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0 <br />• Task Force discusses new technologies for abatement, "hot Spots" <br />that need attention, alternative resources for abatement, and police <br />arrests and investigations <br />• Approximately 5 million square feet of graffiti in the City <br />• Over 170,000 stops made for removal <br />• 30 -50 calls for service daily <br />• 40 park facilities; 60 school facilities <br />• 575 plus tagging crews in the City <br />• Weekly abatement is done by City staff and contractor <br />• Contractor handles weekends and holidays <br />• $500 Graffiti Reward Program <br />• City -wide volunteers assist staff and the contractor in removal <br />• Added a color matching component to the abatement program <br />• Developed graffiti removal standards <br />• Graffiti mitigation guidelines established for new development projects <br />• Targeted problem properties to mitigate potential for continued graffiti <br />tagging <br />• Developed list of graffiti prevention tactics for distribution <br />• Objectives include: <br />• PWA Court Referral Program <br />• Program to distribute graffiti abatement kits to volunteers <br />• Develop and implement procedures to expand program cost <br />recovery <br />• Investigate alternative graffiti analysis programs <br />• Amend the City -wide design standards to include a section on <br />graffiti prevention <br />• City -wide Design Guidelines adopted in 2006 provide graffiti prevention <br />measures for residential, commercial and industrial uses <br />• Chapter 41 Code Amendment to include specific anti - graffiti <br />landscaping requirements <br />• Amend the City -wide Design Guidelines to include a chapter on graffiti <br />mitigation <br />• Two full time Graffiti Task Force Detectives <br />• In 2008, 228 arrests were made by the Graffiti Task Force, 159 by <br />Patrol Officers, and 102 arrests by school police <br />• Restitution received: $42,301 <br />• A Penal Code misdemeanor case results in 20 days of community <br />service, $50.00 fine, Driver's License suspension, probation and <br />restitution paid to the victim <br />• A Penal Code felony case results in the same penalty as a <br />misdemeanor with an increase in the fine to $100.00 and 20+ days of <br />community service <br />• Graffiti Tracker is an on -line database used to manage digital photos of <br />graffiti taken throughout the City <br />• Graffiti Tracker is used for data capture and analysis, and intelligence <br />reporting. <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 184 JULY LV, cvua <br />