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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />OCTOBER 18, 2010 <br />TITLE <br />AGREEMENT EXTENSIONS FOR THE <br />GRAFFITI ABATEMENT PROGRAM <br />WITH GRAFFITI PROTECTIVE <br />COATINGS, INC. AND GRAFFITI <br />TRACKER, INC. <br />t <br />CITY MAN GER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />� As Recommended <br />0 As Amended <br />� Ordinance on 1st Reading <br />� Ordinance on 2 "d Reading <br />� Implementing Resolution <br />� Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1 _ Approve an agreement extension through December 31 , 201 O with Graffiti Protective Coatings, <br />Inc. for weekend and holiday graffiti removal services in an amount not to exceed $50,000. <br />2. Approve the attached amendment to the agreement with Graffiti Tracker, Inc. for software and <br />graffiti analysis services, extending the term of the Agreement through December 31 , 201 O, in <br />an amount not to exceed $24,000_ <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Public Works Agency is responsible for citywide graffiti abatement. Since 1987 graffiti <br />abatement has been performed by a combination of City employees and contractors_ With the <br />assistance of Graffiti Protective Coatings, Inc., the city is able to provide enhanced services such <br />as color matching and graffiti removal from second story buildings and above. On October 19, <br />2009, Council approved the one -year extension of the graffiti removal services on weekends and <br />holidays. The one -year expires October 31 , 201 O and staff recommends that the contract be <br />extended for an additional two -month period through the end of 201 O. <br />Since February 2007, the graffiti abatement team and the Graffiti Task Force, Gang Unit has used <br />Graffiti Tracker, Inc. to provide software and graffiti analysis. This service expedites and increases <br />the City's ability to process graffiti cases and prosecute offenders. That agreement ended on <br />September 30, 201 O. An extension through the end of 201 O is recommended. <br />Staff is recommending extensions for both contracts to allow for the time period needed to "meet <br />and confer" with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) to discuss contract services for <br />the graffiti abatement program. <br />25E -1 <br />