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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
REQUEST FOR
COUNCIL ACTION
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
FEBRUARY 5. 2007
TITLE
AGREEMENT WITH GRAFFITI
TRACKERS
APPROVED
o As Recommended
o As Amended
o Ordinance on 1 Sl Reading
o Ordinance on 2nd Reading
o Implementing Resolution
o Set Public Hearing For
CONTINUED TO
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FILE NUMBER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the city Manager and the
Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with Graffiti Trackers to
provide software to assist in the enforcement of graffiti abatement and
criminal investigation in an amount not to exceed $85,000.
DISCUSSION
Graffiti has exacted a great toll on the resources of the City of Santa Ana
for many years. Eradication and investigation of graffiti crimes involves
resources from the Police Department, Santa Ana Unified School District
Police, and Public Works and Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
Agencies. Statistics consistently demonstrate that graffiti is on the
rise.
City removal crews from the Public Works and Parks, Recreation, and
Community Services Agencies remove graffiti from public and private
property. The City estimates that approximately $2 million are spent
annually on graffiti removal. Currently the abatement and investigation
process involves the abatement crews taking photographs of the graffiti
with Polaroid cameras and creating a form identifying the square footage,
cost of removal and location. The information is then forwarded to the
Pol ice Department for investigation. This is a very cumbersome process. .:.
Graffiti Trackers services include examination, data entry, and cataloging
of the information from photographs of the graffiti taken by crews into a
relational database accessible by the police detectives. Graffiti Trackers
will also provide the GPS enabled cameras to the City, eliminating the need
for Polaroid film expenditures. The services provided by Graffiti Trackers
will expedite and increase the City's ability to process graffiti cases and
prosecute offenders.
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Agreement with Graffiti Trackers
February 5, 2007
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FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are available in the Environmental Sanitation Fund Account (account
no. 68-632-6291).
APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:
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tive Director
ic Works Agency
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Francisco Gutierrez
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Finance & Mgmt. Services Agency
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