City Council

(2)\n25-1142\nGOVERNMENT\nOPERATIONS,\nPUBLIC\nWORKS,\nand\nTRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES REPORT relative to a\ncomprehensive analysis of the resources needed to bring core\nprograms that maintain and repair the City’s public right-of-way\ninfrastructure, up to industry standards or best practices set by the\nCity.\nRecommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Hernandez\n– Yaroslavsky):\n1. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Street Services, Bureau of Street\nLighting, Bureau of Sanitation, Bureau of Engineering, Bureau\nof Contract Administration, and the Department of\nTransportation, with the assistance of the City Administrative\nOfficer (CAO) and any other relevant department, to report in 60\ndays on the following:\na. Identify industry standards or where more effective, other\nstandards and best practices, for the repair, replacement,\nand maintenance levels/cycles and timely inspection of\nthe public right-of-way infrastructure including but not\nlimited to bike lanes, curb cuts, sidewalks, street trees,\nstorm drains, and streetlights.\nb. Establish standards and best practices to guide the City's\nfunding and resource allocation.\nc. Determine staffing levels, equipment costs and materials,\nfleet capacity needed to reach these standards.\nd. Outline any additional costs or resources required to\nachieve best practices as defined by the Bureaus or\nDepartment.\ne. Develop a phased approach, in one-year increments, to\nmeet best practices established by the City in five years,\nand identify resources and annual budget allocations\nnecessary for each phase.\nf. Provide recommendations for ongoing updates or\nreassessments, such as options for applying formula-\nbased increases on a year-over-year basis.\n2. INSTRUCT the Department of General Services to report within\n60 days of the submission of the above outlined reports with\ninformation on fleet maintenance, repair, and storage needs of\nthe proposed phases by the Bureaus and Departments. The\nreport should include the amount of real estate available for\nfleet storage, real estate needed to accommodate the proposal,\nand the staffing and equipment needed to maintain the fleet and\nyards.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative\nAnalyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.