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Project: 820610 Downtown Area Maintenance
Origination Year: 1997-98
Planned Completion Year: 2010-11
Department: Public Works
Project Description / Scope / Purpose
Project Information Sheet
Type: Downtown
Category: Capital
Project Manager: Jim Craig
Fund: 35 City General Fund
Sub-Fund: 100 General
Project Coordinator: Connie Verceles
Murphy Avenue has experienced a resurgence of activity during the past several years. Farmers markets attract large crowds on weekends. Mid-week market events are especially colorful during
the summer; and the new palette of restaurants is offering a more varied dining experience, including sidewalk seating. Special events like the annual Art and Wine Festival and State of the City
events draw ever-larger crowds. Effects of this growth have been a corresponding increase in hardscape and landscape maintenance requirements along Murphy Avenue.
On March 18, 2008, Council approved one more year of enhanced maintenance services for Murphy Avenue for FY 2008/2009. This includes (1)Removal of weeds—once a week; (2) Litter
Removal (landscaped areas only)—twice a week; (3) Shrub and groundcover maintenance—as needed; (4) Fountain maintenance—once a month; (5) Removal and replacement of annual flowers—
three times per year with smaller flowers (6) Garbage pick up on Saturdays and Sundays by Public Works staff; (7) Pressure washing (once a week) and steam cleaning (once a month) sidewalk by
Public Works staff; and (8) Litter removal along all sidewalks before pressure washing by Public Works staff.
Given current economic conditions, and the re-development activity in the downtown, funding to maintain the enhanced maintenance services has been included in anticipation that the City may
need to support the Business District for FY 2009/10 and FY 2010/11. This project will terminate on June 30, 2011. The new streetscape project will provide an opportunity to transfer
maintenance responsibility to the Business Improvement District. The business owners will then be responsible for maintaining the area. Additionally, utility bills, both water and electric will need
to be sent to the Downtown Business Improvement District after the date of termination. The city will continue the five year pruning cycle under the City's Street Tree program.
Project Evaluation and Analysis
This project provides funding for the maintenance of the Murphy Avenue hardscape and landscape. Increase in use of the area has required an increase in maintenance activities. This work is likely
to change as the development of the downtown area continues, and it is anticipated that this work will become the responsibility of the businesses in the area.
Fiscal Impact
Future operating costs is subject to funding support by the Business Improvement District.
Project Financial Summary
Financial Data Prior
Actual
Project Costs
Revenues
Total
Transfers-In
Total
Operating Costs
Current 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 Y11-Y20
2009-10
Total
Project
Life Total
649,322 35,000 55,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 739,322
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
22,126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 22,126
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
Downtown Area Maintenance 820610