
• PTCO’s facilitate towing as last resort
• ~ 1 per month with RSS
Contractual and In-House
• Greenwaste can provide up to 16
• Funded for 14
• In-house as needed
• Suspended during much of COVID
11 Enhanced Sweeps
11 Residents and businesses can look up their sweep day at:
www.sjenvironment.org/lookup (ESD website)
Sweeping Lookup Tool
(D) 2. Street Sweeping Overview
TRANSPORTATION & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE | DECEMBER 2, 2024 John Ristow
Director of Transportation
Jennifer Seguin
Deputy Director, DOT
Eric Hon
Division Manager, DOT
Arian Collen
Division Manager, DOT
City of San José
Street Sweeping Overview