PHILIP CURREY FAMILY / PALMETTO STREET FROM N. HIGHLAND AVENUE TO WOOD STREET ADOPT-A-STREET AGREEMENT
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ADOPT-A-STREET
LITTER REMOVAL PROCEDURES
1. Interested sponsoring organizations, groups, or individuals should contact
the City of Clearwater Public Services Department Office for copies of the
guidelines, procedures, and contract agreement.
2. The following areas may be adopted by a sponsoring organization, group, or
individual: City Streets, Right-of-Ways and Parkways
Medians are not to be included in this program due to safety factors.
3. In an effort to make the Adopt-A-Street program available to all citizens!
a maximum of 5 streets/areas will be issued to anyone organization, group,
individual or affiliate. Streets to be adopted are to be arterial or
collector streets. Those groups adopting a street shall live or have an
organizational office or facility in close proximity to the adopted street.
4. The Public Services Director or designee will screen and select the section
of City Streets, Right-of-Ways, and/or parkways to be adopted. Groups
adopting a section of City Streets may clean only on the areas outside the
paved right-of-ways and shoulders - approximately 12-15 feet from the edge
of the outside driving lane, shoulder, or ramp - the grassy areas. No
parking will be allowed on the City street shoulders. In the event of two
groups wanting to adopt the same street it will be on a first corne first
serve basis.
5. Three (3) copies of the completed contract agreement package, each copy
signed by the group coordinator, shall be returned to the City of
Clearwater Public Services Department Office for approval by the Public
Services Director or designee. Each contract requires original signatures.
6. One complete fully executed contract agreement package wi.ll be forwarded to
the following:
Sponsoring organization, group, or individual
City of Clearwater City Clerk's Office
City of Clearwater Public Services Department's Office
7. Upon receipt of the complete executed agreement, the Public Services
Department Office will install the permanent Adopt-A-Street signs for the
organizations, group, or individual at no cost to the group.
8. Safety workshops for the organization, group,
which can be arranged with the City of
Department's safety representatives as his/her
or individual is an option,
Clearwater Public Services
schedule permits.
9. The City of Clearwater Public Services Office will coordinate litter
clean-up efforts with the group and be responsible for providing 5 safety
vests. The group may redeem any recyclables collected and keep the proceeds
for the group. The group will be responsible for supplying plastic trash
bags. The trash bags shall be left under the Adopt-A-Street signs for
collection. The Solid Waste Department (462-6650) will schedule trash bag
collection from the streets as soon as practical after completion of the
clean-up efforts.
IO.Litter clean-up report forms, included in the agreement package(make copies
for future use), shall be completed by the group after each litter clean-up
event and returned to the Public Services Department. The Public Services
Department will maintain files for all Adopt-A-Street activities.
11.An authoritative representative of the group shall sign the Adopt-A-Street
Litter Removal Agreement.
12. This program is a requirement of the NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System) Compliance Item 13.
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SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS
ADOPT -A-STREET
LITTER REMOVAL PROGRAM
The following City of Clearwater Safety Recommendations are provided for groups
participating in the Adopt-A-Street litter control program:
1. Prior to any clean up operations, the group leader will notify the Public
Services Department.
2. No horseplay of any type will be tolerated.
3. No intoxicating liquid, beverage or illegal drugs will be allowed.
4. Persons participating should wear gloves; a good quality shoes (no open toe
shoes or shower clogs) and light or bright colored protective clothing. No
clothing will be allowed that hinders the sight of the participant. Safety
vest shall be worn~
5. An adequate supply of drinking water should be readily available.
6. A good pair of sunglasses, cap, and sun block should be considered.
7. Carpool to the adopted street section to keep the number of cars on the
roadside to a minimum. Park off the roadway as far away from the pavement
edge as possible. Keep vehicles on the same side of the street as
participants.
8. Participants should work facing oncoming traffic whenever possible and work
one side of the street at a time. Do not enter the roadway or shoulder
areas at any time.
9. Avoid suspected toxic/hazardous substances, poison ivy, poison oak, noxious
weeds, areas where herbicides were applied recently, places where snakes,
fire ants or other insects may be located.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY:
1. Every crew should possess an adequate first aid kit.
2. Know the route from the work site to the nearest emergency center or
hospital in case of serious injury.
3. Have transportation immediately available.
4. Every crew should posses a cell phone for emergency notification.
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ADOPT-A-STREET
LITTER REMOVAL REPORT FORM
(FOUR TIMES A YEAR)
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Name of
Organi zatiOi.,
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Name of Adopt-A-Street Coordinator
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Address
Phone No. (ld1
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Date of Clean-up
Ci ty Street
humber of Miles Adcpted
Number of Volunteers
Number of Volunteer Hours
(This number should be number of volunteers x hours
to~al)
A~ount of litter collec:ed:
Trash
Recyclable
1. No, of Bags
2.Weight of Bags *
Check one:
Actual h't.
Est. Wt,
~ If scales are not avai~able, please estimate ,~eight.
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ADOPT-A-STREET
LITTER REMOVAL AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into
this I j day of Ai'h
(City Use)
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by and between the City of Clearwater, hereinafter called the City and
Mr. IMs .
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hereinafter called the GROUP.
WHEREAS;
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(Name of City Street)
is a part of the City of
Clearwater street system in Pinellas County, Florida.
WHEREAS; the City has responsibility for operation and maintenance of the
street system.
WHEREAS; the City is authorized to contract with the private sector for
performance of its duties.
WHEREAS; the City Conunission has encouraged the implementation of an "Adopt-
A-Street" program for the participation of local organizations in specific
street litter removal projects.
WHEREAS; the Group is ~irous of adopting a City street to remove litter at
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NOW THEREFORE; the parties agree as follows:
1.
THE GROUP SHALL:
A. Adopt a section of right of way adjacent to the City street for litter
removal at least four times a year.
B. Perform litter removal in strict accordance with the City of Clearwater
"Litter Removal Procedures", City of Clearwater "Litter Removal Program"
and rrFederal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices", (MUTeD).
C. Shall conduct and attend safety meetings and pre-task briefings prior to
litter removal, in accordance with the City of Clearwater "Litter Removal
Program" and "Litter Removal Procedures".
D. Remove litter during daylight hours only.
E. Remove litter during good weather conditions only.
F. Contact the City of Clearwater Solid Waste Office at 462-6650 to arrange
an appropriate litter removal schedule which will not conflict with City
maintenance schedules.
G. Ensure that all participants wear safety vests at all times during the litter
removal
activity.
The City of Clearwater Pubic Services Department's Office should
be
contacted at 462-6585 ext 230 to obtain safety vests prior to litter removal activity.
H. Not pick up litter at construction or maintenance sites, on bridges or
overpasses, or on medians.
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I. Only allow such persons to participate as are determined by the Group to be
responsible enough to safely participate in the litter removal activities.
Participating youths must be at least 12 years of age and the Group shall provide
At least two adult supervisors for every 5 youths aged 12-15 who are participating
in the litter removal activity.
J. Not bring persons to observe the activity if the person is under the age of 16 and is
not an official participant.
K, Not wear clothing which would hinder the sight of participants.
II.
THE CITY SHALL:
A. Provide permanent Adopt-A-Street signs at the beginning and end of the
adopted highway section,
: B. Provide (5) safety vests for use by each Group.
C. Remove large stored trash plastic bags from,adopted highway section.
D. Remove certain litter under unusual circumstances (i.e., large, heavy or
hazardous items).
!The Group covenants and agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the
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City and any maintaining agencies and all their officers, agents and employees
from any claim, loss, damage, cost charge or expense arising out of any act,
whether direct or indirect, and whether to any person or property to which the
action, neglect or omission by the Group during the performance of the agreement,
City or said parties may be subject, except that neither Group nor any of its
members shall be liable under this provision for damage arising out of injury
or damage to persons or property directly caused or resulting from the sole
negligence of the City and its member agencies, any maintaining agencies, and all
their officers, employees or agents.
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III.
The agreement shall remain in effect for a two-year period. The City or Group
may terminate this agreement fo= any reason upon 30 days written notice.
IV.
This agreement is nontransferab:e and nonassignable in whole or in part without
written consent of the City.
V.
This agreement is for litter rerroval activities only. Any beautification
activities must be pursued by a~other method.
VI.
The Public Services Director of the City of Clearwater shall screen and select
the
Streets to be adopted. He shall also decide all questions, difficulties, and
disputes of any nature whatsoever that may arise under or by reason of this
agreement, the prosecution of fulfillment of the services hereunder and the
character, quality, amount and value thereof and his decisions upon all claims,
questions and disputes shall be final and conclusive upon the parties hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF; The parties hereto have caused these present to be executed,
the day and year first written above.
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Group.
and that I possess the authority to execute this agreement on behalf of the
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ADOPT A STREET AGREEMENT - revised AUGUST '99