The Manhattan Beach, Public Works Field Operations Division, comprises five sections, Facilities, Streets, Equipment Maintenance, Parking Lots and Meters, and Urban Forestry. These sections are responsible for parks, streets, parking lot and meter maintenance, pothole repair, management of the City's urban forest, buildings and grounds maintenance, janitorial services, the City’s fleet vehicles, and graffiti removal. The Division is also responsible for keeping all streets, alleys, parking lots, sidewalks, the pier, and gutters clean of trash and debris. The City contracts with a private contractor for Citywide street sweeping, landscaping, and janitorial services.

A Service Request may be submitted at any time using the Service Request link.

The Streets Maintenance Section provides ongoing maintenance of the City’s infrastructure by maintaining the streets, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, street signs, parks, irrigation, sports fields, the greenbelt, and graffiti removal. The Streets Section maintains over 3,200 street signs and 237,000 linear feet of pavement markings. The City attempts to re-stripe center lines annually and other pavement markings, such as stop bars and crosswalks, every two years.

A Service Request may be submitted at any time using the Service Request link.

The Building and Grounds Section provides skilled maintenance of City facilities and buildings, including painting, repairs, renovations, preventative maintenance, janitorial services, and HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) systems. This section strives to maintain buildings and grounds in a clean and safe condition. Buildings and Grounds maintains the 26 public EV charging stations throughout the City.

The Fleet Section is responsible for planning, directing, managing, and coordinating the programs for acquiring, assigning, utilizing, maintaining, repairing, replacing, and disposing of fleet vehicles. This section manages, inspects, and maintains City fuel, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations, and propane. Fleet Maintenance ensures that all City departments have the necessary equipment to complete the work that serves the community.

The City of Manhattan Beach’s Urban Forestry program is committed to managing and enhancing the street trees in the City. The program oversees more than 12,000 trees within nearly four square miles. It is responsible for administering proper tree care, planting new trees, removing failed and hazardous trees, conducting reforestation projects in parks, municipal grounds, open spaces, medians, and streets, and maintaining a street tree database with maintenance information about trees throughout the City. Our urban forest is comprised of street trees, park trees, residential trees, native trees, plants, landscaping, and vegetation, as well as privately owned and established trees in front yards, which are within the City's tree protection zone and are protected by City Ordinance (Municipal Code 10.52.120).

The Urban Forest provides environmental benefits, adds to property values, and provides an enhanced quality of life for our beautiful City’s residents.

The City’s Urban Forester can be reached by email or by calling (310) 802-5305.

Urban Forestry Documents and Links:

Master Plan (PDF)
Genus/Species List (PDF)
Tree Protection Detail (PDF)
MB Pruning Specifications (PDF)
Tree Planting Standard and Documents (PDF)
Tree Permit

Polliwog Park Community Tree Management:

Polliwog Park Removal Justification (PDF)

Polliwog Park Tree Planting Key (PDF)
Polliwog Park Diseased Tree Removal Photos and Map Key (PDF)
Polliwog Park Tree Removal and Planting Map (PDF)

Polliwog Park Tree Project Flyer (PDF)

Questions or comments surrounding the Polliwog Park Tree Project? Use this form to contact the project's team.

In response to growing awareness surrounding the local environment and the City's commitment to maintaining cleaner streets, the City has implemented the Ocean Safe Street Sweeping Program. This program reduces the amount of debris and litter carried to our beaches through the storm drain system. The program calls for installing street sweeping signs for all blocks previously posted in January 1996. Because many factors affect the need for street sweeping signs, the City has developed a petition process for residents to request street sweeping signs be installed from the street immediately adjacent to their residence.

Sweeping consists of all public streets, paved public alleys, and specified parking lots in the City of Manhattan Beach in accordance with the sweeping schedule. The City posts a sign to indicate the sweeping time intervals so that cars parked along the road can be moved when sweeping occurs. All streets are to be swept on a once-a-week schedule. On many of the main streets, business districts, and other specified areas, there are signs posted to indicate the sweeping time interval as being more frequent than once a week.

NOTE: Private streets and County roads are out of the City's jurisdiction and are not maintained through this program.

For service requests, complaints, or questions regarding Street Sweeping, please submit a work order by clicking here.