REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
October 24, 2019
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Public Works Director
Public Works Department
THROUGH: ANDREW J. BENELLI, PE, City Engineer/Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic Operations and Planning Division
BY: AARON A. AGUIRRE, Public Works Manager
Public Works Department, Landscape Maintenance Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a Contract with Landscape Maintenance of America dba California Highway Adoption Co. in the amount of $197,376 to provide monthly highway litter control along California State Routes 41, 99, 168 and 180. (Citywide)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council approve a Contract with Landscape Maintenance of America dba California Highway Adoption Co.in the amount of $197,376 to provide monthly highway litter control along Highways 41, 99, 168 and 180 throughout the City of Fresno ("City") limits.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Measure "C" Transportation Expenditure Plan was amended to include a pilot Litter Abatement Program (LAP). The program is administered by the Fresno Council of Governments (COG) in conjunction with The Fresno County Transportation Authority (FCTA) and Caltrans. The Pilot Program intends to demonstrate the feasibility of using Measure "C" and other local funds to enhance litter abatement activities currently performed by Caltrans on the State Highway System. Caltrans is committed to matching any local funds on a one-for-one basis up to a maximum of $500,000 for Fresno County local agencies over two years.
The Public Works Department submitted an application in the first cycle of this program on March 2019 and was awarded funding for a $400,000 program. With over 44 linear miles of highways running through the City, the City is committed to the success of the litter abatement and will use funds to address the mainline and ramps along the State Highway System on SR-41, SR-99, SR-168 and SR-180. The City's proposal included a detailed description of the ...
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