Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer was joined on June 20 by City Councilmember Vivian Moreno to officially sign the fiscal year 2020 budget that significantly expands the “Clean SD” program to remove trash and debris from communities across the city.
\nWith cleanup crews clearing trash from a dead-end street known for illegal dumping, Faulconer touted expanding the program citywide, including the hiring of a second shift of crews and enacting litter removal on a 24\/7 basis. Faulconer more than doubled funding for the program by adding $6.5 million to its budget \u2013 for a total of more than $10 million annually in cleanup efforts.
\nThe $4.3 billion budget \u2013 approved by the City Council last week \u2013 also funds the largest infrastructure investment in City history while directing more funding toward homelessness, housing reforms, climate action and road repair.
\nInitially launched in May 2017, the “Clean SD” program is an aggressive cleanup effort to keep our neighborhoods, public spaces, canyons and riverbeds free and clear of trash and debris. City and Urban Corps crews respond to complaints received through the City\u2019s\u00a0Get It Done\u00a0application, and have removed litter from “hotspots” in Ocean Beach, City Heights, San Ysidro, Logan Heights, Paradise Hills, Webster & Mount Hope, Mission Beach, Point Loma and Pacific Beach \u2013 neighborhoods with a historically high level of illegal dumping activity.
\nIn partnership with the San Diego River Park Foundation, the City has also targeted land along the San Diego River. The City only owns about one-third of the property along the river with the other two-thirds being privately-held by several businesses and other government agencies. Cleanup efforts along the river reduced the number of homeless encampments by 90 percent.
\nThe “Clean SD” initiative also includes canyons to help reduce the risk of wildfires and materials that could cause them to spread more easily after they spark.\u00a0Since its inception, crews have already removed over 3,600 tons of debris, including: \u2022 7,200 mattresses and box springs; \u2022 2,100 shopping carts; \u2022 900 tires; \u2022 550 appliances.
\nOther “Clean SD” efforts include: \u2022 Increased street sweeping in the East Village neighborhood; \u2022 Sanitizing sidewalks in downtown and other neighborhoods; \u2022 Prioritizing graffiti removal requests; \u2022 Organizing community cleanups that collected more than 1,000 tons of waste and debris from San Diego neighborhoods in 2018; \u2022 Holding the City\u2019s annual cleanup event at SDCCU Stadium \u2013 with more than 140 tons of waste and recyclables collected in a single day.
\n“We\u2019re restoring pride back in our neighborhoods with every cleanup job, and now we\u2019re investing more resources into \u2018Clean SD\u2019 so we can do even more for our communities,” Faulconer said. “San Diegans deserve nothing less than to have clean and safe public spaces to enjoy and this budget delivers on that commitment in a big way for neighborhood residents.
\nOther budget highlights include: \u2022 Fiscally responsible budgeting:\u00a0Fully funding General Fund reserves to policy targets and making $350.6 million annual pension payment in full for 16th consecutive year. \u2022 Largest Capital Improvement Program in City history:\u00a0$710.4 million. \u2022 Street repair:\u00a0$79.9 million to pave, repair and replace 430 miles of roads \u2013 putting the City on track to fix half of its nearly 3,000-mile street network during Faulconer\u2019s tenure. \u2022 Homeless services:\u00a0$36.7 million for homelessness solutions and programs, including Bridge Shelters, interim housing programs, multifamily rehabilitation, Safe Parking Program sites, storage facilities, new Housing Navigation Center, rental assistance, and youth-serving homeless programs \u2013 ? $9.9 million from General Fund and Low to Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund; ? $12.7 million from Community Development Block Grants; ? $14.1 million from the State\u2019s Homeless Emergency Aid Program through FY2021. \u2022 Climate Action Plan implementation:\u00a0Over $350 million in projects and programs. \u2022 Public safety: ? $8.4 million to continue with four academies of police recruits; ? $3.5 million for additional patrols by the Neighborhood Policing Division; ? $2.6 million for a relief pool division, two additional fire academies, a lifeguard academy, helicopter maintenance and pilot training, diversity training and a dedicated bomb squad unit; ? $250,000 for a police recruitment housing pilot program. \u2022 Mobility and Traffic Improvements:\u00a0$14.3 million to improve infrastructure and bring new mobility choices to neighborhoods to meet the City\u2019s Climate Action Plan and Vision Zero goals. ? $11.9 million for projects to support Vision Zero safety goals, including bike facilities, sidewalks, traffic signals, crosswalks and traffic calming measures; ? $2.4 million for mobility programs and infrastructure projects supported by dockless mobility device fees. \u2022 Libraries:\u00a0Maintaining library hours at the highest level in a decade. \u2022 $345,000 to operate two new libraries (Mission Hills\/Hillcrest and San Ysidro). \u2022 Parks:\u00a0Maintaining recreation center hours at the highest level in a decade. \u2022 $1.6 million for operations and maintenance for five new facilities\/open space in the Parks and Recreation Department (North Park Mini Park, East Fortuna Staging Area Field Station, and three joint-use parks with San Diego Unified). \u2022 Housing:\u00a0$600,000 for fee waivers for accessory dwelling units, also known as granny flats, and $100,000 for the Housing Affordability Program. \u2022 Arts & Culture:\u00a0$14.3 million to maintain arts and culture funding at FY2019 levels minus 3 percent consistent with citywide reductions. \u2022 Equal Opportunity:\u00a0$1 million to conduct the City\u2019s first disparity study to review the City\u2019s practices of hiring women-owned businesses, minority-owned businesses, and other companies that reflect San Diego\u2019s diversity. \u2022 Other Highlights: ? Brush management, $1.9 million; ? Graffiti abatement, $300,000; ? Compensation equity study, $250,000; ? Public Records Act program support, $150,000.
\nThe budget sets spending for city operations and capital projects for fiscal year 2020, which runs from July 1 through June 30, 2020.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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