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EXHIBIT L <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS GRSC SERVICES <br />GRAFFITI ORDINANCE NO. NS -2791 <br />ORDINANCE NO. NS -2791 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CIfYOF SANTA ANA AMENDING THE SANTA ANA <br />MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE THE CITY'S <br />REGULATION Or- GRAFFITI. <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Segtt. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, <br />determines and declares as follows: <br />A. "rho Council finds and determines that the spread of graffiti on public <br />and private buildings, walls, signs and other structures or places or <br />other surfaces causes blight within the City, resulting in a genuine <br />threat to life. Incalculable economic losses to businesses in terms of <br />physical property, profits and goodwill, and the general deterioration <br />of property and business values for adjacent and surrounding <br />%W properties. <br />B. The Council further finds and determines that the Impacts of graffiti <br />are far beyond the oast of cleanup or removal. Not only is graffiti a <br />property crime, but a social crime on the quality of life and freedom <br />from Intimidation citizen's desire within their neighborhoods. <br />C. Tho City Council intends, through the adoption of this Ordinance, to <br />provide additional enforcement tools to protect public and private <br />property from sots of graffiti vandalism and defacement, to prevent <br />the spread of graffiti vandalism, protect public safety, to establish a <br />program for the expeditious removal of graffiti from structures an <br />public and private property, and to permit recoupment of enforcement <br />and abatement costs In the taxpayers of the City. <br />D. The City Council is authorized to enact this Ordinance pursuant to Its <br />police powers as specified in Section 200 of the City Charter, as well <br />as various provision of State Law including Sections 1714, at seq. of <br />the California Civil Code and Sections 88772, at seq. of the California <br />Government Code. <br />E. All provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code which are repeated <br />herein are repeated solely in order to comply with the provisions of <br />Section 418 of the City Charter. Any such restatement of existing <br />Ordinance No. NS•2799 <br />.. _.._ -- PP961 of 18 <br />City of Santa Ana GRSC Services RFP Page 40 <br />