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1-3.01 Downtown Route — Main Street (from Bernal Avenue North to Stanley Boulevard) shall have the entire street surface swept, from curb to curb, including areas within button-designated medians and the side streets between (Peters Ave. to Main St., First St. to Main St., and Railroad Ave. to Main St.) Downtown sweeping shall be twice a week on Mondays and Fridays between 5:30am and 7:00am. Parking lots in/near residential areas shall not be swept prior to 7:00am and not after 10:00pm. 1-3.02 New City Streets—New streets may be added by the Assistant Director during the term of this Agreement. Such streets shall be added to the street sweeping schedule and swept in accordance with TABLE I above upon receipt of notice of the streets to be added by the Contractor. New street miles will be added to TABLE 1 and adjustment to the payment schedule on a pro-rata basis. 1-4 Days and Hours of Operation - Scheduled service shall be Monday through Friday only. Sweeping of residential areas shall not start before 8:00am or continue after 4:30pm. Commercial areas shall be swept between 7:00pm and 6:00am. Sweeping shall be scheduled to maximize the area of streets being swept by minimizing interference by parked vehicles. Sweeping shall be scheduled and done in such a way as to minimize noise complaints in residential areas and parking lots adjacent to residential areas. Downtown sweeping shall be twice a week on Mondays and Fridays between 5:30am and 7:00am. The Assistant Director may require revisions in the hours and/or manner of operation as necessary to maximize sweeping coverage, to minimize noise complaints, or to coincide with City staff working hours. 1-5 Holidays - There will be no sweeping on the following observed holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Contractor shall perform scheduled sweeping on the day before said holiday except when that day would be a weekend; then scheduled sweeping would be performed the day following the holiday. 1-6 Sweeping Routes - Sweeping routes shall be adhered to by the Contractor. Contractor to provide a description of how it plans to meet the sweeping route schedule, which is subject to approval by the Assistant Director or designated representative. Sweeping schedules are to be on the same day of the week each month for the specific route, e.g., second Tuesday of each month, etc. Contractor shall submit a calendar schedule designating the routes to the City for its approval. Areas scheduled for sweeping shall not coincide with same day garbage pick-up service. 1-7 Vehicles - It is understood that if vehicles are parked on the streets when services are being performed by the Contractor, then Contractor's operations will be impeded and Contractor will be required to bypass said parked vehicles. In such events, the rates charged by Contractor shall not be reduced. 1-7.01 Level of Cleanliness - Level of cleanliness shall be defined as the absence of "street debris" in the streets and gutters upon the completion of the sweeping operation. Payment will be for one pass only, and no separate payment will be made for a second pass needed to remove street debris. 1-7.02 Hand-Sweeping/Vacuuming - Contractor shall remove by hand-sweeping / vacuuming all visible debris in and around "porkchop" islands, medians, parking block or any other area not handled by the mechanical sweeper. Compensation for hand-sweeping/vacuuming shall be considered as included in other terms of work, and no separate payment will be made.