TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Mayor Julie Hoy
SUBJECT:
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Motion from Mayor Julie Hoy to direct staff to coordinate with ODOT to formulate a plan to address cleaning and maintenance of ODOT right-of-way within Salem
Ward(s): All Wards
Councilor(s): All Councilors
Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods
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MOTION:
I move that City Council direct the City Manager to coordinate with ODOT to formulate and implement a plan to improve the cleanliness and maintenance of ODOT right-of-way within Salem.
DISCUSSION:
*This motion appeared on the 1/12 City Council agenda as an information report with a note that it would appear on the 1/26 agenda for Council consideration. Due to a staff oversight this item was not entered for the agenda. It is being sent out as an addition.
The plan should increase both the frequency and quality of ODOT’s cleaning efforts. ODOT has historically scheduled clean ups for its right-of-way within Salem approximately every six weeks, however more recently those clean ups occur less often. Even then many ODOT owned properties within the city may not be addressed when their crews are in town. Further, the quality of ODOT’s cleaning is not consistent. In many instances, ODOT crews may leave substantial amounts of trash and junk behind.
The City has created the right approach to maintain public areas through the SOS and HST teams. These teams use an informed approach to addressing illegal camping on public areas. The HST officers provide proactive policing and have familiarity working with unsheltered populations and have had significant success in gaining voluntary compliance with camp occupants to leave areas where camping is illegal, and access services to work toward getting off the street and into a successful outcome. The City’s teams work collaboratively with area non-profit service providers to ensure that unsheltered individuals have access to the services they need.
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