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(g) Property means personal or real property. (h) Responsible Party means the owner of a property as shown on the last equalized tax rolls of the County of Orange andlor the person who has primary responsibility for control of property or who has primary responsibility for the repair or maintenance of property. Section 3. Sections 17-70.1 through 17-70.2 are hereby added to chapter 17 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to read in full as follows: Sec. 17-70.1. Reward provisions. (a) Pursuant to Section 53069.5 of the Government Code, the city may offer a reward of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00). The amount of the reward shall be determined by the police chief, for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person for violation of Penal Code Section 594, not to exceed one (1) reward of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per violation. In the event of multiple contributors of information for a single violation, the reward amount shall be divided by the city in the manner deemed appropriate by the police chief. For the purposes of this section, diversion of the offending violator to a community service program, or a plea bargain to a lesser offense, shall constitute a conviction. (b) Claims for rewards under this section shall be filed, processed, and paid in accordance with procedures established by the police chief. (c) The person convicted of committing the graffiti offense shall be liable for any rewards paid pursuant to this section and, if that person is an unemancipated minor, the custodial parent of said minor shall be liable for any rewards paid pursuant to this section. (d) No law enforcement officer, municipal officer, official or employee of the City shall be eligible for a reward made pursuant to this section. Sec. 17-70.2. Removal provisions. (a) The existence of graffiti within the city limits of Santa Anaconstitutes a public and private nuisance and may be abated according to the provisions and procedures contained in this chapter. (b) The City Manager is authorized and directed to establish and implement a program to remove graffiti from private and public real and personal property in the City under such standards as the City Manager and City Council may establish from time to time. Those standards shall include, but not limited to: i. Obtaining the written consent of the Responsible Party upon terms approved by the City Attorney. II. Availability of funding in the City budget. Ordinance No. NS-2720 Page 3 016