Quality Development & City Services

Quality Development & City Services
Field Services General Activity Report -
- Removed weeds from unpaved alleys between Thomas and Indian School, 60th and 68th St.
- Resurfaced alleys between McKellips and Roosevelt, Scottsdale and Miller.
- Removed weeds in the alleys between Oak and Thomas, 68th St. and Scottsdale Rd.
- Street Resurfacing contractor will be rehabilitating alleys between Thomas and Osborn, 68th to 70th St.

Solid Waste General Activity Report -
- Inspected 306 refuse containers, tagged 103 for closing lids, bag & tie and/or overflow issues
- Inspected 254 recycling containers, tagged 89 for non-approved items
- Informed 40 residents to trim overgrown trees and bushes in the alley
- Handed out 38 Nine-Day Rule Violation notices, 43 Revitalization brochures, 8 Alley Construction Debris Cleanup notices, 11 "We Groomed Your Alley" notices and 65 business cards during personal contacts
- Arranged for the removal of 2 illegally abandoned shopping carts
- Disposed of 19 illegally abandoned tires
- Groomed 1 alley
- Painted 12 commercial containers and repaired 6 lids in the downtown area

Parks and Grounds Management General Activity Report -
- Replaced damaged ash urns and trashcans in the Fifth Avenue area.
- Worked together with staff from Solid Waste and P.D to remove 2 40-yard roll offs of debris from the ASU/COS site.
- Worked with contract support to remove a beehive from the top of the Drinkwater Blvd. underpass.
- Have begun the prep work for planter renovations on numerous medians and rights of ways. Enhancements will include 1,600 tons of new granite.
- Street planter enhancements are currently under way on Fifth Ave., from Goldwater Blvd. to Indian School Rd. Renovations will include irrigation upgrades, new plants and granite.
- Continue to work on painting the Old Town hardscape features (i.e. trash cans, bollards and kiosks.)
- Continue to place the immediate removal of shopping carts and unregulated signage (i.e. garage sale signs) as a high priority.
- Completed the painting and cleaning of 8 bus stops/shelters.
- Employees working the late shift (11am-7:30 pm) responded to 3 after hour calls to remove glass in the road, setup barricades on 75th St and Osborn and removed a fallen tree in the Gas Lamp area.

Alley clean up - Solid Waste and Code Enforcement did a blitz of the apartments in the area north of Camelback and west of 73rd Street. An Express Response crew removed several couches and mattresses by the commercial containers. Solid Waste and Code Enforcement will continue to monitor the area for any more illegal dumping.

Partnerships & Connections
2100 N. Scottsdale Rd. - A Solid Waste program representative noticed a mess in the alley behind a Goodwill store and informed the manager that the alley behind the store is the store's responsibility. The manager assured the city representative that this would not be a problem and she would have someone go out each morning to pick up any loose trash and debris in the alley. Solid Waste assisted the manager by removing debris from the alley.

Upcoming Events and Meetings

Splash: Summer SmoCA Nights
Thursday, June 23
Scottsdale Center for the Arts, 7380 E. 2nd St.
9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Enjoy an evening of music by Peachcake, dance by Gamil Zarah Middle Eastern Dance Company and fashions by various designers and art works.

McCormick-Stillman Summer Concert Series - Shining Star
Sunday, June 26
McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, 7301 E. Indian Bend Rd.
7:30 p.m.
City-sponsored concert series. Event is free and open to the public.

Fire Station Open Houses
Saturday, July 2
All 13 City of Scottsdale Fire Stations
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Residents are invited to meet city firefighters, tour the stations and view the fire tru 0.25em;">