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TO: Honorable Mayor <br />& City Council <br />CITY OF COLTON <br />INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: January 29, 1993 <br />FILE NUMBER: <br />FROM: Ken Herron, Director of Parks, Recreation and Human Services <br />. Jack Stratton, Chief of Police <br />SUBJECT: David Zamora, Community Development Director <br />Graffiti Task Force <br />`o.oaro 4�0 <br />lab? <br />To address the ever increasing problem of graffiti in our community the <br />City Manager appointed a staff task force. The group began meeting on <br />Monday, December 9. At these meetings the task force addressed the <br />current situation regarding graffiti throughout the community and the <br />utilization enforcement, community involvement, and removal in the <br />overall resolution of this problem. <br />In developing the proposal listed below each of the task force members <br />addressed how their specific discipline could impact this problem. <br />David Zamora, Director of Community Development provided information <br />regarding community and business involvement, Captain Bernie Lunsford on <br />behalf of Chief Jack Stratton reported on enforcement in combating <br />graffiti, and Ken Herron, Parks, Recreation and Human Services Director <br />addressed proposed increases in the removal effort. <br />At the meeting it was agreed by the task force members that rapid <br />removal was the best weapon against graffiti. <br />Currently the city staffs the graffiti crew with two full -time - <br />Maintenance Worker I positions. Through their efforts the city removed <br />graffiti at over 1250 sites during calendar year 1992.. Unfortunately it <br />appears that nearly 180 reported incidents of graffiti were not removed <br />prior to December 31. Given the current -increase experienced in <br />graffiti that number is projected to be more than 300 by June 30, 1993. <br />These numbers are based upon reported incidents of graffiti, but in <br />actuality there are many areas vandalized that go unreported. <br />To respond to this situation the task force respectfully proposed the <br />following: <br />I. Conduct a community meeting to receive input from residents <br />regarding this ever increasing social problem. Also, this <br />meeting would provide the city with the opportunity to <br />implement some positive public relations efforts to better <br />inform the community about the proposed actions. <br />MW"Fra'S <br />