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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />FEBRUARY 21, 2012 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT RENEWAL WITH GRAFFITI <br />PROTECTIVE COATINGS, INC. FOR <br />GRAFFITI REMOVAL SERVICES <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 15t Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached renewal for graffiti <br />removal services with Graffiti Protective Coatings, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $600,000 for <br />the period of March 1, 2012 through February 28, 2013 subject to nonsubstantive changes <br />approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Public Works Agency's Maintenance Division is responsible for citywide graffiti abatement, <br />which is performed 365 days a year. Graffiti is typically removed within 24 hours based on <br />requests received from City staff and residents through the City's graffiti hot -line telephone <br />number. <br />In February, 2011 Council approved an agreement with Graffiti Protective Coatings, Inc. for a one - <br />year period with provisions for 4 one -year renewals. Graffiti Protective Coatings has made a <br />positive impact to the community by providing enhanced service levels which include citywide color <br />matching, daily upper -level graffiti removal, and graffiti crime analysis. During the first 10 months <br />of the contract, 4,089,967 square feet of graffiti was abated, which is 12 percent more than the <br />same 10 -month period of the prior year. <br />The vendor has performed effectively during its first year and has agreed to renew the contract <br />with no increase in pricing. Staff recommends the approval of the first of 4 one -year renewals. <br />25E -1 <br />