CLEAN

In 2022, the DCBID Clean Team continued to address various maintenance issues throughout the District, focusing on trash removal, pressure washing, tree trimming, and graffiti removal. As more office workers returned to work, the need for additional cleaning services also increased. To help address this need, a second mobile pressure washing club car was purchased, making it easier and safer to clean hard-to-reach spots throughout the District. Additionally, the DCBID leased a MadVac LS175 drivable street sweeper that is able to clean the curb line within the new bike lanes.

n THE NEW MADVAC LS175

The DCBID Clean Team upped their street sweeping game with the addition of the Macvac LS175 street sweeper. Increased cleanliness has always been a priority for our stakeholders and this new addition to the fleet is here to meet that need. With the addition and expansion of bike lanes within the Downtown Center, curb line sweeping has become increasingly important to ensure that lanes are clean and safe for commuters. The Madvac easily navigates these narrow lanes and supplements the Clean Team’s people-powered street sweeping operation.

n PRESSURE WASHING

To handle the increase in pedestrian traffic, the Clean Team carried out significant pressure washing efforts, resulting in 181,820 sidewalk cleanups in 2022. To ensure that all parts of the District were covered, a second pressure washing club car was added to the Clean Team’s vehicle fleet. This specialized club car comes equipped with a 100-gallon water tank that can spray a powerful 4000 PSI stream of water, making it capable of cleaning a variety of surfaces and helping to respond to a consistently high level of calls for washdowns from the community. The addition of this club car, coupled with expanding water capacity on the power washing trucks, and adding power washing equipment to the cleaners’ carts, has allowed the DCBID to be able to consistently increase its cleaning efforts every month.

Key Clean Team Statistics

110, 336 Bags of trash removed

73, 342

Graffiti clean ups

181, 820

Sidewalk wash-downs

n TREE TRIMMING

Tree trimming is essential to managing overgrown trees that may block streetlights or grow into the sides of buildings and improves the cleanliness of the sidewalks below. In 2022, the DCBID trimmed 153 trees in the District. Since the DCBID began providing this service in 2014, over 1,600 trees have been trimmed within the Downtown Center.

n GRAFFITI CLEANUP

Property and business owners in the District continue to face the challenge of graffiti. To address this issue, the Clean Team removed 73,342 instances of graffiti and stickers on buildings, fixtures and light poles throughout the District.

n TRASH CANS

Twenty-five new waste receptacles were purchased and placed throughout the District. In an effort to improve District cleanliness and promote recycling, decals were placed on the top rim of selected trash receptacles identifying an easily accessible area where recyclables could be placed.

KEY PATH PARTNERSHIP STATISTICS

2 , 222 Services provided 62 Individuals connected to housing services

n DCBID OUTREACH

The BID A.C.T.I.O.N. (Ambassador Community Training for Intervention, Wellness, Outreach & Networking) program was developed in 2000 to provide the skills and tools necessary for DCBID personnel to engage and provide services to the homeless. In 2015, the program was expanded through a contract with PATH (People Assisting the Homeless). For over 35 years, PATH has been helping the homeless throughout California “find a path home” by providing permanent supportive housing, case management, medical and mental healthcare, employment training, and other services to help individuals maintain their homes. Since 2013, PATH has connected more than 16,000 people to permanent housing. The DCBID contracts with PATH to provide two full-time mobile outreach teams to connect those experiencing homelessness within the District to a variety of services—ranging from giving clothing, blankets, and transportation, to accessing medical services, rehabilitation programs, and temporary and permanent shelter. The DCBID has dedicated nearly $3 million on homeless outreach since 2000 and budgets over $250,000 a year for these services.

n CHRYSALIS PARTNERSHIP

416 New individuals contacted

968 Contacts made

For over 20 years, the DCBID has contracted with Chrysalis to staff the DCBID’s Clean Team. The contract relationship between the DCBID and Chrysalis provides approximately 36 ongoing transitional employment positions. These positions provide valuable work experience which helps to remove barriers to permanent employment for individuals who have recently overcome life challenges, like incarceration, homelessness, or drug addiction. Since its formation in 1998, the DCBID has invested approximately $22 million with Chrysalis Enterprises which has provided approximately 2,400 Chrysalis clients with transitional employment opportunities with the DCBID. Those clients have worked more than one million hours, and 70% of those who transition to permanent employment remain employed after six months.