Responsibilities
The Streets, Trees and Sewers Section personnel are responsible for maintaining and repairing:
- public storm drains throughout the city
- public bikeways
- public parking lots
- city streets
- city street signs
- striping and markings on streets, curbs, and parking stalls
City Trees
The Streets, Trees and Sewers Section provides the city with:
- 24-hour emergency tree response
- Neighborhood tree clearance pruning
- Permit processing for tree planting, pruning or removal of city trees
- Removal and replacement of dead and unsound trees
Leaves
During leaf season please be advised that the city will be picking up leaves on your street at least once a week. (If you have city trees on your street and you live on a public street.)
How You Can Help
- Put leaves into your yard waste containers
- Do not sweep or blow leaves into the gutter
- Do not make piles of leaves in the street
- Do not put leaves into garbage bags, they will not be picked up
Remember, you can put out up to 7 additional garbage cans or cardboard boxes full of leaves on your yard waste day with no additional charge to you. Please make sure you mark the cans or boxes with "
Yard Waste." Plastic bags will not be picked up.