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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	10/13/2016
Subject: Expand County’s Adopt-A-Road Program to include additional features.
Submitted For:	Julia R. Bueren
Department:	Public Works
Referral No.:	7
Referral Name:	Monitor Creek and Watershed Issues and seek funding for improvement projects related to these issues.
Presenter:	John Steere, Public Works Department	Contact:	John Steere (925)313-2281

Information

Referral History:

The Adopt-A-Road Program was adopted by the Board of Supervisors in 2010. It has coordinated volunteer efforts to remove trash and illegally dumped items from the road rights of way ever since. Currently 13 sponsors have adopted over 20 reaches of roadways. Sponsors include private citizens, church groups, and civic organizations.

Referral Update:

The Public Works Department proposes to expand the existing Adopt-A-Road Program to include cleanup and litter removal from additional infrastructure features. These may include: storm drain inlets, trash cans at bus stops or at parks, entire blocks, and flood protection facilities within the unincorporated County, among others. The activities of the volunteers will be self-reported and County staff will use existing Bay Area Stormwater Management Agency Association (BASMAA) protocols to assess the effectiveness of the volunteers’ efforts.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

AUTHORIZE Public Works Department staff to expand the program by initiating an outreach campaign to Municipal Advisory Councils, service organizations, church groups, chambers of commerce, sports leagues, scouts, etc. UTILIZE existing monitoring and accounting schemes to take appropriate trash reduction credit for these activities.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

Costs expected to be $10,000 for first fiscal year to support public outreach materials and will be funded 100% by Stormwater Utility Assessment 17 funds.

Attachments
Proposal Memo