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Date: <br />To: <br />From: <br />Subject: <br />CITY OF COLTON <br />MEMORANDUM <br />Office of the Mayor and Council <br />December 11, 1997 <br />The Honorable Mayor and Councilmembers <br />Councilmember Donald J. Sanders �n Donald P, .Sam <br />Graffiti Abatement Program <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 16, 1997 <br />This version of the Graffiti Abatement Program is being presented to ensure that Council takes <br />the necessary action to remedy the graffiti patchwork being performed throughout our City. The <br />current graffiti abatement process and workmanship are below standards. Drastic measures <br />must be taken to revamp the City's Graffiti Abatement Program. An increase in the allocated <br />funding should also be a consideration. Outlined below are some points to consider: <br />1. Develop a coding system for brick walls throughout the City; match the code with the same <br />color of the original brick wall or paint the entire wall consistent with the aesthetics of the <br />surrounding residential area (i.e., beige, sandstone, cream, off-white, etc.). <br />2. If the only paint available in our inventory of supplies is the "county -give-away paint, then <br />perhaps the City needs to procure "city -issued paint" suitable to the needs of our commercial <br />and residential areas. <br />3. Examine funding sources to procure the appropriate paint and materials. Consider the <br />following: <br />a. General fund allocations <br />b. CDBG (commit $5,000 from the Sanders Reserve Funds) <br />c. Redevelopment funds removal of blight <br />The City must strive to eliminate this current "patchwork process". This process has damaged <br />our community by depreciating property values and defacing our public and private property. <br />This city-wide "patchwork" has compounded every effort of eradicating graffiti. I ask for the <br />Council's consensus and consideration to give staff direction to revamp and upgrade the current <br />level of service in the Graffiti Abatement Program by establishing and maintaining quality <br />workmanship standards as we strive to eradicate graffiti in our City.. <br />DJS:adf <br /><<' < < < l D <<' t ITEM NO. c <br />