The Land Use and Transportation Committee approved a resolution urging the Controller, City Services Auditor, and the Department of Public Works to develop objective performance standards for streetscape and landscape maintenance across city departments; an amendment adopted at the meeting expanded the resolution's scope to include stairways.

Sponsor Supervisor Myrna Ngando (transcribed as "Engadio") described constituent concerns about inconsistent maintenance across city departments and cited recent multi-million-dollar streetscape investments, including the $90 million El Terravel project. The sponsor said city departments use differing metrics: Rec and Park maintains qualitative quarterly assessments of park features, while Public Works reports mostly quantitative counts (trees planted, potholes patched). The resolution asks the Controller's City Services Auditor and Public Works to develop baseline qualitative and quantitative standards so policymakers can evaluate staffing and funding needs relative to asset condition and expected levels of service.

Supervisor Jeanette Chen moved an amendment to add stairways to the resolution's scope; the committee adopted the amendment and then voted to recommend the resolution, as amended, to the Board with a positive recommendation. The clerk recorded three ayes. No public commenters registered for the item at the meeting.

The resolution directs the City Services Auditor and Public Works to produce objective standards for inspection frequency, baseline levels of care, staffing and funding metrics, and reporting that will help the city maintain landscape and streetscape investments and better inform future capital and maintenance budgeting.