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Home My WebLink About0128.094I ! ! ' ~' ..... ' . . .' ", ..,.." January 20, 1934 THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL Palo Alto, California .~. Anti-graffiti Pragrarr. -Budget Amendment Ordinance Members of the Council: Report in Brief 13 This repcort reql.lests Council approval of a Budget. A.'!1endment Ordinance to fund the City's anti-graffiti program for the remainder of FY 1993-94, Background On December 13, 1993, Co~~=il approved a trial anti-graffiti program which includes 11 elements; ae indicated on Attachment A. Council directed staff to return for approval of the funding necessary to implement the program for the remainder of Yi 1993-94. ~cussion Staff is currently making arrangements to hire temporary person.nel and procure supplies and equipment to implement the anti-graffiti program. It is anticipated February lr 1994. A~endw~nt Ordinance that program startup will occur on or about !n order to fund t.hese resources, a Budget for $70,000 is necessary for the fOllowing: Temporary Personnel/Overtime • full time hourly laborer fer graffiti removal (Public Works) • full time hourly clerk for hot line (~~lic Works) • 3/4 time hourly volunteer coordinator (Social & Community Services) • Juvenile Diversion Program overtime {Police) Total -1- ,. $12,500 $11,000 $12,500 $ 1 000 $37,000 Mat~rials/Supplie8 • paint ~ paint re:nover ~ respirators, hand tools. gloves, etc. (Public Works) • sealants {Public Works) • brochure materials {Pl.ibli..:: Works) • removal kits (Social & Community Services} Total Equipment (one time cost) • paint. sprayers. pressure 'Washer, water tank~ etc. (Public Works) Grand Total $ 9,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 ~ 1.500 $20,500 $12,500 $70,900 Based on a recent survey of graffiti incidents~ funding for the program costs are allocated 80 percent to the General Fund and 20 percent to the Utilities Electric Fund. Staff will eval~ate the trial program elements over the next year and return to Council in late 1994 with a recommendation on whether the program should be made permanent. Recommendation Staff recoTmnends t.hat Council approve the attached Budget Amendment Ordinance for $70 .. ODD to fund the trtal anti-graffiti program fo:::-the remainder of FY 1993-94. Respectfully submitted, '~'J-L ~.kvK; GEORGE BAGDON Assistant Director of Public works &~~ GLENN S. ROBERTS Director of Public Works ~~ Jli'NE FLEM ING City Manager Attachment: ?rog:r-am Ele:nents Surr.ma.IY Budget Amendment Ordinance CHR:128:94 -2- 1- 2. 3. 4- 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 13 .. .-----, At t.achrr.ent A SUMMARY OF ANTI-GRAFFITI 2LEMENTS & COSTS FOR THE REMAINDBR OF FY 1993-94 l!Ll!Ml!!N"I' DESCRIPTION/COST Increased graffiti Pub lie Works: $34.,000 fer removal for City parks ho~rly personnel, equipment & and buildingl3. supplies. $5.00C for pilot sealant/anti-2raffiti Eaint Interagency cooperti .... e euJ:)lic: Work. : Included in "1" . effort. City hot line Pu])li~ Works: Sll,OOQ for full ti1T,e hourly clerk. Volunteers I!um&n Services ~ $12,500 for temporary 3/4 time coordinator. Graffiti :removal Public: WOrk.: $5,000 for techni~~e brochures. printing and distributing brochures. Removal kits Parka: n,500 for kitB at $30.00 a Eece. Recycled Paint Public Work.: Incl'.,lded with "7-. Sealants informacion PW::Ilic Works: In_eluded -..ith "7". Community Police .. CotIIIltU.I:llty S.rvic:e8~ Outreach/Education miner Restitution ordinance Attorney " Poli.ce: minor for qraffiti removal. Juvenile Diversion Police: $1,000 in officer Proqram ~~ansion overtime. TOTAL $70,000 -3- j;/ <--,co,' · -.. ~-/ ; <~:,-,:::::::c_ ,,' c"'--"-'"""''''"' ORDINANCE NO. ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AXEIIDING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL rEAR 1993-94 TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR AN ANTI-GRAFFITI PROGRAM WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions o~ Section 12 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, the Council on June 21, 1993 did adopt a budget fer fiscal year 1993-94; and WHEREAS, qraffiti has become »ore prevalent in Palo AltQ; and WEREAS, expeditio'Us graffiti removal has become a high p~iority to the City Council and community; NOM, THEREFORE, the Council of the city of Palo Alto d.oes OROAIN as follows: SECTIOH L The sum of Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70 .. 000) is hoereby appropriatad as follows: fA) $55,000 to the Graffiti Program in the Operations Division of the Public Works Department; (BJ $14 .. 000 to the Parks Operations Program in the Parks and Golf Division of the c~ity services Department; (e) $1,000 to the Investigative services program. in the Police Oivision of the Police Depa~waent; (DJ Reimbursement expense is hereby increased by $14,000 in the Electric FUnd; (E) Rei-mu-sement revenue is hereby ir.creased by $1.,000 in the Public Worltll Department to reillburl5e the General Fund for qraf£iti removal work done for Electric Fund facilities~ The following areas are correspondinqly reduced: (F) Budget Stabilization Reserve by $56,000. (G) Electric Rate stabiliz&tion Reserve (RSRJ hy $14,000. SECTION' 2:~ This tran5action will affect the following reserves as of Deceaber 31 1 1993: (AJ Budqet Stabilization Reserve fro. $11,109,S70 to $11,053,870. (B) Electric RSR from $3',681~307 to $37,567,307. ': ; SECTION 1. As epecifie~ in Section 2.21.080(8) of the Palo Alto Municipal Cod'S:, fl two-thirds vote of the city Councll is reqcired to adopt this ordinance. SECTION 4. The council of the City of palo Alto hereby finds that the enac+-ment of this ordinance is not a project under the California Envi~'MIental QUality Act and, therefore, no environm.en tal impact assessment is necessary. SECTION S. Municipal Code, a.doption. As provided in Se.ction 2.04.275 of the Palo Alt".o this ordinance shall become effective upon III'I'ROOUCED AND PASSED: AYES: NOES: ABSTENTIONS: ABSENT: A1'TEST: APPROVED: city Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FOJIJI:: Sr. Asst. city Attorney APPROVED: city Kanaqer Director of F1nance Director of Public Wo_ks D~r.ctor of UtIlitIes "."