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EXHIBIT M CITY OF SANTA ANA REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS GRSC SERVICES GRAFFITI ORDINANCE NO. NS -2798 . ORDINANCE NO. NS -2798 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING THE SANTA ANA MUNICPAL CODE TO UPDATE THE CITY'S REGULA'T'ION OF GRAFFITI .... . .. .. . ...... . . THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. The Council finds and determines that the spread of graffiti on public and private buildings, walls, signs and other structures or places or other surfaces causes blight within the City, resulfing in a genuine threat to life, incalculable economic losses to businesses in terms of physical property, profits and goodwill, and the general deterioration of property and business values for adjacent and surrounding properties. S. The Council further finds and determines that the impacts of graffiti are far . beyond the cost of cleanup or removal. Not only is graffiti a property crime, but a social crime on the quality of life and freedom from intimidation citizens desire within their neighborhoods. C. The City Council intends, through the adoption of this Ordinance, to expand existing standards for Graffiti Abatement and to amend the Citywide Design Guidelines. In addition, this Ordinance adopts recommendations for the abatement of graffiti placed on above ground utility fixtures, including additional tools to require standardized colors for above ground fixtures, application of anti - graffiti coating to newly installed fixtures, and removal of, or painting over, graffiti in a timely manner. D. The City Council is authorized to enact this Ordinance pursuant to its police powers as specified in Section 200 of the City Charter, as well as various provision of State Law including Sections 1714, at seq. of the California Civil Code and Sections 38772, et seq. of the California Government Code. E. All provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code which are repeated herein are repeated solely in order to comply with the provisions of Section 418 of the City Charter. Any such restatement of existing provisions of the Code is not intended, nor shall it be interpreted, as constituting a new action or decision of the City Council, but rather such provisions are . repeated for tracking purposes only in conformance with the Charter. Ordinance No NS -2798 Page 1 of e City of Santa Ana GRSC Services RFP Page 52