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Public Works Agency
<br />www.santa-ana.org/pw
<br />Item # 22
<br />City of Santa Ana
<br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
<br /> Staff Report
<br />March 15, 2022
<br />TOPIC: Amend Agreement for Graffiti Removal Services
<br />AGENDA TITLE
<br />Amend the Agreement with Graffiti Protective Coatings, Inc. for Graffiti Removal Services,
<br />Increasing the Annual Amount for Fiscal Year 2021-22 by $300,000, and by $600,000
<br />Annually for the Remaining Term of the Agreement (General Fund)
<br />RECOMMENDED ACTION
<br />Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the agreement with Graffiti
<br />Protective Coatings, Inc. for graffiti removal services, increasing the amount for Fiscal
<br />Year 2021-22 by $300,000, for a total amount not to exceed $1,660,000, and increasing
<br />the annual amount by $600,000, for a total amount not to exceed $1,960,000 for the
<br />remaining term of the agreement ending on October 31, 2023, with five, one-year renewal
<br />options exercisable by the City Manager, for a total agreement amount not to exceed
<br />$14,979,667, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City
<br />Attorney.
<br />DISCUSSION
<br />The Public Works Agency’s Maintenance Services Division is responsible for citywide
<br />graffiti removal from locations that are visible on and adjacent to the right-of-way,
<br />including park facilities, bike lanes, and other high-traffic areas that are prone to graffiti.
<br />Graffiti removal services have been contracted since 2011 and provide removal at nearly
<br />135,000 sites annually, with an average response time of 48 hours or less.
<br />On July 21, 2020, the City entered into a three-year agreement with Graffiti Protective
<br />Coatings, Inc. (GPC), the current graffiti removal provider, in an amount not to exceed
<br />$1,360,000 annually, with the option to grant up to five one-year renewals. GPC has
<br />provided exceptional graffiti removal services for the City since 2014, removing graffiti
<br />from approximately 135,000 sites annually, of which 100,000 removals are proactive and
<br />35,000 are in response to public service requests.
<br />On January 18, 2022, during the General Fund First Quarter Budget Update presentation,
<br />the City Council authorized a spending plan to increase service levels to the public. As a
<br />result, the graffiti removal services program was allocated an additional $300,000 for
<br />Fiscal Year 2021-22 and $600,000 in future funding on an on-going, yearly basis. The
<br />funds will be used to add three technicians to support the current team of six that services
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