HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 9854 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9854
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council March 1, 2016
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Prior to the completion of a recent alley inventory effort undertaken by TPW, it was estimated that
there were 3,000 alley block segments throughout the City. Upon completion of the inventory, it
was determined that a total of 2,448 alley segments exist within the City with this reduction
primarily the result of redevelopment and consolidation of block segments. Of those, 251 are
considered paved alleys and 2,197 are either unpaved or partially paved. Currently the City's
Alley Maintenance Program is confined to the mowing and the clearing of 1,067 alley segments
or 49% of the total unpaved inventory. This includes an additional 244 alleys to be maintained
through a $75,000 funding increase approved by Council in the FY2016 budget.
This program is completed through contractual services, where alleys are mowed, trees are
trimmed, and litter and debris are removed. In FY2016 there will be two cycles of mowing which
allow for the one-time vegetation clearing of the new 244 additional alley segments. Alley
cleaning will revert back to three cycles per year in FY 2017 at the current funding level of
$407,315.
Prior to FY 2013, alley segments were mowed four cycles per year, however, as part of the
program reduction, the number of cycles was reduced to three in an effort to mow as many
segments as possible. Experience in performing this operation through the years has indicated
that even in periods of greater rain amounts, three cycles of mowing are effective and provide an
acceptable appearance.
The primary goal of the alley mowing program is to improve safety in alleyways by reducing illegal
dumping and police call requests. The selection of alley segments to be mowed has occurred
through a cooperative effort with Code Compliance and Police officers in the review of illegal
dumping activity and police call requests.
Table 1 lists the recommended number of alley segments to be mowed in FY 2016 by Council
District while Table 2 provides the total number of alley segments in each Council District.
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INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9854
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council March 1, 2016
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Table 1 — FY 2016 Recommended Mowing Program
Council Number
District Segments Linear MFeet
2 357 202,264
3 123 60,983
5 74 30,200
7 43 25,518
8 223 118,773
9 247 124,209
Totals 1067 561,947
Table 2 — Total Alley Inventory by Council District
DistrictsCouncil
TotalSurface
. Alley
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WOMEEF 0 Segments
Paved 6 15 30 3 23 54 24 96 251
Partial Paved 17 11 2 0 0 64 15 58 167
Unpaved 582 141 0 112 1 85 434 675 2030
Total 605 167 32 115 24 203 473 829 2448
Currently, the mowing contract is in place and the contractor has cleaned and mowed 675 alleys
which equates to 63% of the first mowing cycle for FY 2016. Maps and a listing of segment
locations are available and have been sent to each individual Council District for review.
In the future, if additional funds become available for alley mowing, the selection of new
segments would occur in a similar manner as previous segments were selected along with review
by each Council District. If you should have questions, please contact Richard Martinez at 817-
392-7914.
David Cooke
City Manager
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