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Vallejo reports progress on abandoned-vehicle backlog and outlines Measure P repaving timeline
Summary
Traffic division leaders reported a big reduction in pending abandoned-vehicle reports and proposed tow-contract changes to increase capacity; Public Works described Measure P-funded ADA ramps and repaving plans that officials say should complete much work by October–November if weather allows.
Sergeant Leonard Aleman of the traffic division told the committee that staff reduced the SeeClickFix backlog of abandoned-vehicle reports from over 4,000 to about 1,260 and that for March the division handled 403 reports with roughly 150 tows performed. "For March 2026, there were 403 reported; approximately 150 were towed," Aleman said, and he noted the department has issued more than 500 citations tied to traffic-enforcement priorities.
Transportation and traffic-engineering staff outlined traffic-calming measures underway or planned, including speed tables (installed on Wilson Avenue and other locations), traffic circles in residential areas and exclusive pedestrian phases at high-risk crossings. Staff said fire and equipment constraints affect which calming devices are appropriate for collector and arterial streets.
The city attorney and staff described revisions to tow contracts meant to increase capacity and speed by creating rotational tow lists and expanding the contractor pool from seven toward 10–11 providers; they aim to finalize contracts in the next two weeks and have the new arrangements active by the new fiscal year, with effective dates in July. The attorney also described phasing to address evidence-storage costs and to gain more predictability in tow-yard capacity.
Public Works and transportation staff reviewed Measure P allocations for road rehabilitation: funds will cover miles of ADA ramps (dozens to hundreds across current and next fiscal years), Cape Seal work for about eight miles and mill-and-overlay for roughly three miles; staff said many RFPs are issued and that major work is expected to start this spring and summer, with an expectation that about 80% of planned work could be completed by October–November if weather cooperates. For Sonoma Boulevard (State Route 29), staff said ADA curb work must precede paving, with paving currently anticipated to start in September.
Council members pushed for a strategic financing discussion, noting the city faces an estimated $80–$100 million in deferred road maintenance across roughly 719 lane miles and debating whether to pursue bonding rather than pay-as-you-go to accelerate repairs. "When you're dealing with a $100,000,000 problem, pay-as-you-go will take a long time," a council member said.
The committee asked staff to continue between-meeting follow-up work: organize tow-sweep volunteer checks, finalize the tow-contract rollout, return with details on parking-enforcement options and provide a more detailed plan linking Measure P spending to expected neighborhood-level repaving timelines.
