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Home My WebLink AboutWSA - SANTA ANA GRAFFITI TASK FORCE✓U� 2 0 <'009 SANTA ANA GRAFFITI TASK FORCE 1 Team F.ffort by: A WTI, A > GRAFFITI HWUNB 1177] S'1 7'A1: 877) 788 -7824 m_ Police Department Public Works Agency Community Development Planning and Building Parks and Recreation City Attorney School Police MISSION ■ The mission of the Graffiti Task Force is to improve the quality of life for those who live, work and visit our City, by removing urban blight and effectively sharing resources by coordinating multi - agency efforts for: . Eradication m Enforcement Education 1 G AI;I {IT'I T TASK l'OR( -'I , i-- I SCOPE, • Comprised of staff from Public Works, Police, Parks and Recreation, Planning and Building, Community Development, City Attorney and the School Police • Discuss new technologies for abatement • Discuss "Hot Spots" that need attention • Discuss alternative resources for abatement • Discuss Police arrests and investigations (�I IJIZ_�I.)IC`I IC)N l / C \/ l.� ■ ;lpprox. 5,000,000 sq. ft of graffiti ■ 170,000 stops made for removal ■ 30 — 50 calls for service daily ■ 40 Park facilities ■ 60 School facilities ■ Miles of Bike Trails and Flood channels to maintain ■ 575 plus "fagging Crews in the ('ih, K RESOURCES • City staff and Contractor for weekly abatement • Contractor for Weekends and Holidays • Police Department Investigations and Code Enforcement • Graffiti Hotline • $500 Graffiti Reward Program City -wide volunteers A(.;(1'O- MP1 -ASN.1 .NTS • Added a color matching component to the abatement program • Developed graffiti removal standards • Graffiti mitigation guidelines established for new development projects • Targeted problem properties to mitigate potential for continued graffiti tagging • Developed list of graffiti prevention tactics for distribution 3 2009 TASK FORC -F OBJECTIVES • Establish a PWA Court Referral Program • Establish a program to distribute graffiti abatement kits to volunteers • Develop and implement procedures to expand program cost recovery • Investigate alternative graffiti analysis programs • Amend the City -wide design standards to include a section on graffiti prevention Current Graffiti Mitigation Measures ■ City -Wide Design Guidelines adopted in 2006 provide graffiti prevention measures for residential, commercial and industrial uses. • Landscaping N7it rp tr !r • Lighting. • Building design � • "Trash enclosures ■ Development Review Comnuttee m 11 Grattiti Ahtigauon Lxamples Architectural treatments such as metal lattice and vines deter graffiti Examples Continued 41I.V" l se of different building materials such as natural stone to deter graffiti 5 PLANNING & BUILDIN(_I �C�I ?NC1 GRAFFITI TASIL FORCE:- 2009 GOALS ■ Chapter 41 Code Amendment to include specific anti - graffiti landscaping requirements ■ Amend the City -Wide Design Guidelines to include a chapter on graffiti mitigation. Chapter would include standards on: • Graffiti prevention through architectural design • Increased landscaping • Security Lighting ■ Create tools in SAPIN for quick identification of "high" graffiti areas F�NFORCI MEND ■ 2 Full-Time Graffiti Task Force Detectives • The only law enforcement agency in Orange County with detectives solely assigned to graffiti vandalism cases • Assigned to the SAPD Gang Detail ■ Santa Ana School Police Enforcement • Orange County Probation Department • Orange County District Vtorney's Office 0 ENFORCEMENT ■ 2008 Statistics • Arrests by GTF = 228 • Arrests by Patrol Officers = 159 • Arrests by School Police = 102 • Total = 489 • Probation Searches = 306 ■ Probation Arrests = 72 ■ Restitution Received $42,301 TYPICAL SEINTENCTIS IN JUVENILE COURT ■ A Penal Code misdemeanor case results in 20 days of community service, $50.00 fine, CDI. suspension, probation and restitution paid to the victim. ■ A Penal Code felony case results in the same penalty as a misdemeanor with an increase in the fine to $100.00 and 20+ days of community service 7 ADULT COURT • A Penal Code misdemeanor case results in 200 hours of community service, $100.00 fine, CDL suspension, formal probation and restitution paid to the victim. • A Penal Code felony case results in 20 to 60 days in jail, $200.00 fine, CDL suspension and formal probation • Penal Code misdemeanor cases can take up to 5 months to be concluded in court, felonies can take up to 3 months to conclude lVI- AT IS GRAIN 1T1 TRACI�I:R? On -line database used to manage digital photos of graffiti taken throughout the city by: • CSI • Public Works • School Police • Parks & Recreation • Gang Investigators I i-- --- - 1IA,1 1 J C?R-U 1 1 i I TRAChI?R D()? ■ Data Capture • Data Analysis • Intelligence Reporting • Assists in clearing additional cases which results in more restitution for the City ti&IA TICI`s 1'I�i_)1'II)I;.D I3� GRAFFITI TRACK R • Photos are uploaded to Graffiti Tracker's database. • Photos are then reviewed by assigned analyst who works directly with Santa Ana • Photos are categorized in the database by the type of graffiti, name of the tagging crew or gang and moniker ■ Emails are received regularly on graffiti trends we • One adult arrestee was identified through Graffiti Tracker with 58 separate "tags" resulting in a conviction and restitution of $20,300. • One juvenile arrestee was identified through Graffiti Tracker with 38 separate "tags" resulting in a conviction and restitution of $13,400 • Numerous multiple count cases have been identified and successfully prosecuted EDUCATION ■ Monthly Anti - Graffiti Presentations ■ SAUSD • Neighborhood Associations • Communication Linkage • Business Associations 10 EDUCATION ■ Education ■ Informational Materials Distributed Via School's Student Handbook ■ Anti - Graffiti Poster Campaigns ■ Marketing Graffiti Hotline to Community ■ Website Information . SAPD produced anti - graffiti video "Caught Slippin" in 2008 and presented in SAUSD classrooms, also uploaded on You 'Tube CHANGES Graffiti Regulations ■ Definitions • Aerosol Paint Container • Felt Tip Marker • Paint Stick • Adhesive Stickers • Etching Tool • Spray Actuator (new) ZM 11 PROPOSI "01) ORDI! ANCIF,' CHANGES • Prohibited Acts • Defacement • Sale to Minors • Possession • By Minons • In Designatcd locations • Access to Graffiti Implements ■ Display, Storage & Signage PKOPOSIII'D 01WITNAM J- .4 CHANGES Penalties • Criminal • Restitution • Forfeiture (new) • Commu city Service ■ Reward Program Trust Fund (new) Abatement • By (:in • Bv- Perpetrator (new) • BN- Property Owner 12 PROPOSED ORDINANCE C1 ANGES ■ Development Standards ■ Street Furniture & Fixture Standards (new) Anti- graffiti materials in new development ■ Retro- fitting chronic properties Parental Liability and Liens (new) • State Law permits cities to impose costs of abating graffiti the personal obligation of taggers and parents of minor taggers. • City may also impose lien property of taggers and parents to collect restitution. CHANGES Enforcement of Restitution • Collection by County Probation • Money Judgment in Favor of City • Lien /.assessment on Property of Responsible Party • In Lieu Community Service 13