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Third Amendment to Clean and Safe Agreement <br />December 15, 2020 <br />Page 3 <br />kr, <br />LAIZ <br />COVID-19 AND CURRENT EFFORTS <br />The Clean and Safe Program automatically increased service levels at the onset of COVID-19 <br />with additional cleaning and sanitizing of high contact areas such as the traffic signal call buttons, <br />meters, and other City -property within DTSA. To ensure the safety of Downtown patrons, the City <br />has also invested $600,000 of CARES Act funding to sanitize Downtown, which only included <br />four parking structures and limited areas of the Downtown. In contrast, the Clean and Safe <br />program has historically provided annual services at a cost of $500,000, which accounts for 14 <br />hours per day, 7days a week, 363 days per year. <br />Funds for these services are made available through revenue from patrons that park in the <br />Downtown (parking structures and meters). Unfortunately, due to the pandemic and the OC <br />Streetcar construction in DTSA, there has been a significant decrease in the amount of visitors <br />and revenue generated. Currently, the expenditures for all parking structure and meter -related <br />activities have exceeded the revenues that the City typically would receive from visitors. <br />Therefore, staff recommends funding the Clean and Safe Program with the proceeds from the <br />sale of the YMCA property until additional reduction measures and cuts can be achieved in the <br />upcoming fiscal year. <br />Staff recommends that the City Council approve a third amendment (Exhibit 1) to the DTSA <br />Clean and Safe Program Agreement with Downtown Inc. in order to maintain a clean and safe <br />20C-3 <br />